Consultant – Member of the Multi-disciplinary Working Group
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Vacancy
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Please note that this is a consultancy assignment of a temporary nature, with an expected duration of approximately 90 working days within the period 15 March 2021 - 31 December 2022.
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence and security-building measures, human rights, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counterterrorism 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 OSCE Secretariat in Vienna assists the Chairmanship in its activities, and provides operational and administrative support to the field operations, and, as appropriate, to other institutions.
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) deals with economic and environmental issues, operating under the premise that promoting economic prosperity and co-operation on environmental problems can contribute to international security and stability. The OSCE’s role is twofold: a) to monitor economic and environmental developments among participating States, and alert them to any threat of conflict, and b) to facilitate the formulation of economic and environmental policies and initiatives among participating States, to promote security.
The OCEEA has launched the E-MINDFUL project that aims to provide guidance on how to leverage balanced and fact-based communication on migration to foster social cohesion, de-polarize the public perception of migrants and prevent further divisions and instability in hosting societies. The project – co-funded by DG HOME and implemented in partnership with the ILO and the Observatory on Public Attitudes on Migration at the European University Institute (OPAM/EUI) - will involve countries in the EU and in the Western Balkans (Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia and Serbia).
To this end, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) requires the technical assistance of a Multidisciplinary Working Group (MWG) – as envisaged in the Project - comprising five experts covering the following areas: sociology of migration, semiotics, psychology/anthropology, communication and marketing. All experts will be tasked with the analysis and assessment of information campaigns/communication endeavours about migration and migrants carried out in the recent past. The expected outcome is to draw lessons learned from awareness raising initiatives and identify key factors that shape perceptions about migrants. |
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Under the supervision of the Senior Project Manager/Economic Affairs Officer (EAO) at the OCEEA, the Members of the MWG will be tasked to:
For more detailed information on the structure and work of the Secretariat, please see: http://www.osce.org/secretariat |
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Remuneration will depend on the selected consultant’s/expert’s qualifications and experience and in accordance with the OSCE established rates. |
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| How To Apply | ||
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If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://jobs.osce.org/vacancies.
If you are not a national of a participating State, you must apply by submitting an offline application form which can be found under https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/offline-application-form.
The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.
Only those applicants who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.
Please note that vacancies in the OSCE are open for competition only amongst nationals of participating States, please see http://www.osce.org/states.
The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization.
Pease be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process. |