ANSO Regional Safety Advisor (male/ female)
Welthungerhilfe - German Agro Action
Closing date: 16 Jun 2009
Location: Afghanistan
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of Germany's biggest and most respected private organisations committed to development cooperation and humanitarian aid. It carries out projects in almost 50 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are willing to dedicate yourself to projects which have to be carried out under sometimes difficult conditions and you meet the following requirements, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of
ANSO Regional Safety Advisor (male/ female) in Afghanistan
As part of Welthungerhilfe’s country program ANSO is a project to support security awareness and security management capability amongst, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan with offices in Jalalabad, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-I-Sharif and Kabul. The post is to be filled immediately and is initially scheduled to end on 30.06.2010.
Tasks and responsibilities of position
The RSA provides NGOs with credible information and contextual analysis of the local and regional security situation. The RSA will liaise closely with NGOs, the UN, the military, and other national and international security agencies to obtain security information. The RSA will be responsible for writing comprehensive weekly reports on the provincial and regional security situation as it relates to NGOs as well as for producing daily incident reports, threat warnings and facilitating weekly NGO security meetings in his/her region of responsibility. The RSA will also play a less frequent role in assisting NGO to develop their own security management capacities through reviewing policy, site-security surveys and evacuation planning.
The RSA will also be responsible for the management of the regional ANSO office. This includes supervising up to 10 national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration. The RSA may be deployed alone to any one of the five regional offices.
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Political or Security studies, or related field
- Demonstrable experience in security report writing and analysis (sample will be requested)
- Min. 3 years of practical experience in security management, training or analysis role in a relevant organizational setting
- Familiarity with the philosophy, priorities and principals of NGOs
- Min. 3 years work experience in post-conflict or complex emergency environment
- Excellent social, analytical and diplomacy skills
- Exemplary command of English language
Preferred:
- Experience in NGO security management
- Police/Military/Analysts background with at least 3 years civilian security sector experience
- Ability to develop and maintain culturally and socially diverse relationships and contacts
- Experience of staff capacity development, training and knowledge transfer
- Ability to conduct trainings in security/safety related area of speciality
The Regional Safety Director (m/f) is a civilian role intended for those with strong NGO Management background. Those with military background or likewise are welcome to apply but ONLY if they have the requisite NGO experience also. Applicants with only military/police work experience will not be considered.
You can expect to work in an exceptionally motivated team and to be assigned responsible duties. Naturally, you will be thoroughly briefed about your responsibilities beforehand. Our offer includes regular rest and recreation days.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter and CV by e-mail, quoting the reference code "AFG 5609", by 16th of June 2009 to:
Thomas Gies
recruitment.gies@welthungerhilfe.de
Welthungerhilfe - German Agro Action
Closing date: 16 Jun 2009
Location: Afghanistan
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of Germany's biggest and most respected private organisations committed to development cooperation and humanitarian aid. It carries out projects in almost 50 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are willing to dedicate yourself to projects which have to be carried out under sometimes difficult conditions and you meet the following requirements, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of
ANSO Regional Safety Advisor (male/ female) in Afghanistan
As part of Welthungerhilfe’s country program ANSO is a project to support security awareness and security management capability amongst, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan with offices in Jalalabad, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-I-Sharif and Kabul. The post is to be filled immediately and is initially scheduled to end on 30.06.2010.
Tasks and responsibilities of position
The RSA provides NGOs with credible information and contextual analysis of the local and regional security situation. The RSA will liaise closely with NGOs, the UN, the military, and other national and international security agencies to obtain security information. The RSA will be responsible for writing comprehensive weekly reports on the provincial and regional security situation as it relates to NGOs as well as for producing daily incident reports, threat warnings and facilitating weekly NGO security meetings in his/her region of responsibility. The RSA will also play a less frequent role in assisting NGO to develop their own security management capacities through reviewing policy, site-security surveys and evacuation planning.
The RSA will also be responsible for the management of the regional ANSO office. This includes supervising up to 10 national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration. The RSA may be deployed alone to any one of the five regional offices.
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Political or Security studies, or related field
- Demonstrable experience in security report writing and analysis (sample will be requested)
- Min. 3 years of practical experience in security management, training or analysis role in a relevant organizational setting
- Familiarity with the philosophy, priorities and principals of NGOs
- Min. 3 years work experience in post-conflict or complex emergency environment
- Excellent social, analytical and diplomacy skills
- Exemplary command of English language
Preferred:
- Experience in NGO security management
- Police/Military/Analysts background with at least 3 years civilian security sector experience
- Ability to develop and maintain culturally and socially diverse relationships and contacts
- Experience of staff capacity development, training and knowledge transfer
- Ability to conduct trainings in security/safety related area of speciality
The Regional Safety Director (m/f) is a civilian role intended for those with strong NGO Management background. Those with military background or likewise are welcome to apply but ONLY if they have the requisite NGO experience also. Applicants with only military/police work experience will not be considered.
You can expect to work in an exceptionally motivated team and to be assigned responsible duties. Naturally, you will be thoroughly briefed about your responsibilities beforehand. Our offer includes regular rest and recreation days.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter and CV by e-mail, quoting the reference code "AFG 5609", by 16th of June 2009 to:
Thomas Gies
recruitment.gies@welthungerhilfe.de