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General Minimum Requirements

The general minimum requirements for working with the OSCE are:

Field of Expertise Requirements

The general minimum requirements for working in this field of expertise are:

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

Second-level university degree in law, economic, political sciences, social sciences, international relations, public policy with professional experience.

Experience:

A minimum of 4 years (6 years with a relevant first-level university degree) of relevant 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,

• At least five years of experience working within or providing advisory services to anticorruption bodies, investigating and/or prosecuting corruption cases in an anti-corruption agency, law enforcement, prosecution service or the judiciary or working as technical adviser on anti-corruption in international organizations or a non-governmental organization, is required;

• Substantial knowledge of the Project Management Cycle particularly in governmental structures, international organizations, NGOs and public policy development;
• Professional fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills, including excellent drafting and reporting skills;
• Ability to conduct research, analyze data and write concisely, drafting talking points, speeches and other documents;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different gender, different cultural and religious backgrounds as well as diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Cultural sensitivity and judgement;
• Experience in negotiating and liaising with governmental authorities;
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines;
• Computer literacy, with knowledge to operate different Windows applications, including word processing and e-mail;
• Availability to travel in and outside Albania if required.

Desirable:

• Experience working in South East European countries or other transitional countries.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of Head of Governance in Economic and Environmental Issues Department, the incumbent is responsible for:

1. Assisting in planning and developing the mid-term strategic objectives of the department in the area of anti-corruption and good governance and its activities in accordance with the Field Operation’s (FO) mandate, the Governance in Economy and Environmental Issues Department’s vision and needs;
2. Providing advice to the HoD and the senior management on anti-corruption and good governance issues;
3. Providing recommendations to the relevant national agencies and institutions on the analysis, development, implementation of legislation, strategy, policy and practice in the area of anticorruption and good governance;
4. Advising and assisting the national counterparts in identifying and analyzing capacity development requirements in sphere of anti-corruption and good governance, proposing appropriate initiatives, plans, projects, course of activities to address them;
5. Providing relevant analysis, background papers, researches, policy advice and speeches for internal and external use in response to the identified needs in the above-mentioned areas of responsibility of the Department;
6. Organizing, facilitating or participating in various events, such as conferences, workshops, seminars, meetings, working groups, aimed at improving national capacities to address anticorruption and the recovery of the proceeds of crime related challenges;
7. Co-ordinating activities with concerned international partners to prevent duplication and overlapping; co-operate with colleagues from neighboring OSCE FOs for the purpose of promoting the regional approach while providing assistance in the sphere of anti-corruption and good governance;
8. Participating in the delivery of training, coaching and mentoring to national trainers on anticorruption and good governance; facilitating the organization of practical exercises in the sphere of anti-corruption and good governance for/with local partners;
9. Assisting in the development and implementation of Unified Budget and other related projects, including ExB projects, and initiatives of the unit if needed;
10. Performing other related work as assigned

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Presence in Albania, please see: https://www.osce.org/presence-in-albania

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.

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