Employment

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Types of employment

Stoyan Davidov, the head of the OSCE field office in the Tajik city of Kurgan-Tyube, 29 February 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)
Stoyan Davidov, the head of the OSCE field office in the Tajik city of Kurgan-Tyube, 29 February 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

Contracted positions

The OSCE offers fixed term contracts for positions at the Secretariat, institutions and, to a limited extent and mainly in the area of administration, at its field operations.

Seconded positions

Positions in OSCE field operations are filled mainly by secondment, which means staff are nominated by an OSCE participating State.

Junior Professional Officer Programme

The OSCE offers a limited number of positions to young professionals who have recently completed their university degree to gain experience in the OSCE Secretariat and field operations/institutions.

Internships

The OSCE offers a limited number of places for interns which are filled subject to current needs and facilities of various departments.

Consultants

The OSCE recruits consultants to provide advisory services and expert assistance on a short-term and ad-hoc basis.

Short-term positions

The OSCE offers short-term positions on an ad-hoc basis.