Job Summary

The Verification Division implements the verification regime provided for by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and provides technical support to States Parties’ (SPs) implementation of the CWC. The division participates in capacity building and contributes to OPCW policy development. The division is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the verification regime through the support for inspections, the management of declarations, and the maintenance and strengthening of the scientific capabilities of the Organisation.

Part of the Verification Division, the Declarations Branch (DEB) provides the OPCW with a means to assess compliance by SPs with the declaration-related provisions of the CWC. The Declarations Branch handles all declarations and other verification-related information, as well as maintains and updates the Declarations Handbook, and the tools for identification of scheduled chemicals. In addition, the Declaratio...