OSCE MISSION TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / LEGAL ADVISER, WAR CRIMES AND RULE OF LAW (VACANCY NUMBER: VNBAHS00706)

Responsibilities

   - Develops the Department's portfolio relating to the processing of war crimes and other highly sensitive cases, as well as the legal reform
     needs of the criminal justice system; works with interlocutors within the judiciary and prosecutors¿ offices, and provides support to
     reform processes undertaken in that regard;
   - Together with the Legal Adviser for War Crimes and Transitional Justice, co-ordinates the work of the Rule of Law Monitoring Assistants
     and the National Trial Monitoring Officer assigned to the State Court for the monitoring of war crimes and other highly sensitive cases;
   - Develops, implements and co-ordinates activities in the field designed to support those areas where the Mission can support the
     implementation of strategic reforms at the local level;
   - Directs and co-ordinates the Rule of Law Monitoring Assistants in Field Offices with regard to monitoring of war crimes at the entity level;
   - Establishes and develops contacts within civil society related to outreach; develops the outreach component of the Department's strategic
     plan in co-operation with management;


Requirements

   - University degree in law, human rights, or related field; advanced degree in human rights or international humanitarian law preferred;
   - Experience in programme planning and management;
   - Knowledge of legal issues related to war crime trials and the Bosnia and Herzegovina justice system;
   - Extensive knowledge of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the conflict and its consequences;
   - Excellent writing and reporting skills;
   - Professional fluency in the English language, both oral and written;
   - Demonstrated ability and willingness to work with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds and diverse political views while
     maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
   - Ability and readiness to work in a stressful environment, and ability to work under time constraints;


Deadline: 06 March 2015

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