National Assistant - OSCE Office - Yerevan

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The OSCE Office in Yerevan invites applications from highly qualified, energetic and experienced Armenian professionals for the post of National Assistant Project Co-ordinator in the Head of Office programme.
Under the supervision of the Head of Office, and in close cooperation with the Officers in charge the incumbent manages the project related activities of the office in Yerevan (both UB and ExB) in the fields of political/ military, economical/ environmental and human dimension, concentrating on the programme coordination. Supports the HoO during the contacts with local and international actors, receives guidance from and coordinates work with the backstopping offices in OSCE Secretariat and Institutions, as relevant, on all the phases of programme design, implementation, evaluation and monitoring.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Identify and propose areas of potential programmatic and project activities for further consideration by the Head of Office for strategic planning of the Office’s activities;
- Advise on development, implementation and monitoring of the Office’s programmes and projects;
- Evaluate the project proposals and prepare outlines on those potential projects for submission to the Secretariat for clearance;
- Coordinate handling the information on the approved projects into Project Database on the OSCE website for the attention of the potential donors;
- Revise collecting, registration, reporting and maintenance of information on programme activities reviewing reports and establishing and maintaining liaison with various partners for implementation, following up on all aspects of the programme, including project formulation and provision of functional support to project implementation;
- Provide guidance and coordinate the work of the Programmes on entire cycle of PBPB, act as PBPB focal point;
- Develop training materials, adapt the OSCE training tools to the local needs. Provide trainings for Programmes and implementing partners on PBPB and project management issues.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Professional knowledge of English and Russian, both orally and in writing; knowledge of the local language;
- Excellent analytical capability to recognize effects of decisions;
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to self-motivate and to be pro-active;
- Ability to work as a team member;
- Ability and willingness to work with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds and diverse political views while maintaining impartiality and objectivity with tact and diplomacy in all dealings;
- Excellent competency with computers, especially in spreadsheets, word processing and e-mail;
- Ability to work under pressure and problem solving capacity.

Mission Specific Requirements:

- Experience in programme management. Excellent ability to analyze political developments, reporting and presentation skills, ability to analyze legislation (national and international);
- Knowledge of domestic political situation, governance system.

Level of Professional Competency Requirements:

Education:
- University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Management or a related field/or combination of first University degree.

Experience:
- Minimum of 4 years professional experience in project/programme management, including some with international organizations.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE’s online application link found under http://www.osce.org/employment/13108.html.

Offline applications along with cover letter can be submitted directly to the OSCE Office in Yerevan at: 64/1 Sundukyan street, Yerevan 0012, Republic of Armenia, or by e-mail quoting the vacancy number VNARMN00042 to: recruitpersonnel-am@osce.org .