Job Location: Lebanon , Beirut
Job Summary:
The Safety Advisor South will serve as INSO’s primary representative supporting a dynamic humanitarian community in south and central Syria. Safety Advisors work in and manage close-knit and professional teams in providing high quality services to our NGO partners, which may include safety and access managers, security focal points, coordinators and program managers, and country and regional level management. The position requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, networking, report writing, presentation skills, and equally important motivation and commitment to the team and our partners.
Major Responsibilities:
Manage a small office team, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
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.
Support other Safety Advisors in their daily tasks, especially at times of high work volume or in their absence.
Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation plans.
Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO’s mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements:
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.
Support other Safety Advisors in their daily tasks, especially at times of high work volume or in their absence.
Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation plans.
Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO’s mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements:
Lebanese Nationals or Right to Work in Lebanon Only
Fluency in English to an impeccably high standard (written and spoken).
Relevant graduate level education in Security or Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Relations or equivalent work experience.
Significant experience living or working in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Outstanding writing and analytical skills (Samples may be requested)
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety and access practices & principles and their application.
Ability to adapt to multi-cultural and diverse social backgrounds.
Understanding and commitment to the humanitarian principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Preferred Characteristics:
Fluency in English to an impeccably high standard (written and spoken).
Relevant graduate level education in Security or Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Relations or equivalent work experience.
Significant experience living or working in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Outstanding writing and analytical skills (Samples may be requested)
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety and access practices & principles and their application.
Ability to adapt to multi-cultural and diverse social backgrounds.
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 or analytical role or equivalent – and demonstrable understanding of the context.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing information networks.
Arabic language skills a plus.
Key Personal Competencies:
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing information networks.
Arabic language skills a plus.
Key Personal Competencies:
Excellent analyst
Team player
Strong interpersonal skills
A good listener
An effective communicator
A proactive thinker
Terms & Conditions:
12-month renewable. USD 3,400 per month salary, 1.75 calendar days annual leave per month, private health insurance coverage and AD&D insurance.
How To Apply
Please submit completed applications to: ooooo@ooooo.com (Email is available to subscribers Only )
Team player
Strong interpersonal skills
A good listener
An effective communicator
A proactive thinker
Terms & Conditions:
12-month renewable. USD 3,400 per month salary, 1.75 calendar days annual leave per month, private health insurance coverage and AD&D insurance.
How To Apply
Please submit completed applications to: ooooo@ooooo.com (Email is available to subscribers Only )