Location: Syria
Job Summary
We are now seeking an experienced professional to join our team as Safety Advisor РEast. The post will be based in al-Malikiyyah (D̻rik), Syria.
Safety Advisor positions 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, and communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing. They will need to proactively engage and co-ordinate with all humanitarian stakeholders in Eastern Syria and are expected to possess/acquire a deep understanding of security and access challenges faced by NGOs. The successful candidates therefore should also be outgoing, with strong interpersonal skills, and are expected to maintain/expand organization’s existing network.
Above all else they will share organization’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
The Safety Advisor position is being offered on 12-month term (with possible renewable).
Major Responsibilities
* Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, and other key actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
* Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and in-depth, nuanced contextual analysis through: daily flash alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
* Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
* Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation plans.
* Manage a small office, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
* Take a proactive approach to moving around areas of eastern Syria in coordination with management and networking amongst NGO partners.
* Effectively represent, promote and protect organization's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
* Primary focal point for emergency medical evacuation of NGO staff through an existing mechanism managed by organization.
Mandatory Requirements:
* Fluency in English to an impeccably high standard (written and spoken).
* Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
* Significant experience living or working in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
* Outstanding writing and analytical skills (samples will be requested).
* Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.
* Ability to adapt to multi-cultural and diverse social backgrounds.
* Demonstrated ability to engage, network, and communicate
* Broad understanding of the Syrian conflict and its evolution in Eastern Syria
* Understanding and commitment to the humanitarian principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Preferred Characteristics:
* Minimum of (1) year’s recent experience working on Syria - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the context.
* Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
* Existing information networks.
* Knowledge of mapping software such as ArcGIS, QGIS and Google Earth
* Local language proficiency.
Key Personal Competencies:
* A good listener
* An effective communicator
* Excellent analyst
* Team player
* Strong interpersonal skills
* A people manager
* Ability to integrate data trends into analytical reports
Terms & Conditions:
12-month contract with expected start date on or before 1 October, €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R and €1,000 allowance every 3 months, in-country housing provided, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and USD $200,000 AD&D coverage.
Safeguarding Policy:
We are fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process. As such, the following safe recruitment practices will be applied:
* All offers of employment will be conditional on receiving at least two satisfactory professional references;
* We will ask candidates about significant gaps in employment history or frequent changes of employer and address;
* All essential qualifications and relevant professional accreditations and memberships will be verified;
* The successful candidate will be required to provide a valid proof of identity (passport, ID card);
* All new hires will receive an orientation in organization’s safeguarding policy and procedures and associated documents (Code of Conduct, Whistleblowing etc.);
* All new hires will be required to sign and abide by the Code of Conduct as a condition of employment
How to apply:
Submit application to: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com
Closing date 16 Aug 2020
Job Summary
We are now seeking an experienced professional to join our team as Safety Advisor РEast. The post will be based in al-Malikiyyah (D̻rik), Syria.
Safety Advisor positions 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, and communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing. They will need to proactively engage and co-ordinate with all humanitarian stakeholders in Eastern Syria and are expected to possess/acquire a deep understanding of security and access challenges faced by NGOs. The successful candidates therefore should also be outgoing, with strong interpersonal skills, and are expected to maintain/expand organization’s existing network.
Above all else they will share organization’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
The Safety Advisor position is being offered on 12-month term (with possible renewable).
Major Responsibilities
* Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, and other key actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
* Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and in-depth, nuanced contextual analysis through: daily flash alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
* Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
* Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation plans.
* Manage a small office, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
* Take a proactive approach to moving around areas of eastern Syria in coordination with management and networking amongst NGO partners.
* Effectively represent, promote and protect organization's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
* Primary focal point for emergency medical evacuation of NGO staff through an existing mechanism managed by organization.
Mandatory Requirements:
* Fluency in English to an impeccably high standard (written and spoken).
* Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
* Significant experience living or working in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
* Outstanding writing and analytical skills (samples will be requested).
* Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.
* Ability to adapt to multi-cultural and diverse social backgrounds.
* Demonstrated ability to engage, network, and communicate
* Broad understanding of the Syrian conflict and its evolution in Eastern Syria
* Understanding and commitment to the humanitarian principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Preferred Characteristics:
* Minimum of (1) year’s recent experience working on Syria - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the context.
* Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
* Existing information networks.
* Knowledge of mapping software such as ArcGIS, QGIS and Google Earth
* Local language proficiency.
Key Personal Competencies:
* A good listener
* An effective communicator
* Excellent analyst
* Team player
* Strong interpersonal skills
* A people manager
* Ability to integrate data trends into analytical reports
Terms & Conditions:
12-month contract with expected start date on or before 1 October, €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R and €1,000 allowance every 3 months, in-country housing provided, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and USD $200,000 AD&D coverage.
Safeguarding Policy:
We are fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process. As such, the following safe recruitment practices will be applied:
* All offers of employment will be conditional on receiving at least two satisfactory professional references;
* We will ask candidates about significant gaps in employment history or frequent changes of employer and address;
* All essential qualifications and relevant professional accreditations and memberships will be verified;
* The successful candidate will be required to provide a valid proof of identity (passport, ID card);
* All new hires will receive an orientation in organization’s safeguarding policy and procedures and associated documents (Code of Conduct, Whistleblowing etc.);
* All new hires will be required to sign and abide by the Code of Conduct as a condition of employment
How to apply:
Submit application to: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com
(Email is available to Members / Subscribers ONLY )