Policy Officer – EU Delegation to the Republic of Tajikistan

The EU Delegation to Tajikistan offers the post of a Political Officer for the Political, Press and Information Section for an EU citizen.

Job title: Policy Officer

Generic domain: EU FOREIGN RELATIONS

Specific domain: TRADE

Overall purpose: Contribute towards the definition and implementation of EU policies concerning political and economic relations with Tajikistan and Central Asia.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyse and follow-up on the political, socio-economic, trade, environmental, climate change situation in Tajikistan and any significant developments in Tajikistan and in Central Asia. Draft monthly political reports, weekly reports and ad hoc reports. Assist in drafting economic reports.
• Contribute towards the definition of EU policies concerning political and economic relations with Tajikistan, including human rights, border management, and energy and trade issues, in co-ordination with Member States, international organisations and/or other donors.
• Follow the implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Tajikistan, including assistance in the preparation of briefings, and the organisation and follow-up of the Joint Cooperation Council, the Cooperation Committee and other bilateral meetings.
• Maintain close working relations, coordination and contacts with relevant national authorities, political parties, media, civil society, EU Member States representatives, UN agencies and other relevant international donor / diplomatic organisations.
• Provide support for visits by Commission services, the EUSR, European Parliament delegations and, other EU Institutions. Prepare and assist missions from Headquarters or from Dushanbe.
• Represent the EU in meetings, conferences and donor roundtables concerning the areas of responsibility.
• Support to the Delegation’s visibility activities in the areas of responsibility.
• Conduct dialogues with all partners involved in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, co-operate with national authorities on political and economic reforms with a view to assist OPS section throughout the project cycle.
• Assist in the identification and programming of projects on political and economic issues
• Assist in the definition of cooperation priorities in specific areas of concern (e.g. human rights, non-state actors, border management, energy).
• Assist in evaluating calls for proposals.
• Assist in monitoring and evaluating projects.

Qualifications:
Formal education: University level education of at least 4 years (preferably degree in Political Sciences, Humanities, European studies): essential.
Experience: at least 4 years, preferably with an international organization. Experience in the Central Asia region or CIS countries is an advantage
Languages: excellent spoken and written skills in English, advanced reading and speaking level and basic writing skills in Russian; Tajik/Persian/Dari is an advantage.

The candidate must also have computer proficiency and sound knowledge of electronic information handling (MS Office or equivalent, E-mail Client, Internet browser). The candidate should be committed to quality, speed and accuracy and should have excellent inter-personal and organizational skills and be willing to occasionally work beyond normal working hours.

Skills:
• Capacity to deliver in a structured way
• Ability to communicate in meetings
• Drafting skills
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to conceptualise problems, identify and implement solutions
• Capacity to analyse and structure information

Job related issue:
• Atypical working hours
• Availability in case of urgency
• Flexi-time accepted
• Frequent tight deadlines
• Significant work load

Conditions: Candidates for the post should be a national of one of the member states of the European Union and should have passed an EPSO CAST competition in FG IV.

Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Closing date and time: April 02, 2015 at 17.00.

Read more and apply here.