JOB- Deputy Director, OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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JOB- Deputy Director, OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Posted by: Tim Epkenhans <t.epkenhans@osce-academy.net>

Position Announcement:

OSCE Academy
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek seeks a qualified candidate for the
following position:
Deputy Director

Starting Date: December 2007/January 2008

Duties:

The Deputy Director works closely with the director of the OSCE and
acts for the director in case of absence. She/he represents the OSCE
Academy in public and maintains contacts with partner organizations
and official institutions in accord with the director. She/he is
responsible for administrative issues as well as the three components
of the Academy's professional activities: Professional training, the
"Master of Political Science (Central Asia)" study programme and
research. She/he arranges and personally engages in professional
training and research projects. She/he is actively involved in the
administrative and academic planning of the Academy.
The post of the Deputy Director is foreseen as full-time (40 hours/per
week) and not compatible with other jobs. She/he holds the citizenship
of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan.

Required Qualification:

The qualified candidate for the posts of the Deputy Director holds a
MA/MSc or preferably higher academic degree (PhD) in political science
or a related field (for instance regional studies). She/he has a
strong professional background in managing an academic institution of
international standards. She/he proves outstanding knowledge of
research and teaching resource needs. She/he knows the specifics of
co-operating with national development agencies and international
organisations that are engaged in comprehensive security building and
attest a significant record of high-quality publications. She/he is
fluent in Russian and English.

Preferred Qualification:

Qualified candidates have preferably a working command of a Central
Asian language (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen or Uzbek). They have a
detailed knowledge of Central Asian affairs. They are acquainted with
the cultural and other specifics of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Salary and Benefits:

Open to negotiation.

Application Procedure:

Application documents have to include (1) a cover letter indicating
motivation and experience, (2) Curriculum Vitae, (3) two current
letters of recommendation indicating the complete name, title and
contact information for each referee, (4) graduate transcripts (copy).

Deadline:

The complete set of application documents should be received by
15.10.2007 to receive full consideration.

Application documents have to be sent to:

OSCE Centre in Bishkek
Subject: Deputy Director OSCE Academy
Dr. Sabine Machl
139 Toktogul St.
720001 Bishkek
KYRGYZSTAN

Application documents or questions might be submitted also by e-mail
to deputy2007@osce-academy.net. Attachments should not exceed 2 MB.
Please, always indicate "Deputy Director" in the subject line.

The OSCE Academy is an equal-opportunity institution. It operates on
the principle of non-discrimination. All recruitment decisions are
taken on the basis of best qualification of the candidates, taking
into consideration regional and gender balance.

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