Reporting to: Head of ISSAT or the person designated by him/her.
Location: Geneva, with requirement for extensive overseas travel
Application Deadline: 13 May 2013
Background: The post holder will form part of the core International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). ISSAT provides a deployable capacity to support its 18 members (which include 14 bilateral donors, the EU, UN, OECD Secretariat and OIF) in creating strategic, successful and sustainable Security and Justice Sector Reform interventions in conflict-affected, fragile and development environments.
This is a demanding and high profile implementation and representational role requiring overseas travel and with wide-ranging high-level departmental contacts within international organisations, governments, development agencies and their staff overseas. ISSAT may operate in post-conflict contexts, so the post-holder will have to demonstrate an ability to work in challenging conditions.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
The post holder will:
? advise programme planning and management;
? lead or support overseas Security and Justice missions as directed by the Head of ISSAT team, resulting in:
o reports and practical recommendations for change and improvements to address identified issues;
o evaluating, reporting and recommending action in respect of SSR projects and programmes delivered by others, delivered to time and cost;
? maintain effective liaison with partner and ISSAT Governing Board members before, during and after specific missions as directed by the Head of ISSAT;
? present findings from missions to donors and partner states or at conferences/seminars/training courses as required;
? extract lessons learned from engagements to feed into ISSAT and wider multilateral SSR policy development and implementation processes;
? adapt and if necessary develop methodologies and approaches to support SSR;
? create practical operational guidance tools for use by ISSAT and ISSAT Governing Board members;
? contribute to ISSAT’s annual activity reports and other such periodic reports that may be required by the Head of ISSAT;
? maintain effective and productive relationships with other DCAF divisions and other international SSR actors;
? assist in the design and delivery of standardised or tailored training programmes, courses and conferences to meet donor, partner and ISSAT needs;
? maintain the innovation of ISSAT activities through a substantive commitment to ongoing personal and professional training and development;
? provide on-going inputs into ISSAT knowledge services, community of practice and lessons learned platform;
? provide ‘out of hours’ roster coverage as required when other team members are deployed overseas to provide a first point of contact for dealing with unforeseen eventualities and emergencies;
? undertake such other tasks as may, from time to time, be required by the Head of ISSAT or his/her designate.
Competencies: The post holder must be proactive and have demonstrated an ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. For specified tasking, they must be prepared to act as the lead for particular programme activities and demonstrate excellent project management skills. S/he must have good communication (verbal and written), influencing and presentational skills and the ability to network and liaise effectively with a wide range of potential stakeholders at all levels both within governments and non-governmental and multinational organisations. S/he must be able to analyse situations quickly and effectively, adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and produce workable solutions to meet customer requirements. SSR is a fast developing field and it will be necessary to retain currency in the latest thinking and developments. An interest in international relations and development issues, fundamental to the SSR concept, is highly desirable. This post will involve considerable international travel, and as the ISSAT may operate in fragile/post-conflict contexts, the post-holder will have to demonstrate an ability to work in challenging conditions. It is important that the post holder has a strong knowledge of /experience in SSR processes in sub-Saharan Africa or post-conflict contexts from other regions.
Qualifications: For this post, a Masters degree in law, international relations, development, political science, or a related field is required. The post holder must have a minimum of 7 to 10 years of work experience in justice and security sector reform, including extensive field experience. Relevant experience includes designing and implementing security, justice or governance reform processes or programmes, and structuring and delivering trainings. Knowledge of the UN approach to SSR and of latest developments in the fields of rule of law and justice reform, including gender, as well as familiarity with other institutional approaches (e.g. AU, EU, AfDB, OECD etc.) is highly expected.
Languages: The team’s operating language is English; however fluent French would be a definite advantage, as would other languages, such as Arabic.
Candidates meeting the requirements are invited to email their CV with a Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria to: Ms Aji Buchanan at a.buchanan@dcaf.ch
The deadline for applications is 13 May 2013.
Selection will be carried out based on CV/Cover Letter analysis, followed by a competency based written evaluation and interviews. Due to the volume of applications, only those selected to undertake the written evaluation/interviews will be contacted.
ISSAT is strongly committed to geographical and gender diversity. Individuals from countries who have undergone/are undergoing an SSR process are strongly encouraged to apply.
SECURITY SECTOR REFORM ADVISOR, ISSAT
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