International NGO Safety Organisation Safety Advisor Jobs in South Sudan
International NGO Safety Organisation Safety Advisor Jobs in South Sudan
Organisation BackgroundFounded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is a British charity that supports the safety of aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in insecure contexts.
INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services including real-time incident tracking, analytical reports, safety related data and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations and training.
INSO services help NGOs with their day-to-day risk management responsibilities and improve their overall situational awareness to support evidence-based humanitarian access decisions.
The Organisation has grown from innovative start-up to become a globally recognised charity and a valuable component of the humanitarian safety coordination system.
Today the Organisation provides daily support to more than 850 NGOs in twelve of the world’s most insecure countries and has earned a strong reputation for performance, principles & professionalism.
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:
Detailed understanding of INSO mandate & services.
A year’s (recent) experience working on South Sudan - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the context.
Experience with NGO liaison with armed forces and armed groups.
Experience in staff capacity development and training.
Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
Key Personal Competencies:
A good listener
An effective communicator
Excellent analyst
Team player
Excellent interpersonal skills
A people manager
For the full terms and conditions, please go to: https://www.ngosafety.org/sa_ssd
How to Apply:
Interested applicants are requested to send the following to jobs@ssd.ngosafety.org before 17th January 2019 with reference “INSO SSD Safety Advisor" 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 3MB if possible.
