Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Head of Mission (D/HoM) and the overall direction of the Head of Mission (HoM), the incumbent will be tasked with the following duties:
Leading the Mission's Conflict Prevention/Resolution Programme (CPR), supervising 11 Mission Members of the CPR Programme, overseeing CPR projects, and problem-solving creatively. The CPR Programme comprises a political office and politico-military office. It includes national and international personnel with both civilian and military background. The political office supports the Head of Mission in the Transdniestrian settlement process and the politico-military office is responsible for the Mission's monitoring activities and implementation of projects;
Developing the monitoring team; co-ordinating and adjusting Mission monitoring schedules and approaches; understanding and reporting on the security environment;
Representing the Mission at meetings of the Joint Control Commission, the body responsible for monitoring the situation in the Security Zone and co-ordinating the activities of the Joint Peacekeeping Force;
Understanding, reviewing, editing, and analyzing political reporting, ensuring that reports are well-grounded, empirical, and sharply reasoned;
Advising the Head of Mission on politico-military affairs, including monitoring and the work of the Joint Control Commission;
Liaising with officials of the Republic of Moldova, representatives of embassies and other international organizations, and Transdniestrian authorities;
Serving as a member of the Mission’s Management Team and Security Management Team;
Regularly providing support to DHoM; serving as DHoM during his/her absence;
Performing other duties as required.
Mission Specific Requirements:
Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:
Mandatory:
Strong, proven leadership, interpersonal, and management skills, and demonstrated track record of co-ordinating and motivating teams;
Experience of peace-building or crisis management operations, and work within the field of conflict prevention and resolution;
Experience in drafting, editing, assessing, and producing reports and analyses of political developments in the field and involvement in policy formulation at the headquarters of an organization;
Project management experience;
Professional fluency in the English language and ability to draft and edit documents clearly and concisely;
Working knowledge of the Russian language, including the ability to conduct substantive business;
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;
Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft applications.
Desirable:
Regional knowledge and work experience in Eastern Europe or CIS countries in the Southern Caucasus or Central Asia;
Working knowledge of Romanian;
Experience working in field operations of a multinational or international organization.
Field of Expertise Requirements:
Education:
Second-level university degree in a relevant field (international relations, crisis management, security affairs); a first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the second-level university degree
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
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
