Objectives and desired results

1) General objective

To provide high-quality expertise, advisory, legislative, and analytical support, as well as capacity development, to improve the system of internal security and prevent corruption and ethical violations within the prosecution authorities of Ukraine, in line with European standards.

2) Specific objectives

·                Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing legal and institutional framework governing the General Inspectorate and the prevention of corruption and ethical violations within the prosecution service.

·                Identify legislative gaps, institutional weaknesses and operational challenges affecting the General Inspectorate’s mandate, independence, effectiveness and resources.

·       Conduct comparative legal research into relevant European standards and practices concerning internal integrity mechanisms, misconduct prevention, whistleblower protection, integrity checks and safeguards for the independence of investigative and oversight bodies within prosecution services.

·       Contribute to the development, review, and revision of draft laws, secondary legislation, regulations, procedures, and policy documents aimed at improving the internal security system and mechanisms for preventing corruption and ethical violations within the prosecution service in Ukraine.

·       Support the development of transparent, objective and merit-based procedures for the selection of General Inspectorate staff, including appropriate integrity assessment mechanisms.

·       Develop recommendations for strengthening the General Inspectorate’s institutional powers, access to information and databases, operational arrangements and resource capacity.

·       Propose improvements to the legal framework governing secret integrity checks of prosecutors, ensuring that the applicable procedures are effective, proportionate, legally grounded and subject to appropriate safeguards.

·       Develop recommendations for strengthening the role of prosecutorial self-governance bodies in establishing uniform criteria for assessing prosecutorial integrity.

·       Contribute to the development of safeguards ensuring the institutional independence and professional autonomy of General Inspectorate staff, including specific legal guarantees concerning appointment, dismissal and protection against undue interference.

·       Support consultations with relevant Ukrainian institutions and international partners to facilitate the development of a coherent legislative proposal and its subsequent consideration and adoption.

·        Support the Programme's objectives concerning the Public Prosecution Reform

3) Anticipated results

·       An improved integrity system  for prosecutors, supported by enhanced institutional independence and capacity of the the General Inspectorate 

·       Increased alignment of the relevant Ukrainian legal framework with applicable European standards and good practices.

Description of the assignment

1) Planned activities

The Expert shall work under the overall supervision of the Key Expert on Public Prosecution Reform and Pillar 1 Lead, and in close coordination with other Project experts and relevant beneficiary institutions.

Depending on the specific assignment and area of expertise, the Expert may be required to provide some or all of the following services:

The Expert shall:

• Conduct a comprehensive legal and institutional assessment of the Ukrainian legislative framework, secondary legislation, internal procedures and policy documents governing the General Inspectorate and the prevention of corruption, disciplinary offences and ethical violations within the prosecution service.
• Analyse the mandate, powers, organisational structure, staffing arrangements, operational procedures and resources of the General Inspectorate, identifying legal and institutional gaps affecting its independence, effectiveness and accountability.
• Conduct comparative legal research and identify relevant European standards and good practices concerning prosecutorial integrity, internal oversight, corruption prevention, whistleblower protection and institutional independence.
• Contribute to the development, review and revision of a comprehensive, coherent and legally sound draft law aimed at strengthening the institutional capacity, independence and effectiveness of the General Inspectorate and improving the system for preventing corruption and ethical violations within the prosecution service.
• Provide legal opinions, analytical papers, drafting comments and recommendations on successive versions of the draft law, including an assessment of their consistency with the relevant European standards.

B. Capacity Development and Stakeholder Engagement

The Expert shall:

• Design and deliver agreed capacity-development activities for prosecutors, General Inspectorate staff, prosecutorial governance and self-governance bodies, and other relevant stakeholders on internal security, prosecutorial integrity, corruption prevention, ethical standards, whistleblower protection and related procedures.
• Contribute to the preparation of training materials, practical tools and methodological resources supporting the implementation of the proposed legislative and institutional reforms.

2) Anticipated deliverables

3) Consultation

The Expert shall work under the overall supervision of the Key Expert on Public Prosecution Reform and Pillar 1 Lead.

The Expert shall maintain regular communication with the designated Project experts concerning the prioritisation and allocation of advisory, analytical and capacity-development tasks; the scope, methodology and expected outputs of expert products; cases, legal questions and factual materials requiring assessment; consultations with the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and other relevant beneficiaries; the preparation and delivery of training, workshops and capacity-development activities; participation in working groups and coordination mechanisms; the submission, review and revision of deliverables; and any circumstances that may affect the quality, timeliness or impartiality of the assignment.

The Expert shall promptly communicate any potential conflict of interest, confidentiality concern or other circumstance that may affect the performance of the assignment.

4) Implementation period

Start date: January 2027

End date: June 2030

Effective duration of the assignment: 42 months

5) Place of performance

Remotely. Meetings, consultations, training and other on-site activities may require travel within Ukraine, subject to prior approval and security arrangements.