Adviser on Anti-Trafficking Issues in Warsaw

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is seeking an Adviser on Anti-Trafficking Issues (ODI000129)

– a senior professional with a degree in relevant fields

– 6+ years of progressively responsible professional experience

– 2+ years with an international organization.

Required**:**

• project management and implementation experience in relation to countering trafficking in human beings
• excellent knowledge of trafficking in human beings and human rights issues
• familiarity with anti-trafficking stakeholders
• ability to work with people of different nationalities, religions or cultural backgrounds
• demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity
• an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities, including those related to vulnerable groups.

Desirable**:**

• knowledge of other language relevant to the OSCE region an asset, in particular Russian language. (Please DO NOT let this deter you from applying if you meet all of the other qualifications)

Assigned duties include but are not limited to:

• Contributing to the development and regular review of ODIHR’s anti-trafficking efforts as per relevant OSCE CTHB commitments and ODIHR taskings; identifying key areas of concerns through monitoring of developments in law, policy and practice and assessing the impact of anti-trafficking work;
• Identifying, designing, implementing and evaluating targeted anti-trafficking projects; including identifying priority areas, target groups, partners and most effective means and associated budgets for addressing key anti-trafficking issues, conducting assessment visits, consultations with relevant institutions, especially OSCE OSR/CTHB, and FOs, planning workshops, developing evaluation mechanisms, and preparing donor reports;
• Co-operating with all relevant colleagues and units to ensure internal co-ordination of combatting trafficking in human beings (CTHB) efforts; maintaining relationships with international and national governmental and non-governmental actors, and independent experts, and liaising with the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB), the anti-trafficking focal points in the OSCE field operations and local implementing partners across the OSCE region;
• Analyzing and monitoring public policy, legislation, State practices and OSCE documentation affecting areas related to trafficking and human rights, in particular concerning the establishment of “National Referral Mechanisms”, strategies to identify and protect trafficked persons and support trafficked persons’ access to justice and remedies, and the protection of human rights in the return of trafficked persons;
• Providing advice and recommendations to the ODIHR management and colleagues and to OSR/CTHB on anti-trafficking issues as required;
• Participating and representing ODIHR in relevant meetings when requested;
• Contributing to the overall work of Human Rights Department, including deployment to human rights assessment missions as required.

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