Background
The Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC) supports the OSCE's activities in the field and is the focal point in the Secretariat for co-ordinating and developing the OSCE's role in the politico-military dimension.
The Policy Support Service (PSS) serves as the Organization's primary point of contact on all matters concerning field operations; it monitors the implementation of the mandates of the individual field operations and advises the Secretary General (SG) and the Chairmanship on related policy issues. It also analyses early-warning signals regarding the situation in the field and recommends the implementation of relevant preventive or reactive action. Support provided to the SG and the Chairmanship includes background information, policy support and advice, draft decisions, draft statements and summary records. PSS facilitates the co-ordination of programmes and activities among field operations and with those of OSCE specialized units within the Secretariat and Institutions and assists field operations in the Performance-Based Programme Budgeting (PBPB) process.
Responsibilities
- Monitors and analyses developments in the region;
- Monitors the implementation of the mandates assigned to the OSCE field operations in the South-Eastern Europe region;
- Follows-up to ensure timely flow of information among the field operations, the Chairperson-in-Office, the Delegations and the Secretariat;
- Takes an active part in performance-based programme budgeting process for the assigned field operations including interacting with the
delegations of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance (ACMF), the Preparatory Committee, the Permanent Council and
other relevant committees;
- Contributes to research on selected political topics related to implementation of the mandates of assigned field operations, drafts
background papers and reports, compiles briefing material;
- Attends meetings and writes summaries, notes and reports for internal distribution;
- Prepares visits of the Chairmanship and senior OSCE officials to the field operation area; accompanies high-level visits to the region and
drafts reports on these visits upon request;
- Prepares in-house briefings, publications and other material;
Requirements
- University degree in political sciences, public or international law, international relations or another related field; an advanced degree and
regional expertise would be an asset
- Minimum of six years of professional experience in government, national administration or other relevant professional field
- Work in diplomatic service and/or international organizations would be an asset
- Professional fluency in the English language including excellent drafting skills; knowledge of another OSCE working language and/or
working knowledge of one of the languages spoken in the region would be an asset
- Excellent communication skills, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement and team spirit
- Ability to operate Windows applications, including word processing and email
- Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities
- Proven interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective and constructive working relationships with people of different
national and cultural backgrounds while maintaining impartiality and objectivity
Deadline: 23 May 2014
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