Chief of Section / Deputy Director (S3)

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This vacancy has been re-opened to expand the pool of nominations. Candidates who have already been nominated for this position remain under consideration and do not need to be renominated.

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 :

• Graduation from a recognized police training school
• Regular, active police service experience
• Very good oral and written English communication skills
• Negotiating and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of International Police Standards and human rights
• Ability to read and utilise maps
• Ability to perform first aid

Level of Professional Competence Requirements

Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following :

Education :

First-level university degree in law enforcement, public safety, criminal justice, criminology, law, psychology, emergency management or other relevant degree. Police academy administrative courses on human resources management and general police management, or graduation from a recognized police academy, or other relevant degree

Experience :

Minimum 8 years of diversified and progressively responsible experience in police or other relevant law enforcement / security fields, including a minimum of 3 years in management.

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;

Professional fluency in English with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills;

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;

New hires will be required to pass an OSCE Mission in Kosovo administered driving test using a manual transmission vehicle within

six months of assuming the post and be able to confidently self drive.

Desirable :

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Director of the Department for Security and Public Safety the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties :

In their concurrent role as Chief of the Community Safety Development Section, the successful candidate will perform the following duties :

Working together with the senior-level leadership of the Kosovo Police and the

Ministry of Internal Affairs to promote community safety and community policing;

For more information on the work of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, please see :

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.

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 .

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 . 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  to the respective OSCE delegation whose address can be found at .

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 : .

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.

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