Job Location: Afghanistan
Closing date5 Apr 2023
Base Salary: €4550 per month
Job Summary:
We are looking for two new Safety Advisors to be based in Kabul with travel throughout the country. One position would ideally start in early May while the second position will be available this summer.
As the Safety Advisor-Mobile, you will have a unique opportunity to work in a close-knit team giving security analysis and advice that is vital to the efforts of the NGO community to deliver aid to the thousands of people who need it. You will explore local dynamics and develop an understanding of what is relevant to NGOs seeking to inform strategic decision-making and programming. You will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex issues and contexts, give practical safety and security advice, and share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
Major Responsibilities:
Job Summary:
We are looking for two new Safety Advisors to be based in Kabul with travel throughout the country. One position would ideally start in early May while the second position will be available this summer.
As the Safety Advisor-Mobile, you will have a unique opportunity to work in a close-knit team giving security analysis and advice that is vital to the efforts of the NGO community to deliver aid to the thousands of people who need it. You will explore local dynamics and develop an understanding of what is relevant to NGOs seeking to inform strategic decision-making and programming. You will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex issues and contexts, give practical safety and security advice, and share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
Major Responsibilities:
Establish and maintain an active information network to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
Provide NGOs with timely and credible safety information and contextual analysis of the local operating environment.
Develop analytical products on regional and country-wide dynamics or developments of relevance to NGOs.
Facilitate and lead regional NGO roundtables.
Assist NGOs in developing their own safety management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site surveys, and assisting in crisis planning.
Manage small office teams, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements
Provide NGOs with timely and credible safety information and contextual analysis of the local operating environment.
Develop analytical products on regional and country-wide dynamics or developments of relevance to NGOs.
Facilitate and lead regional NGO roundtables.
Assist NGOs in developing their own safety management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site surveys, and assisting in crisis planning.
Manage small office teams, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements
Fluency in English.
Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills and the keenest eye for detail.
Personal and professional resilience in a fast moving, high output, quality-driven program.
Independent drive, motivation and excellence; ability to operate and sustainably manage staff and teams under strict systems and deadlines.
Well-developed personal, personnel, organisational and team management skills and standards in a diverse multi-cultural setting.
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
Graduate level education in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Characteristics:
Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills and the keenest eye for detail.
Personal and professional resilience in a fast moving, high output, quality-driven program.
Independent drive, motivation and excellence; ability to operate and sustainably manage staff and teams under strict systems and deadlines.
Well-developed personal, personnel, organisational and team management skills and standards in a diverse multi-cultural setting.
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
Graduate level education in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Characteristics:
Prior experience in an inter-agency role.
Experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Prior experience in Afghanistan or a similar context.
Local language skills.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing local information networks.
Key Personal Competencies
Experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Prior experience in Afghanistan or a similar context.
Local language skills.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing local information networks.
Key Personal Competencies
A good listener
An effective communicator
Excellent analyst
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
Outgoing and proactive personality
Terms & Conditions:
12-month renewable contract. €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every 2 months with a €1250 R&R allowance each cycle, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and AD&D insurance.
An effective communicator
Excellent analyst
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
Outgoing and proactive personality
Terms & Conditions:
12-month renewable contract. €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every 2 months with a €1250 R&R allowance each cycle, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and AD&D insurance.
How to apply
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