RCC Recruitment - General information

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   rccrecruitment@stabilitypact.org within the deadline for that particular position.

Please note that the selection process for the 2nd and 3rd tender will take longer because of a very high number of applications.

RCC Recruitment - Tendered positions and application deadline

RCC Secretariat Sarajevo:

• 1 Expert in Economic and Social Development
• 1 Expert in Infrastructure
• 1 Expert in Justice and Home affairs
• 1 Expert in Parliamentary Cooperation

• 1 Assistant to the Expert Pool
• 1 Assistant to the Head of Expert Pool
• 1 Translator
• 1 Accountant

RCC Brussels Liaison Office:

• 1 Head of Liaison Office
• 2 Advisors
• 1 Office Administrator
• 1 Assistant to the Head of Liaison Office

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 1 7   December 2007. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.