Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 31 May 2016
Terms & Conditions: 12 month contract, €4550 per month salary, 4 days annual leave per month, global medical coverage, €150000 AD&D coverage. Projected start date in June 2016.
INSO supports the humanitarian community with vital coordination and information services that save lives and improve access.
We are now seeking an experienced individual to join our team as an INSO Safety Advisor – Mobile based in Goma, DRC with frequent travels in North and South Kivu including stays in INSO sub-regional offices in Bukavu and Beni. The Safety Advisor is responsible for delivery of INSO’s services to all NGO members in his/her area of responsibility and will combine a strong safety background with experience of the country context, a clear understanding of humanitarian safety principles and a flexible, outgoing personality.
The Safety Advisor position is being offered on a 1-year renewable term.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Assist the country director with coordination, representation and crisis assistance to NGO in Goma and in the region
Travel to the sub-regional offices to support the teams and stand in for Safety Advisors on leave/in field missions.
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 FLASH alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables in your region of responsibility, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
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 supervising national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
Mandatory Requirements:
Fluent in French (both written and spoken) with excellent writing skills
Fluent in English (both written and spoken) with capacity to provide briefings
Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 3 years spent in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
Proven writing and analytical abilities (sample in French requested).
Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.
Preferred Characteristics:
Minimum 1 recent year experience in DRC - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics.
Employment history that reflects experience in both security and civilian fields.
Experience with NGO security and risk management
Experience with NGO project cycle management
Existing information networks
Local language skills.
Experience in staff capacity development and training.
How to apply:
Interested persons are requested to send the following to jobs@ngosafety.org no later than 17:00GMT on the 31 MAY 2016 and ensure to reference ‘INSO Safety Advisor – DRC Mobile in the subject line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the closing date.
· Cover Letter in FRENCH specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation in applying and what you hope to bring to INSO (1 page maximum).
· Up to date CV (5 page maximum).
· One relevant and substantive writing sample in FRENCH that demonstrates your analytical and reporting ability (10 page maximum).
Please do not send any additional information (certificates, other writing samples, etc.) and keep the total size of your application under 2MB if possible.