Team Leader / Key Expert 1 - Justice Governance and Policy Coordination

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 a Team Leader / Key Expert 1 to lead Component 1 on justice governance and policy coordination, and to manage the project as a whole.

The Team Leader is responsible for delivering the work plan agreed with the beneficiary institutions and the EU Delegation, and for leading Component 1 work on justice sector policy, legal drafting and EU acquis approximation. The role coordinates the four component leads and their pools of non-key experts, chairs regular team and stakeholder coordination meetings, maintains relations with the Ministry of Justice, the High Judicial Council, the High Prosecutorial Council and other beneficiaries, and reports to the EU Delegation on implementation, including the gender indicators for each component.

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
• 15 years of general professional experience
• Key Expert experience on at least 3 projects of at least 1 year each, in judicial reform, legal reform, justice and human rights, capacity building of justice institutions, or training of magistrates
• Team Leader experience on at least one of those projects

Experience with IPA-funded support in the Western Balkans 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; at least 80% of the assignment is delivered in country.