the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Senior Rule of Law Officer, OSCE Mission to Skopje

Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience and university degree in law;
• Experience in drafting reports;
• Advocacy, mediation and negotiation skills;
• Ability to operate windows applications, including word processing and e-mail;
• Professional fluency in the English language;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Cultural sensitivity and judgement;
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and with limited time frames;
• Experience in project management and design.
• Knowledge of the local language or most common lingua franca spoken in the mission area (desirable);
• Previous work experience in South-Eastern Europe and knowledge of the regional context (desirable);
• Previous experience in a Field Mission/Operation would be an asset (desirable);
• Knowledge of ODIHR Trial Monitoring Methodology (desirable).

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Chief of the Rule of Law Unit/Human Dimension Department, the Senior Rule of Law Officer is responsible for:

1. Coordinating Trial Monitoring Activities, including monitoring of trials, as required;

2. Drafting of the Annual Trial Monitoring Report;

3. Serving as the project manager and designing, developing and implementing the Judicial Reform Project, within the Rule of Law Unit of the Human Dimension Department;

4. Serving as the project manager and implementing the ExB Project on the Special Prosecutors Office;

5. Leading the Judicial Reform team of the Rule of Law Unit in the Human Dimension Department;

6. Conducting legal research on international and domestic legal standards relevant for judicial reform activities as well as other issues of concern to the Mission; conducting research and analyzing trends and patterns in the legal system and ad hoc Rule of Law issues;

7. Participating in legislative reform, providing input to proposed amendments or by-laws pertaining to the judiciary;

8. Working directly with the relevant officials advising on issues pertaining to reform of the judiciary and strengthening capacities within the judiciary;

9. Liaising directly with the Ministry of Justice, Prosecutorial Council, Judicial Council, Courts, Prosecutor’s Office(s), Professional Associations and NGOs;

10. Working directly with the Academy for Judges and Prosecutors in the design and delivery of courses that enhance the capacities of judges and prosecutors and legal practitioners in general;

11. Coordinating with other international actors working in the judicial reform ensuring complementarity of activities;

12. When necessary providing advise to the Head of the Human Dimension Department on issues that relate to the Mission’s political mandate and legal developments of note in the country;

13. Directly supervising six national Mission Members;

14. Performing other duties as assigned, including deputizing for the Chief of the Rule of Law Unit when necessary.

PAE Government Services, under contract for the U.S. Department of State, is seeking applications from well-qualified U.S. citizens for the following position within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE):

Senior Rule of Law Officer

Level: Senior Professional

Area of Expertise: Rule of Law

Vacancy Number: VNSKPS00495

Duty Station: Skopje, Macedonia

Apply by: 6 September for full consideration

View the job description:

https://www.pae.com/careers-react-opportunities

In order to receive full consideration, interested parties should create an online application and enter the relevant vacancy number at: https://www.pae.com/careers-react by 6 September. Only finalists will be contacted. PAE-REACT will interview short-listed candidates in order to make nominations by the OSCE deadline.