Assessing capacities Ministry of Internal Affairs; MIA and its Law enfor

Support in assessing the capacities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and its Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in Data Protection and in specialized training for Data Protection Officers, to benefit from the EU best practices.

Home Affairs Programme of European Union in Kosovo, or HAPE, as is known by its acronym, is an EU‑funded technical assistance project conceived to support and assist key Kosovo law‑enforcement agencies and ministries, in particular the Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Kosovo Police (KP), Special Prosecution of Republic of Kosovo (SPRK), in achieving their objectives and bringing their performance closer to EU standards.

The Grant Contract No. IPA/ 2022/441510, for the implementation of HAPE project, was awarded by the EU Office in Kosovo to the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of the Republic of Italy, as the lead partner. MoI of the Republic of France and Belgian Federal Police are the other two implementing partners of the project. The project started the implementation period on the 1st of March 2023 and is expected to last for 40 months.

The spe c i f i c o b j e c t i v e number 1 of HAPE is to strengthen the capacities and improve the performance of MIA and its dependent institutions to align effectively with the EU Acquis (chapter 24). The specific objective number 2 is to strengthen the investigative and operational capacities of the KP, SPRK and Kosovo Academy of Public Safety (KAPS), in the fight against Serious Organized Crime (SOC), corruption, terrorism, cyber‑security, forensic, border management, migration, seizure, confiscation of criminal assets.

One of the aims of the HAPE project under outcome 2/output 2.4.6.2 is to assess and enhance the data protection protocols in MIA and subordinate LEAs. In particular, it requires support to MIA (LEAs) in assessing the capacities of Data Protection and then train them on the same field.

Therefore, HAPE project will recruit and deploy 1 international short‑term expert (STE) to support in assessing the capacities of MIA and its LEAs, in the field of Data protection and then conduct specialized trainings in order to enhance the capabilities in Data Protection.

The specific objective of the assignment is to enhance the capacities of MIA and its LEAs in Data Protection and bring them closer to EU standards, including support in preparing a number of internal documents required by the Law on Data Protection.

• Desk review of relevant documents and laws (Data Protection Law), organization charts, etc.
• Review organization structure of the MIA and LEAs with regard to data protection.
• Organize meetings with relevant MIA and its LEAs and other relevant structures.
• Assess the MIA and LEAs capacities (human resources, structure, laws, sub‑laws, job description, etc.), in Data Protection based on EU standards and EU MS best practices.
• Identify relevant EU Acquis in the area.
• Identification of needs and gaps.
• Prepare an assessment report on the capacities of the MIA and the LEAs in Data Protection based on EU standards and EU MS best practices.
• Provide support in preparing the relevant templates/documents required under Kosovo law.
• Prepare the materials for general and specialized trainings.
• Conduct a 5‑day general and specialized training in Data Protection to MIA and its LEAs.
• Any other service necessary for the completion of the tasks above.

The outputs required include:

• Assessment report on MIA and its LEAs capacities in Data Protection prepared, including relevant recommendations.
• General and specialized training materials prepared.
• General and specialized trainings in the field of Data Protection to MIA and LEAs Data Protection Officers delivered.
• Relevant templates/documents required under Kosovo law prepared.
• Mission Report (2–3 pages).

The expert is expected to carry out the assignment in close cooperation and consultation with KP relevant representative and HAPE project. In performing the above‑mentioned services, the expert may employ some or all the methods below:

• Desk collection, review, and analysis of EU relevant Directives and best…