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Background:This position is open for secondment only and participating States are kindly reminded that all costs in relation to an assignment at the Secretariat must be borne by their authorities.
Candidates should, prior to applying, verify with their respective nominating authority to which extent financial remuneration and/or benefit packages will be offered. Seconded staff members in the OSCE Secretariat and Institutions are not entitled to a Board and Lodging Allowance payable by the Organization.
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities. All 57 participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.
The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna assists the Chairpersonship in its activities, and provides operational and administrative support to the field operations, and, as appropriate, to other institutions.
The Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) is part of the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, Austria. OIO is responsible for planning and delivering internal audits, investigations, and independent evaluations of the Organization's activities, including field operations. The work of OIO assures the adequacy of governance, risk management, and internal control, ensures compliance with the Organization's internal control framework, and enhances performance and the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
The Evaluation Section of OIO conducts Independent Evaluations in line with its Independent Annual Evaluation Plan, monitors the implementation of evaluation recommendations, synthesizes findings and lessons learned from Independent Evaluations and decentralized evaluations, supports Executive Structures with evaluation work through advisory services and capacity building and promotes a culture of evaluation throughout the organization.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
As Senior Evaluator, you will report directly to the Deputy Director/Head of Evaluation of OIO; your second level supervisor is the Director of OIO. You will perform the following duties:
Planning, developing and conducting mixed-methods evaluations and strategic assessments of core OSCE functions in line with OIO’s work plan, including evaluability assessments, terms of reference (TORs), inception reports, evaluation approaches and methodologies, data collection instruments and evidence-based findings and recommended actions;
Drafting evaluation reports and other knowledge products of evidence-based findings, lessons learned, and as appropriate, action items focused on supporting ongoing learning and feedback to strengthen activities, understand and assess outcomes, and provide information to senior management to support decision-making and planning;
Identifying appropriate external evaluators or teams and review their outputs, for example, proposals, inception reports, data collection instruments, evaluation progress, draft reports, final reports, and inputs to dissemination products;
Providing guidance to other members of the OIO evaluation team as needed, including oversight of their work and review of their outputs to ensure that work is of high-quality and carried out within the planned timeline and in accordance with professional evaluation standards;
Providing evaluation technical assistance to the Secretariat, Institutions and Field Operations, proactively and upon request as needed;
Leading the planning for and growth of the Evaluation Network (EN), including developing and maintaining the EN SharePoint site; planning and leading EN activities to support sharing measurement, evaluation and learning-focused tools and resources; and encouraging the growth of a culture of evaluation and learning;
Performing other duties as assigned.
For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Secretariat, please see https://www.osce.org/secretariat
Necessary Qualifications:
Second-level university degree in public policy, international affairs, evaluation or other social science, including training in evaluation-focused qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis skills; a first-level university degree in combination with two years of additional qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the second-level university degree;
A minimum of eight years of professional experience in evaluation of programmes, of which at least some at international level;
Established in-depth knowledge of professional evaluation processes, approaches, and methodologies, including mixed-methods designs and innovative analysis techniques;
Proven experience and expertise designing and leading complex evaluations and strategic assessments, using diverse methodologies for data collection and analysis;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; good command of other OSCE languages is an asset;
Computer literacy with practical experience using Microsoft applications as well as quantitative and qualitative data analysis software in an evaluation context;
Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into evaluation work;
Ability and willingness to work as a member of team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.
If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://vacancies.osce.org/.
The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.
Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.
Please note that vacancies in the OSCE are open for competition only amongst nationals of participating States, please see https://www.osce.org/participating-states.
The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages the nomination of qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds.
Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model.
Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.
Please apply to your relevant authorities well in advance of the deadline expiration to ensure timely processing of your application. Delayed nominations will not be considered. The OSCE can only process Secondment applications that have been nominated by participating States. For queries relating to your application, please refer to the respective delegation as listed here: https://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations.
Issued by: OSCE Secretariat
Requisition ID: SEC000249
Contract Type: International Secondment
Grade: S
Job Type: Seconded
Number of posts: 1
Location: SEC - OSCE Secretariat, Vienna
Issue Date: Jul 18, 2023
Closing Date: Aug 15, 2023
Employee Status: Fixed Term
Schedule: Full-time
Education Level: Master's Degree (Second-level university degree or equivalent)
Job Field: Auditing / Internal Oversight
Target Start Date: As soon as possible
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