Key Expert 3 - Quality of Justice

For Support to Consolidation of Justice Reform in Albania - EU4Justice II in Albania, funded by European Union.

EPM is part of the consortium shortlisted for EU4Justice II and is recruiting Key Expert 3 to lead Component 3 on the quality of justice.

The role strengthens legal education and training: curricula, training materials and mentorship programmes at the School of Magistrates, the Faculty of Law and the School of Advocates, including through legal clinics and moot courts. It also supports the quality of judicial reasoning at the High Court and the Constitutional Court - standardised decisions, comparative analysis of decision models, and the application of EU law and European Court of Human Rights case law - and runs conferences, study visits and peer exchange with European judicial networks.

Qualification requirements:

• Master’s degree in law, finance or a directly related discipline, or a bachelor’s degree in the same field plus 5 years of relevant professional experience
• English at C1 level or above
• 10 years of general professional experience
• Key Expert experience on at least 1 project of at least 1 year, in judicial reform, legal reform, justice and human rights, capacity building of justice institutions, or training of magistrates

Experience with IPA-funded support in the Western Balkans and with legal education, qualification and training of magistrates or law students is an asset. The post is based in Tirana with missions across Albania, for an average of 880 working days over 48 months from April 2027.