SRD Center is seeking an experienced HEAT and Security Training Expert with strong First Aid/Trauma Care expertise to support the delivery of an upcoming Hostile Environment Awareness Training programme in Syria.
The expert will work as a co-trainer alongside the Lead HEAT Trainer and will have particular responsibility for hostile-environment first aid, practical exercises, participant observation, field simulations, and safety during practical training activities.
The assignment requires an experienced trainer who can combine technical first-aid knowledge with practical security awareness and effectively facilitate scenario-based learning for professionals operating in challenging environments.
Tasks
The expert will be responsible for:
- Support the Lead HEAT Trainer in the preparation and delivery of the overall training programme.
- Review and contribute to training materials, presentations, exercises, scenarios, and practical-training arrangements.
- Deliver training on first aid and emergency response relevant to hostile and challenging operating environments.
- Facilitate practical first-aid demonstrations and exercises within the limits of the trainer’s professional certification.
- Deliver or support sessions related to:
- personal safety and security;
- situational awareness;
- incident response;
- emergency first aid;
- initial casualty assessment;
- trauma awareness and immediate response;
- emergency communication and reporting;
- preparation for medical emergencies during field movements;
- participant welfare and stress awareness.
- Support the Lead Trainer in facilitating checkpoints, movement-security, incident-response, civil-unrest, and other practical scenarios included in the training programme.
- Help prepare and manage the dedicated field-training day.
- Support setup and safe use of practical training equipment.
- Act as an observer and evaluator during simulations and practical exercises.
- Monitor participant performance and document key observations.
- Provide technical feedback during post-exercise debriefing.
- Help ensure participant safety throughout practical exercises and simulations.
- Support risk assessment for field-training activities and identify appropriate control measures.
- Assist with pre- and post-training assessments and evaluation of participant learning.
- Support the Team Lead in ensuring the quality and consistency of training delivery.
- Contribute to participant evaluation, training documentation, and final training reporting.
- Coordinate closely with SRD Center’s training and logistics team.
Qualifications
Candidates should preferably meet the following requirements:
- Relevant university degree, professional diploma, or recognized professional qualification in emergency medicine, paramedicine, nursing, first aid, security management, humanitarian safety, emergency response, or a related field.
- Valid and recognized First Aid, Emergency First Aid, Trauma Care, or comparable certification.
- HEAT, hostile-environment, personal-security, or security-awareness training certification is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience delivering practical first-aid, emergency-response, HEAT, security, or related training.
- Previous experience supporting or delivering scenario-based practical exercises.
- Good understanding of the security and medical risks encountered by personnel working in hostile, remote, or challenging environments.
- Experience working in humanitarian, development, emergency-response, security, or field-based programmes is strongly preferred.
- Experience operating in conflict-affected, fragile, or high-risk environments is an advantage.
- Strong facilitation and demonstration skills, including the ability to explain practical procedures clearly to non-medical participants.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-trainer team.
- Strong awareness of participant safety and duty-of-care requirements during practical training.
- Previous professional or training experience in the Middle East is an advantage.
- Good command of English is required.
- Ability to deliver or support training in Arabic and/or Kurdish is strongly preferred.
- Availability to participate in both classroom and field-based training activities.
How to apply
Interested candidates should complete the following short online application form:
https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/rxHlmdjI
Applicants should clearly indicate the position for which they are applying and provide information on their relevant qualifications and professional experience.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps and additional information