We now seek an experienced individual to join our team as the INSO Deputy Safety Advisor Ukraine. The Deputy Safety Advisor will combine a strong humanitarian and safety background with experience of a country risk context and a clear understanding of and commitment to humanitarian principles. He/She will be skilled in English, written conflict analysis and will be able to interpret, articulate and publish best information and principled, expert advice to a broad range of humanitarian actors.

Further responsibilities include:

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

• Closely monitor developments in conflict area on a daily basis. Inform Safety Advisor and Operations team immediately upon occurrence of an incident or in anticipation of an event
• Develop a relationship of trust local and international NGOs
• 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.
• Follow up and collect detailed information on all incidents, especially where an NGO is involved or may later be affected.
• Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through: written and verbal alerts, weekly incident lists, bi-weekly and quarterly analytical reports.
• Supervise the Assistant Safety Advisor and a network of field monitors, be able to work remotely and travel to field sites as required.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, and English languages (written and spoken)
• Ukraine national
• Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3 years working in humanitarian or security sector in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
• Proven writing and analytical abilities (sample requested).
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian principles and their application.

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

• Experience with NGO security and/or project management
• Degree in Political Sciences, Journalism, Communication, History, or other relevant field
• Employment history that reflects experience in both security and civilian fields
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of the historical and current social, political, and security contexts within the region.
• Detailed understanding of INSO mandate and services.
• Existing (relevant) local information networks and contacts.
• Information management and GIS skills

Application submission guidelines

Interested candidates are requested to send a cover letter and their CVs (including credible, professional reference contact details) to [email protected] by 21 February 2017. The subject heading should state “Application: DSA – INSO”.