Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

Employment opportunities

The Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding (SEP) selects vacancies in international organisations based on Switzerland's thematic and geographic priorities and then proposes specialists with the corresponding profile to the organisation.

On patrol with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. — A patrol of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in the Donetsk region. © OSCE/Evgeny Maloletka

The FDFA sponsors the deployment and issues the successful applicant with a contract under the Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (POPHAO). The expert becomes a member of the SEP.

Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, POPHAO (fr)

Applicant requirement profile for SEP-jobs (PDF, 47.9 kB, English)

Other languages

SEP personal history form (DOCX, 8 Pages, 102.8 kB, English)

Current vacancies – SEP-sponsored positions

JPO in support of the UN SR on Freedom of Assembly and Association
OHCHR in Geneva
Recruitment by cinfo, Expiry date 30 June 2025

Senior Adviser, EECCA (P4)
(PDF, 2 Pages, 171.0 kB, English) OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, The Hague
Application deadline: 20 Mai 2025

Human Security Adviser, Bamako
Direct application on the website.
Application deadline: 16 May 2025

Diplomatic advisor, Geneva (PDF, 2 Pages, 202.6 kB, English)
Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN)
Application deadline: 22 May 2025

Planned positions

Peacebuilding Liaision Officer
Secondment to the UN University in Geneva

Policy Officer - Peace Mediation and Dialogue Sector (PDF, 3 Pages, 107.2 kB, English)
Secondment to the EU EEAS in Brussels

Special Assistant to the SRSG
Secondment to the MONUSCO in Kinshasa

International Professional Officer – Dialogue, Environment, Participation, and Victims Unit
Secondment to OEA MAPP

JPO in support of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Petitions and Inquiries Section
OHCHR in Geneva

JPO in anti-human trafficking, implementing projects of the Anti-human Trafficking Unit
UNODC in Vienna

JPO
IIIM – International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism in Geneva

Current vacancies – positions not sponsored by the swiss expert pool

The positions below correspond with Switzerland's thematic and geographic policy priorities in peace and human rights but cannot be sponsored by the FDFA. The organisations directly recruit and employ the candidate. We kindly request you to send your application to the relevant organisation. Candidates can inform the SEP of their application.

Application dossier

A complete application dossier contains the following documents:

Letter of application
Copies of diplomas and references
Curriculum vitae in English
SEF personal data sheet

For OSCE and EU applications with the documents requested in the job advertisement.

Unsolicited applications will not be considered.

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Contact

Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding

FDFA Peace and Human Rights Division
Bundesgasse 32
3003 Bern

Phone

+41 58 462 82 14

sts.afm.expertenpool@eda.admin.ch

Foreign policy

Peace and Human Rights

Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding