Please do not reapply if you applied for the Safety Advisor- Central position earlier this year. All applications will be considered for this role.

Organisation Background:

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international charity that supports the safety of 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.

The Organisation has grown from innovative start-up to become a globally recognised charity and a highly valued component in the humanitarian safety coordination system.

The strong focus on humanitarian principles and exclusive NGO-only membership criteria have meant that INSO is now accepted as a standard component of modern humanitarian response offering independent frontline reporting and coordination services that save lives, strengthen operational practice and enable humanitarian access.

Today the organisation provides daily support to more than 850 NGOs in eleven of the world’s most insecure countries and has earned a strong reputation for performance, principles & professionalism.

INSO Iraq

The Iraq programme launched in 2014 and supports more than 189 NGOs delivering assistance throughout the country. INSO Iraq is now recruiting an experienced analyst to serve as Safety Advisor- South.

The position will be based in Baghdad with travel to INSO Iraq’s Erbil office as well as other areas in the country.

Job Summary:

We are now seeking a qualified and experienced individual to join our team as Safety Advisor- South based in Baghdad. The South position covers Anbar, Karbala, Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces. Expected start date: 15 January 2020.

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.

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, bi-weekly analytical reports, and other thematic 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, organisational and team management skills and standards in a diverse multicultural setting.

· Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles.

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

Preferred Characteristics:

· Recent professional experience in Iraq – ideally in the humanitarian sector.

· Prior experience in an inter-agency role.

· Arabic language skills strongly preferred, Persian/Farsi also a plus.

· Experience with NGO security and/or project management.

· Existing 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.

Terms & Conditions: 12-month contract with expected start date of 15 January 2020, €4550 per month salary, 4 days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every three months; €1000 R&R allowance, global medical coverage, AD&D 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. 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.