DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

About DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. DCAF contributes to making peace and development more sustainable by assisting partner states and international actors supporting these states, to improve the governance of their security sector through inclusive and participatory reforms. It creates innovative knowledge products, promotes norms and good practices, provides legal and policy advice and supports capacity‐building of both state and non‐state security sector stakeholders. DCAF's Foundation Council comprises 63 member states, the Canton of Geneva and six permanent observers. Active in over 70 countries, DCAF is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading centres of excellence for security sector governance (SSG) and security sector reform (SSR). DCAF is guided by the operational principles of neutrality, impartiality, local ownership, inclusive participation, and gender equality. DCAF embraces and promotes values of accountability, excellence, inclusivity, integrity and respect. For more information please visit www.dcaf.ch. DCAF has worked in the oPt since 2005 providing support to institutional development of the security and justice sectors. Presently DCAF implements a project “Enhancing the delivery of security and justice to all Palestinians (DCAF 2018-2020)” funded by German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO). The project focuses on three main intervention areas: (i) support to public oversight institutions; (ii) provision of improved security and justice focusing, among others, on community safety and implementation of OPCAT and (iii) reforms of legal and policy framework governing the security institutions. In the framework of this project DCAF engages with variety of partners including the Ministry of Interior, Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission, Palestinian Authority Security Forces, CSOs, media and other actors. In particular during the Q3 & Q4 period (July – December 2020), the project will focus to a large extent on responding to the situation caused by the Covid-19 crisis, the role played in this context by the security forces and the challenges amplified by this situation. For our field office in Ramallah, we are looking for highly dedicated professional to work with us as Project Assistant in support of implementation of this project.