About KAICIID
KAICIID is a unique intergovernmental organization: through our dual governance structure, a Council of Parties made of States, and a Board of Directors made up of religious leaders, we bring together followers of different religious traditions, religious leaders and policymakers. Our Advisory Forum, with over 60 religious leaders from the world’s major faith and cultural traditions, allows us to connect and network communities from all over the world. Our member States, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Holy See as a founding Observer, and Board of Directors stand as guarantors of the independence of our programmes from the interests of any one country, or any one religious denomination. We are convenors and facilitators, bringing religious leaders, policymakers and experts to the dialogue table so that they can find common solutions to shared problems.
Our Vision
Our Vision is a world where there is respect, understanding, and cooperation among people, justice, peace and reconciliation, and an end to the abuse of religion to justify oppression, violence, and conflict.
KAICIID’s Journey
KAICIID was born from a vision of interfaith cooperation and peace, at a time when this was sorely needed. Over a seven-year-long negotiation and development process, KAICIID’s mandate and structure were designed to foster dialogue among people of different faiths and cultures so as to overcome animosities, reduces fear and instils mutual respect. Leaders from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim religious traditions, and the governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Spain and the Holy See (as founding observer) joined together to make the vision of KAICIID a reality.
Governance
KAICIID is the only intergovernmental organization with a Board of Directors made up of representatives from major world religions.
The Founding States of the Centre (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Republic of Austria and Kingdom of Spain) constitute the “Council of Parties” responsible for overseeing the work of the Centre; the Holy See is admitted as a Founding Observer to the Centre.
The Board of Directors comprises high-level representatives of the major world religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism) and cultures. The Centre is headed by a Secretary General. An Advisory Forum of up to 100 members of other religions, cultural institutions and international organizations will provide a further resource of interreligious and intercultural perspective.
Secretariat and Our People
Led by the Secretary General, and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, the KAICIID Secretariat carries out the administrative work of the Centre. The Secretary General oversees the day-to-day management of the Centre and provides regular reports of its activities to the Council of Parties and the Board of Directors. The Centre’s staff are responsible for implementing the programme of work laid out in the KAICIID Strategic Plan and ensuring its success in every corner of the world. KAICIID is proud to have a diverse, multicultural team of experts, with its staff from 20 countries, 5 continents and a wide range of cultural and religious affiliations.
Careers
KAICIID offers attractive conditions of service: competitive salary which depends on the level of the position and experience of the candidate, participation in social security coverage free of charge, 30 days of annual leave per year, 14 official holidays, and flexible working hours’ scheme.
Recruitment in KAICIID is based on a transparent and impartial process, which normally includes the following steps:
- Issuance of the Vacancy Notice
- Evaluation of all applications and preparation of a short-list of candidates
- Interview and possibly written test for 4-5 short-listed candidates. A pre-interview or pre-test may be carried out in the event that many candidates meet the requirements of the position
- Checking of work-related references for the best candidate
- Offer of appointment to the successful candidate
As part of the recruitment process candidates will be evaluated against the KAICIID values and competencies framework. More information on this can be found at this link.
KAICIID is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds to apply.
If you wish to join our multi-cultural team and make a difference to the world by contributing to the interreligious and intercultural dialogue, please apply to one of our vacancies listed below.
Please note that only candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted by our Human Resources. For any queries related to recruitment please contact us under recruitment@kaiciid.org.