Job location: Iraq
Fixed Term 12 Months with possibility for extension
The starting salary package for this position is £76,028 GBP / approx. $96,100 USD including all allowances
About the role:
As the Senior Operations Advisor, you will be responsible for providing senior level support to the Technical Operations Manager (TOM) and the wider organization in Iraq program. You will support and strengthen organization’s relationships with Iraqi National Mine Action Authorities (NMAAs). You will work with the TOM to ensure that organization’s approach to NMAAs aligns with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), and that these standards are integrated into the planning and implementation of technical operations and programme activities. You will also be responsible for monitoring, analysing, and reviewing the process of our operational activities and targets, and will provide input on programme support activities including supporting proposals, case studies, reporting, and stakeholder liaison as necessary.
About you:
You will have extensive experience of Mine Action operations, including experience working in collaboration with a range of Humanitarian Mine Action actors, including NMAAs. You will be determined and proactive, with experience leading, mentoring, and training diverse groups of people. You will be an expert in quality management, with good knowledge of capacity development and a critical ability to develop, review, and realise standard operating procedures. You will be committed to continual improvement, with a good knowledge of research methods and the creativity, innovation, and drive to continually improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our work. Previous experience of working within Iraq and Arabic/Kurdish language skills would be highly desirable.
About the Iraq programme:
Following decades of conflict, Iraq is heavily contaminated with landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO). The recent regional crisis has added to the scale of this problem. Organization has been working in Iraq since 1992 and has expanded into new areas over the last few years. We currently have 600 national staff and 50 teams operating in 6 areas in northern Iraq. By clearing hazardous areas, Organization has enabled new schools, roads and hospitals to be built, opened up vital trade routes and allowed communities to use their farming land in safety, giving them greater food security and an escape from poverty. Our work over the last 4 years in particular has supported the surveying and clearance of contaminated land, as well as delivering life-saving risk education for those who have fled the violence and are now seeking to return. The HQ office for the programme is in Erbil, KRI, with 6 operational bases in various locations and a support office in Baghdad.
Benefits and further information:
Organization staff are rewarded with comprehensive benefits – you can read the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details:Salary: £76,028 per annum including all allowances and this increases with service.
Fixed Term 12 Months with possibility for extension
The starting salary package for this position is £76,028 GBP / approx. $96,100 USD including all allowances
About the role:
As the Senior Operations Advisor, you will be responsible for providing senior level support to the Technical Operations Manager (TOM) and the wider organization in Iraq program. You will support and strengthen organization’s relationships with Iraqi National Mine Action Authorities (NMAAs). You will work with the TOM to ensure that organization’s approach to NMAAs aligns with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), and that these standards are integrated into the planning and implementation of technical operations and programme activities. You will also be responsible for monitoring, analysing, and reviewing the process of our operational activities and targets, and will provide input on programme support activities including supporting proposals, case studies, reporting, and stakeholder liaison as necessary.
About you:
You will have extensive experience of Mine Action operations, including experience working in collaboration with a range of Humanitarian Mine Action actors, including NMAAs. You will be determined and proactive, with experience leading, mentoring, and training diverse groups of people. You will be an expert in quality management, with good knowledge of capacity development and a critical ability to develop, review, and realise standard operating procedures. You will be committed to continual improvement, with a good knowledge of research methods and the creativity, innovation, and drive to continually improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our work. Previous experience of working within Iraq and Arabic/Kurdish language skills would be highly desirable.
About the Iraq programme:
Following decades of conflict, Iraq is heavily contaminated with landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO). The recent regional crisis has added to the scale of this problem. Organization has been working in Iraq since 1992 and has expanded into new areas over the last few years. We currently have 600 national staff and 50 teams operating in 6 areas in northern Iraq. By clearing hazardous areas, Organization has enabled new schools, roads and hospitals to be built, opened up vital trade routes and allowed communities to use their farming land in safety, giving them greater food security and an escape from poverty. Our work over the last 4 years in particular has supported the surveying and clearance of contaminated land, as well as delivering life-saving risk education for those who have fled the violence and are now seeking to return. The HQ office for the programme is in Erbil, KRI, with 6 operational bases in various locations and a support office in Baghdad.
Benefits and further information:
Organization staff are rewarded with comprehensive benefits – you can read the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details:Salary: £76,028 per annum including all allowances and this increases with service.
Accommodation:
Organization will provide accommodation in-country.
Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You'll have a minimum of eight weeks out of the programme per year.
Flights: organization provides three international flights home per year.
Insurance: Programme based staff are automatically covered by organization's comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance.
Organization will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs.
Please note that as part of organization's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on organization’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available through the link below.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit application to: ooooo@oooooo.com (Email is available to subscribers only.
Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. You'll have a minimum of eight weeks out of the programme per year.
Flights: organization provides three international flights home per year.
Insurance: Programme based staff are automatically covered by organization's comprehensive insurance package including: Personal accident and medical expenses insurance; Death by natural causes insurance and access to 24-hour medical assistance.
Organization will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs.
Please note that as part of organization's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on organization’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available through the link below.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit application to: ooooo@oooooo.com (Email is available to subscribers only.