Employment

Nasrin Khan, a trainer from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), speaks about prosecutorial duties in investigating hate crimes during a pilot training session organized by ODIHR, Warsaw, 5 July 2012. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)
Nasrin Khan, a trainer from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), speaks about prosecutorial duties in investigating hate crimes during a pilot training session organized by ODIHR, Warsaw, 5 July 2012. (OSCE/Shiv Sharma)

The OSCE offers a diverse range of job opportunities in its field operations, the Secretariat and Institutions. Vacancies in the OSCE are open for competition only amongst nationals of its 57 participating States.

The work of the OSCE is divided into the main areas of politico-military, economic and environmental and the human dimension and within each of these areas a range of opportunities are offered. There are also opportunities in other fields such as administration, finance, human resources and information technology.

The OSCE offers development programmes including Internships and a Junior Professional Officer Programme.

The OSCE is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to achieving gender balance within the organization. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for senior management positions. As a non-career organization, limitations on the periods of service in a post, and with the organization, exist for professional staff.

In order to apply for a position within the OSCE you must complete the relevant application procedure. Applicants are encouraged to use the online recruitment and only completed OSCE applications will be accepted. Details of the various employment opportunities are found under the relevant links.