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Senior Election Adviser OSCE

3:09:00 PM

Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Warsaw, Poland


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Tasks and Responsibilities

The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the Head of Department in making policy recommendations with a view to defining strategic developments of the Department and in analyzing political and legislative trends in the OSCE area. The incumbent will also be responsible for advising election department staff on electoral issues and on the delivery of daily Department’s activities with the view to ensuring accuracy, efficiency, consistency and high professional standards of outputs, including all reporting. Under the general guidance of the Head of Election Department, and more specifically, he/she will perform the following duties:
  • Supporting the Head of the Election Department and his/her Deputy on developing methodological frameworks for election activities, on advancing long-term strategies for the Department’s activities and analyzing political and legislative trends in the OSCE area;
  • Leading and advising on activities in follow-up to election observation activities and recommendations made by ODIHR;
  • Participating in or leading needs assessment missions to recommend possible observation activities in OSCE participating States and follow-up visits;
  • Advising election department staff on electoral issues, the content of election reports, good practices in electoral matters, reviews of election legislation, and ongoing, new and emerging challenges in the electoral field;
  • Organizing, participating in and reporting on seminars and workshops on election related issues, and participating as a senior representative of the Election Department in these and related activities;
  • Performing other related duties as assigned, including the implementation of all stages of election observation and assessment missions as desk officer.

Necessary Qualifications

  • Advanced university degree in political sciences, international relations, law, social sciences or other related fields is required; some legal background or training would be desirable;
  • Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience, including three years at the international level in the field of elections;
  • Experience in providing policy and strategic advice;
  • Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills;
  • Diplomatic and negotiation skills;
  • Initiative, resourcefulness, sound political sense and maturity of judgment;
  • Experience in project design and implementation;
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
  • Organizational skills;
  • Excellent knowledge of English with excellent drafting and editing skills; working knowledge of a second language of the OSCE would be an asset;
  • Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds whilst remaining impartial and objective.

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