INSO Safety Advisor- Mobile Jobs in South Sudan
INSO Safety Advisor- Mobile Jobs in South Sudan
Job Summary: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.
Successful candidates will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts, give sound practical safety and security advice, communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing, and above all else share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in NGO safety and security and good analytical skills.
She/he will be an outgoing, inquisitive and detail-oriented individual, with experience in building and leading high performing teams.
The candidate will also have the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts, communicate at an excellent level of English - both verbally and in writing, and above all else shares INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.
Major Responsibilities:
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.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality
and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements:
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills and the keenest eye for detail.
Significant experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Personal and professional resilience in a fast-moving, high-output, quality-driven programme.
Experience in the humanitarian, and/or risk management and/or humanitarian access sectors.
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.
Preferred Characteristics:
Minimum 1 recent year experience in South Sudan - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and
Demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics.
Employment history that reflects experience in both security
And civilian fields.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Existing information networks
Local language skills.
Key Personal Competencies:
A good listener
An effective communicator
Excellent analyst
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
A people manager
How to Apply
Interested applicants are requested to send the following to jobs@ssd.ngosafety.org before 18th September 2019 with reference “Safety Advisor-Mobile" in the subject line of the email.
The application must include:
Cover Letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, any preferred characteristics, your motivation for applying, and what you hope to bring to INSO (2 pages maximum).
Updated CV (5 pages maximum).
One relevant and substantive writing sample in English that demonstrates your analytical and report writing abilities (10 pages maximum).
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please do not send any additional information (such as copies of certificates, copies of diplomas, other writing samples, etc.) and keep the total size of your application under 2MB if possible.
For more information and job application details, see; INSO Safety Advisor- Mobile Jobs in South Sudan
