Duty station:            Bihac

Contract type:         National

Grade:                       6

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITION

The incumbent will provide political advice and assistance on Unsko-Sanski Canton to Bihac HoO and OHR Banja Luka Head of Political Section, and to other Sections within OHR Banja Luka.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General:                                          

·        Provide political advice and assistance to OHR Sarajevo Political Department;

·        Accompany OHR Bihac HoO and/or other political advisor to meetings with Unsko -Sanski canton politicians and government officials at all levels of government in order to translate, take notes, write memoranda for record;

·        Attend and monitor the Unsko – Sanski Cantonal Assembly sessions, analyze and write reports;

·        Follow up on Unsko – Sanski Canton Government meetings/sessions;

·        Attend, analyze and report on Unsko – Sanski Canton political parties congresses and meetings;

·        Attend and monitor Unsko – Sanski Canton political parties news conferences;

·        Coordinate OHR Bihac requests for Unsko – Sanski Canton Government and Cantonal Assembly documents;

·        Interpret for OHR Bihac HoO;

·        Translate, analyze and summarize articles/letters/documents for OHR Bihac HoO;

·        Coordinate with OHR Banja Luka Media Section monitoring and analysis of political issues;

·        Maintain contacts with ministries, local authorities and political parties;

·        Schedule, coordinate, organize and attend meetings for OHR Bihac.

Specific Duties:

·        Maintain OHR Bihac files and reference documents;

·        Maintain working relationship with Unsko – Sanski Canton administrative staff and officials;

·        Coordinate OHR Bihac administrative, financial, and procurement issues with OHR Banja Luka Head of Administration;

·        Coordinate with international organizations in Unsko – Sanski Canton;

·        Coordinate OHR Bihac legal issues with OHR Banja Luka Head of Legal;

·        Maintain quarterly Unsko – Sanski Canton political calendar;

·        Maintain Unsko – Sanski Canton “living” briefing book (e.g., lists of officials, contact information on political parties and government offices, biographies, etc.);

·        Any and all other related duties required for the completion of work.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

·        Graduate degree may be substituted for work experience;

·        Professional experience of at least 3 years as translator/interpreter with the international community and involving political issues;

·        Experience of carrying out secretarial and administrative tasks;

·        Computer literacy;

·        Ability to work unsupervised, and to be a self starter;

·        Flexibility and ability to cope with stress and long working hours;

·        Ability and willingness to travel within BiH.

Any person with this overall professional profile who wishes to be considered for the position should submit (in English) a CV and one page cover letter with references to: