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82. The FileEach applicant’s file contained four sections: Application Documents; Criminal BackgroundChecks; Community Checks; and Professional Activities. Each of these sections containedmultiple sub-sections. Applicants were allowed to review the information in the file the weekbefore the interview, and supplement the information if the candidate wished to do so.3. Evaluation GridsApplicants were evaluated on the basis of the criteria set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of UNMIKAdministrative Direction 2008/2. These criteria were described in detail in Article 5 of the Rulesof Procedure Relating to the Conduct of Interviews, which were posted on the IJPC web site longbefore any interviews took place. The criteria were incorporated into an Evaluation Grid whichcontained two main sections: Integrity and Competence. Separate evaluation grids were createdto help assess each applicant’s verbal communication skills and writing ability. The writingability assessment was based upon a short writing assignment that was completed by eachcandidate immediately after the interview. Applicants for leadership positions were alsoevaluated on their managerial skills.4. Interview QuestionsStandardized interview questions were prepared for each of the criteria about which questionswere to be asked during the interview. This was done to ensure that each applicant was evaluatedon an equal basis with the other applicants for the same position. If an applicant’s answer wasunclear, inadequate or unsatisfactory, Evaluation Panel members were free to supplement thestandardized questions to secure the additional information deemed relevant to the criteria. Tohelp ensure that Evaluation Panel members shared a common understanding of what constituteda satisfactory answer to the standardized interview questions, background materials whichdescribed the key elements implicated by each of the criteria were assembled, distributed to andreviewed by panel members prior to their participation in any interviews.Evaluation Panel members in interview roomFunded by the European Union and the Government of USA.
95. Utilization of the Evaluation GridEach of the criteria in the Evaluation Grid was assigned a maximum number of points which anapplicant could be awarded for that criterion. Broadly speaking, each Evaluation Panel memberassessed each applicant’s responses to interview questions on a five-point scale: 1.Unacceptable;2. Poor; 3. Acceptable; 4. More than acceptable, and; 5. Superior. The panel members used thisfive-point scale to evaluate the thoroughness and quality of each applicant’s answers to theinterview questions, and to consider the file information that was relevant to the assessment ofeach of the criteria.The Commission decided that the maximum number of points that could be awarded for integritywas 90 points. The maximum number of points that could be earned by a candidate forCompetency was 80 points, and the maximum number of points that could be earned forManagerial Competency was 40 points.Kosovo law requires that judicial and prosecutorial nominees possess “high moral integrity.” Forthat reason, the Commission decided that an applicant had to achieve a minimum score of at least60 points on Integrity in order to be considered for appointment.Each applicant was scored separately by each evaluation panel member. Individual scores weretabulated and composite scores calculated. Applicants were then ranked from high to lowaccording to their composite scores. Applicants with the highest rankings were nominated, andtheir names and files were delivered to the KJC.A. Announcement of Phase I PositionsVI. Phase I Activities and DevelopmentsOn May 25, 2009, IJPC announced vacancies for 16 Supreme Court of Kosovo positions, 7positions in the Office of the State Prosecutor, and 10 positions in the Office of the SpecialProsecutor. The same announcement was also published in Kosovo’s major Albanian andSerbian language newspapers and posted in courthouses and other public places across Kosovo.The application form for these positions, which was accessible on the IJPC website, allowed acandidate to indicate, in the order of preference, an interest in up to four different positions.A total of 65 individuals submitted applications. Fifty-nine (59) of the applicants met all of therequired eligibility criteria. JVU background checks and PAU assessments of their professionalqualifications were then undertaken, and the candidates were scheduled and invited forinterviews that were held between August 24 and September 11, 2009. All candidates for theSupreme Court and Office of the State Prosecutor, and most of the candidates for the SpecialProsecutors’ Office, were interviewed during those three weeks. The remaining candidates forthe Special Prosecutors’ Office were interviewed in October.Funded by the European Union and the Government of USA.
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