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Team Leader SMM Ukraine OSCE (Norwegian nationals only) - Expert Deployment/ NORCAP

Kiev

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Kiev
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Political Affairs
    • Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
    • 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. 

Tasks and Responsibilities:

1. Providing overall leadership and management of the MT, including the implementation of an organizational structure in line with current instructions issued by Head Office, developing operational plans and allocating Monitoring Officers to specialist roles necessary to achieve the SMM's mandate.

2. Acting as the first level supervisor for the Deputy Team Leader.

3. Ensuring that appropriate support is provided to representatives of the wider OSCE community.

4. Representing the SMM within the AoO, ensuring effective co-ordination with other international organizations and liaison with governmental and non-governmental agencies.

5. Ensuring the safety and security of all MT personnel and equipment, In conjunction with specialist security staff, and in full compliance with SMM security protocols.

6. Monitoring, assessing and analyzing the political, security and human rights situation in the AoO, bringing relevant matters to the attention of the Head Office in a timely manner and ensuring that the MT is fully briefed.

7. Ensuring that daily, weekly and special reports are compiled and submitted to the Head Office.

8. Ensuring that assigned tasks are completed and submitted to the Head Office.

9. Contributing to the implementation of the SMM Gender Equality Action Plan including ensuring gender is mainstreamed in the monitoring and reporting of the MT; establishing effective co-ordination and liaising with international, national and local gender equality stakeholders; ensuring equal opportunities for staff; contributing to sharing of lessons learned and best practices in relation to gender mainstreaming.

10. Contributing to the development of the SMM's policies and practices through participation in MT meetings, proactively providing feedback on monitoring activities within the AoO.

11. Performing other duties as assigned.

 

Qualification and Experience:

Required:

  • Minimum of ten years of relevant, diversified and progressively responsible professional experience in an operational environment, including at least five years at the management level relevant to the actual position.
  • Significant prior experience in relevant fields, in particular, on political and security issues, with a good knowledge of OSCE norms and principles.
  • Ability to establish contact and constructive relations with local population and officials.
  • Thorough understanding of field operation in the context of the mandate's regional dynamics.
  • Sound management, organizational and negotiation skills, with the ability to 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.
  • Flexibility and ability to work within limited time frames.
  • Cultural sensitivity and political judgement.
  • Demonstrated leadership of diverse teams.
  • Professional fluency in English, both oral and written, ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a wide variety of audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious background.
  • Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using a manual transmission;
  • Ability to operate computer Windows applications, including word processing and e-mail.

Desirable:

  • Experience in working in Eastern Europe and/or knowledge of the region 
  • Knowledge of the regional political situation
  • Previous international work experience and/or experience in field mission
  • Working knowledge of Ukrainian and/or Russian language(s)
  • Possession of a Class "C" driving license
  • Experience in off-road driving.

Required competencies:

Core values :

  • Commitment: Actively contributes to achieving organizational goals
  • Diversity: Respects others and values their diverse perspectives and contributions
  •  Integrity: Acts in a manner consistent with the Organization's core values and organizational principles
  •  Accountability: Takes responsibility for own action and delegated work

Core competencies

  • Communication: Actively works to achieve clear and transparent communication with colleagues and with stakeholders of the Organization
  • Collaboration: Works effectively with others on common goals and fosters a positive, trust-based working environment
  • Planning: Works towards the achievement of goals in a structured and measured manner
  • Analysis and decision-making: Analyses available information, draws well-founded conclusions and takes appropriate decisions
  • Initiative-taking: Proposes and initiates new ideas, activities and projects
  • Flexibility: Responds positively and effectively to changing circumstances
This vacancy is now closed.