Safety Advisor (National Candidates Only) - 3 Positions

About the International NGO Safety Organisation:

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international charity that supports the safety of aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in complex contexts. INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services including real-time information, reporting, safety related information and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations, and training.

INSO services help NGOs with their day-to-day risk management responsibilities and improve their overall situational awareness to support evidence-based humanitarian access decisions.

The Organization has grown from innovative start-up to become a globally recognized charity and a valuable component of the humanitarian safety coordination system.

Today the Organization provides daily support to more than 1,000 beneficiary organizations (NGO) in some of the world’s most insecure environments and has earned a strong reputation for performance, principles & professionalism.

INSO has been registered as a charity in the Netherlands since April 2019 and its global headquarters is now based in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice.

INSO has more than 1,000 employees globally and is active in 14 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, with further programmes planned in four additional countries this year.

Overall Purpose of Role:

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 analyse complex security issues and contexts, give sound practical safety and security advice, and communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing.  They will need to proactively engage and co-ordinate with all humanitarian stakeholders in Lebanon and are expected to possess/acquire a deep understanding of security and access challenges faced by NGOs. The successful candidates therefore should also be outgoing, with strong interpersonal skills, and are expected to maintain/expand INSO’s existing network.

Above all else they will share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, and other key actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
• Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and in-depth, nuanced contextual analysis through: daily flash alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
• Facilitate and lead regular NGO community security roundtables, presenting trends and facilitating discussions.
• Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation plans.
• Take a proactive approach in coordination with management and networking amongst NGO partners.
• Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO's mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
• Primary focal point for emergency medical evacuation of NGO staff through an existing mechanism managed by INSO.  

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluency in English to an impeccably high standard (written and spoken).
• Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
• Experience living or working in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
• Outstanding writing and analytical skills (samples will be requested).
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application.
• Ability to adapt to multi-cultural and diverse social backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to engage, network, and communicate
• Broad understanding of the Lebanese context (including regional and geopolitical influences).  
• Understanding and commitment to the humanitarian principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Minimum of (1) year’s recent experience working on Lebanon - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the context.
• Experience with NGO security and/or project management.
• Existing information networks.
• Knowledge of mapping software such as ArcGIS, QGIS and Google Earth
• Local language proficiency.  

Key Personal Competences

• Ability to identify issues, analyse and participate in the resolution of issues/problems.
• Excellent communication, organizational and managerial skills. 
• Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles and practices.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently unsupervised.
• Strong work ethic and capacity to take responsibility for his/her own actions.
• Meeting of tight deadlines, with the availability to work during weekends if necessary.
• The holder must safeguard the access of information by unauthorized parties.