Norwegian People's Aid
We are looking for a consultant to work with the Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva in support of their Presidency of the 5th Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (RevCon).
Main Responsibilities
The RevCon Consultant will mostly be working on the processes related to the development of the substantial outcome documents of the RevCon, such as the review document, the action plan and the political declaration, which will require a lot of coordination and cooperation with different stakeholders such as states parties, civil society, operators and the ISU. In addition, the Presidency has commitments specifically linked to the issues of Compliance and Universalisation of the Convention, and these meetings will normally take place in Geneva. The official meetings throughout the year, such as the two preparatory meetings, the pledging conference for the ISU, the Intersessional meetings and the coordinating meetings with the Convention also take place in Geneva, and the Consultant will be supporting in the preparation of these meetings, as well as ensuring that inputs and feedback given from these meetings to the substantial documents are noted and included in the continued work. In between these meetings the Presidency can expect to have bilateral meetings with different stakeholders in preparing for the substantial documents, which the Consultant will help facilitate.
The Consultant will be hired by NPA on a consultancy contract and seconded to the Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva to work under the instructions, guidance and coordination from the Cambodian Presidency and the APMBC Implementation Support Unit.
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
We offer
- The gross monthly compensation equals 13 000 CAD
Please note that this is a one-year consultancy contract with no possibility of renewal (January to December 2024). The compensation is subject to income tax according to the post location and personal citizenship obligations, which NPA has no responsibility for and the consultant is obliged to regulate personally. Health care and insurance are also personal responsibility.
Requirements
- Valid work or residence permit allowing employment in Geneva
- Valid consultancy service registration
- Ability to start as soon as possible
- Minimum 2 years of work experience
- Higher education (minimum BA) in political science, law, economics or another social science field
- Written and verbal proficiency in English
- Excellent command of Microsoft Office
- Willingness to travel to Cambodia and mine action project sites, as well as other locations, as required
What you will do
- Help organising and prepare for the coordinating committee meetings taking place monthly
- Support the presidency in the Presidency’s responsibility of Universalisation and compliance, sending out letters and setting up meetings with non-state parties and states parties with compliance issues with the convention
- Organise meetings to coordinate inputs from civil society and states parties as well as gathering written inputs throughout the year
- Develop a communication plan on how to promote the presidency and the RevCon
- Organise the intersessional meetings in June and the two preparatory meetings
- Gathering inputs for the Siem Reap Action Plan and help drafting it, as well as the other substantial outcome documents for the RevCon such as the review document and the political declaration
- Support drafting the messaging for the presidency in different events, meetings and promotions of the RevCon
We kindly ask you to carefully read NPA’s Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy, and Anti-Corruption Policy before you submit your application. If you are the selected candidate for this position, you will be asked to complete and sign a Safeguarding self-declaration as well as our Code of Conduct.
*Validity of the offer and contract depends on satisfactory medical certificate, full vaccination, valid travel visa and necessary permits for service and residency in the country of service. The offer and contract also depend on donor funding and might be subject to donor approval.
If you have any questions, please contact
Thea Katrin Mjelstad, Policy Consultant at [email protected] or Kristina Duric, Senior Policy Consultant at [email protected]
How to apply
Please apply by the 28th December 2023. We will have rolling recruitment and may contact you for an interview shortly after you apply.
To apply, please send your CV, reflecting also the above requirements to the following email addresses:
Thea Katrin Mjelstad, Policy Consultant at [email protected] and Kristina Duric, Senior Policy Consultant at [email protected]
We continuously strive for more diversity and inclusion across the organisation. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. You will hear from us within two weeks after the application deadline.