NORCAP is seeking Norwegian Citizen for Dialouge Facilitation Officer to OSCE in Ukraine - Expert Deployment/ NORCAP
IAEA Headquarters
- Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
- Location: IAEA Headquarters
- Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior
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Occupational Groups:
- Political Affairs
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Education, Learning and Training
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Refugee rights and well-being
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Operations
- Humanitarian Operations
- Peace and Development
- Democracy and Human Rights
- Closing Date: Closed
NORCAP is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s global provider of expertise to the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. We build partnerships with international organisations and national actors to protect lives, rights and livelihoods. We provide personnel with experience, skills and high-level expertise. Our specialized projects, some operated in cooperation with partners, cover the following thematic areas; crisis response, human rights and democracy, protection, gender mainstreaming, needs assessment, cash programming, resilience and peacebuilding.
NORCAP recruits Norwegian citizens for deployments with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine. The SMM is an unarmed, civilian mission, present on the ground 24/7, throughout Ukraine.
1. Monitoring and reporting on issues related to dialogue facilitation
2. Training staff in dialogue facilitation, effective communication and other issues related to dialogue
3. Designing and implementing dialogue processes for de-escalation, confidence-building, reconciliation and postconflict rehabilitation
4. Supporting Monitoring Teams on the ground in implementing dialogue facilitation activities
5. Supporting and assisting in the organization and implementation of dialogue initiatives including administrative and logistical requirements
6. Representing SMM at meetings with NGOs and INGOs
7. Monitoring and analysing developments with relevance to dialogue
8. Engaging with a wide-range of interlocutors and relevant institutions in a politically informed and conflict sensitive manner
9. Supporting and assisting in the design, organization and carrying out of conferences and other public events
10. Performing other tasks as required.
First-level university degree in relevant field(s);
- Minimum of six years of relevant professional experience in dialogue facilitation, mediation, reconciliation and/or negotiation issues in peace processes or other transitional contexts
- Extensive experience in facilitating dialogues between parties in conflict
- Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
- Substantial analytical capacity of facilitation and dialogue
- Demonstrated understanding of dialogue dynamics and processes
- Experience in liaising with governmental and non-governmental organizations
- Substantial experience in conducting conflict analysis and actor mapping
- Experience in identifying and designing potential and relevant dialogue activities and initiatives and their subsequent implementation, monitoring and reporting
- Extensive experience in coaching and training in skills relevant to dialogue facilitation
- Diplomatic and negotiating skills
- Knowledge of regional history and developments, sensitivity towards - and understanding of - the challenges of postcommunist societies and the various cultures in Ukraine
- Capacity to plan and assist in the development of public information strategies
Desirable:
- Experience in working in Eastern Europe and/or knowledge of the region;
- Experience with the OSCE and/or other international organizations
- Working knowledge of the Ukrainian and/or Russian language(s).
- Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited infrastructure; proven resilience to high stress environments
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity
- Cultural sensitivity and political judgement
- Ability to operate windows applications, including word processing and e-mail.
NORCAP recruits Norwegian citizens for deployments with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine. The SMM is an unarmed, civilian mission, present on the ground 24/7, throughout Ukraine.
Job description
Under the general direction of the Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and the immediate supervision of the Head of Human Dimension Unit, the Dialogue Facilitation Officer will be responsible for:1. Monitoring and reporting on issues related to dialogue facilitation
2. Training staff in dialogue facilitation, effective communication and other issues related to dialogue
3. Designing and implementing dialogue processes for de-escalation, confidence-building, reconciliation and postconflict rehabilitation
4. Supporting Monitoring Teams on the ground in implementing dialogue facilitation activities
5. Supporting and assisting in the organization and implementation of dialogue initiatives including administrative and logistical requirements
6. Representing SMM at meetings with NGOs and INGOs
7. Monitoring and analysing developments with relevance to dialogue
8. Engaging with a wide-range of interlocutors and relevant institutions in a politically informed and conflict sensitive manner
9. Supporting and assisting in the design, organization and carrying out of conferences and other public events
10. Performing other tasks as required.
Qualifications
Mandatory:First-level university degree in relevant field(s);
- Minimum of six years of relevant professional experience in dialogue facilitation, mediation, reconciliation and/or negotiation issues in peace processes or other transitional contexts
- Extensive experience in facilitating dialogues between parties in conflict
- Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
- Substantial analytical capacity of facilitation and dialogue
- Demonstrated understanding of dialogue dynamics and processes
- Experience in liaising with governmental and non-governmental organizations
- Substantial experience in conducting conflict analysis and actor mapping
- Experience in identifying and designing potential and relevant dialogue activities and initiatives and their subsequent implementation, monitoring and reporting
- Extensive experience in coaching and training in skills relevant to dialogue facilitation
- Diplomatic and negotiating skills
- Knowledge of regional history and developments, sensitivity towards - and understanding of - the challenges of postcommunist societies and the various cultures in Ukraine
- Capacity to plan and assist in the development of public information strategies
Desirable:
- Experience in working in Eastern Europe and/or knowledge of the region;
- Experience with the OSCE and/or other international organizations
- Working knowledge of the Ukrainian and/or Russian language(s).
Education field
- Law
- Political science
- Humanities / Maths / Science
Education level
- Academy college / University
- College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Professional fluency in the English language with the ability to analyse and communicate clearly and concisely- Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited infrastructure; proven resilience to high stress environments
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity
- Cultural sensitivity and political judgement
- Ability to operate windows applications, including word processing and e-mail.
Language
- English
Miscellaneous info
- Travel: Some travelling must be expected
This vacancy is now closed.