Safety Advisor Central Full-Time

Organisation Background

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports humanitarian 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 provides daily support to more than 1000 NGOs operating in 16 of the world’s most insecure countries. INSO is registered in the Netherlands with its headquarters based in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice.

INSO Mozambique

Mozambique is one of INSO’s newest platforms where services started in September 2022. INSO Country Office is in the capital, Maputo.  We cover the northern region with a field office in Pemba and a second field office will be opened in 2023 in Beira, covering the central region. The platform launched in 2022 and supports 54 NGOs. With INSO Mozambique, you will directly support humanitarian efforts through advice and analysis that helps partners to stay safe.

Job Summary

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 analyze 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.

Main 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 of 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 and Portuguese, both written and spoken.
• Graduate level education and/or experience in a relevant field.
• Proven writing, editing, and analytical skills.
• 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.

Preferred Characteristics

• Prior experience with INSO.
• Working knowledge of Sena, Ndau and/or other local languages of Sofala/Manica region.
• Existing regional information networks.
• Detailed understanding of INSO mandate & services.
• Experience with NGO security and/or project management.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivator.
• Highly organised.
• Effective communicator.
• Be able to work under pressure.
• Capacity to work in multicultural environments.

Terms & Conditions

• 12 months renewable contract subject to funding and performance. Salary based on INSO grading scale.

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.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are invited to send a completed application to referencing “Safety Advisor Central” in the subject line of the email.

Cover Letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation for applying, and what you hope to bring to INSO (1 page maximum).

Updated CV (5 page maximum).

One relevant and substantive writing sample in English that demonstrates your analytical and report writing abilities (1 page maximum).

Please do not send any additional information (such as copies of certificates, copies of diplomas, other writing samples, etc.) and keep the total size of your application under 2MB if possible. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.