Safety Advisor- South at International NGO Safety Organisation

Organisation Background

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports humanitarian 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.

INSO provides daily support to more than 1000 NGOs operating in 17 of the world’s most insecure countries and has earned a strong reputation for its performance, principles and professionalism.

INSO is a global NGO, registered in the Netherlands with its headquarters based in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice.

INSO Afghanistan Country Office

INSO began in Afghanistan in 2002 as a joint platform before becoming an international NGO in 2011. INSO Afghanistan provides services to enhance the delivery of aid and preserve the safety of staff employed by more than 285 Afghan and International NGOs that provide humanitarian and emergency assistance to people living in the country.

Job Summary:

We are now seeking a qualified and experienced individual to join our team as the Safety Advisor—South, a position based in Kandahar City.

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.

Safety Advisor positions are offered on a one-year renewable term.

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 and bi-weekly analytical 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 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 program.

* 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, personnel, organisational and team management skills and standards in a diverse multi-cultural setting.

* Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles.

* Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.

* Graduate level education in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Characteristics:

* Recent professional experience in Afghanistan – ideally in the humanitarian sector.

* Prior experience in an inter-agency role.

* Local language skills.

* Experience with NGO security and/or project management.

* Existing local information networks.

Key Personal Competencies

* A good listener

* An effective communicator

* Excellent analyst

* Team player

* Excellent interpersonal skills

* A people manager

* Outgoing and proactive personality

INSO’s Safeguarding Policy:

INSO is fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process. As such, the following safe recruitment practices will be applied:

* All offers of employment will be conditional on receiving at least two satisfactory professional references.

* INSO will ask candidates about significant gaps in employment history or frequent changes of employer and address.

* All essential qualifications and relevant professional accreditations and memberships will be verified.

* The successful candidate will be required to provide a valid proof of identity (passport, ID card).

* All new hires will receive an orientation in INSO’s safeguarding policy and procedures and associated documents (Code of Conduct, Whistleblowing etc.).

* All new hires will be required to sign and abide by the Code of Conduct as a condition of employment.

Terms & Conditions: 12-month contract, €4550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every two months with €1000 R&R allowance, global medical coverage (excluding USA), USD 200,000 AD&D coverage.