Position: Junior Programme Specialist
Organization: Public Foundation “OSCE Academy in Bishkek”
Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 1 A Botanichesky pereulok
Job Status: Full-time
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan invites applications to its Position of Junior Programme Specialist.
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:
- -Administration of the Zoom platform, Canvas and other learning platforms/ systems (courses and users’ (students, teachers) registration and updating, tracking the amount of memory, storing files, training and supporting users, etc.);
- -Assistance in organizing modules / courses / meetings / Summer school / extracurricular events;
- -Administration of students’ internship (preparing/updating internship related documents, accepting applications, correspondence with organizations and students, maintaining a database on students’ internship, database of institutes / organizations-partners for internship, preparing reports and statistics, etc.);
- -Drafting and ordering of state diplomas;
- -Conduct work on document flow and archiving of documents;
- -Maintain and regularly update records of extracurricular activities and prepare relevant information for reporting purposes;
- -Implement other duties at the request of the head of Graduate Education Department.
Qualifications and Skills:
- -Completed BA degree and/or diploma of higher education;
- -Experienced PC user (knowledge of MS Office programmers, learning web-platforms);
- -Fluency in Russian and English (written and oral) languages;
- -Ability to work independently, timely implement tasks;
- -Ability to learn fast, a developed sense of responsibility, communication skills and ability to work in a team;
- -Excellent analytical skills, experience of working with a large amount of information and documentation within a short period of time;
- -Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills;
- -High level of stress resistance; experience in relevant areas is an asset.
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 Programme Specialist» the title of the position for which you are applying.
Deadline is 23rd 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.