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:

• University education in public/business administration, management, finance, personnel management or related field or proven professional experience in all aspects of general administration (personnel, finance, etc.)
• Very good organisational skills

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:

Education:

Advanced education/certified training course in a relevant field desirable

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of relevant, diversified and progressively responsible professional experience including at least 3 years at the management level relevant to the actual position

Mission Specific Requirements

Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:

Mandatory:

• Sound experience in programme management, including finance, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation/controlling and reporting
• Proven experience in budgeting and budget management
• Good communication and drafting skills
• Knowledge of the OSCE mandate
• Professional fluency in the English language, oral and written
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious;
  backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity
• Ability to operate windows applications, including word processing and e-mail

Desirable:

• Previous international work experience and/or experience in field missions
• Previous experience in the CIS countries
• Working knowledge of the Russian language
• Knowledge of the political situation in the region

Tasks and Responsibilities

The Programme Coordinator is the Centre's focal point for co-ordination of all programmes and drafting the Centre's Programme budgeting documents. The Programme Coordinator also liaises with the Secretariat (Central Asia desk and the Programming and Evaluation Support Unit) in developing project activities of the Centre.

Under the supervision of the Head of Centre and the Deputy Head of Centre, the Programme Co-ordinator:

1. Co-ordinates the Centre's Programme Budgeting cycle, including the drafting of relevant strategy documents (Programme Outline, Unified Budget proposal, Programme Budget Performance Report) and the elaboration of associated planning schedules;
2. Oversees the planning, approval, implementation and evaluation of the Centre's Unified Budget and Extra-Budgetary projects;
3. Supports the Centre's staff in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of their projects and programmes;
4. Ensures regular communication with the Centre's existing and potential extra-budgetary donors, especially the submission of project reports as required by donors;
5. Supports the Head of Centre and the Chief of Fund Administration in the review and revision of administrative practices to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery;
6. Acts as training focal point for the Centre;
7. Supervises five Programme Assistants in the regions (PAs) and ensures that the Senior Political Officer is abreast of developments as reported by the PAs.

The OSCE is committed to achieving a better balance of women and men within the Organization. The nomination of female candidates is particularly encouraged.

Candidates should, prior to applying, verify with their respective nominating authority to which extent financial remuneration and/or benefit packages will be offered.

Please apply to your relevant authorities several days prior to the deadline expiration to ensure timely processing of your application. Delayed nominations will not be considered.