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Military affairs

Col. Jan Nadolski, military mission member of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, congratulates a young Moldovan conscript on the withdrawal from the security zone as they prepare to cross the river Dniestr, 14 August 2003. (OSCE/Neil Brennan)
Col. Jan Nadolski, military mission member of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, congratulates a young Moldovan conscript on the withdrawal from the security zone as they prepare to cross the river Dniestr, 14 August 2003. (OSCE/Neil Brennan)

Military affairs-related work involves among others monitoring certain military activities and gathering information on the military situation and developments in the mission area. It may also include:

  • Monitoring the collection of weapons and ammunition;
  • Investigating violations of cease-fire agreements;
  • Facilitating co-operation with and among concerned parties in areas such as exchange of information on military structures and force levels, and promoting co-operation between national military services;
  • Assisting in the implementation of regional stabilization measures, including, for example, the promotion and implementation of force reductions;
  • Strengthening civilian control of the military;
  • Creating conditions for the deployment of peace-keeping operations.

Requirements

  • Officer / Warrant Officer training and/or university degree in a relevant technical field;
  • Significant experience in arms control, peace-keeping operations and/or other relevant areas of military-related affairs;
  • Experience in negotiations and liaison with governmental and military authorities;
  • Ability to compile and analyse information of a political-military nature.

Desirable:

  • Previous international field experience;
  • Knowledge of the political-military history of and recent developments in the mission area;
  • Working knowledge of the local language.