Senior Governance Adviser (S2) - Anti-Corruption and Good Governance

About the role

The OSCE is recruiting a Senior Governance Adviser (S2) for its mission in Albania, working under the direct supervision of the Head of the Governance in Economy and Environmental Issues Department (GEEID). The post provides policy advice and technical expertise on anti-corruption, good governance and institutional integrity, and involves designing and supporting projects and capacity-building activities. It is an international mission position, so nationals and permanent residents of the duty station are not eligible.

Key responsibilities

• Provide substantive policy advice and technical expertise to the Head of GEEID and the Presence's senior management on anti-corruption, good governance and institutional integrity, and contribute to departmental strategic planning.
• Analyse anti-corruption and good-governance legislation, strategies, policies and practices, and support national counterparts in developing practical corruption-prevention and integrity tools.
• Identify institutional capacity-development needs and deliver technical assistance, training, workshops and peer exchanges.
• Identify, develop and support the implementation of Unified Budget and Extra-Budgetary projects, including proposals, budgets, workplans, monitoring and reporting.
• Build working relationships with national institutions, oversight bodies, civil society, international organizations and donors.
• Prepare analytical reports, policy briefs, talking points and project documents for senior management.

Required profile

• First-level university degree in law, economics, political sciences, social sciences, international relations or public policy, with at least six years of relevant professional experience.
• At least five years of substantive experience in anti-corruption, public integrity or governance reform, gained with anti-corruption, investigative, prosecutorial or oversight institutions, public administration, international organizations or civil society.
• Demonstrated expertise in corruption prevention, good governance and institutional integrity, and proven experience analysing governance challenges and formulating recommendations.
• Substantial knowledge of the project management cycle and experience designing technical assistance and training interventions.
• Professional fluency in English, with excellent writing, research and data-analysis skills.
• Experience negotiating with governmental authorities, oversight institutions, civil society and international partners, and working as an impartial team member.
• Gender awareness and sensitivity, and ability to work independently under pressure.

Required skills

• Proficiency in standard office applications and Microsoft applications.
• Desirable: knowledge of corruption and financial integrity issues such as money laundering, beneficial ownership transparency and virtual assets; familiarity with public administration reform, digital governance and international standards; experience developing integrity tools, guidelines or manuals; experience with donor-funded programmes and Extra-Budgetary projects; previous work in Albania, the Western Balkans or similar reform contexts.

Candidates apply through the OSCE online application link, nominated by their participating State; the OSCE can only process secondment applications from participating States. Appointments are subject to medical clearance and are capped at seven years in the same mission.