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Nepal
2008: On the Way to Democracy and Peace
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EU
Election Observation Mission Nepal 2008 - Request for candidatures
(excerpt)
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EUROPEAN
COMMISSION, Brussels, 16th January 2008
Following
the approval by Commissioner Mrs Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European Commission
wishes to announce that it intends to launch an Election Observation Mission
(EU EOM) to Nepal for the Constituent Assembly Elections scheduled to take
place on 10 April 2008.
The
Commission wishes to inform interested applicants that although the elections
date was announced by the Government, the risk of another postponement
is not to be excluded. Therefore, if the elections are postponed, the reselection
of the observers will need to be re-launched.
The
Commission invites interested applicants to submit their candidature for
one (maximum two) of the following positions:
-Deputy
Chief Observer
-Legal
& Human Rights Analyst
-Election
Analyst
-Political
& Country Analyst
-Media
Analyst
-Press
& Public Outreach Officer
-Observer
Coordinator
-Operations
Expert
-Security
Expert
Screening
of applications to establish shortlist:
The
length of the contract is indicative.
The
selection procedure will entail the following steps:
For
each position incoming applications will be assessed against the following
criteria:
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Complete application received within deadline,
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Mandatory nationality of EU Member State,
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Declaration of availability for entire deployment period
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Language proficiency: fluency in English - level 3 = fluent,
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Professional experience:
i)
participation in at least three EOMs (also of other organisations; as Core
team member or LTO), and ...
ii)
holding the same position2 (for a minimum of two time) or holding comparable
positions (for a minimum of two times), or specific ad hoc training,
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Computer literacy.
In
case more than three candidates pass the above criteria, the following
criteria will be used to establish a shortlist of three candidates:
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Professional experience in EUEOM and other EOMs, and experience gained
in the field of election assistance
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participation in an election observation training (e.g. Member States training,
NEEDS, EUEOP or other) will be considered an asset, and, in case of a participation
in a NEEDS training, feedback received about trainee at training,
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Knowledge of the country or region. Experience in the South Asia Region
is an asset
Selection
of one candidate from the shortlist
The
selection committee will select one of the three candidates short listed
for each position taking into consideration the following elements:
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Professional experience in EUEOM and other EOMs in the same position and
comparable positions,
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proven managerial capacity, organisational skills and capacity to work
as part of a team in past EUEOM,
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Knowledge of the country or region,
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Language proficiency in English (level 3 = fluent)
The
selection committee will also aim to achieve a balanced mix of nationalities
and gender in the composition of the core team. These aspects provide additional
criteria for the selection of Core team members.
In
addition, full flexibility is required from the candidates in terms of
mission timetable.
Tentative
Timetable
Source:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION January 2008
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