Director of Regional Centre (S3)

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 a 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: 

• Second-level university degree in political sciences, international relations, public policy, or human rights-related fields and/or in combination with a law or business degree;
• Experience working with human rights, minority, and/or gender issues;
• Demonstrable organizational, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills;
• Experience in drafting and editing reports.

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

Second-level university degree; certified training course in a relevant field desirable

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of relevant, diversified, and progressively responsible professional experience, including at least 3 years of managing medium- to large-sized teams.

Mission Specific Requirements

Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:

Mandatory:

• Second-level university degree in political sciences, international relations, public policy, or human rights-related fields and/or in combination with a law or business degree;
• Proven leadership qualities and significant experience in the management of offices and staff, preferably in a senior level position;
• Work experience in senior level leadership positions in any of the following environments: diplomatic, civil service, non-governmental organizations, international organizations and/or operational missions;
• Proven experience in results-based project management, including budgetary responsibility;
• Sound knowledge of international and regional human rights standards and community rights;
• Sound understanding of the main functional areas of the Mission's mandate;
• Professional fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds;
• Cultural sensitivity and judgment;
• Proven interpersonal skills, including adaptive leadership, emotional intelligence, relationship building, and stress management;
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and within a limited timeframe;
• Ability to operate Windows applications, including word processing and e-mail.
• Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using manual transmission is a requirement for this post. New hires will be required to pass an OMIK administered driving test using a manual transmission vehicle within six months of assuming the post and be able to confidently self-drive.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of regional political affairs and the legal system in the Mission area;
• Demonstrated negotiation and/or conflict resolution skills;
• Knowledge of local languages.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Human Rights and Communities Department, the incumbent is responsible for:

1. Performing specific tasks in relation to community rights, property rights, law and justice, local governance, and other human rights concerns as assigned;
2. Coordinating the implementation of tasks from Mission Headquarters;
3. Drafting spot reports and compiling regular reports on activities of all Department staff located in the Regional Centre;
4. Ensuring that taskings from Mission Headquarters match current Regional Centre staff capacity, including managing of deadlines;
5. Facilitating communication between various staff categories in the Regional Centre to ensure they function as a cohesive unit;
6. In close and continuous consultation with the Director of Department and Section Chiefs at Mission HQ, coordinate the implementation of projects in the field;
7. Performing other duties as assigned. 

Moreover, the Director of Regional Centre will serve as the representative of the Head of Mission in the respective region, in close coordination with the Director of Department, and is additionally assigned the following duties:

1. Advising and reporting to the Mission management in the Headquarters on all activities undertaken within the Regional Centre (RC) area of responsibility and on the political, policy, human rights, legal, and civil-military implications that might influence the Mission's policy implementation;
2. Liaising with local interlocutors and key international civil, political, and military authorities operating within the RC's area of responsibility;
3. Ensuring compliance with established OSCE policies for the overall safety, security, and protection of all Mission personnel and material assets within the RC;
4. Implement the Mission’s strategy through specific Departmental priorities;
5. Supervising the contextual and political reporting of the RC staff;
6. Performing other duties as assigned.   

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.