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

Current vacancies – SEP-sponsored positions

Triple Nexus Specialist, UNRCO in Myanmar (PDF, 3 Pages, 196.6 kB, English)
Secondment to UNRCO Myanmar
The advert is published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website
Start date: Spring 2025
The application period will be open until 2 February 2025.

10 LTO-Election Observers (PDF, 8 Pages, 278.3 kB, English)
The application period will be open until 16 February 2025

JPO in Political Affairs, DPA MSU in New York
Closing date: 17.02.2025
Recruitment by cinfo

Planned positions

Mediation and Peacebuilding Advisor (PDF, 4 Pages, 204.4 kB, English)
Secondment to UNDP in Port Sudan

Human Security Advisor Lebanon in Beirut
Start date: Summer 2025

Human Security Advisor in Pristina
Start date: Summer 2025

Learning Solution Specialist (PDF, 3 Pages, 167.7 kB, English)
Secondment to UNITAR in Geneva

Policy Advisor (PDF, 2 Pages, 137.4 kB, English)
Secondment to the Council of Europe

Legal Advisor for the Venice Commission (PDF, 6 Pages, 196.7 kB, English)
Secondment to the Council of Europe

  • JPO Civic Space, OHCHR in Geneva
  • JPO in Political Affairs, OSESG-GL in Nairobi
  • JPO in support of the UN SR on Freedom of Assembly and Association, OHCHR in Geneva
  • 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 Human Rights (transitional justice), OHCHR in New York
  • JPO in Humanitarian Affairs - Policy Development and Studies Branch (PAPS), OCHA in New York
  • JPO in anti-human trafficking, implementing projects of the Anti-human Trafficking Unit,  UNODC in Vienna
  • JPO IIMP – Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic in Geneva
  • JPO IIIM – International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism

UN Youth Volunteers (recruitment is planned for 2025)

 

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.

Head of Section/Senior Adviser (P5)
High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE
Closing date: 28 February 2025

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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Last update 31.01.2025

Contact

Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding

FDFA Peace and Human Rights Division
Bundesgasse 32
3003 Bern

Phone

+41 58 462 82 14

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