Senior Human Dimension Meetings Assistant

Background:

The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities. All 57 participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the OSCE responsible for the human dimension. ODIHR has a mandated responsibility to organize, annually, the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM – more than 1,500 participants) and the Human Dimension Seminar (HDS – up to 300 participants) in Warsaw, and to support the OSCE Chair-in-Office (CiO) in organizing the three Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings in Vienna (SHDMs – up to 250 participants per meeting). In addition, ODIHR organizes regularly (three times a year, up to 30 participants per course) the Human Dimension Induction Course (HDIC) in Warsaw for new OSCE employees from various executive structures, and may be asked to provide assistance in organizing various other OSCE human dimension meetings and conferences.

The Human Dimension Meetings Unit, led by the Human Dimension Meetings Officer, holds the primary responsibility within ODIHR to ensure efficient and timely organization of the mandated human dimension meetings and other relevant events within the applicable rules and modalities and other requirements. The incumbent will support the Unit with regard to the above-mentioned activities.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Human Dimension Meetings Officer, the incumbent provides specialized support and is responsible for the following:

1. Providing input into the organisation of mandated Human Dimension Meetings and taking the organizational lead on certain aspects of the meetings, as requested;
2. Contributing to co-ordination of activities within ODIHR, and with external stakeholders as appropriate;
3. Executing organizational and administrative tasks as appropriate;
4. Supporting follow-up discussions and considerations of possible enhancement to the organization, design and delivery of the human dimension meetings.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, please see https://www.osce.org/odihr.

Necessary qualifications

1. Completion of secondary education is a requirement;
2. A minimum of six years of relevant work experience is required, of which at least two must be gained within an International Organization and/or in organizing multilateral inter-governmental conferences and meetings roles;
3. Computer literate with practical experience with Microsoft applications;
4. Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English;
5. Very good knowledge of Russian or Polish (written and oral) is required; a good knowledge of the other language (Russian or Polish) is desirable.

Remuneration Package:

Monthly remuneration, subject to social security deductions, is approximately PLN 8,445. OSCE salaries are exempt from taxation in Poland.

Social security will include participation in the Cigna medical insurance scheme (current approximate deduction for a staff member is 56 Euro) and OSCE Provident Fund. The Organization contributes an additional amount equivalent to 15% of the employee’s salary to this pension-style fund while the employee contributes 7.5%. Other allowances and benefits are similar to those offered under the United Nations Common System for general services employees.

Appointments are normally made at step 1 of the applicable OSCE salary scale.