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International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)
Safety Advisor at International NGO Safety Organisation
FULL TIME
September 6, 2024
Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international NGO 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 provides daily support to more than 1200 NGOs operating in 18 of the world’s most insecure countries.
INSO is registered in the Netherlands, with its headquarters based in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice.
INSO Ukraine Country Office
INSO Ukraine opened in 2015. Since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, it has rapidly expanded to a complete platform serving the needs of NGOs in a fast-evolving conflict. Currently, more than 240 national and international NGOs receive INSO services, in both Ukrainian and English, including information, analysis and advice through a wide range of written products, meetings and briefings, tailored assessments, crisis support, and a broad range of training courses. Our country office is in Kyiv, supported by field offices in Lviv, Dnipro, and Odesa.
In mid-2023, INSO opened a Humanitarian Training Centre close to Lviv City, delivering immersive HEIST courses and conducting pioneering research on stress exposure and learning for humanitarians. The scale and intensity of the conflict in Ukraine continue to pose significant humanitarian safety challenges, particularly around heavily-contested frontline areas where the humanitarian footprint has expanded since 2023. As part of INSO Ukraine, you will play a key role in supporting NGOs and helping aid reach people in need in a safer manner, while at the same time being part of a vibrant and growing humanitarian community bringing together experiences from across the globe.
INSO is now seeking an experienced professional to join our team as Safety Advisor.
Job Summary:
As the Safety Advisor- Central West you will have 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. You are outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex issues and contexts and give practical safety and security advice.
This position is based in Kyiv, Ukraine and reports to the Deputy Director.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain an information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, government authorities, and other stakeholders, to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
- Provide NGOs with safety information and contextual analysis of the local operating environment through alerts and analytical reports.
- Facilitate and lead regional NGO roundtables.
- Assist NGOs in developing their own safety management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site surveys, and assisting in crisis planning.
- Manage two small office teams, in Kyiv and Lviv.
- Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO’s mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Essential
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
- Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills and the keenest eye for detail.
- 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, 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.
- Prior experience in an inter-agency role.
- Prior experience in Ukraine.
- Fluency in Ukrainian.
- Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
- Existing local information networks.
- A good listener
- An effective communicator
- Excellent analyst
- Team player
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- A people manager
- Outgoing and proactive personality.
12-month contract, renewable and private insurance coverage.
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.
How to apply
Please submit completed applications before 21 September 2024. Applications should be in English and include:
- An updated CV (maximum 3 pages).
- A one-page cover letter detailing why you are interested in working for INSO and how your qualifications align specifically with the competencies required for the role.
- One relevant and substantive writing sample in English that demonstrates your analytical and report writing abilities.
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