PERMANENT SECRETARIAT (PS) OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION (IGC) TRACECA ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR A POSITION OF THE BORDER-CROSSING EXPERT

ADMISSIONS DEADLINE: 23 August 2026.

PLACE OF WORK: Permanent Secretariat of the IGC TRACECA, Baku, Azerbaijan

PRELIMINARY DATE OF THE COMPETITION COMMISSION MEETING: 28 August 2026

Main objective of position:

Facilitating the simplification and harmonization of border crossing procedures in the performance of transportations along the Europe-the Caucasus-Asia corridor, taking into account the objectives set out in the Basic Multilateral Agreement, TRACECA agreements and policy documents;
Supporting the TRACECA countries in the implementation of international acts in the field of customs and other types of border control, customs processing of goods, including issues of customs transit and clearance, planning and functioning of border crossing points, management and organization of activities of the authorized state bodies represented at border crossing points, assessment of border services work and other issues related to the organization, functioning and procedures of border crossing.

Key tasks:

Monitoring of implementation of the MLA, TRACECA agreements and policy documents regarding border crossing procedures, including the preparation of relevant working documents/studies/statistics/information on the qualitative level of their implementation;
Monitoring of implementation of decisions and recommendations of the IGC and the PS IGC TRACECA applicable to border crossing issues;
Preparation of draft documents of the IGC and the PS IGC TRACECA on the implementation of the MLA, TRACECA agreements and policy documents in the field of border crossing procedures;
Initiating the development of new legal acts and amending existing TRACECA legal acts in the field of border crossing procedures;
Development of recommendations for the MLA Parties on cooperation with sectoral international organizations and institutions to ensure harmonization and simplification of border crossing procedures;
Research and analysis of current international, European and national norms regulating border crossing issues;
Other.

Minimum qualification requirements:

Higher education in the field of customs, transport, law and economics;
Work experience of at least 3 years, preferably in the field of customs control in government bodies and/or in international organizations/ companies/ projects, specialized in the development of international transport.

Skills and abilities requirements:

Fluency in the English language. Russian language will be considered as an advantage;
Good analytical skills;
Good knowledge of the standard computer office programmes, database application;
Time management skills, as well as the ability to work both independently and in a team;
Good skills in presentation of materials;
Initiative, creativity, striving for self-improvement, ethical behavior.

Employment conditions:

Remote work. In case of necessity, permanent work at the TRACECA Headquarters in Baku. Contract period – 2 years, with the possibility of the extension for the next two-year period, five-day working week (days off – Saturday and Sunday, non-working holidays – in compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

All candidates must submit their applications by e-mail before the deadline for submitting documents. Applications submitted in incomplete form and/or after the official deadline for submitting documents will not be considered.

Documents required for participation in the Competition:

application in the form, in accordance with Appendix 1 to these Rules of conducting a competition for filling vacant positions of the Permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA;
CV (in pdf format) with photo (no less than 300 DPI),
a copy of an identity document or passport;
copies of the documents confirming the required professional education, qualifications and work experience:
copies of the documents confirming the improvement or qualification assignment based on the results of additional professional education (optional),
copies of the documents on awarding an academic degree, academic title (optional).
Motivation letter.

Note: On the first stage documents shall be provided with notarized translations into the Russian or English languages, if they are issued or drawn up in the languages of the MLA countries that are not the Russian or English languages, except the documents confirming the required professional education, qualifications and work experience.

Participants of the Competition can provide additional information about education, experience, professional level and reputation (characteristics, recommendations, scientific publications, etc.).

The documents sent by e-mail should be in the MS Word or PDF format and are forwarded to the following e-mail address: office@ps.traceca-org.org marked “Application for a vacancy of the Border-crossing Expert of the PS IGC TRACECA”.

The candidates in the short list only will be notified.

Job Description

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PERMANENT SECRETARIAT (PS) OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION (IGC) TRACECA ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR A POSITION OF LEGAL SPECIALIST

ADMISSIONS DEADLINE: 23 August 2026

PLACE OF WORK: Permanent Secretariat of the IGC TRACECA, Baku, Azerbaijan

PRELIMINARY DATE OF THE COMPETITION COMMISSION MEETING: 28 August 2026

Main objective of position:

Legal support of the PS activities with regard of the implementation of the Basic Multilateral Agreement TRACECA, policy documents of TRACECA;
Promoting and further advancing the harmonization of transport and transit legislation along Europe-the Caucasus-Asia corridor, including the development of new intergovernmental agreements;
Legal support of the PS internal activities.

Main duties and tasks:

Monitoring of the implementation of the MLA, agreements and TRACECA policy documents, including preparation of the corresponding working documents/ studies/ statistics/ information on the quality level of their implementation;
Development of institutional recommendations for further improvement and development of the TRACECA corridor in close coordination with the PS experts and the MLA Parties;
Advising the MLA Parties on legal matters regarding the implementation of the MLA, TRACECA agreements, the IGC resolutions and recommendations;
Development of institutional initiatives concerning the harmonization of the MLA Parties legislation in the field of organizing and performing transportation;
Collection and processing of data on the current legislation of the MLA Parties on
transportation and transit procedures (at the general level);
Provision of legal assistance to the Permanent Representations of TRACECA in the MLA Parties within the competence of the IGC TRACECA;
Advising the MLA Parties on legal and institutional issues, including signing, accession, and ratification procedures for the TRACECA agreements;
Elaboration of draft new agreements, amendments and additions to the existing agreements for the purposes of transport development along the TRACECA corridor;
Provision of internal consulting to the PS in codification of international and European laws, rules and agreements in the field of transport;
Studying current legislation of the MLA Parties regulating organization and performance of transport;
Development of draft memorandums of cooperation with international organizations, financial institutions, as well as further approval and support up to their signing;
Development of draft rules, procedures, regulations, guidelines, etc., to ensure the administrative activities of the PS.
Research and analysis of current international, European and national processes for the adoption of a legal framework regulating the procedures of international transport;
Development of recommendations for the implementation of acts, agreements, conventions, etc., into the national legislation of the MLA Parties, promoting the development of international transport;
Collection and analysis of research of TRACECA partners in the field of legal issues of procedures for organizing and performing transportation;
Development of proposals for establishing partnerships with international organizations and structures for TRACECA;
Assistance in the development of technical assistance projects and investment projects of TRACECA;
Assistance in the identification and development of project proposals and terms of reference for new TRACECA projects;
Assisting in identification and drafting project documentation and terms of reference for TRACECA projects in the field of legal harmonization and institutional strengthening;
Updating the TRACECA library materials with relevant information on the TRACECA ongoing projects;
Ensuring monitoring and updating of information regarding the status of international agreements concluded within the framework of TRACECA, as well as maintaining the relevant database, etc.

The full list of main duties is listed in the Job Description below.

Minimum qualification requirements:

Higher legal education with 5-year work experience, preferably in the transport sector in government agencies and/ or in international organizations/ companies/ projects.

Required skills and capabilities:

Knowledge of international legislation in the field of transport, transportation procedures;
Knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, regulating the PS administrative activities;
Knowledge of international law-making procedures;
Knowledge of the fundamentals of labour legislation;
Proficiency in the Russian and/ or English languages;
Good knowledge of standard computer office software;
Time-management skills, as well as the ability to work both independently and in a team;
Good skills in presentation of materials, negotiation and mediation;
Initiative, creativity, striving for self-improvement, analytical skills, and ethical conduct.

Employment conditions:

Permanent work at the TRACECA Headquarters in Baku. Contract period – 2 years, with the possibility of the extension for the next two-year period, five-day working week (days off – Saturday and Sunday, non-working holidays – in compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

The documents necessary for participation in the competition:

- application (please see the form below);

- CV (in pdf format) with photo (no less than 300 DPI),

- a copy of an identity document or passport;

- copies of the documents confirming the required professional education, qualifications and work experience:

- copies of the documents confirming the improvement or qualification assignment based on the results of additional professional education (optional);

- copies of the documents on awarding an academic degree, academic title (optional).

- motivation letter.

Note: On the first stage documents shall be provided with notarized translations into the Russian or English languages, if they are issued or drawn up in the languages of the MLA countries that are not the Russian or English languages, except the documents confirming the required professional education, qualifications and work experience.

Participants of the Competition can provide additional information about education, experience, professional level and reputation (characteristics, recommendations, scientific publications, etc.).

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Full text of the Job Description

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