Web Developer and Legal Content Coordinator (G6)

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Background

This is an extra‑budgetary position under the new phase of the project “Strengthening Inclusive and Accountable Democratic Institutions in the OSCE Region”.

The initial contract will be for one year, renewable, subject to availability of funding, until the projects end. The project is currently envisaged to last until the end of 2028 and the selected candidate should commit to being available for the duration of the project.

The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico‑military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security‑related concerns, including arms control, confidence‑ and security‑building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter‑terrorism, and economic and environmental activities. All 57 OSCE participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.

Within the Democratization Department, the Legislative Support Unit is in charge of providing expert advice to policy‑makers in the OSCE region to enhance their law‑making systems and relevant draft and existing legislation to ensure compliance with international human rights and rules of law standards, democratic principles and OSCE human dimension commitments. The unit also manages the ODIHR free online legislative database (https://legislationline.org/), which provides access to the legislation of 57 OSCE participating States on a number of human rights and rule of law related topics, but also respective international standards and selected international case‑law, as well as legal reviews, law‑making assessments and guidelines, published by ODIHR. The position aims to implement and administer elements of the project that relate to improving availability of information and enhancing knowledge‑sharing on international human rights standards, democratic lawmaking and domestic legislative practices in the human dimension across the OSCE region through the online legislative database by managing the technical and content‑related aspects of the legislative database and leading its development, upgrading and updating of its legal content, ensuring its long‑term efficiency, functionality, security, reliability, relevance, accuracy, visibility and accessibility.

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Website Development and Maintenance – design, program, test, debug, and implement new application systems, releases, and modules;
• Content Management and Legal Updates – research, collect, compile, format, verify and upload legal documents, updates laws and other legal texts and other legal data on the website;
• Technical Innovation and User Support – propose and implement innovative technical solutions to improve content‑management platform as well as database functionality and user experience;
• Documentation and Training – prepare technical and user documentation for www.legislationline.org, organize and deliver awareness‑raising activities/events to raise the visibility of the site as well as training sessions for staff and external stakeholders on using the legislative database;
• Coordination and Project Management – support the implementation of the project component related to the online legislative database, liaising with diverse organizational units, external contractors and users as necessary;
• Support the organization of meetings, training, visits, publications and related activities for visitors, missions and counterparts, providing guidance on related administrative matters in collaboration with designated internal and external partners and stakeholders in relation to project activities.

Necessary Qualifications

• Completion of secondary education supplemented by specialized training in Information Technology, web development, programming, or a related field;
• Advanced certifications or university‑level course/module in law/legal studies or equivalent work experience in the legal field, demonstrating legal knowledge, is required;
• Minimum of six years of progressively responsible experience in web development, database management or IT systems, preferably in an international or multilingual environment;
• Proven expertise in Drupal development;
• Proven knowledge of legal terminology and concepts;
• Advanced understanding of web development, information management systems, and legal content integration;
• Ability to apply modern IT tools, resolve data discrepancies, and deliver results in a complex environment;
• Knowledge of legal principles, international human rights and rule of law standards;
• Proficient in web programming languages and technologies (PHP, MySQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript) and tools like Drupal and GIT / Google Analytics;
• Keeps abreast of emerging web technologies and applies them effectively;
• Knowledge of web content accessibility standards, cross‑browser compatibility, and responsive design principles, highly desirable;
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
• Ability to work in a team and establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds;
• Excellent written communication skills in English. Fluency in Russian would be an advantage.

Remuneration Package

Monthly remuneration, subject to social security deductions, is approximately PLN 10,600. OSCE salaries are exempt from taxation in Poland. Social security will include participation in the Cigna medical insurance scheme (current approximate deduction for a staff member is 68 Euro) and OSCE Provident Fund. The Organization contributes an additional amount equivalent to 15% of the employees salary to this pension‑style fund while the employee contributes 7.5%. Other allowances and benefits are similar to those offered under the United Nations Common System for general services employees.

Appointments are normally made at Step 1 of the applicable OSCE salary scale. In exceptional cases, an initial appointment at up to Step 3 may be considered, depending on factors such as relevant experience exceeding minimum requirements or higher previous remuneration. Any such request by a candidate must be reviewed and approved by the OSCE before the appointment.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic and social backgrounds to apply.

Note that OSCE appointments are subject to medical clearance and eligibility criteria outlined in the OSCE recruitment guidelines. The OSCE does not reimburse expenses such as travel in connection with interviews, tests, visas or relocation. OSCE appointments are subject to medical clearance.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your application through the OSCE online application portal at https://vacancies.osce.org/. Only candidates selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted. OSCE officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant.

Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria must be nationals of OSCE participating States. The OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.