Location: Afghanistan
Last Date: November 16, 2010
ANSO Regional Safety Advisor (male/female)
Welthungerhilfe - German Agro Action
Closing date: 16 November 2010
Location: Afghanistan
Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of Germany's biggest and most respected private organisations committed to development cooperation and humanitarian aid. It carries out projects in almost 50 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are willing to dedicate yourself to projects that have to be carried out under sometimes difficult conditions, and you meet the following requirements, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of
ANSO Regional Safety Advisor (RSA) (male/ female) in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) project to support security awareness and security management capabilities amongst NGOs in Afghanistan, with offices in Jalalabad City, Herat, Kandahar City, Mazar-e Sharif, and Kabul. ANSO is currently looking to fill one RSA position that will commence immediately in Jalalabad City.
Tasks and responsibilities of the position
Based upon requirements, potential candidates must be flexible in their ability to either serve in a static regional RSA role or in one that rotates throughout the country to cover all regions. With this, the candidate should be prepared to spend one year in any of the regional offices.
Generally, the RSA provides NGOs with credible information and a contextual analysis of the local and regional security situation. Because of these responsibilities, s/he must have a sound analytical background. The RSA will liaise closely with NGOs, the UN, military, and other national and international security agencies to obtain security information. The RSA will be responsible for writing comprehensive English biweekly reports on the provincial and regional security situation as it relates to NGOs, as well as for producing daily incident reports and threat warnings and facilitating weekly NGO security roundtables in her/his region of responsibility. The RSA will also play a less frequent role in assisting NGOs to develop their own security management capacities by reviewing policy, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in evacuation planning.
The RSA will additionally be responsible for the management of the regional ANSO office. This includes supervising approximately 12 national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration. The RSA will be the sole ANSO representative in her/his region.
Required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Political or Security studies, or a related field
• Employment history in fields other than the military or private security
• Proven writing and analytical skills
• Familiarity with the philosophy, priorities and principals of NGOs
• Experience working in an insecure environment
• Exemplary command of the English language
Preferred
• Demonstrated ethos in support of aid or development ideals
• A recognition of the ethical and practical conflicts that arise during civil-military relations
• Experience in NGO security management
• Ability to develop and maintain culturally and socially diverse relationships and contacts
• Experience in staff capacity development and training
You can expect to work in an exceptionally motivated team and to be assigned responsible duties. Naturally, though, you will be thoroughly briefed about your responsibilities beforehand. Our offer includes regular rest and recreation days.
How to apply
Please send a cover letter, CV, and two substantive English writing samples by e-mail, quoting the reference code "AFG 14610" by 16 November 2010 to Thomas.Gies@welthungerhilfe.de (United Nation’s PHPs will not be accepted). Due to the expected volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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