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OSCEs Parlamentariske Forsamling 2014-15 (1. samling)
OSCE Alm.del Bilag 16
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

POSITION OF SECRETARY GENERAL

Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (Organization for Security and

Co-operation in Europe)

Position / Post Title:

Duty Station:

Date of Entry on Duty:

Duration of Appointment:

Vacancy Notice Issue Date:

Deadline for Applications:

Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Copenhagen, Denmark

1 January 2016

Five years – until 31 December 2020

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Background

Created in 1990 by the

Charter of Paris for a New Europe

the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCE

PA) is the parliamentary dimension of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

The Parliamentary Assembly promotes, through a wide array of activities, the involvement of national

parliaments in the work of the OSCE. The responsibilities and objectives of the OSCE Parliamentary

Assembly include the assessment of the implementation of the objectives of the OSCE and the

development and promotion of mechanisms to prevent and resolve conflicts. The Parliamentary

Assembly supports the strengthening and consolidation of democratic institutions in the OSCE

participating States.

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Tasks and Responsibilities:

The Secretary General is the chief administrative officer and head of the International Secretariat of the

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. As the senior civil servant of the Assembly, she/he has the overall

responsibility for the running of the International Secretariat and managing the multi-national, multi-

lingual staff. The Secretary General is responsible for:

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Organizing all the Assembly’s Statutory Meetings and related activities;

Co-ordinating activities in support of the Assembly’s different bodies (President, Bureau,

Treasurer, Standing Committee, General Committees, Special Representatives and Ad Hoc

Committees);

Serving as the Chief Procedural Advisor of the Assembly;

Advising the President and the Assembly’s leadership on policy issues and developments within

the OSCE region;

Co-ordinating election observation missions and other parliamentary missions and field visits;

Maintaining liaison with the Member Parliaments, as well as with partner parliamentary

organizations, OSCE institutions and field operations, to implement progress under the mandate

of the OSCE PA;

Managing the staff of the International Secretariat in Copenhagen and Vienna, as well as the

International Fellowship Programme;

Managing – along with the Assembly’s elected Treasurer – the finances of the Assembly.

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Required Qualifications:

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A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in parliamentary work, at

senior staff level in an international parliamentary organization or national parliament;

Proven experience in a senior management role, preferably in a Parliament, international

parliamentary organization or similar international environment;

Proven experience in organizing parliamentary forums or meetings;

Proven excellent knowledge of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, as well as of the OSCE: its

objectives, institutions, field missions and functioning;

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Strategic thinking, pro-active planning ability and priority setting, ability to tackle sensitive issues

while promoting OSCE values and the role of the Assembly;

Experience in financial administration;

Professional fluency in spoken and written English as well as excellent written and oral

communication skills. Fluency in at least one of the other official languages of the OSCE PA

(French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish) is an advantage;

Advanced university degree in political science, international relations, law, social sciences or

other related field;

Excellent interpersonal skills, personal integrity, political understanding, and cultural sensitivity

and awareness.

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Remuneration Package:

Remuneration and conditions of employment will be determined by qualifications and commensurate

with senior level positions of the OSCE and other international parliamentary organizations.

Application and Election Procedure

Vacancies in the OSCE PA are open only to nationals of the 57 OSCE participating States, please see:

http://www.osce.org/states

In conformity with the OSCE PA’s

Rules of Procedure

(Rule 40, paragraph 1) “The Secretary General shall

be elected, on the proposal of the Bureau, by the Standing Committee by a two-thirds majority of the

votes cast by secret ballot.” Members of the Bureau and the Standing Committee will therefore not be

eligible to apply as candidates unless they present their resignation of their posts as Members of the

Bureau and the Standing Committee before presenting their candidature.

The qualifications and experience of persons already employed by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

shall be taken into consideration, so that members of the Secretariat may have reasonable prospects of

promotion.

Applications in English – in the form of a cover letter and a detailed

Curriculum Vitae

and including three

letters of reference – should be addressed to the Administrative Director of the OSCE Parliamentary

Assembly, Mr. Kurt Lerras, and submitted to

[email protected]

no later than Thursday, April 2,

2015. Only applications submitted via e-mail to this address will be considered.

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Applications will be reviewed by a four-member special subcommittee appointed for this purpose and

by the International Secretariat in Copenhagen and will be made available to all members of the Bureau

of the Assembly.

The OSCE PA values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities. The

OSCE PA welcomes applicants regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religious

beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.

Further information about the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is available at: