Back International expert on anti-money laundering / combatting terrorism financing / combating proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) (SSAs)

Background:

The OSCE attaches great importance to the promotion of good governance standards, increasing transparency, developing effective legislation and improving public service delivery. Therefore, the CiAsh provides significant support to Turkmenistan in undertaking legislative reforms to align its AML/CFT legal framework in line with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40 Recommendations. Furthermore, the Centre supported the host country in the implementation of AML/CFT/CPF strategic, legislative and regulatory documents, with an emphasis on strengthening inter-agency co-operation and co-ordination.
In 2025, the Centre provides further assistance in strengthening national AML/CFT/CPF system, taking into account outcomes of the EAG Report . In particular, the Centre will provide support to the Financial Monitoring Service (FMS) at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan (MFET) in development of the National Risk Assessment Report-3 (NRA-3) in the area of money laundering and financing of terrorism, including a Risk Management Action plan (RMAP) / Plan on eliminating deficiencies that were identified during NRA.
As the first step of the process, the specific Questionnaires, required for the NRA-3 development, were developed and the relevant national background information collected and analysed accordingly.

Objective of Assignment:

The expert (in co-operation and co-ordination with the 2nd expert) will develop the final draft NRA-3 (15 working days in total)

Duration of Assignment:

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the EED Officer, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

1. To develop the draft NRA-3 on the basis of the filled Questionnaires (containing na-tional background information) and taking into account relevant recommendations form the EAG Report and share the doc-ument with the National Contact Person (NPC) for his/her com-ments/questions/remarks. The document should consist of not less than 180 pages and include (but not be limited to) the fol-lowing chapters:
• General information about NRA-3
• General information about the state and the AML/CFT/CPF system
• Analysis of ML/TF threats
• National ML vulnerabilities
• Sector reports (including VASP, Legal entities and DNFBP)
• Challenges encountered during the NRA-3 exercise
• Conclusions
• Action Plan for Managing Risks Re-lated to Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Prolif-eration of Weapons of Mass Destruc-tion in Turkmenistan for 2025-2026 (including the Guidance on selecting an approach to risk ranking within sec-tors)
2. To elaborate/update the final draft NRA – 3 in accordance with the com-ments/questions/remarks provided by the NCP and submit it to the CiAsh and the NCP
3. To facilitate the 2-days online seminar on the NRA – 3 presentation (the date tbc) for the relevant national stakeholders
All tasks will be carried out in consultation and co-operation with the 2nd expert. Co-ordination/communication is carried out between experts themselves.
During a working process, any additional requests (if/when needed) for the information in regard to the mentioned tasks, should be sent directly to the NCP (contact details tbc) with the CiAsh in a copy. The NCP will co-ordinate/facilitate all the communications (including via ZOOM meetings and e-mail correspondence) between the expert and national partners.

Deliverables:

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Necessary Qualifications:

Remuneration Package:

Remuneration will be based on the selected consultant's/expert's qualifications, experience, the tasks and deliverables for this position and in accordance with the OSCE established rates.

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