Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

Employment opportunities

The Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding (SEP) selects vacancies in international organisations based on Switzerland's thematic and geographic priorities and then proposes specialists with the corresponding profile to the organisation.

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

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)

Other languages

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

Current vacancies – SEP-sponsored positions

Human Security Adviser for the Great Lakes, based in Bujumbura
(Please apply directly to the Federal Administration website)
The application period will be open until 14 August 2024.

Democracy Adviser, based at the Swiss Embassy in San José
(Please apply directly to the Federal Administration website)
The application period will be open until 11 August 2024.

Associate Human Rights Officer (JPO, P2) OHCHR in Geneva
Recruitment by cinfo / expiry date 5 August 2024

Legal Affairs Associate (JPO, P2) IIMM in Geneva
Recruitment by cinfo / expiry date 5 August 2024

Financial Investigator Expert (PDF, 2 Pages, 193.8 kB, English)
International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor in The Hague
The application period will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Investigator with Expertise in Child Forensic Interviews (PDF, 2 Pages, 148.2 kB, English)
International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor in The Hague
The application period will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Planned positions

Senior Triple NEXUS Advisor in Kinshasa (PDF, 4 Pages, 315.3 kB, English)

Electoral Officer, UNDP South Sudan in Juba (PDF, 4 Pages, 218.0 kB, English)

UN Youth Volunteer positions
(deployment is scheduled to begin in February 2025)

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

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.

Keine Stellen aktuell.
Pas de poste actuellement.
Non ci sono posti vacanti.
No current vacancies.

 

Application dossier

A complete application dossier contains the following documents:

  • Letter of application
  • Copies of diplomas and references
  • Curriculum vitae in English
  • SEF personal data sheet

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

Unsolicited applications will not be considered.

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Links

Last update 25.07.2024

Contact

Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding

FDFA Peace and Human Rights Division
Bundesgasse 32
3003 Bern

Phone

+41 58 462 82 14

sts.afm.expertenpool@eda.admin.ch

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