Location:

Nicosia, Cyprus
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

CONTRACTOR
Posted:

2 months ago
Category:
Deadline:

28/08/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of key functions:
• Support in excavations on suspected burial sites, record on findings and briefing of relatives
• Support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing.

(1) Carry out excavations of suspected burial sites and exhumation of remains, record on findings and briefing of relatives focusing on achievement of the following results:

1.    Participate to excavations in suspected burial sites of missing persons, including excavations at wells with drilling method.
2.    Conduct exhumation of remains found in sites.
3.    Support in the contribution to the procedures for excavations in line with evolving scientific practice.
4.    Prepare sketches at excavation area and take photos of the area and any findings.
5.    Record and elaborate on findings on the computer; provide inputs for excavation reports.
6.    Participate in scientific briefing to relatives of missing persons.

7.    Ensure safe and efficient use of excavating machinery and equipment.
8.    Record witness and informant’s information on sites.
9.    The consultant may be asked to work under hazardous conditions, including asbestos environment, provided with the equivalent protection, and under directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 30 November 2009 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work.

(2) Supports knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the office focusing on achievement of the following results:

1. Participation in the trainings for the staff related to the duties performed.

Competencies

Core
Achieve Results:	LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively:	LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously:	LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility:	LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination:	LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner:	LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion:	LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Thematic Area	Name	Definition
Business Direction & Strategy	Effective Decision Making	Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources
Business Direction & Strategy	System Thinking	Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Development	Knowledge Generation	Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
Business Development	Collective Intelligence Design	Ability to bringing together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions
Business Management	Working with Evidence and Data	Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
Communications	Writing and editin	Ability to create and/or edit written content in different UN languages

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Secondary education
• Bachelor’s Level Degree in archaeology or equivalent would be desired, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

• Five years of graduate work experience in a relevant discipline would be required
• Alternatively, if in possession of Bachelor’s degree, two years of relevant experience would be required (in archaeology)
Required Skills:

• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.

Desired Skills:

• Work experience in the application of archaeology toward individual identification in mass fatality settings or large-scale human identification projects is considered as an asset.
• Education in the application of archaeology toward individual identification in mass fatality settings or large-scale human identification projects is considered as an asset.

• Good understanding of the sensitive and bi-communal work of CMP is an asset.
• Demonstration of bi-communal actions, such as participation in bi-communal groups, events and activities is an asset
Required Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in Greek is required.
Other:

• Nationals or permanent residents in Cyprus are eligible.
• The incumbent will travel in Cyprus and a valid driver’s license is a requirement.

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