Education Officer (S2)

General Minimum Requirements

Please note that this post is part of an OSCE extra-budgetary project which currently has an end date of 31 December 2024 and further extension is subject to the availability of funding. 

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 education, instructional design and delivery, performance qualification, law enforcement or other related field;
• Proven experience in adult education or in the design, development, management and implementation of education courses for staff development;
• Demonstrable ability to write and edit curricula and course delivery materials;
• Excellent presentation and communications skills;
• Sound computer skills to include Microsoft Office components.

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

• First-level university degree in education, instructional design and delivery, performance qualification, law enforcement or other related field

Experience:

• At least six years’ work experience with the OSCE or a similar national/ international institution on border security and management, learning management, instructional design and delivery

Mission Specific Requirements

Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:

Mandatory:

• Demonstrated strong knowledge of the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept;
• Demonstrated track record to coordinate or prepare logical, coherent, and consistent educational programs in security related issues, including budgets and procurement plans;
• Good knowledge of the historical, political, economic, social and cultural background of the OSCE area;
• Capacity to work in a multi-sector team including coordinating all elements of project success;
•  Ability to integrate different experiences, methodologies, and approaches from a diverse range of stakeholders, organisations, and technical experts from multiple sectors in order to meet the needs and desires of the pS and PfC;
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and with limited time frames;
• Professional fluency in English language, both verbal and written is required;
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.

Desirable:

• Working experience in the OSCE regions or knowledge of the political, social and cultural trends of at least one of the regions;
• Prior experience in security sector operations, programs, and/or educations;
• Working knowledge of Russian language.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Border Management Staff College (BMSC) and general advisory guidance of the Academic Advisory Board and the Border Security and Management Unit of the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

1. Ensuring delivery of high-quality educational programs, as outlined in the project document and in line with current best practices for educational delivery, and through the curriculum and delivery development and practice of assigned staff and recognized temporary expertise and lecturers;

2. Serving as senior curriculum developer for all curricula development and periodic curricula review for all relevant BMSC offerings;

3. Co-ordinating, planning, designing, and facilitating all academic programs of the Border Management Staff College, including:

• Administering the selection and admission process of students to the courses;
• Identifying instructors and temporary consultants for the delivery of the course sessions, including communications with OSCE Secretariat, BMSC Academic Advisory Board and other partner organizations/institutions;
• Co-ordinating the preparation of orientation packages for students;
• Serving as Academic Adviser for course work as necessary;
• Serving as a member of the defense panels related to the course work of the Executive Leadership course;
• Overseeing the preparation of orientation packages for students;
• Overseeing course evaluations, learning assessments, as well as other quality control and performance measurement activities for both students and course delivery;
• Co-ordinating the update and delivery of e-learning modules and classroom studies;

4. Overseeing planning, organizing and conducting courses and activities;

5. Supervising the planning, organizing and conduct of webinar and other remote delivery activities;

6. Editing the BMSC catalogue of events, announcements and other promotional materials, to be published in June of each year for the next calendar year;

7. Providing all reporting necessary to the BMSC National Project Officer in order to ensure timely and accurate reporting per the rules and regulations of the OSCE and the needs and requirements of donors;

8. May be serving as Deputy of the Director, BMSC in her/his absence when/if directed;

9. Serving as an ex-officio member of the BMSC Academic Advisory Board;

10. Attending international conferences and programmes to represent the Border Management Staff College of the OSCE, to present papers on areas of expertise fostered by the programmes of the College, and to generally represent the OSCE and the College as a part of the international networks of education on border security and management;

11. Directly supervising the National Project Officer in the performance of their duties and serving as a second level supervisor for three additional staff;

12. Performing other duties as assigned by the Head, BMSC;

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, please see: http://www.osce.org/programme-office-in-dushanbe

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.

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-formto 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.