Programme Managers - Moneyval

The team in which you will work, the MONEYVAL and Criminal Asset Recovery Division, supports the work of two monitoring bodies, namely the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) and the Conference of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS no. 198).

MONEYVAL is a permanent monitoring body of the Council of Europe entrusted with the task of assessing compliance with the principal international standards to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation financing, and the effectiveness of their implementation. MONEYVAL evaluates 33 countries and jurisdictions and makes recommendations to national authorities in respect of necessary improvements to their AML/CFT/CPF systems. The Convention CETS no.198 provides for a monitoring mechanism through a Conference of Parties responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention by Parties (currently 39).

As a Programme Manager, you will:

• Support the implementation of MONEYVAL’s evaluations, including by :
  • conducting research and analytical work on information and data submitted by the evaluated jurisdiction to assess compliance against the relevant international standards, advising jurisdictions undergoing evaluation where submitted material needs supplementing, advising on the agenda for the on-site visits and assisting with the organisation of the evaluation;
  • taking part in the on-site evaluation visits, advising and guiding the evaluation team on relevant aspects, to ensure all relevant issues are properly covered consistently with other evaluations, and preparing a key findings document on-site for submission at the conclusion of the visit;
  • taking responsibility for the finalisation of the evaluation team’s report for submission to the jurisdiction undergoing evaluation, in line with the timelines and processes set out in the procedures, preparing related plenary documents, assisting the evaluators and the MONEYVAL Committee in plenary discussions, and finalising adopted reports and summaries with a view to their publication.
• Monitor countries’ progress and draft follow-up reports, compliance enhancing procedures reports, other analytical reports, and briefings on relevant topics as necessary;
• Contribute to the organisation of MONEYVAL’s meetings and events, and any other activity organized in the framework of MONEYVAL’s Strategy on anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation financing (2023-2027);
• Assist in the implementation of the activities of the Conference of the Parties to the CETS 198, including by drafting reports and policy papers:
• Ensure effective working relationships with States and territories’ representatives and relevant international partners and stakeholders;
• Represent the Secretariat in international and national settings as necessary, delivering presentations and disseminating information on the Division’s work through relevant channels, including events, webinars, articles, blogs, and other media;
• Contribute to the Division’s visibility and communication actions.

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Drafting skills
• Operational - Results orientation
• Interpersonal - Negotiating
• Interpersonal - Communication

• Professional and technical expertise:

• Very good knowledge of international standards in the field of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism;
• Experience in drafting or assessing legislation and policy and/or analysing how those comply with AML/CFT requirements, and/or in conducting AML/CFT assessments.

• Managerial - Organisational and contextual awareness
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation

• Professional and technical expertise:
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse and synthetise large amounts of information.

This vacancy is for two secondments, ruled by Article 23 of Committee of Ministers’ Resolution CM/Res(2012)2. You can consult the conditions of secondment to the Council of Europe (days of leave, allowances etc.) on the webpage What we offer. These secondments do not foresee any allowances or travel expenses from the Organisation.

These two secondments should start as soon as possible.

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process of our Career's website. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). Only applicants who meet the conditions of the Committee of Ministers’ Resolution CM/Res(2012)2) and who best meet the abovementioned criteria will be considered for selection and for the next stage.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at talents@coe.int, we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at talents@coe.int.