Job Location: Syria
Base Salary: €4550 per month
Closing date5 Oct 2022
Job Summary
As Safety Advisor- East, you will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts and give sound practical safety and security advice. You will need to proactively engage and co-ordinate with all humanitarian stakeholders in Eastern Syria and will need to have a deep understanding of security and access challenges faced by NGOs. You will be outgoing, with strong interpersonal skills, and will be expected to maintain/expand INSO’s existing network.
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.
This position is based in Derek, Syria and reports to the Deputy Director.
Major Responsibilities
Job Summary
As Safety Advisor- East, you will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts and give sound practical safety and security advice. You will need to proactively engage and co-ordinate with all humanitarian stakeholders in Eastern Syria and will need to have a deep understanding of security and access challenges faced by NGOs. You will be outgoing, with strong interpersonal skills, and will be expected to maintain/expand INSO’s existing network.
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.
This position is based in Derek, Syria and reports to the Deputy Director.
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 INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Primary focal point for emergency medical evacuation of NGO staff through an existing mechanism managed by INSO
Mandatory Requirements:
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 INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Primary focal point for emergency medical evacuation of NGO staff through an existing mechanism managed by INSO
Mandatory Requirements:
Fluency in English (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:
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:
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:
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, €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every 3 months with a €1000 allowance each R&R cycle, in-country housing provided, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and $200,000 AD&D coverage.
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, €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every 3 months with a €1000 allowance each R&R cycle, in-country housing provided, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and $200,000 AD&D coverage.
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