Local consultant on the area of defensive tactics (SSA)

Background:

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (the Mission) is implementing a comprehensive project on “Advancement of strategic and operational capacities and human rights compliance within security sector institutions”. This project mainly targets the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) and Kosovo law enforcement institutions, including the Kosovo Police (KP), Kosovo Police Inspectorate (PIK), Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS), Kosovo Probation Service (KPS), and Kosovo Forensic Agency (KAF). Activities of this project focus on enhancing their operational capacities and specialised skills to effectively respond to criminal behaviour. Specifically, the project foresees numerous specialised and advanced trainings, and workshops and support implementation of local strategies and associated action plans to improve operational effectiveness in tackling all forms of criminal activities, as well as develop and review sub-legal framework.

The project overall objective is to support the security sector institutions to advance their strategic and operational capacities, and human rights compliance within the police, forensics, police oversight, and correctional services. This will be covered through three specific objectives:

1. Security sector institutions operate more effectively in areas of forensics, oversight mechanisms, re-integration and rehabilitation;
2. Local law enforcement institutions are able to effectively identify, prevent and combat serious and organized crime;
3. Law enforcement institutions and relevant oversight bodies improve their response to preventing, combating, and monitoring hate crimes, while institutional mechanisms efficiently address VERLT. 

At the request of the KCS, the Mission will organize s five-day advanced training in July, on defensive tactics for 20 KCS officers, which will equip officers with best practices and techniques used in line with the human rights standards on the area of force continuum and principles related to the use of force when enforcing their authorisations. This activity is as part of continued support of the Mission to various KCS units and will contribute to their sustainable development and compliance with international practices. 

The Mission will hire a local consultant with extensive experience on the area of defensive tactics, in order to ensure that the beneficiary will learn the main concepts and the best practices in the area from an active practitioner in the field. The expert’s expertise and experience should lie in the area of defensive tactics and special operations training. Through the specialized training, the expert will equip the participants from KCS with the advanced knowledge necessary on the techniques and tactics used as part of the defensive tactics applicable to correctional setting, inmate manipulation and control and use of force continuum within a correctional context. In addition, the expert will share their experience with the participants on cell extraction procedures and defensive tactics in confined spaces, including tactical communication skills in a correctional setting and weapon retention and disarming techniques.

Objective of Assignment: 

The main purpose of the consultancy is to provide advanced training to 20 KCS officers in defensive tactics, enhancing their skills and knowledge in order to effectively respond to various threats and challenges in high-risk situations.

Duration of Assignment:

The Consultant will be hired for 8 working days.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

1. Conducting pre-training evaluation in order to understand the prior knowledge of the KCS officers of the topics covered in the training, in order to adjust a course flow that would be appropriate for their level.
2. Developing the training methodology, agenda and materials in consultation with the activity manager and deliver the agenda, presentation slides and case studies prior to the training.
3. Deliver a five-day “Training for investigation of corruption and conflict of interest for 20 KCS participants
4. Conducting post-training evaluation in order to determine whether the training was beneficial to the participants.
5. Producing final consultancy report with recommendations for further action by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo

Deliverables:

• By 04 July 2024, submit the draft presentation, agenda and corresponding materials to the project/activity manager for review and potential amendment
  Performance indicator: Timely submission of the draft presentation, agenda and corresponding materials to the activity manager for review and comments.
• By 11 July 2024, incorporate project/activity manager’s comments in training agenda and material and submit the final version to project/activity manager for approval;
  Performance indicator: Timely submission of the final presentation, agenda and corresponding materials to the activity manager for review and comments.
• From 15-19 July 2024, conduct a five-day training for 20 KCS participants;
  Performance indicator: The successful training delivered to the 20 participants as scheduled and planned in the requested format, while meeting the requirements of the activity manager.
• Conduct and deliver the result of the final evaluation of the participants by the end of the activity.
  Performance indicator: The final evaluation conducted and results delivered to the activity manager.
• By 26 July 2024 deliver a final consultancy report, including the results of pre-post evaluation, to the PDMS Project Manager summarizing the observations during the training and providing recommendation on further activities.
  Performance indicator: Final consultancy report submitted to the activity manager.
  

Necessary Qualifications:

• University degree, specialized professional school, police academy, degree on sports, or any other area related to the consultancy topic.
• Proven experience on specialized police training;
• Proven work experiences as a police trainer in the area of advanced defensive tactics;
• Minimum ten years of relevant professional experience and 5 years of training experience;
• Extensive experience in defensive tactics and techniques used by the police;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in local languages (Albanian and/or Serbian);
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds and demonstrated gender sensitivity;
• Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work under pressure and with limited periods.

Remuneration Package:

Remuneration will depend on the qualifications and experience of individual experts as well as the detailed work plan to be agreed upon and will be based on the current OSCE consultancy rates.

In order to apply for this position, you must complete the OSCE’s online application form, found under OSCE Careers – Jobs  Applicants are encouraged to use the online recruitment and only fully completed OSCE applications will be accepted. However, if you have technical difficulties with the system, you may use the offline application form found at Offline application form tendersglobal.net OSCE Employment  and forward the completed form quoting the vacancy number
by e-mail to: [email protected]. In line with your qualifications please indicate a preference for one or more fields of expertise listed above (while using the online application the field of expertise preference can be indicated in the cover letter part). Kindly note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the OSCE Application Form or other languages than the English language would not be considered. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds to apply.