Kyrgyzstan: Human Dimension Officer

Human Dimension Officer

Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• University education in political sciences, international relations, public policy, law, international human rights law or other human rights related fields

• Minimum 6 years of Experience working with human rights, minority or gender issues

• Project management experience, including development, implementation and monitoring

• Demonstrable organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience in drafting reports

• Ability to establish contact and develop confident relations with civil society, as well as the ability to work with government officials and institutions

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to compile and analyze relevant information

• Professional fluency in the English language and working knowledge of the Russian language, both oral and written, and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely

• Cultural sensitivity and judgment

• 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

• Ability to operate windows applications, including word-processing and e-mail;

• Knowledge of OSCE principles and commitments

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the general direction and supervision of the Deputy Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the immediate supervision of the Senior Human Dimension Officer and in consultation with Senior Field Representative the incumbent will cover southern part of Kyrgyzstan and be based in the Osh field office. As such he/she:

1. Assesses and reports on human dimension's activities relating to the Mission's mandate; prepares background papers on human rights, legal and democratization issues to foster discussion among OSCE bodies on such issues, their causes and potential consequences;

2. Assists and advises in the analysis of the human rights situation; monitors and reports on related cases in Kyrgyzstan;

3. Provides strategic thinking on policy and programmatic needs for the OSCE Centre in Bishkek (CiB), ODIHR and other relevant units;

4. Drafts (narrative and financial), develops, co-ordinates and implements projects and initiatives;

5. As Programme Manager, exercises programmatic approval authority to engage budgeted resources for the implementation of the Human Dimension Programme;

6. Formulates finance assistance requests and systematically reviews programme budget expenditure;

7. Provides programme input for the Budget Outline, Unified Budget Proposal, Mid-Year-Review and personnel planning;

8. Assists 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. Supervises the work of national staff;

10. Performs other duties as assigned.

PAE Government Services, under contract for the U.S. Department of State, is seeking applications from well-qualified U.S. citizens for the following positions within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE):

Human Dimension Officer

Level: Senior Professional

Area of Expertise: Human Rights

Vacancy Number: VNKYRS00789

Duty Station: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Apply by: 3 October for full consideration

In order to receive full consideration, interested parties should create an online application and enter the relevant vacancy number at: https://www.pae.com/careers-react by 3 October. Only finalists will be contacted. PAE-REACT will interview short-listed candidates in order to make nominations by the OSCE deadline.