Job Title: Justice/Security Sector Reform (SSR) Advisor, ISSAT
Reporting to: Head of ISSAT, or the person designated by him
Location: Geneva, with requirement for extensive overseas travel
Application Deadline: 24 April 2014
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 19 Governing Board members (which include 14 bilateral donors, the
EU, UN, OECD Secretariat, OIF and the OSCE) in creating effective,
strategic 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 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 be expected to:
The post holder will be expected to:
- lead or contribute to Justice and Security Sector Reform support missions related to assessments, programme design, and monitoring and evaluations;
- provide guidance and advice through coaching/ mentoring to ISSAT members and as requested, to national counterparts;
- adapt and/or develop methodologies and approaches to support SSR, including creating practical operational guidance tools;
- extract lessons learned from engagements to feed into ISSAT and wider multilateral SSR policy development and implementation processes;
- maintain effective liaison with partner and ISSAT Governing Board members before, during and after specific missions, as directed by the Head of ISSAT;
- assist in the design and delivery of standardised or tailored training programmes, courses and conferences to meet donor, partner and organisational needs;
- contribute blog posts, forum responses and other inputs to the ISSAT SSR Community of Practice;
- contribute to ISSAT’s performance management reporting, including its annual activity reports and other such periodic reports that may be required by the Head of ISSAT;
- undertake other tasks as 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. S/he must have experience in SSR
processes in sub-Saharan Africa or other post-conflict contexts/regions.
For specified tasking, s/he 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 presentation skills. S/he must have 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 contribute to developments.
The post holder is expected to uphold the principle of local ownership
at all times and ensure that gender considerations are addressed in all
activitives. S/he should be committed to ongoing personal and
professional training and development.
Ideally, the post holder will also have knowledge of the UN approach to SSR and familiarity with other institutional approaches (e.g. AU, EU, AfDB, OECD etc), as well as knowledge of latest developments in the fields of rule of law, justice reform, and gender. An interest in international relations and development issues, fundamental to the SSR concept, is also desirable.
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 7-10 years of relevant work experience in justice and security sector reform, including extensive field experience related to the tasks and responsibilities of the position.
Languages: The team’s operating language is English. Fluent French would be a definite advantage, as would other languages such as Arabic.
Candidates meeting the requirements above 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 24 April 2014.
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.
An offer can be made either at a level above or below what has been advertised depending on the successful candidate’s experience.
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