Senior Governance Adviser (S2)

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:

• Knowledge of international standards and instruments

• Demonstrable organizational, communication, analytical and interpersonal skills
  

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Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education: First-level university degree in law, economic, political sciences, social sciences, international relations or public policy, with professional experience

Experience: Minimum 6 years 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 substantive professional experience in or providing advisory services on anti-corruption, public integrity or closely related governance reform, gained through work with anti-corruption, investigative, prosecutorial or oversight institutions, public administration, international organizations or civil society, including relevant technical advisory roles;
• Demonstrated expertise in corruption prevention and good governance, including practical understanding of corruption risks, institutional integrity, accountability mechanisms and measures to strengthen transparency and prevent corruption;
• Proven experience in analyzing governance challenges, legislation, policies and institutional practices and formulating practical recommendations for public institutions;
• Substantial knowledge of the Project Management Cycle, particularly in governmental structures, international organizations, NGOs and public policy development, including project design, implementation, results-based monitoring, reporting and evaluation;
• Ability to identify institutional capacity-development needs and design practical technical assistance, training and advisory interventions to address them;
• Demonstrated ability to provide sound policy advice and prepare high-quality analytical reports, policy briefs, talking points and project proposals for senior management;
• Professional fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills, including excellent drafting and reporting skills;
• Ability to conduct research, analyse data and write concisely, drafting talking points, speeches and other documents;
• Experience in negotiating and liaising with governmental authorities, oversight institutions, civil society organizations, international partners and other stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different gender, cultural and religious backgrounds and diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Cultural sensitivity and judgement;
• Flexibility and ability to work independently under pressure, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines;
• Proficiency in standard office applications and digital communication tools;
• 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 the links between corruption and financial integrity, including money laundering, beneficial ownership transparency, proceeds-of-crime recovery and emerging risks related to virtual assets;
• Familiarity with public administration reform, transparency and accountability frameworks, digital governance and integrity risks in local and environmental governance;
• Familiarity with relevant international standards and monitoring mechanisms;
• Experience developing or operationalizing institutional integrity tools, practical guidelines, manuals, risk-assessment methodologies or capacity-building programmes;
• Experience developing donor-funded programmes, preparing funding proposals and supporting partnerships for Extra-Budgetary projects;
• Previous work experience in Albania, the Western Balkans or other countries undergoing comparable governance and institutional reforms;
• Familiarity with OSCE commitments, mandates and programme-management approaches.
  

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Governance in Economy and Environmental Issues Department (GEEID), the incumbent is responsible for:

1. Providing substantive policy advice and technical expertise to the Head of GEEID and the Presence's Senior Management on anti-corruption, good governance and institutional integrity, including analysis of emerging challenges, reform priorities and institutional developments, and contributes to departmental strategic planning;
2. Analysing anti-corruption and good-governance legislation, strategies, policies and institutional practices, and supports national counterparts in developing and applying practical corruption-prevention and integrity tools, including measures to address vulnerabilities in high-risk sectors and links to financial integrity, local governance and environmental governance;
3. Identifying institutional capacity-development needs and designs and delivering targeted technical assistance, training, workshops, peer exchanges and other practical interventions to strengthen accountability, transparency and institutional effectiveness;
4. Identifying, developing and supporting the implementation of Unified Budget (UB) and Extra-Budgetary (ExB) projects in anti-corruption and good governance, including project proposals, results frameworks, budgets, workplans, monitoring, reporting, quality assurance and risk management;
5. Building and maintaining effective working relationships with national institutions, oversight bodies, civil society, international organizations, donors and other relevant stakeholders, promoting co-ordination, partnerships and synergies across the Presence, other OSCE field operations (FO) and regional initiatives;
6. Preparing and quality-assuring analytical reports, policy briefs, talking points, presentations, project documents and other substantive outputs for the Head of GEEID and the Presence’s senior management, and performs other related duties as assigned.

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 interviewed and found suitable in the recruitment process for this vacancy notice will be placed on a roster of suitable candidates (valid for three years) for fixed-term posts open for secondment, should a suitable opportunity arise. The placement on a roster does not guarantee a future appointment or assignment.

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.