Location: based in Duhuk Iraq and Gaziantep Turkey
Closing date: 07 Aug 2017
We are now seeking 2 (two) experienced professionals to join our team as Safety Advisors in Northern and Eastern Syria to be based in Ganziatep (Turkey) and Dohuk (Iraq) respectively.
Job Summary
Safety Advisors are highly rewarding roles, offering a unique opportunity to work in a close knit team giving security analysis and advice that is not only some of the best of its kind, but that is also vital to the efforts of the NGO community to deliver aid and assistance to the thousands of people who need it. Successful candidates will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts, give sound practical safety and security advice, communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing, and above all else share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
Safety Advisor – North Location: Gaziantep, Turkey
Northern Syria has become a microcosm for the conflict at large, with all of its central actors – the government of Syria, organised armed groups, Kurdish forces, the Islamic State, and international powers – fighting among and between themselves along intersecting frontlines. The North Safety Advisor plays a key role in supporting NGOs to navigate this environment at a time of fast moving changes to the context and mounting challenges to humanitarian access.
Safety Advisor – East Location: Dohuk, Iraq
Eastern Syria presents a demanding operational environment for NGOs, with contested frontlines, Islamic State attacks behind them, and inter-communal dynamics exposing humanitarians to significant risk as they work to reach people in need. Nowhere is this more apparent than Ar-Raqqa, where the US backed campaign to re-take Ar-Raqqa City from IS has entered its final stage. The East SA plays a key role in supporting NGOs to meet these challenges and enabling humanitarian operations from the growing Northeast Syria response hub.
Major Responsibilities
Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through: daily FLASH alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
Facilitate and lead regional NGO community security roundtables.
Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
Lead and manage a small team of national staff to monitor developments in the conflict and verify information, as well as exercise oversight where required over local logistics and administration.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements
Near native fluency in English (written and spoken).
Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
Significant experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Exemplary writing and analytical skills (sample requested).
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.
Preferred Characteristics
One year’s recent experience working on the Syria crisis - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics.
Employment history that reflects experience in both security and civilian fields.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing information networks.
Local language skills.
Key Personal Competencies
A good listener
An effective communicator
Excellent analyst
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
A people manager
Terms & Conditions
12-months contract with expected start date maximum in Mid-September 2017, €4 550 per month salary, 4 days annual leave per month and 3 days of R&R every three months with a €500 allowance per each R&R cycle, global medical coverage and AD&D coverage.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants are requested to send to: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com
Closing date: 07 Aug 2017
We are now seeking 2 (two) experienced professionals to join our team as Safety Advisors in Northern and Eastern Syria to be based in Ganziatep (Turkey) and Dohuk (Iraq) respectively.
Job Summary
Safety Advisors are highly rewarding roles, offering a unique opportunity to work in a close knit team giving security analysis and advice that is not only some of the best of its kind, but that is also vital to the efforts of the NGO community to deliver aid and assistance to the thousands of people who need it. Successful candidates will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts, give sound practical safety and security advice, communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing, and above all else share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
Safety Advisor – North Location: Gaziantep, Turkey
Northern Syria has become a microcosm for the conflict at large, with all of its central actors – the government of Syria, organised armed groups, Kurdish forces, the Islamic State, and international powers – fighting among and between themselves along intersecting frontlines. The North Safety Advisor plays a key role in supporting NGOs to navigate this environment at a time of fast moving changes to the context and mounting challenges to humanitarian access.
Safety Advisor – East Location: Dohuk, Iraq
Eastern Syria presents a demanding operational environment for NGOs, with contested frontlines, Islamic State attacks behind them, and inter-communal dynamics exposing humanitarians to significant risk as they work to reach people in need. Nowhere is this more apparent than Ar-Raqqa, where the US backed campaign to re-take Ar-Raqqa City from IS has entered its final stage. The East SA plays a key role in supporting NGOs to meet these challenges and enabling humanitarian operations from the growing Northeast Syria response hub.
Major Responsibilities
Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through: daily FLASH alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
Facilitate and lead regional NGO community security roundtables.
Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
Lead and manage a small team of national staff to monitor developments in the conflict and verify information, as well as exercise oversight where required over local logistics and administration.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements
Near native fluency in English (written and spoken).
Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
Significant experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Exemplary writing and analytical skills (sample requested).
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.
Preferred Characteristics
One year’s recent experience working on the Syria crisis - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics.
Employment history that reflects experience in both security and civilian fields.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing information networks.
Local language skills.
Key Personal Competencies
A good listener
An effective communicator
Excellent analyst
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
A people manager
Terms & Conditions
12-months contract with expected start date maximum in Mid-September 2017, €4 550 per month salary, 4 days annual leave per month and 3 days of R&R every three months with a €500 allowance per each R&R cycle, global medical coverage and AD&D coverage.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested applicants are requested to send to: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com