3rd Review Conference CCM Consultant
We are looking for an expert consultant to work with the Lao PDR Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva in support of their Presidency of the 3rd Review Conference (RevCon) of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).

Please note: this position is subject to project approval and availability of funds.
Main Responsibilities
The RevCon Consultant will be working on the processes related to the development of the substantial outcome documents of the RevCon, such as the review document, the action plan and the political declaration, which will require a lot of coordination and cooperation with different stakeholders such as states parties, civil society, operators and the ISU. In addition, the Presidency has commitments specifically linked to the issues of Compliance and Universalisation of the Convention, and these meetings will normally take place in Geneva. The official meetings throughout the year, such as the preparatory meetings, the Intersessional meetings and the coordinating meetings with the Convention also take place in Geneva, and the Consultant will be supporting in the preparation of these meetings, as well as ensuring that inputs and feedback given from these meetings to the substantial documents are noted and included in the continued work. In between these meetings the Presidency can expect to have bilateral meetings with different stakeholders in preparing for the substantial documents, which the Consultant will help facilitate.
The Consultant will be hired by NPA on a consultancy contract and seconded to the Lao PDR Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva to work under the instructions, guidance and coordination from the Lao PDR Presidency and the CCM Implementation Support Unit.
Location
Home office/hybrid seated in Geneva.Office space will be divided between the Lao PDR Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva and home office, and in close collaboration with the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the CCM.
We offer
- The gross monthly compensation equals 13 700 CAD
Please note that this is a fourteen-month consultancy contract with no possibility of renewal (November 2025 to December 2026). The compensation is subject to income tax according to the post location and personal citizenship obligations, which NPA has no responsibility for and the consultant is obliged to regulate personally. Health care and insurance are also personal responsibility.
Requirements
- Valid work or residence permit allowing employment in Geneva
- Valid consultancy service registration
- Ability to start as soon as possible
- Minimum 5 years of work experience
- Expertise within mine action with experience from the field and with policy implementation
- In depth knowledge and experience from working in/with Lao PDR
- Higher education (minimum BA) in political science, law, economics or another social science field
- Written and verbal proficiency in English
- Excellent command of Microsoft Office
- Willingness to travel to Lao and mine action project sites, as well as other locations, as required
What you will do
- Help organising and prepare for the coordinating committee meetings taking place monthly
- Support the presidency in the Presidency's responsibility of Universalisation and compliance, sending out letters and setting up meetings with non-state parties and states parties with compliance issues with the convention
- Support the organisation of meetings to coordinate inputs from civil society and states parties as well as gathering written inputs throughout the year
- Develop an implementation plan and communication plan on how to promote the presidency and the RevCon
- Support the organisation of intersessional meetings and the preparatory meetings
- Gathering inputs for the Vientiane Action Plan and help drafting it, as well as the other substantial outcome documents for the RevCon such as the review document and the political declaration
- Support drafting the messaging for the presidency in different events, meetings and promotions of the RevCon
Instructions for applying
Please apply by the 29th October 2025. We will have rolling recruitment and may contact you for an interview shortly after you apply.
To apply, please send your CV, reflecting also the above requirements to the following email addresses:
- Thea Katrin Mjelstad, Senior Policy Advisor at TheMje321@npaid.org.
- Venephet Philathong, Acting Director, Division of the UN Political and Security Affairs, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR at dio1.mofa@gmail.com
We continuously strive for more diversity and inclusion across the organisation. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.
We kindly ask you to carefully read NPA’s Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy, and Anti-Corruption Policy before you submit your application. If you are the selected candidate for this position, you will be asked to complete and sign a Safeguarding self-declaration as well as our Code of Conduct.
*Validity of the offer and contract depends on satisfactory medical certificate, full vaccination, valid travel visa and necessary permits for service and residency in the country of service. The offer and contract also depend on donor funding and might be subject to donor approval.
If you have any questions, please contact
Thea Katrin Mjelstad, Senior Policy Advisor at TheMje321@npaid.org
