OSCE / TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION DEPARTMENT/ ADVISER ON CIVIL SOCIETY RELATIONS (INTERNATIONAL SECONDED, VACANCY NUMBER: VNODIS00348)

Background:

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the OSCE responsible for the human dimension. ODIHR is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and the rule of law.
ODIHR supports the 56 OSCE participating States and civil society in their efforts to effectively respond to hate-motivated crimes, to promote freedom of religion or belief, and to facilitate mutual respect and understanding. ODIHR's work is focused on addressing specific forms of intolerance through multi-faceted programmes that address education, law enforcement, legislation, monitoring and the collection and dissemination of information. ODIHR builds the capacity of civil society to recognize and monitor hate crimes and to work on developing effective responses in their communities

Necessary Qualifications:

  • University degree in international relations, political science, social sciences, law or other disciplines related to human rights;
  • At least six years of progressively responsible experience at national and international levels in the field of human rights;
  • Understanding of issues related to intolerance and discrimination;
  • Demonstrated experience in training design and delivery;
  • Demonstrated experience in project design and implementation;
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and under pressure;
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills in English; working knowledge of Russian would be desirable;
  • Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds whilst maintaining
    impartiality and objectivity.

Deadline: 18 April 2012

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