Description
The EPPO is seeking expert investigators of financial crimes, ideally with a focus on asset recovery, money laundering and organised crime, employed in the EU Member States’ judicial and investigative national, regional or local public administration, available to be seconded to the EPPO for fixed-term secondments under the status of Seconded National Experts (SNE).
The selected candidates, under the authority of the European Chief Prosecutor, in accordance with Article 98 of the EPPO Regulation, will be responsible for:
• Providing operational support to investigative and prosecutorial activities of the EPPO in the field of asset recovery, money laundering, and organised crime, including VAT fraud schemes. Tasks include delivering a range of analytical and investigative products, transnational coordination support, and expert advice to the European Prosecutors and European Delegated Prosecutors responsible for the investigations and prosecutions assigned to them.
• Supporting the European Prosecutors and European Delegated Prosecutors in liaising with law enforcement authorities of the Member States in the context of EPPO’s investigative and prosecutorial activities, specifically in the exchange of information, coordination and other interactions in accordance with the EPPO Regulation and the legislation of the Member State.
• Contributing to the work of the EPPO’s Asset Recovery and Money Laundering Advisory Board (ARMLAB), notably by identifying asset-tracing opportunities, supporting the implementation of strategic and operational recommendations, facilitating liaison with specialised national authorities, European stakeholders and international networks, and contributing to the consistency of EPPO’s approach in asset recovery and money-laundering-related matters.
• Identifying and recording the latest trends and patterns in the field of asset recovery, money laundering and organised crime, as well as maintaining a helicopter-view over investigations across the EPPO zone for the identification of connections or other commonalities.
• Undertaking other tasks