Consultant: IT Expert Tender in France - 16525437

Procurement Summary

Country: France

Summary: Consultant: IT Expert

Deadline: 30 Sep 2017

Posting Date: 15 Sep 2017

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 16525437

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Competition: ICB

Financier: European Commission

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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72500000 - Computer-related services

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultant: IT Expert.
Project description

The CTF/AML project, financed by the European Commission under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), will aim to cut off terrorist access to funding and introduce enhanced measures against serious organised crime in specific regions (Middle East, North Africa and South-Southeast Asia) through support to increase compliance with FATF recommendations and relevant UNSC Resolutions. The general purpose of this project is to increase awareness towards AML/CFT issues, foster the analytical and operational capacity and encourage the cooperation opportunities of the financial and criminal justice actors at a national, regional and international level to ensure better AML/CFT efficiency.
The project’s specific objectives will be:
(1) To enhance national and regional CFT/AML capacities by addressing the gaps from a multidimensional perspective;
(2) To increase national, regional and international cooperation by supporting or creating networks and partnerships.
The indicative implementation period is 48 months. It will start with a 6-month preliminary or “inception” phase, followed by a 42-month implementation phase.
In close coordination with the European Commission, Member States involved in the conception and implementation of the project are France, UK, Italy, Germany, Denmark and Belgium.
The main indicatives activities proposed in order to achieve project’s objectives are the following:
Component 1. National and regional AML/CFT improvements on a multidimensional perspective
· Activity 1: support the countries in enhancing their CFT/AML legislation.

· Activity 2: support the increasing effectiveness of FIUs.

· Activity 3: support the increasing effectiveness of financial investigation in the law enforcement agencies.

· Activity 4: support the increasing effectiveness of the judicial and prosecution components.

· Activity 5: support the improvement of central bank and regulatory bodies’ supervision of reporting entities.

· Activity 6: encourage the identification of illegal financial flows opportunities.

· Activity 7: sustain the strengthening of borders and trans-border control.

· Activity 8: support the local asset recovery agencies and the asset management offices in improving their capacities.

Component 2: National regional and international AML/CFT cooperation
· Activity 1: Improve inter regional asset recovery mechanisms

· Activity 2: Encourage cooperation between national and regional institutions

· Activity 3: Encourage cooperation between the institutional/public/private sector

We are looking for an IT expert who meets the following criteria
Job description

A. General objective

Under the supervision and guidance of Expertise France, the IT expert will be responsible for the development and implementation of an IT plan over the duration of the project. First, he/she will participate in the elaboration of an IT workplan during the inception phase in close collaboration with the Team Leader and other key experts, including the procurement expert. Then, he/she will continually assess needs, follow-up on activities and procurement linked to IT infrastuctures, and advise members of the project team on his/her component.
B. Description of the task to be assigned

1. Inception phase (6 months)

· Mapping of the existing IT systems according to identified priority countries;
· Gap assessments between existing IT infrastructure and identified needs for partner country FIUs and other relevant institutions;
· Identification of suitable equipment;
· Elaboration of a sustainable IT strategy.
2. Implementation phase (42 months) – the following tasks are indicative and will be adjusted to the findings of the inception phase

· Ensure that staff of different FIUs and other national institutions identified during the inception phase, can use and maintain the equipment properly;
· Mapping of the equipment used in other networks (international or local) and possibly ensure connectivity;
· Technical support to the purchase of equipment/software by the procurement expert ;
· Technical support to the deployment of equipment/software ;
· Provision of expertise for project activities in the IT domain.
C. Expected results

· Timely and successful completion of deliverables
· FIUs and other relevant national institutions of partner countries are equipped according to project priorities and the systems are compatible with other networks within the region.
D. Methodology

· The applicant is requested to submit a detailed methodology at the end of the inception phase (including expected outputs and deliverables) as well as a workplan. The assignment will require close collaboration with Expertise France, the Project Team leader and key experts.
· The methodology, workplan and required outputs will be discussed with Expertise France and the agreed-upon document will be presented to all the key experts of the project before implementation.
E. Deliverables :

Inception phase

· Comprehensive report on:

o State of art of the IT hardware and software of partner countries.
o Gap assessment of partners’ needs and prioritization
o IT strategy with workplan
Implementation phase

· IT section of annual reports
· Mission reports
Qualifications and skills

· University degree (BA or MA or equivalent) in computer science, engineering or a related field;

· Excellent IT skills;

· Good communication and reporting skills;

· Fluent in spoken and written English and French; Arabic would be an asset;

General and specific professional experience

· A minimum of 7 years of professional experience; proven experience working with public administration; previous experience in an FIU is highly desirable;

· Proven experience of training abilities;

· Knowledge of existing AML software (transaction monitoring systems, currency transaction reporting (CTR) systems, customer identity management systems and compliance management software);

· Knowledge of security/counter terrorism issues and of CFT/AML topic is highly desirable;

· § Experience working on an EU project desirable.

Documents

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