Position: Junior Specialist for the MA Programme
Organization: Public Foundation “OSCE Academy in Bishkek”
Duration: Fixed-term. Extension is possible subject to fund availability and satisfactory performance evaluation.
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan invites applications to its Position of Junior Specialist for the MA Programme.
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is a public foundation, created in 2002 as a result of the partnership between the Kyrgyz Government and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The OSCE Academy promotes values and principles of the OSCE through research, post-graduate education, professional trainings, and intellectual exchange.
The OSCE Academy provides an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in the Department of Graduate Education. Its professional and dynamic team, the opportunity to acquire and develop qualifications in an educational institution within an international context are the advantages of working at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.
Main tasks and duties:
- -Coordinate the implementation and day-to-day administration of the MA programme;
- -Provide administrative and logistical support to students and faculty members;
- -Conduct proper records management and prepare documentation (students’ personal files) for archiving; ensures students’ records are complete, up-to-date, and systematically maintained;
- -Liaise with the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic, including preparing reports, working with online government platforms, verifying students’ documents, and preparing state diplomas;
- -Under the supervision of the head of the Department of Education perform and bear responsibility for the organization of the Summer School;
- -Cooperate with the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic on the issues related to the performed duties (reporting, statistics, working with online government platforms, preparing state diplomas; etc.);
- -Assist in the implementation of a PR campaign during the recruiting of MA students (open houses, posters, presentations, updates of relevant web pages);
- -Coordinate with other departments for maintaining smooth academic process;
- -Develop relative engagement with students, serves on committees, work groups, and task forces at the request of supervisors, organizes and attends students’ related events;
- -Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors in addition to assisting with general office tasks.
Qualifications and Skills:
- -BA or MA degree in the field of International relations, Political Science or related social sciences;
- -At least 3 years of administrative work experience, preferably with universities;
- -Ability to learn fast, a developed sense of responsibility, communication skills and ability to work in a team;
- -Excellent drafting skills in Russian and English;
- -Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication, analytical skills, experience in working with a large amount of information and documentation within a short period of time;
- -Effective teamwork, communication and time management skills;
- -Willingness to work with individuals from different gender, sexual orientation/expression, national, ethnic, ability, social, religious, and economic backgrounds
- -Strong organizational competence.
To apply: interested applicants should send their:
(i) Cover Letter, one A4 page with no more than 300 words
(ii) CV
(iii) At least 2 reference letters (issued 2022-2026) with contact information;
(iv) Copies of diplomas, certificates and other documents to support the declared candidacy
in one single file in PDF format via e-mail to: vacancies@osce-academy.net. Please include in the subject line «Junior Specialist for the MA Programme» the title of the position for which you are applying.
Deadline is 9th of August 2026, 18:00 Bishkek time
Applications that do not meet the requirements will not be accepted for consideration!
Only successfully selected candidates will be notified of further selection procedures.