INSO Safety Advisor Job 2015

Purpose of position: INSO is a global charity dedicated exclusively to issues of humanitarian safety and to the operation of NGO Safety Offices (NSO) in volatile or insecure contexts.

INSO KENYA aims to support security awareness and security management capabilities amongst NGOs within Kenya. INSO Kenya has more than 160 NGOs (international and national) in its membership.

INSO supports the humanitarian community with vital coordination and information free services that save lives and improve access.

We are now seeking an experienced individual to join our team as a Safety Advisor (SA) who will be based out of the INSO office located in Dadaab.

This is a highly rewarding role, enabling vital aid to be delivered to thousands of people whose lives have been disrupted by violence.  This is a unique hybrid position, combining the roles of an analyst and an operational safety advisor.

The position requires advanced analytical capacity, together with operational experience in insecure/post-conflict environments and a strong understanding of the humanitarian community.

Successful applicants will be able to build and maintain a diverse network of contacts, articulate complex political and socio-economic analysis from an objective, neutral perspective, and produce and disseminate written products and deliver briefings on a time-sensitive basis.

In addition, the applicant will be able to identify trends and patterns within quantitative datasets of security incidents, linking this information to broader political and socio-economic developments.

The applicant must use his or her experience as a functional practitioner within insecure/post-conflict environments and his or her knowledge of the humanitarian community to ensure that analytical products are tailored to offer practical guidance and operational support.

The applicant must also be an appropriate representative of INSO among a diverse and important audience of members and a wide network of contacts, including UN agencies, international donors and organizations, local communities and their leaders.

In addition to providing potentially life-saving advice and analysis, our Safety Advisors must consistently represent INSO’s mandate of neutrality and independence, while upholding humanitarian principles and actively promoting the improvement of operating practices, to allow access to be retained and expanded, and vital services to be delivered safely and promptly.

Reporting

Reports to the Director

Line manager of 1 SA Counterpart, 1 SA Assistant, 5 Provincial Field Monitors, 1 Administrative assistant, 1 driver, 1 cleaner.

Key responsibilities:

The list of responsibilities is not exhaustive: other tasks may be requested to adapt operational needs.

Preferred Characteristics: (Not mandatory, but advantageous. Please specify in cover letter)