Chief of Section/Deputy Director (S3)

Tags: Human Rights English Environment OSCE
  • Added Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
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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:

Ability to identify and analyse emerging security problems and propose solutions; Negotiating and interpersonal skills; Ability to read and utilize maps; Ability to perform first aid; Knowledge of International Police Standards and Human Rights.

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

Police administrative courses (including human resources and general police management).

Experience:

Minimum of ten (10) years of diversified and progressively responsible police experience including at least one (1) year at management level relevant to the actual post.

Mission Specific Requirements

Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:


Mandatory:

International mission members in the OSCE are internationally recruited. For the purposes of OSCE Missions (Field Operations) this means that they are hired to work in a duty station outside of their home country or country of permanent residence. As a result, nationals and permanent residents of the duty station are not eligible for international mission member positions. In the case of individuals with multiple nationalities, candidates are still ineligible for consideration even if using another citizenship for application while simultaneously maintaining the citizenship or permanent residence status of the country where the duty station is located; Experience in working with international organizations or governments, particularly in a post conflict and/or developing regions; Comprehensive understanding of security and safety matters both in the Mission area and in the region, as well as the ability to identify and analyze emerging security and public safety problems and propose sustainable solutions; Proven experience in drafting programme outlines and budget proposals; Experience in project management including large-scale, multiple-issue projects, as well as in fundraising and project promotion; Experience in preparing analytical reports, concept and position papers and in delivering briefings and presentations to diverse groups, including top level audiences; Organizational, interpersonal, negotiating and diplomatic skills, as well as the ability and flexibility to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks within limited time frames; Leadership qualities and demonstrated ability and willingness to work with and manage people of different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, as well as diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity and showcasing high levels of gender - related considerations; Proven working experience in the field of training and management development in community safety, community policing as well as security and public safety matters within a civilian and/or military environment; Ability to design, co-ordinate and implement community policing training plans and support to police; Knowledge and understanding of security sector reviews and their impact/relation to community safety development and community policing; Professional fluency in English with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills; Professional knowledge to operate windows applications (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access,) and e-mail;

Desirable:

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Knowledge of the local languages; Knowledge of the local/regional political history and developments; Additional education in related fields; Knowledge and understanding of the development of security safety standards and regulations, as well as Security Sector Reviews and their impact/relation to Security and Public Safety Development, and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and its impact upon security development and functions; Knowledge of the OSCE principles, structures, institutions, field activities and commitment.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Department for Security and Public Safety, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

Acting as the Director of the Department in the absence of the Director; Being responsible for the operational implementation of the departmentโ€™s projects; Co-ordinating and communicating the implementation of departmentโ€™s projects inside the department; Co-ordinating and communicating the departmentโ€™s projects with other departments and units in the Mission; Interacting with international and national counterparts regarding operational implementation of departmentโ€™s projects; Ensuring efficient operational implementation of the departmentโ€™s projects; Representing the department on behalf of the Director; Managing all staff within the section; Supporting the development and implementation of community policing policies in co-operation with relevant local and international stakeholders; Representing the Department in various inter-institutional steering and working groups and other forums to ensure co-operation, communication and best practices on community safety initiatives throughout Kosovo; Acting as the departmental focal point on community safety sector development issues at Mission level in relation to other OMiK departments, neighbouring field missions and to OSCE Headquarters in Vienna; Working together with the senior-level leadership of the Kosovo Police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to promote community safety and community policing; Assisting in co-ordination of donor efforts regarding the community safety sector; Performing other management duties as assigned by the Director.

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. Additional Information

Issued by: OSCE Mission in Kosovo Requisition ID: KOS000276 Contract Type: International Secondment Grade: S3 Job Level: Middle Management Job Type: Seconded Number of posts: 1 Location: KOS - OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Vushtrri / Vucitrn Issue Date: Mar 25, 2025 Closing Date: Apr 22, 2025 Employee Status: Fixed Term Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Other Target Start Date: As soon as possible

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