OSCE MISSION TO SERBIA/ POLITICAL AND PRESS AFFAIRS OFFICER (VACANCY NUMBER: VNSRMS00399)

Responsibilities

   - Follows Serbia's political and media environment through regular review of the publications, as well as through maintaining regular
     communication with relevant external counterparts;
   - Drafts, reviews and/or edits talking points, reports, speeches for the Head of Mission and the Deputy Head of Mission, and clears external
     communication from programmatic Departments;
   - Establishes and maintains regular contact with the Mission's programmatic departments to ensure good communication and the highest
     quality of the Mission's reporting and external communication materials;
   - Provides feedback to the departments on the OSCE and Mission's policies and practices regarding reporting and external communication;
   - Assesses and analyzes political developments in the host country in co-ordination with other political and press officers;
   - Maintains regular contact with the relevant desk officer(s) in the OSCE Secretariat to ensure alignment with OSCE-wide policies;


Requirements

   - At least two years of relevant professional experience in public service, international organizations and/or in the field of media affairs
   - Experience in political analysis
   - Ability to draft and communicate messages clearly and effectively while tailoring language, tone, style and format to match the audience
   - Capacity to identify important social/political developments and analyze potential impact
   - Ability to work with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines
   - Fluency in the English language, both oral and written, with demonstrated drafting and editing skills


Deadline: 17 July 2014

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