Head, Politico-Military Department

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

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

• Officer / Warrant Officer training and/or university degree in a relevant technical field
• Significant experience in arms control, peace-keeping operations and/or other relevant areas of military-related affairs
• Experience in negotiations and liaison with governmental and military authorities
• Ability to compile and analyse information of a political-military nature

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

Advanced education/certified training course in a relevant field desirable

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of relevant, diversified and progressively responsible professional experience including at least 3 years at the management level relevant to the actual position

Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:

Mandatory:

• Previous significant experience in analysing political developments and policy formulation;
• Relevant working experience in Security Sector Governance and Reform and in the areas of political dialogue with government, political parties, and civil society;
• Familiarity with border management and training, police reform, countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism;
• Significant experience in project management and budgeting and in negotiations and liaison with governmental authorities and international donors;
• Leadership qualities including ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Experience of working in a programmatic/strategic planning role using a results-based management approach;
• Thorough understanding of multi-disciplinary issues in international co-operation and development;
• Professional fluency in English and the ability to draft documents clearly and concisely;
• Strong communication and analytical skills;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to manage, coach and work with a team of people;
• Cultural sensitivity and judgment; Flexibility and ability to work under time pressure in a deadline-driven environment;
• Ability to operate windows applications, including word processing and e-mail.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Russian and/or Tajik language would be an advantage;
• Working experience in field missions.

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe promotes the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments. With special emphasis on the regional context, it assists Tajikistan in tackling problems and threats to security, supports conflict prevention and crisis management measures. As such, it works in areas such as border management, police reform, counter-terrorism and small arms and light weapons stockpiling and storage.

The Politico-Military Department is one of three programmatic departments in the Programme Office with a total staff of twenty six mission members.

If you are selected for this middle management role, you will provide support and advice to the Head of Office (HoO) and Deputy Head of Office (DHoO) on all major political issues.  Supervised by the HoO and the DHoO, you will perform the following duties:

1. Managing the Politico-military Department and providing direction to  activities in accordance with the Office mandate;

2. Informing senior management of political priorities, identifying priority projects and important cross-border departmental issues, participating in and contributing to planning initiatives for the Office;

3. Reviewing, approving or submitting for approval strategies, concepts and approaches to meet new challenges, preparing detailed proposals on policy issues related to the priorities of the Office;

4. Co-coordinating co-operation and work on major political issues with local governmental and non-governmental actors, political parties and entities, communities, regional and international stakeholders; participating in inter-agency meetings and advising on political and security issues of common concern;

5. Coaching and supervising the department team which comprises both national and international staff;

6. Co-coordinating and monitoring the development and implementation of activities and projects related to border security and management; small arms and light weapons, action against terrorism, police reform assistance, conflict prevention, mine action, Confidence and Security Building Measures (CSBM);

7. Supervising and analyzing reports in the field of political and security developments;

8. Assisting in arranging OSCE regional events, inter alia, regional seminars and visits to the area by OSCE delegations, as well as other events with OSCE participation;

9. Performing other duties as required.

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.

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

Please apply to your relevant authorities several days prior to the deadline expiration to ensure timely processing of your application. Delayed nominations will not be considered.