National Consultant on records and access to registration and personal documentation

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Issued by: OSCE Mission to Skopje
Vacancy number: VNSKPC00492
Vacancy type: Experts/Consultants
Field of expertise: Democratization
Number of posts: 1
Duty station: Skopje
Date of issue: 3 August 2017
Deadline for application: 25 August 2017 - 23:59 Central European Time (CET/CEST)
Date of entry on duty: 20 September 2017

Background

		The OSCE Mission to Skopje endeavors to continue supporting national institutions in the implementation of national commitments towards Roma stemming from the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE Area. In this respect, the host country outlined its efforts to integration and inclusion of Roma through an adopted Strategy for Roma, National Action Plans and Local Action Plans in housing, health, education and employment. The HDD/Social Cohesion Section welcomes national efforts to integration and inclusion of Roma, particularly in the field of registration on unregistered Roma. In this respect, the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP) jointly build upon past cooperation for integration and inclusion of unregistered Roma. In 2017, MLSP commits to develop and maintain official data base on unregistered Roma in the country, and the OSCE Mission to Skopje provides one consultant and one assistant with the following terms of reference.

Tasks and Responsibilities

		The National Consultant will be required: To develop a methodology and indicators for MLSP records on identified, processed and closed cases of unregistered Roma To establish a MLSP official database of cases of identified unregistered Roma country wide To digitally input all available and receiving data in a single and coherent book of records/data base To make the MLSP official data base accessible to line ministries and public institutions To monitor and follow up with institutions on initiated cases until completion of procedures To coordinate the field work of Roma Information Centers (RIC) pertaining to the establishment of the data base on unregistered persons and processed cases Deliverables: MLSP official data base on unregistered Roma maintained Legal support to RICs on unregistered people provided Legal brief on bottlenecks that hinder solutions to registration Bi-weekly and monthly reports

Necessary Qualifications

		Citizenship of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Advanced education in legal or economy sciences with statistics, sociology or other related field Minimum five years of relevant working experience in human rights Thorough knowledge of national commitments towards Roma inclusion, especially civil registration Excellent skills in statics and maintaining books of records, analytical, writing and presentation skills Computer literate Excellent English and Macedonian language skills

Remuneration Package

		For the services provided, the Consultant will be remunerated for 3.5 four months service - 400 € on monthly basis. The engagement is for the period from 20 September 2017 to 30 December 2017. The consultant will be working 5 days a week. The payment will be done upon submission of monthly report in English language and upon satisfactory completion of monthly objectives agreed with MoLSP and duties described in this vacancy notice.

How To Apply

		All applicants are encouraged to apply online, using the OSCE online application link found under http://www.osce.org/employment/43284 In case of technical difficulties with online application, applicants may submit a duly completed OSCE offline application form which can be downloaded from “Links/ Offline application form” on the same page. The OSCE Application from completed in English with quoted vacancy number should be sent by e-mail to personnel-mk@osce.org Online/offline application form should include a cover letter, answering the following questions: 1. Why do you think you are the right person for this post? a. What knowledge and skills gathered in the past will be useful? b. Have you gathered any relevant experience as a member of any organization? c. Are you somebody who can recommend guidance for enhancing the integration of Roma? What makes you think so? 2. In case you are selected for this post, how do you perceive the data base contributing to solutions pertaining inclusion of unregistered Roma? 3. How an official data base can help the country propose systemic solutions pertaining to unregistered Roma? In that respect, what are the indicators that must be contained in the database? Who should access the official database? Please note that applications awill be accepted by 25 August 2017. Applications received after the deadline, submitted in other languages than the English language would not be considered. The recruitment procedure may take up to a month and we will be in further contact with you only if you are selected for an interview. The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, or offer the position with modified terms of reference or a different duration. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages the nomination of qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds. Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.