Background: INSO is the new global charity
dedicated exclusively to issues of humanitarian safety.
In response
to rising levels of violence against aid workers worldwide, our core mission is
to assist humanitarian agencies in conducting their operations safely and to
minimize the risks faced by their staff and beneficiaries.
We aim to
support informed decision making, by improving agencies immediate situational
awareness, and to defend impartial humanitarian action by providing information
that is free from a political agenda.
Current Vacancy: Regional Safety Advisor National Counterpart
Program: INSO Kenya
Supervised by: Regional Safety
Analyst (RSA), Nairobi
Location: Isiolo
The
National Counterparts will work with the supervision of the Regional Safety
Analysts (RSAs) and ensure the implementation of all INSO safety and security
services as specified in the INSO Scope of Services (SoS) and or line
management policies and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides NGOs with credible information and contextual analysis of the local and regional security situation.
- Liaise closely with NGOs, the UN, the military, and other national and international security agencies to obtain relevant information for NGOs use.
- Contribute to writing comprehensive weekly reports on the provincial and regional security situation, as it relates to NGOs
- Producing daily incident reports, threat warnings and facilitating weekly NGO security meetings in his/her region of responsibility.
- Manage, lead, orient, supervise and discipline all staff under line management in accordance with INSO policy.
- Collect security related information and develop regional information networks.
- Assist in the delivery of INSO Services, as defined under the Scope of Services
Qualifications:
- Background in Security/Risk Management
- Experience in Security Information Management
- Good communication and analytical skills
- Excellent writing skills with ability to research and present complex issues in a clear and concise manner
- A good understanding of NGO approaches to security
- Previous military, police and/or NGO security experience
- A proven ability to develop and maintain working relationships with key security interlocutors
- Minimum 5 years work experience
- Staff management experience
- Computer skills and knowledge of Windows and Office programs
Interested
applicants should apply by sending a comprehensive CV and a covering letter
explaining why they are suited for the role and what they can bring to the
position to info.ken@ngosafety.org.
The closing
date for applications is 15th October 2013.
