On patrol with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
A patrol of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in the Donetsk region. © OSCE/Evgeny Maloletka

Current vacancies – SEP-sponsored positions

no open offers for assignments

Planned positions

Position: Mediation and Peacebuilding Advisor UNDP Sudan (PDF, 3 Pages, 219.0 kB, English)
Working for: UNDP Sudan
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website
Begin of assignment: as soon as possible

Position: Junior Professional Officer
Working for: United Nations /Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Colombia / Representative Unit in Bogota Colombia (direct contracted)

Position: Junior Professional Officer
Working for: United Nations / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division / Rule of Law, Equality and Non-discrimination Branch / Rule of Law and Democracy Section in Geneva (direct contracted)

Position: Junior Professional Officer in Electoral/Political Affairs
Working for: United Nations / United Nations Department of Political Affairs in New York

Position: Junior Professional Officer
Working for: International Criminal Court in The Hague

Position: OSCE-Junior Professional Officer
Working for: OSCE (direct contracted)
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website
Begin of assignment: September 2026

Position: 9 UN Youth Volunteers
Working for: UN
Begin of assignment: February 2027

Position: Human Security Adviser Colombia
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website

Position: Long-Term-Election Observers (LTO) (PDF, 8 Pages, 161.7 kB, English)
Recruitment for the election observation pool: is planned for 2027 or 2028
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website  

Current vacancies – positions not sponsored by the swiss expert pool

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.

Application dossier

A complete application dossier contains the following documents:

  • Letter of application
  • Curriculum vitae in English
  • Copies of all diplomas and work certificates
  • SEP personal history form

For OSCE and EU applications with the documents requested in the job advertisement.

Unsolicited applications will not be considered.

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Last update 22.12.2025

Contact

Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding

FDFA Peace and Human Rights Division
Effingerstrasse 27
3003 Bern

Phone

+41 58 462 82 14

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