Job Location: Somalia
Closing date: 28 Dec 2025
€5,000 per month salary
€5,000 per month salary
We are now hiring our Safety Advisor. This position is based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Job Summary
The Safety Advisor will lead Organization service delivery in Banadir & Hirshabelle and represent organization to the authorities, the stakeholders, the partners, and the humanitarian community. As areas coordinators, the Safety Advisor will lead local teams in 3 field offices.
Major Responsibilities
As specialist for the area of responsibility, provide qualified advisories to NGOs on safety and security management, and access management whilst managing and developing the capacities of team dedicated to the area.
Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, military forces, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through daily alerts and reports, weekly incident lists, bi-weekly analytical reports, and other thematic reports.
Facilitate and lead regional NGO community security roundtables.
Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
Manage a small office team, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
Represent organization in all relevant humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including the Access Working Group, Security Cell, and other inter-agency coordination platforms.
Effectively represent, promote, and protect organization’s mandate of independence, impartiality, and neutrality.
Support NGOs with real-time incidents and crisis management
Mandatory Requirements:
Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, military forces, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through daily alerts and reports, weekly incident lists, bi-weekly analytical reports, and other thematic reports.
Facilitate and lead regional NGO community security roundtables.
Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
Manage a small office team, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
Represent organization in all relevant humanitarian coordination mechanisms, including the Access Working Group, Security Cell, and other inter-agency coordination platforms.
Effectively represent, promote, and protect organization’s mandate of independence, impartiality, and neutrality.
Support NGOs with real-time incidents and crisis management
Mandatory Requirements:
Significant experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills and the keenest eye for detail.
Experience in the humanitarian, and/or risk management and/or humanitarian access sectors.
Well-versed in humanitarian coordination architecture, with experience engaging in access forums, security platforms, and inter-agency mechanisms
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
Personal and professional resilience in a fast moving, high output, quality-driven program.
Independent drive, motivation, and excellence, and ability to operate and sustainably manage staff and teams under strict systems and deadlines.
Well-developed personal, organisational and team management skills and standards in a diverse multicultural setting.
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles.
Graduate level education in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
Desirable:
Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills and the keenest eye for detail.
Experience in the humanitarian, and/or risk management and/or humanitarian access sectors.
Well-versed in humanitarian coordination architecture, with experience engaging in access forums, security platforms, and inter-agency mechanisms
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
Personal and professional resilience in a fast moving, high output, quality-driven program.
Independent drive, motivation, and excellence, and ability to operate and sustainably manage staff and teams under strict systems and deadlines.
Well-developed personal, organisational and team management skills and standards in a diverse multicultural setting.
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles.
Graduate level education in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
Desirable:
Relevant experience working in Somalia – ideally in an NGO safety management role or equivalent – and demonstrable understanding of the context.
Prior experience in an Inter-Agency role.
Experience with NGO safety & security and project management.
Existing information networks and/or local language skills.
Key Competencies
Prior experience in an Inter-Agency role.
Experience with NGO safety & security and project management.
Existing information networks and/or local language skills.
Key Competencies
Integrity – Demonstrates confidentiality, ethical behavior, and consistent prevention of conflicts of interest.
Collaboration – Works effectively with others, maintaining positive interpersonal relationships in multicultural teams.
Organization – Plans, prioritizes, and structures tasks efficiently to meet deadlines and expectations.
Adaptability – Shows flexibility, initiative, and the ability to stay effective in changing or demanding situations.
Communication – Conveys information clearly and professionally, ensuring mutual understanding across diverse audiences
Terms & Conditions:
12-month renewable contract, €5,000 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month, and 7 calendar days of R&R every 10 weeks with a €1,250 R&R allowance each cycle, housing, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and AD&D insurance.
Collaboration – Works effectively with others, maintaining positive interpersonal relationships in multicultural teams.
Organization – Plans, prioritizes, and structures tasks efficiently to meet deadlines and expectations.
Adaptability – Shows flexibility, initiative, and the ability to stay effective in changing or demanding situations.
Communication – Conveys information clearly and professionally, ensuring mutual understanding across diverse audiences
Terms & Conditions:
12-month renewable contract, €5,000 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month, and 7 calendar days of R&R every 10 weeks with a €1,250 R&R allowance each cycle, housing, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and AD&D insurance.
How To Apply
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