Belgium: Regional Coordinator

Title: Regional Coordinator

Reference: Election Observation and Democratic Support II

Location: Brussels

Duration: 36 months

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy – BiRD, is currently accepting applications for a Regional Coordinator as part of a long-term EU-funded project in Brussels entitled Election Observation and Democractic Support II.

The overall objective of the EODS-II project is to further enhance the quality of election observation and capacity of EU and regional organisations and networks involved in electoral processes in order to ensure a comprehensive and coherent assessment of elections against recognised international and regional standards.

The project also aims at strengthening the support of regional organisations and networks in implementing EU EOM recommendations. The EODS-II will provide expertise in order to (i) train EU and regional observers, (ii) support the Member States Focal Points network, (iii) improve the existing EU EOM methodology in line with international standards for democratic elections, with special emphasis on emerging topics in the field and the use of new technologies, (iv) enhance the capacity of regional organisations and networks to monitor elections.

Key expert 3: Regional Coordinator

Qualifications and skills:

1. Higher education degree in law, political, social or education sciences or equivalent. In the absence of higher education degree, equivalent professional experience of 4 years is to be added to the required general professional experience;

2. Good command of English (level B2 or higher)11 and a good knowledge (level B1 or higher) of at least one more language (either French or Spanish) will be mandatory;

3. Knowledge of EU institutions and policies.

General professional experience:

At least 5 years of experience in the field of coordination.

Specific professional experience:

1. At least 3 years of experience in one or several of the following fields:

a. democratic governance and elections related matters, preferably with regional

organisations and networks and/or public institutions;

b. institutional development and/or capacity-building of regional organisations and

networks;

c. technical assistance management;

1. Electoral experience, acquired preferably in EU/OSCE election observation missions or in similar electoral observation missions and/or in election support programmes.

2. Professional experience in one or several of the regions in which EU EOM are deployed will be an asset.

3. Publications on the subjects related to election observation, electoral system or

comparative studies in the field of elections.

The intended start date is 1st January 2017 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 36 months from this date. The project will have its main premises in Brussels in the proximity of the FPI and EEAS Headquarters.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 2 August, 2016 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.