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Position title:
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Political Officer
LS 002/2018 |
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Category/Grade: |
Grade 2
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Vacancy Notice issued on:
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26 July 2018
9 September 2018[1]
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Unit/Office/Section: |
Office of the European Union Special Representative in Kosovo
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Duty Station: |
Pristina |
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Scope of the Position: |
The Political Officer will specialise and provide technical expertise on human rights in Kosovo. He/she will contribute to develop and implement the EU strategies on human rights, under the coordination of the Gender (and human rights) adviser, and will work inter alia on the promotion and protection of fundamental freedoms in Kosovo, including freedom of expression and of the press. He/she will support the Gender adviser in areas under his/her remit, including human rights issues in general and transitional justice.
The Political Officer will work as part of the political section, in close cooperation with the EUSR advisers in charge of the Community and minority issues, as well as with all other relevant sections of EU Representations in Kosovo, including the EU Office cooperation section. In this context, he/she will contribute to ensure coherence of the overall EU policy and the EU financial support in the area of human rights.
Finally, he/she will focus on assisting on the implementation of the legal framework in relation to human rights and assisting to develop capacities of national human rights institutions (including anti-discrimination and transitional justice).
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Duties and Responsibilities: |
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Qualifications and Experience: |
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How to Apply: |
Applicants need to complete a EUSR Application Form for Local Staff (available here /file/eusrapplicationformforlocalstaffdocx-1_enEUSR Application form for local staff
Applicants are required to send their applications by e-mail to:
Only short listed applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in due course.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Applicants who do not comply with the aforementioned application guidelines or do not meet the essential requirements specified in this Vacancy Notice will not be considered.
Recruitment will be on a LOCAL BASIS only.
Testing could be part of the recruitment process.
Updated status of all EUSR published positions can be seen in our website https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/kosovo/45895/local-agent-position-project-officer-–-eu-policies_en .
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E-mail address to send the EUSR Job application Form: |
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[1] Please note that applicants who have already applied during the period between 26/07/2018 and 20/08/2018 do not need to re-apply
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