Deputy Safety Advisor

INSO is looking for a Deputy Safety Advisor

INSO is an international non‐governmental, non‐profit organisation. Our mission is to support the humanitarian community with information, analysis and advice that enhances situational awareness, supports informed decision‐making, strengthens operational practice and enables humanitarian access.

Location: Beirut - Lebanon

Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Safety Advisor, the successful candidate will focus on monitoring safety and security related incidents in southern Syria using a variety of sources in order to inform NGOs about safety and access issues. The position will be focused on data collation and management, data verification and encoding as well as assisting the Safety Advisor in drafting reports and assessments. He/She will work under the direct of INSO’s Safety Advisor as well as INSO’s other Deputy Safety Advisors. The successful candidate must have a professional working proficiency in Arab and English (reading, writing, and speaking).

Key duties:
Assist in the collection of security information:

• Receive, review and confirm safety and security incidents reports on a daily basis (from Arabic to English – written, read and verbal).
• Review the quality of the received information and compare with other reports.
• Work to verify unconfirmed incidents through other sources (English and Arabic – written and verbal).
• Register verified incidents in a database on a daily basis (from Arabic to English - written).
• Finalize the incident list database on a weekly basis.
• Manage remotely a large team of consultants including administration and follow-up.

Assist the Safety Advisor in the delivery of INSO Services:

• Ensure that the Safety Advisor is aware of security incidents (from the data) that could warrant a report.
• Assist the INSO Safety Advisor with analytical reports, in-depth data assessments and drafting presentations on the safety and security environment in southern Syria and how it affects NGO programming and operations.
• Assist the Safety Advisor in the delivery of INSO security briefs for NGO partners.
• Assist with developing the team’s knowledge about NGO operations in Syria.
• Help maintain and expand INSO’s network of NGO partners.

Qualifications:
For the position of Deputy Safety Advisor, INSO is looking for a male or female candidate with the following qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the current and historical conflict dynamics in Southern Syria.
• Working experience with NGOs or IOs is strongly preferred, especially programming related to Syria or the region.
• Proven experience in conducting high quality conflict monitoring, research / analysis and report writing (outside of academic essays or university dissertations).
• Proven skills of working with databases and well as understanding how to use data for analysis.
• Working proficiency in Arabic and English (speaking and writing translation) is a requirement for the position.
• An academic background to a master’s degree Level, preferably political science, international relations, security studies or conflict/war studies, is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a management role is also preferred. Remote management experience is a plus.
• Displaying an interest in the Syrian context, NGO programming and the value of INSOs work to partner NGOs are essential for the position.
• Demonstrating a capacity to look at the conflict in a neutral manner and providing useful analysis.

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.

How to Apply:

Interested persons are required to send the following to [email protected] no later than 30/10/2020 and ensure to reference DSA South - Beirut in the subject line of your email.

Cover letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation in applying and what you hope to bring INSO (1- page maximum)
Up to date CV (5-page maximum).
INSO will not take into consideration incomplete applications. Reviews and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis so please do not hesitate in submitting your application. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the closing date. Please note that during the recruitment process, selected candidates will require to take written test. Please do not send any additional information (certificates, diplomas, etc.)