Employment opportunities

The FDFA sponsors the deployment and issues the successful applicant with a contract under the Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (POPHAO). The expert becomes a member of the SEP.

Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, POPHAO (fr)

Applicant requirement profile for SEP-jobs (PDF, 47.9 kB, English)

SEP personal history form (DOCX, 8 Pages, 102.8 kB, English)

Two Junior Professional Officer (PDF, 3 Pages, 178.5 kB, English)

• In the Office of the Secretary General - Executive Management team
• In the Office of the Secretary General - External Co-operation Section
• In the Office of the Secretary General – Gender Issues
• In the Conflict Prevention Centre - Policy Support Service - Caucasus Desk
• In the Conflict Prevention Centre - Policy Support Service - Central Asia Desk
• In the Conflict Prevention Centre - Policy Support Service - Eastern Europe Desk
• In the Conflict Prevention Centre - Policy Support Service - South-Eastern Europe Desk
• In the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings - Programme and Capacity Building
• In the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings – Support responses to emerging challenges

Directly employed by the OSCE, funded by the Peace and Human Rights Division

The application period will be open until 29 November 2023.

Human Security Adviser for the Great Lakes region (working name)

Juge d’instruction international à la Cour pénale spéciale de la République centrafricaine (100%). Basé à Bangui

JPO in Human Rights, assistant to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (OHCHR)
Recruitment by cinfo 

JPO in Human Rights at UNSMIL
Recruitment by cinfo

UN Youth Volunteer positions

Election Observers (recruitment is planned for 2025 or 2026) (PDF, 8 Pages, 142.9 kB, English)

The positions below correspond with Switzerland's thematic and geographic policy priorities in peace and human rights but cannot be sponsored by the FDFA. The organisations directly recruit and employ the candidate. We kindly request you to send your application to the relevant organisation. Candidates can inform the SEP of their application.

Chief, Treasury and Extra-Budgetary Contributions, P4
OSCE / DMF, Treasury (Recruitment Q1/2024)

Senior Adviser, P3
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, SEE and West Section (Recruitment Q1/2024)

Senior Election Adviser, P4
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Elections Department (Recruitment Q2/2024)

Senior Co-ordination Adviser, P4
OSCE / CTHB, Office of Special Rep/Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (Recruitment Q2/2024)