RCC Recruitment - General information

The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (SP) will hand over responsibility for co-ordinating and monitoring regional co-operation processes in South Eastern Europe to the newly created Regional Co-operation Council (RCC). The Secretariat of the RCC will commence its operation early 2008 and will be based in Sarajevo, BiH. The tasks of the Regional Co-operation Council comprise of enhancing regional co-operation in SEE through a regionally owned and led framework while providing political guidance and receiving substantive input from task forces and initiatives active in specific thematic areas of regional co-operation as well as facilitating European and Euro-Atlantic integration. (Further information can be found on the SP website at http://www.stabilitypact.org/about/SPownershipprocessPortal.asp)

In the constitutive phase of the RCC in autumn 2007 the Stability Pact has been requested to support the Secretary General of the RCC in implementing his mandate, including by facilitating the recruitment of the future staff of the RCC Secretariat.

RCC related positions will be tendered in three phases, i.e. in mid September, mid October and mid November respectively.

Every position will be outlined in job specific Terms of Reference (ToR). Eligible applicants include civil servants from national administrations, as well as applicants from the private sector and civil society. Preference will be given to candidates from SEE.

Successful candidates will be offered competitive contracts by the RCC Secretariat.

Applications (letter of motivation and CV in English) should be sent in writing by email to <mailto:rccrecruitment@stabilitypact.org> within the deadline for that particular position.

RCC Recruitment - Tendered positions and application deadline

Please note that shortlisted candidates  for the following positions: Chief of staff, Head of Expert pool,  Head of Administration, will be contacted during the week starting 5 November 2007.

Eligible applicants include civil servants from national administrations, as well as applicants from the private sector and civil society. Successful candidates will be offered competitive contracts by the RCC Secretariat.

Interested candidates should send an application letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae (both in English) to rccrecruitment@stabilitypact.org.

Deadline for application is 12 November 2007. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.