Senior Project Officer (S2)

KOS - OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Prishtine / Pristina

Issued by: OSCE Mission in Kosovo

• Requisition ID: KOS000256
• Contract Type: International Secondment
• Grade: S2
• Job Level: Senior Professional
• Job Type: Seconded
• Number of posts: 1
• Location: KOS - OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Prishtine / Pristina
• Issue Date: Dec 13, 2024
• Closing Date: Jan 9, 2025
• Employee Status: Fixed Term
• Schedule: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (First-level university degree or equivalent)
• Job Field: Human Rights
• Target Start Date: As soon as possible
   

General Minimum Requirements

The general minimum requirements for working with the OSCE are:

• Excellent physical condition
• Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using manual transmission
• Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited infrastructure

Field of Expertise Requirements

The general minimum requirements for working in this field of expertise are:

• First-level university degree in political sciences, international relations, public policy, law, international human rights law or other human rights related fields
• Experience working with human rights, minority or gender issues
• Demonstrable organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in drafting reports

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

A first-level university degree in a relevant field

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience

Mission Specific Requirements

Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:
Mandatory:

• Extensive experience in project management including project design, project reporting, and project monitoring and evaluation (M&E);
• Experience with budget management;
• Knowledge of the Logical Framework approach for project management;
• Demonstrated ability to ensure gender integration in project design and implementation;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills;
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines;
• Ability to work creatively and independently;
• Strong interpersonal, motivational and communication skills;
• Strong drafting and presentation skills;
• Excellent command of standard office computer applications (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility, cultural sensitivity and judgment to local conditions and communities;
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.

Desirable:

• Experience in negotiation and mediation;
• Experience in working with community-based institutions and capacity-building programmes;
• Ability to operate ORACLE and Project Management software;
• Experience with budget management;
• Previous experience in field missions;
• Previous experience with human rights projects.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director of the Human Rights and Communities Department (HRCD) and the overall guidance of the Director of the HRCD, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

1. Acting as the focal point for three project managers within the HRCD to assess project proposals prepared by the Department’s Sections on programmatic content, coherence and consistency to the HRCD Programme and advising the Director accordingly;
2. Ensuring effectiveness and coordination in the planning, development and evaluation of the projects of the programmatic sections of the HRCD, and proposing corrective actions to the project managers and to the Directors, as needed;
3. Working closely with the sections to integrate principles of gender equality and ensuring gender mainstreaming within all HRCD projects;
4. Acting as focal point for the Office of Central Co-ordination (OCC) in the Mission and ensuring effective operational management of projects through productive co-operation with the OCC and relevant Offices/Units within the Mission;
5. In co-operation with OCC, liaising with the project focal points from the Mission’s other Departments during the planning, development and implementation phases to ensure coordination and complementarity of projects and activities;
6. Facilitating project development, including for Extra-Budgetary Project, as required and deemed necessary, on an ad-hoc basis for the HRCD Programme;
7. Supporting the Department’s sections and the Director in analysing trends and needs deriving from reports produced by the HRCD in order to identify possible project initiatives or avenues of advocacy;
8. Overseeing the implementation of planned projects within the HRCD and informing the Directors accordingly on programmatic changes and project amendments if required;
9. Acting – in co-operation with OCC – as a focal point for technical training needs assessments of the Department;
10. Preparing materials on project review/briefings for the Director of the HRCD;
11. Ensuring that project managers are aware of reporting requirements, deadlines and coaching project managers on how to prepare qualitative reports and evaluations within the Department;
12. Representing the HRCD at internal Mission meetings of relevance to project managers;
13. Performing other duties as assigned by the Director of HRCD.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, please see:https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages the nomination of qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds. Please note that nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are not eligible to apply.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.

Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

The OSCE is a non-career organization committed to the principle of staff rotation; therefore, the maximum period of service in this post or in the same Mission is seven years.

Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model.

Candidates should, prior to applying, verify with their respective nominating authority to which extent financial remuneration and/or benefit packages will be offered.

If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://vacancies.osce.org/. If your participating State does not provide the option to apply online for seconded positions, you are kindly requested to submit your offline application form available at https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/offline-application-form to the respective OSCE delegation whose address can be found at https://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations.

Please apply to your relevant authorities well in advance of the deadline expiration to ensure timely processing of your application. Delayed nominations will not be considered. The OSCE can only process Secondment applications that have been nominated by participating States. For queries relating to your application, please refer to the respective delegation as listed here: https://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations.

Please be aware that OSCE appointments are subject to medical clearance.

Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.