NDI vacancy - Senior Program Officer, Parliamentary Development (Sarajevo, March, 2005)

NDI, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA: SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, PARLIAMENTARY DEVELOPMENT

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  BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA: SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, PARLIAMENTARY 

  DEVELOPMENT 

  
  

  Summary

  NDI seeks to hire a program officer to assist in the 

  implementation of development programs in two of the three 

  parliaments of Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH): the BiH Parliamentary 

  Assembly and the Federation Parliament under the direction of 

  the resident Country Director and in coordination with other 

  staff. The position would be based in Sarajevo, but would 

  involve travel within the country. The position will be 

  available in March 2005. 

  
  

  Background

  With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development 

  (USAID), the Office of the High Representative (OHR), and 

  National Endowment for Democracy (NED), NDI has supported civic, 

  political party, and parliamentary development efforts in BiH 

  since 1996. NDI operates development programs in the parliaments 

  of both ethnic entities (the Republika Srpska and the 

  Federation) as well as the state parliament of BiH. These 

  programs deal with caucus and committee development, public 

  hearings, rules of procedure and codes of conduct. The Institute 

  also manages internship programs in all three parliaments. 

  
  

  Primary Responsibilities

  
  

  Programmatic

  •  Enhance and maintain collaborative working relationships with 

  program partners, including parliamentary leadership and 

  committee and caucus chairs in the two parliaments; 

  •  Enhance professional development of and serve as mentor to 

  national staff with an eye to eventual management of 

  parliamentary programs; 

  •  Provide regular consultation and assistance to committee 

  chairs, caucus leaders and members of parliament on a formal and 

  informal basis; 

  •  Organize and conduct training seminars in Federation and BiH 

  State parliaments. 

  •  Coordinate training seminars and consultations in cooperation 

  with Federation and Republika Srpska-based programs and Brcko 

  District program; and 

  •  Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships 

  with other international community organizations working in the 

  BiH, primarily the Office of the High Representative, and the 

  Canadian Parliamentary Center (CPC) and the Organization for 

  Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 

  
  

  Administrative/Reporting

  •  Monitor and measure parliamentary program performance, 

  timing, and results; 

  •  Monitor and report to NDI-BiH team on parliamentary 

  developments and programmatic needs; 

  •  Draft monthly, written reports to the NDI-BiH country 

  director and NDI staff in Washington DC; and 

  •  Manage other logistical and administrative matters as needed. 

  
  

  Qualifications

  •  At least seven years experience working with legislative 

  bodies (familiarity with parliamentary, multi-party systems of 

  government preferred) plus a bachelor's degree from a four-year 

  college or university. Master's degree desirable. Additional 

  years of relevant work experience may be substituted for 

  educational requirement on one-for-one basis; 

  •  Working experience or familiarity with constituency outreach, 

  committee and caucus development, rules of procedure, and codes 

  of conduct; 

  •  Proven ability to communicate skills and experience to others 

  as a trainer, advisor, or consultant; 

  •  Experience with conference/seminar organization and 

  facilitation; 

  •  Excellent staff management and interpersonal skills; 

  •  Ability to live and work in a challenging political and 

  economic environment, with Balkans and/or post-conflict 

  experience preferred; 

  •  Strong oral and written communication skills; 

  •  High degree of computer skills; 

  •  Strong organization and initiative; and 

  •  Strong networking and program liaison skills. 

  
  

  Comments 

  Knowledge of Bosnia-Hercegovina and the current political 

  environment is helpful. The program officer will work with full-

  time national staff and will be supported by NDI-BiH and NDI 

  Washington staff. This position reports to BiH Country Director 

  in Sarajevo. Salary range is commensurate with experience. 

  Benefits and a housing allowance are provided. 

  
  

  Application Instructions

  Interested applicants can apply now using our on-line resume 

  tool. Please cite the exact position title in the cover letter. 

  
  

  No phone calls please

  
  

  Posted February 14, 2005

  
  

  NDI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate 

  on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, political 

  affiliation, religion, gender, disability, and/or sexual 

  orientation.

  
  

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  Location: Bosnia

  Deadline: ASAP

  Website: www.ndi.org