Senior Political Affairs Officer, AU, Mali, NORDEM

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NORCAP is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s expert deployment mechanism. NORCAP strengthens international and local partners’ capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crisis by deploying highly qualified women and men from its world leading standby rosters. The deployed experts work with UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, development actors and national stakeholders to save lives, build resilient communities, ensure peaceful transitions from conflict and promote sustainable governance.

NORDEM is NORCAP`s programme on human rights, democracy and peace. We support international organisations and operations that work in the field of human rights, democratisation and peace with qualified personnel. In addition, we offer advice, support the transfer of experience and contribute to research. Our expertise covers such fields as good governance, democratic institutions, independence of the judiciary, judicial and legal reform, human rights, election observation and election assistance.

Since 2013 NORCAP has worked in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), Peace and Security Department (PSD) to meet their growing demand for specialized civilian experts. NORCAP has supported peace and security initiatives specifically in the area of peace support operations, conflict prevention, and post-conflict reconstruction and development. Based on the AUC need of continued expertise support, NORCAP is expanding its support within and beyond PSD, to also include governance and development. NORCAP and the AUC work together in choosing deployments that will further the work of the AU towards Agenda 2063, which includes political stability, transformation and unity among other goals.

Therefore, we are in search of a seasoned professional with expertise in International Relations, International Law and Conflict Management/Resolution as a Senior Political Affairs Officer. The selected candidate will implement AU/PAPS mandate in Mali and SAHEL, in terms of prevention and management of conflicts. The position is located in the AU Liaison Office in Mali and has a duration of at least 1 year, with a 3 month probationary period.

This position is for applicants with citizenship from member states of AU only.