Tajikistan: Political Officer, OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe

Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Experience in political analysis and reporting
• Experience in project design and management
• Experience in liaising with representatives of governmental and non-governmental structures
• Professional fluency in the English language, both oral and written
• Cultural sensitivity and judgement
• 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
• Working knowledge of the Russian and/or Tajik languages (desirable)
• Previous work experience in an international environment or within operational Missions (desirable)
• Experience of working in the Central Asian region and/or knowledge of the region (desirable)

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Head of the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe and direction of the Deputy Head of the Office, the Political Officer:

1. Monitors and reports on the political situation in the country, including drafting monthly Activity Reports, Spot Reports and the Head of Mission's annual Permanent Council report;
2. Provides analysis of current affairs and political developments and conducts regular briefings for visitors with a particular focus on issues related to regional stability and security, transnational security threats and OSCE engagement with Afghanistan;
3. Performs duties as the Mission's early warning focal point, co-ordinates the collection, collation, analysis, assessment and communication of early warning-related information from across all three OSCE dimensions of security;
4. Serves as the political adviser and speech writer to the Head and Deputy Head of Office;
5. Serves as protocol officer for visits from high-level delegations, OSCE regional events and other events with OSCE participation;
6. Establishes and maintains close contacts with members of the parliament, government officials, political parties, local authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and research institutions;
7. Supports other core responsibilities in the Office of Head of Mission as required.

PAE Government Services, under contract for the U.S. Department of State, is seeking applications from well-qualified U.S. citizens for the following position within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE):

Political Officer

Level: Senior Professional

Area of Expertise: Political Affairs

Vacancy Number: VNTAJS00540

Duty Station: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Apply by: 22 September for full consideration

View the job description:

https://www.pae.com/careers-react-opportunities

In order to receive full consideration, interested parties should create an online application and enter the relevant vacancy number at: https://www.pae.com/careers-react by 22 September. Only finalists will be contacted. PAE-REACT will interview short-listed candidates in order to make nominations by the OSCE deadline.