Job: Intern, Gender Unit

Organization Name

Mission Head Office, Sarajevo

Location

Sarajevo,BA

Grade

Closing Date of application

14-11-2013

No. of Posts

1

Background

The Gender Unit (GU) is tasked to improve the adherence to principles of gender equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in line with the Mission's Gender Action Plan 2013-2015 and the 2004 OSCE Gender Action Plan. In particular, the GU focuses on implementation of the Mission's Gender Action Plan through following objectives: assisting BiH to meet its obligations in promoting gender equality, promoting gender equality and gender mainstreaming through the Mission's policies and management practices, as well as strengthening gender mainstreaming in the design and implementation of the Mission's programmes. The GU works closely with the responsible gender institutional mechanisms at all levels of government. The intern will assist GU with a number of activities. She/he will be primarily working on increasing the participation of women in public and political life, and on strengthening the capacity of domestic mechanisms to promote gender equality at all levels of government and to meet international obligations, including implementation of UNSCR 1325. The intern is expected to contribute to realization of Mission's promotional activities to highlight importance of gender equality and related issues.

Intern will be directly reporting to the National Programme Officer, Gender Issues and in the second instance, to the Senior Information and Coordination Officer.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assist in carrying out and follow-up of all activities pertaining to the work on promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment within the Gender Unit through gender mainstreaming and gender specific programmes and projects;
• Assist and provide support to the Gender Unit in conducting legal research, and analyzing and structuring information stemming from reports produced by the field staff;
• Assist in maintaining regular contacts and cooperation with Gender Unit's counterparts;
• Assist and provide substantive input as well as logistic support regarding the organization of events;
• Support the preparation of inputs to regular reports and drafting of internal reports, memos and briefing files/notes for the file;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications

• Completed two years of full-time post-secondary education in an accredited institution or have completed a first or advanced degree in a field relevant to the OSCE's mandate;
• Knowledge of gender equality and women's rights in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English and the ability to draft documents clearly and concisely;
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills;
• Strong social media skills;
• Knowledge of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian languages will be considered as an asset.

Remuneration Package

NOTE: The OSCE is not in a position to provide financial assistance to selected interns. Expected duration of the internship 6 months.

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