The Local Short-Term Expert will work as part of the implementation team for the European
Union grant-funded project “EU Support for Rule of Law” in the Republic of North Macedonia.
The EU Support for Rule of Law project (the Project) is designed to support vital institutions
operating in the fields of justice, law enforcement, anti-corruption efforts, and the promotion
and protection of fundamental human rights. The Project is funded by the European Union
and executed through collaborative efforts with four implementing partners (Ludwig
Boltzmann Gesellschaft – Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights, Republic of Slovenia –
Ministry of Interior, Republic of Croatia – Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital
Transformation, and the Centre for International Legal Cooperation).
The project is structured around four specific objectives, each implemented by one of the
four project components. This assignment falls under Component 1 of the project, whose
objective is to improve the capacities of justice institutions to deliver justice in transparent
and accountable manner.
The objective of the assignment for this role is to review the Indicative Financial Plan for implementation
of the Judicial Strategy 2024 – 2028 and to prepare an updated version of the plan with a
summarized overview of the necessary costs for the implementation of the action plan in the
priority areas with the designation of the potential source of funding. The assignment will be
carried out in close cooperation and engagement of other experts from the Project and
following consultations with relevant institutions.
In addition, steps must be taken to ensure that the identified resources are budgeted, which
means that they are allocated in the annual and medium-term budget(s), and to ensure that
development partners have committed to providing any necessary supplementary resources.
It is particularly important to identify the costs that constitute a financial burden in addition
to the institution’s existing base budget.
Implementation of the Judicial Strategy 2024 – 2028 involves not just one but several
institutions or “budget organizations”. It is, therefore, critically important to know the
budgetary implications of the planned actions for all implementing organizations’ budgets
when the strategy and its action plan are being developed.
Planned Results:
Specific requirements