Deployable Civilian Experts

What is a DCE?

DCEs are non-civil servants who are available for deployment, often, at short notice, for assignments of between a few days to a year in countries affected by violent conflict. The Stabilisation Unit currently has over 1000 of these highly skilled, resilient and professional men and women from a wide range of backgrounds on its database.
DCEs have access to a broad range of deployment opportunities through the Stabilisation Unit.  We have staff deployed to 15+ countries around the world, in UK bilateral missions and in multilateral missions with the EU, UN and OSCE.  DCEs also work alongside the British military in Afghanistan.  Assignments for DCEs can be of short or long duration – lasting from a few weeks to a year or more.

DCEs are also able to access learning and development opportunities with the Stabilisation Unit, from courses on the theory and practice of Stabilisation to military exercises in the UK and abroad.

So what are we looking for in our ideal DCE?
 

Skills

• Significant experience working on conflict-affected and fragile states, with significant field experience
• Strong technical skills in stabilisation disciplines (see categories below)
• Knowledge of the UK policy making environment and key cross-government decision making mechanisms

Behaviour

• Dynamism; a flexible approach to problem-solving
• The ability to work independently and be self-reliant
• The ability to represent HMG and to continue to perform well when operating in hostile, conflict environments

Additional criteria

• Ability to obtain UK security clearance

How to get involved

We recruit DCEs into a variety of different functional areas, depending on their skills sets and the following pages contain more information on precisely what we are looking for. Prior to filling out the application it is important to read the information on the skills and experiences carefully and show how you meet all the required areas in your application form.

When filling out your application please ensure you fill out all the fields (apart from the additional information field, which is discretionary), as we will be unable to accept applications where these are incomplete.
Please download the application form here and return to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Stabilisation Unit Core Competency framework	[ ]	191 Kb
Deployable Civilian Expert application form.doc	[ ]	188 Kb