Country: Kyrgyzstan
Closing date: 29 Dec 2015
Requirements include, but are not limited to:
University education in public/business administration, management, finance, personnel management or related field; advanced education/certified training course in a relevant field desirable
Minimum 6 years of relevant, diversified and progressively responsible professional experience including at least 3 years at the management level relevant to the actual position
Sound experience in programme management, including financial, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation/controlling and reporting responsibilities
Proven experience in budgeting and budget management
Good drafting skills
Knowledge of the OSCE mandate
Previous international work experience and/or experience in field missions (desired)
Previous experience in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries (desired)
Working knowledge of the Russian language (desired)
Knowledge of the political situation in the region (desired)
Tasks and Responsibilities
The Programme Co-ordinator is the focal point in the Centre for the co-ordination of all programmes and drafting of all Programme budgeting documents. The Programme Co-ordinator also liaises with the Secretariat (the Central Asia desk and the Programming and Evaluation Support Unit in the Conflict Prevention Centre) to develop project activities of the Centre.
Under the supervision of the Head of Centre and the Deputy Head of Centre, the successful candidate:
- Co-ordinates the Centre's Programme Budgeting cycle, including the drafting of relevant strategy documents (Programme Outline, Unified Budget proposal, Programme Budget Performance Report) and the elaboration of associated planning schedules;
- Oversees the planning, approval, implementation and evaluation of the Centre's Unified Budget and Extra-Budgetary projects;
- Supports the Centre's staff in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of their projects and programmes;
- Ensures regular communication with the Centre's existing and potential extra-budgetary donors, especially with regards to the submission of project reports required by donors;
- Supports the Head of Centre and the Chief of Fund Administration in the review and revision of administrative practices to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery;
- Acts as training focal point for the Centre;
- Supervises five Programme Assistants (PAs) working in the various provinces and ensures that the Senior Political Officer is abreast of developments as reported by the PAs;
- Performs other duties as required.
How to apply:
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):
Programme Co-ordinator
Level: Middle Management
Area of Expertise: General Administration
Vacancy number: VNKYRS00716
Duty station: Bishkek
Apply by: December 29
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 December 29. Only finalists will be contacted. PAE-REACT will interview short-listed candidates in order to make nominations by the OSCE deadline.