Water and Energy Officer (S2)

Tags: Russian English language Environment OSCE
  • Added Date: Monday, 31 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:

Work experience in any of the following fields: sustainable development, or environmental development and protection; hydropower; water sources and management; power / energy sources and management; Experience working with developing or transitional economies; Communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

First-level university degree in hydro-engineering, power-engineering, sustainable development goals, regional planning and development, environmental or related fields

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of relevant progressive professional experience

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; Professional background in water and/or energy sources use and management in the context of sustainable development and green economy; Previous work experience in project management (i.e., development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation); Strong analytical and drafting skills, including the ability to produce analytical reports, concise and informative reports, background documents, talking points and presentations; Proven ability to liaise and build relationships with government officials, civil society partners private sector stakeholders and development partners; 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; Demonstrated experience in supervisory role; Flexibility and ability to work under tight deadlines and with limited time frames and resources; Professional fluency in English language, both oral and written; Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft applications.

Desirable:

Working knowledge of the local language or most common lingua franca spoken in the mission area (Russian and/or Tajik); Good understanding of the regional political, environmental and economic context of Central Asia; Previous international work experience in a field mission, preferably in Central Asia and/or other developing or transition countries; Experience in negotiation and/or mediation. Management and supervisory experience.

Tasks and Responsibilities

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–!

The incumbent reports directly to the Head, Economic and Environmental Department (S3), with the Deputy Head of Office being their second-level supervisor. He/she supervises the work of two (General Services) posts. The incumbent is responsible for:

Contributing to the development of the strategy and proposing the allocation of resources for the project of the Water Management and Energy Security Unit, promoting, inter alia, best practices in integrated water resources management (IWRM) and energy security, as well as transboundary dialogue and coordination, in line with OSCE Budgeting Standards; Managing the project of the Water Management and Energy Security Unit and related activities, including their development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation as required, in accordance with the mandate of the Office and the priorities of the host country, and in compliance with the OSCEโ€™s Common Regulatory Management System (CRMS); drafting terms of reference and technical specifications, and contributing to the public relations activities of the Office; Following and analyzing policies and practices related to water management and energy security in the host country and in the regional context of Central Asia, in accordance with the Officeโ€™s mandate and host country priorities, and drafting concise and informative reports, background documents, talking points, presentations, situational updates, and other as required; Identifying local and international stakeholders relevant to the development and implementation of the project of the Water Management and Energy Security Unit and to issues related to water management and energy security in general, and maintaining close contact and promoting information exchange with them, including governmental and non-governmental partners, private sector stakeholders, academia, research institutions, international governmental and non-governmental organizations; participating in donor co-ordination meetings; Maintaining close coordination and exchanging information with the OSCE Secretariat, in particular with the Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Affairs; Assisting in arranging OSCE regional events, regional seminars and visits to the area by OSCE delegations, as well as other events with OSCE participation; Performing other duties as required.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, please see: https://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.

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, 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 Programme Office in Dushanbe Requisition ID: TAJ000323 Contract Type: International Secondment Grade: S2 Job Level: Senior Professional Job Type: Seconded Number of posts: 1 Location: TAJ - OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Dushanbe Issue Date: Mar 31, 2025 Closing Date: Apr 28, 2025 Employee Status: Fixed Term Schedule: Full-time Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (First-level university degree or equivalent) Job Field: Economic & Environmental Affairs Target Start Date: As soon as possible

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