Organization Name
Office of the Representative of Freedom of the Media
Location
Vienna,AT
Grade
P2
Closing Date of application
28-11-2013
No. of Posts
1
Background
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) observes media developments in all 57 OSCE participating States. The Office provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and promotes full compliance with OSCE press freedom commitments.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Within a team of 16 staff members and under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, the incumbent will act as the principle contact point for proposing follow-up activities, identifying, formulating and implementing urgent project requirements in response to political developments in the field of media governance and based on monitoring of media-freedom related developments which affect all OSCE participating States. More specifically:
- Identifying urgent project requirements, designing project proposals, contributing to fundraising efforts; negotiating with potential partners and donors on project activities;
- Implementing and co-ordinating ongoing projects and other programme activities relating to media freedom, such as supervising consultants and implementing partners; maintaining regular contacts with experts, non-governmental organization (NGO) networks, academia, the legal community and other international organizations and bodies for research and information purposes;
- Monitoring and analyzing media governance and media developments by checking incoming information, identifying problems, keeping other members of the Office informed and submitting recommendations for action to the Representative in accordance with the early warning mandate of the Office;
- Maintaining an overview of a wide range of issues and understanding the legal, technical and political implications of developments;
- Providing advice, conducting research and preparing written analyses for the Representative;
- Contributing to and monitoring the general media freedom of and developments in approximately five countries; analyzing development, submitting proposals for action, drafting interventions and compiling general and country- specific information;
- Organizing and preparing the agenda for meetings as well as background documents for visits of the Representative and other senior members of the Office to participating States and conference focusing on media governance and media development;
- Performing other related duties such as contributing to publications such as the Yearbook, the OSCE Newsletter and feature stories, to the promotion of key messages on the web-site and participating in trainings/briefings of OSCE mission members, for universities and other institutions.
Necessary Qualifications
- University degree in political science, media studies, history, law, journalism or other related field;
- Four years of professional experience with practical experience in the media field or related experience within the OSCE or another international organization;
- Demonstrated knowledge of project management techniques;
- Professional fluency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills; knowledge of other OSCE working languages would be an asset;
- Computer literate with practical experience in Microsoft packages; knowledge or ERP systems such as Oracle would be an asset;
- Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
- Ability to work in a team and establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds whilst maintaining impartiality and objectivity.
Remuneration Package
Monthly remuneration will vary between EUR 4,889 (single rate) and EUR 5,213 (dependency rate) depending on post adjustment and family status. OSCE salaries are exempt from taxation in Austria. Social benefits will include possibility of participation in the Vanbreda medical insurance scheme and the OSCE Provident Fund. Other allowances and benefits are similar to those offered under the United Nations Common System.
Appointments are normally made at step 1 of the applicable OSCE salary scale. At the discretion of the appointing authority a higher step may be approved up to a maximum of step 3 subject to specific conditions.
How To Apply
If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under http://www.osce.org/employment .
The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.
Please note that vacancies in the OSCE are open for competition only amongst nationals of participating States, please see http://www.osce.org/who/83 .
The OSCE is committed to achieving a better balance of women and men within the Organization. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
The OSCE is a non-career organization committed to the principle of staff rotation; therefore the maximum period of service in this post is 7 years.
Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.
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