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ANSO REGIONAL SAFETY ADVISOR
Source: Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (German Agro Action) - Germany
Thomas Gies
| Deadline: | 31 Aug 2008 |
| Organisation: | Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (German Agro Action) - Germany |
| Location: | Afghanistan |
| Type: | temporary |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| Description: | Position: ANSO REGIONAL SAFETY ADVISOR
Location: Afghanistan - South region Closing date: 31.08.2008 Job Description ANSO is a project to support security awareness and security management capability amongst, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan with offices in Jalalabad, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-I-Sharif and Kabul. The RSA provides NGOs with credible information and contextual analysis of the local and regional security situation. The RSA will liaise closely with NGOs, the UN, the military, and other national and international security agencies to obtain security information. The RSA will be responsible for writing comprehensive weekly reports on the provincial and regional security situation as it relates to NGOs as well as for producing daily incident reports, threat warnings and facilitating weekly NGO security meetings in his/her region of responsibility. The RSA will also play a less frequent role in assisting NGO to develop their own security management capacities through reviewing policy, site-security surveys and evacuation planning. The RSA will also be responsible for the management of the regional ANSO office. This includes supervising up to 10 national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration. The RSA may be deployed alone to any one of the five regional offices. Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Political or Security studies, or related field Demonstrable experience in security report writing and analysis (sample will be requested) Min. 3 years of practical experience in security management, training or analysis role in a relevant organizational setting Familiarity with the philosophy, priorities and principals of NGOs Min. 3 years work experience in post-conflict or complex emergency environment Excellent social, analytical and diplomacy skills Exemplary command of English language Preferred: Experience in NGO security management Sound understanding of NGO security management principles Police/Military/Analysts background with at least 3 years civilian security sector experience Ability to develop and maintain culturally and socially diverse relationships and contacts Previous experience in managing Experience of staff capacity development, training and knowledge transfer Ability to conduct trainings in security/safety related area of specialty IMPORTANT NOTE: ANSO is not a Private Security Company and will not consider the following applicants (A) Applicants with experience only in physical security (CP), weapons and tactics (B) Applicants with only military work experience Candidates are requested to send a covering letter and Curriculum Vitae with the reference code "AFG 3408" to Thomas Gies at recruitment.gies@dwhh.de. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. |
Contact Details
| Name: | Thomas Gies |
| Telephone: | +49 228 2288 451 |
| Email: | recruitment.gies@welthungerhilfe.de |
