Director, Department of Security and Public Safety (S4)

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: 

• Graduation from a recognized police training school;
• Negotiating and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to read and utilise maps;
• Ability to perform first aid;
• Regular, active police service experience;
• Very good oral and written English communication skills;
• Knowledge of International Police Standards and human rights.

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

Advanced university degree or senior police administration courses on operational leadership, contingency planning, human resources management and general police management. 

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. A certificate from a Police or Military War College at the commissioned officer level is highly desirable.

Experience:

Minimum 20 years of diversified and progressively responsible professional police experience including at least 3 years at the management level relevant to the actual position.

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;
• University education in international studies, public management, policing, political science, law and/or graduation from a recognized Police School/Academy together with demonstrated experience in security and public safety matters within a civilian environment;
• Proven relevant experience of management and training development;
• Diplomatic experience or experience in working with international organisations or governments, particularly within a post conflict and/or developing regions;
• Ability to identify and analyse emerging security and public safety problems at both strategic and operational levels; write analytical reports and propose sustainable solutions;
• Comprehensive understanding of security and safety matters both in the Mission area and in the region;
• Proven understanding of the OSCE principles and experience with performance-based management including programme planning, drafting programme outlines and budget proposals and programme resource management;
• Experience in project management including large scale, multiple-issue projects, as well as in fund raising and project promotion;
• Leadership qualities and demonstrated ability and willingness to work with and manage people of different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Knowledge and understanding of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and its impact upon security development and functions;
• Professional fluency in English with excellent communication (both oral and written) skillset;
• 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:

• Knowledge of local/regional political history and developments;
• Post-graduate education in Business Administration, Management, or other related fields;
• Practical experience and/or working knowledge about the structure and capacities of the local institutions and familiarity with mechanisms and structures of EULEX, UNMIK, KFOR and other international organizations;
• 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.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Head of Mission, the incumbent oversees all aspects of the Department for Security and Public Safety, ensuring a professional representation of the Department and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (the Mission).  

To that end, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

1. Being responsible for the management of the Department and programme delivery, coordinating issues concerning the operations and administration of the Department;
2. Co-ordinating, on behalf of the Head of Mission (HoM), Mission’s activity related to public safety and security and maintaining working relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kosovo Police and other Public Safety agencies;
3. Advising the HoM/Deputy HoM on issues relevant to the internal security/safety developments of Kosovo;
4. Being the principal liaison officer for the Department in coordinating security and safety related activities of the Department/Mission with EULEX, UNMIK, KFOR and Public Safety Agencies of the governments in the region;
5. Co-ordinating, fundraising activities and the Department’s relationship with potential donors;  
6. Being responsible for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Department programme delivery and oversight of Department’s budget according to the OSCE rules and regulations;
7. Co-ordinating, Department’s contribution to the Mission’s strategic planning and maintains good relationship with the other Mission departments;
8. Ensuring that all reporting requirements on behalf of the Department are completed; this includes weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, six-months and annual reports;
9. Developing the Programme’s strategic documents, including the Programme Outline, Unified Budget Proposal and the Programme Budget Performance Report;
10. Managing and supervising the result-based programme and project management for the Department through effective and efficient use of programme resources;
11. Directing the activities of the Sections/Units Chiefs to assure quality and accountability of their output;
12. Being responsible for the selection of key personnel within the Department and plans Department’s staffing needs, on the basis of current personnel staffing information;
13. Ensuring the disciplinary process, according to OSCE staff rules and regulations, is adhered to;
14. Investigating and periodically reviewing policies and procedures for the Department to ensure the most efficient and effective use of both physical and human resources;
15. Providing oversight and guidance to all staff delivering programmes within the Department;
16. Ensuring the evaluation process is in place and functioning at all levels;
17. Being responsible for tasking of any other projects as assigned by the Mission; 
18. Performing other duties as assigned.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, please see: Mission in Kosovo | OSCE

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.

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.