Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
in cooperation with the
United Nations Department of Political Affairs
is seeking candidates for the
Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers
with the following areas of specialization:

• Security Arrangements (Ceasefires, DDR and SSR)
• Constitution-making
• Power-sharing
• Gender and Inclusion
• Natural Resources/Wealth-sharing
• Conduct and Process Design of Mediation, Facilitation and Dialogue (multiple positions)

The United Nations Department of Political Affairs, under its Policy and Mediation Division, maintains a Mediation Support Unit (MSU) which provides support to senior UN envoys and partners engaged in mediation and peacemaking efforts, and serves as a repository for expertise and knowledge in this field. An essential component of the MSU is the Standby Team of Senior Mediation Advisers. The team consists of eight full-time experts, all of whom have significant experience in operational mediation contexts. It functions as a rapid response mechanism and provides expert thematic advice to the UN and its partners across the world. In sum, this mechanism seeks to get the right expertise to the right places at the right time.

The team’s positions are full-time one-year appointments, contractual obligation is exclusive, and team members are expected to give primary and sole commitment to the UN during their tenure. All applicants are expected to have some mediation process design skills, and are expected to demonstrate competence in mainstreaming gender and protection into their work. The UN reserves the right to change the thematic composition of the team depending on its requirements at the time of recruitment. Standby Team members may be assigned more than one specialization from the list above.

The experts are based in their respective countries of residence and deploy to the field on short notice. The appointments include competitive remuneration commensurate with level of experience required. Qualified applicants with French and/or Arabic language skills are strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply online for the above vacancies, details can be found at:http://goo.gl/JqeP9P

By submitting an application, candidates agree that their details may be shared between UN DPA and NRC for recruitment purposes. Interviews will be held in November 2015. Contract start date: 22 February 2016.

Closing date: End of day CEST (Norway) 20 September 2015
Late or email applications will not be accepted