Vacancies
The Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding (SEP) selects vacancies at international organisations working in the field of peace and human rights, based on Switzerland's thematic and geographical priorities. The SEP conducts interviews and nominates candidates for the attention of the respective international organisation.
The FDFA finances the deployments and, once the international organisation has given its approval, signs a contract with the selected person. Employment during a posting to an international organisation is based on the
Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (POPHAO).
Vacancies – funding provided by the SEP
Mediation and Peacebuilding Advisor UNDP Sudan
Working for: UNDP Sudan
The advert is published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website
Application deadline: open until filled
Adviser on Human Rights and New Technologies
Secondment to: Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Warsaw
Application deadline: 18 February 2026
Junior Professional Officer
Working for: United Nations /Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Colombia / Representative Unit in Bogota, Colombia
Recruitment by cinfo
Application deadline: 17 February 2026
Associate Trial Lawyer (JPO, P2)
Working for: International Criminal Court in The Hague
Recruitment by cinfo
Application deadline: 26 February 2026
Planned posts – funding provided by the SEP
Human Security Adviser in Kinshasa
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform
Senior Democracy Adviser in Seoul
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform
Junior Professional Officer in Electoral/Political Affairs
Working for: United Nations / United Nations Department of Political Affairs in New York
Application deadline: 4 March 2026
JPO in Corrections (Capacity Generation)
Working for: United Nations / Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) / Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office / Justice and Corrections Service (JCS) / Capacity Generation Cell in New York
9 UN Youth Volunteers
Working for: UN
Begin of assignment: February 2027
OSCE-Junior Professional Officer
Working for: OSCE (direct contracted)
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website
Begin of assignment: September 2026
Long-Term-Election Observers (LTO)
Recruitment for the election observation pool: is planned for 2027 or 2028
The advert will be published on the federal government's jobs platform Federal Administration website
Vacancies – funding not provided by the SEP
Contact
State Secretariat STS-FDFA
Peace and Human Rights Division
Effingerstrasse 27
3003 Bern