Timor-Leste: Key expert 3: Security Expert (Lot7 short-term mission)

Reference: “Exploratory Mission (ExM) to Timor Leste**"

Location: Dili, Timor-Leste

Duration: 22 WD

The Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy – BiRD, is currently accepting applications for a Security expert (Category I) as part of a Lot7 short-term mission in Timor-Leste entitled Exploratory Mission (ExM) to Timor Leste.

The objective of the Mission is to assess and report to the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission (EC FPI) whether a deployment of an EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Timor-Leste for the forthcoming General Elections (foreseen for February 2017) would be useful, advisable and feasible. Moreover, the objective of the ExM is to produce specific documents containing clear information and recommendations ahead of the HRVP's decision on the deployment of a possible EU EOM.

All experts mobilised under this contract must demonstrate:

· Excellent written and spoken Portuguese and English.

· Demonstrated managerial and drafting skills of the experts would be beneficial as well as good interpersonal skills to work in a multicultural environment.

· Previous experience in the country and/or the region of the experts and good networks within the different sectors of society in order to be immediately operational will be an asset.

Key expert 3: Security Expert

Qualifications and Skills

· University degree (at least Masters level) in the armed forces, police or gendarmerie, any other discipline relevant to the assignment OR in absence of the University degree, equivalent professional experience of 5 years in the area related to Lot 12, to be added to the required general professional experience.

General Professional Experience

· At least 12 years of experience in the field of security.

Specific Professional Experience

· The expert (Senior) must have participated, at co-ordination level, to the planning and implementation of election observation mission or other monitoring/peace support missions with the EU or other organisations or have equivalent experience in security matters. S/he must be able to assess security needs and costs and assist in drafting a tentative budget for an EU EOM. S/he must have experience in designing and drafting a budget, Terms of Reference for the Security component of (electoral observation) missions and related projects and security plans.

She/he must have participated in at least 2 election observation missions with international organisations. Those can include: Election Observation Missions (as a security expert of the Service Provider), Election Assessment Team (as a security expert of the Service Provider), Exploratory Mission (as a security expert).

Location(s) of assignment:Dili, Timor-Leste, with possible field visits.

The indicative starting date of the assignment is 2 December 2016.

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 20 November2016 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.