National Consultant (Border Management)

Objective of Assignment:  The PMD therefore requires the services of experienced expert, who will coordinate and collaborate with the SCS and SBS of KR; provide mentorship for the Kyrgyz officers; and assist in delivering training courses to the participants. In order to fully cover the assigned task the PMD will contract one national expert with experience in Customs related issues and solid background in the negotiations processes with the Government officials. Duration of Assignment: Seven months Tasks and Responsibilities: Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager, the successful candidate will be tasked with the following duties:

• Assistance in organization of a Roundtable, working, co-ordination meetings with representatives of state bodies;
• Mentorship of the Kyrgyz customs officers;
• Agreeing with the SCS nominations to the training courses;
• Establishing and maintaining good relationship with the SCS and the World Customs Organization  Regional Training Centre and their Senior Management to develop and maintain a high quality training process and provide advices on potential topics based on beneficiaries’ training needs;
• Assist the Project Manager in defining the target group of participants from Kyrgyzstan for all capacity building activities within the project;
• Providing training courses to the participants of the courses.

Deliverables:

• Lists of participants who successfully completed training courses;
• Training Curricula for State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Training summary reports;
• Training materials;
• Meeting reports;
• Monthly SSA Deliverables reports;
• Reports on monthly meetings with the Senior Management of the SCS to follow-up with project related activities.

Necessary Qualifications:

• University degree or a professional education acquired from the job training and officer up-skilling in a national law-enforcement organization, preferably border or/and customs agencies;
• Over 15 years of relevant professional experience in customs/border management issues in the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Good knowledge of customs and border procedures in the Kyrgyz Republic;
• Experience in organization and implementation of training activities;
• Proficiency in Russian and Kyrgyz;
• Computer literate with practical experience with Microsoft applications.
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;

Remuneration Package: Remuneration will be based on the selected consultant’s/expert’s qualifications, experience, the tasks and deliverables for this position and in accordance with the OSCE established rates. If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under https://jobs.osce.org/vacancies. If you are not a national of a participating State, you must apply by submitting an offline application form which can be found under https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/offline-application-form. The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration. Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization. Candidates should be aware that OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of the OSCE. The OSCE is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. For more information on the values set out in OSCE Competency Model, please see https://jobs.osce.org/resources/document/our-competency-model. Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.