The International NGO Safety Organisation Job in Nigeria for a Country Director
The International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is a British charity
that supports the safety of 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 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 International NGO Safety Organisation is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Country Director
Job ID: #1386811
Location: Abuja
Terms and Conditions: 1 year contract (renewable),
Purpose of Position
- This is a high profile, dynamic and multi-faceted post, and a
key node in the humanitarian architecture of Nigeria. INSO Nigeria aims
to support security awareness and security management capabilities
amongst NGOs within Nigeria.
- This post requires demonstrable motivation to improve the
humanitarian coordination system in one of the major humanitarian crisis
in the world today.
- The development of informative, unbiased networks to maintain a
status of a recognised ‘country expert' and provision of the highest
level of strategic analysis, advice and information to NGO beneficiaries
is the essential modus operandi.
- The Director of the INSO Nigeria team will uphold INSO’s mandate
and humanitarian principles, while providing outstanding, high-level
and transparent representation and liaison to all parties.
- INSO helps the community of humanitarian workers in Nigeria
deliver humanitarian aid by providing vital coordination and information
free services that save lives and improve access. INSO Nigeria is now
in its opening phase and is looking for its first director.
- A coordination office will be opened in Abuja, and an
operational office in Maiduguri. INSO Nigeria will focus its operations
on North Eastern part of Nigeria.
- The successful applicant will be a leader and a listener, an
effective communicator, an eagle-eyed analyst, a team player and a
people person, with appropriate experience and expertise, and a proven
commitment to humanitarian principles and the aid community.
Further Responsibilities
- To establish and maintain the physical, legal and administrative
presence of INSO in the country including liaison with, and reporting
to, all relevant national authorities
- To establish the Advisory Board and integrate its recommendations into the programme
- In close cooperation with that Board, to lead the development,
implementation and maintenance of all aspects of the required INSO
services countrywide
- To lead all aspects of grant management including annual funding
strategy, proposals, reports, budget management, forecasts and
maintaining contractual compliance in all areas at all times.
- To oversee the recruitment, orientation, management and professional development of all INSO employees.
- To ensure the application all INSO global policy in both
administrative and operational areas including HR, Finance, Logistics,
Security and Service Delivery Standards
- To provide high level representation and liaison for INSO
towards all third parties such as NGOs, Donors, UN, Government,
embassies, media or any other actor
- To actively manage the public perception of INSO in order to
establish and maintain recognition of its mandate for independence,
impartiality and neutrality
- In close cooperation with the Board, to monitor and review
service quality, relevance and value and where necessary to undertake
the amendment, removal or addition of services
- To oversee and coordinate all staff and resources in the
delivery of all mandated services including 24/7 flash reporting,
analysis, meetings, orientations etc.
- To maintain a status as a recognised ‘country expert’ in order
to be able to provide the highest level of strategic analysis, advice
and information to beneficiaries.
Mandatory Requirements
- Exemplary command of the English language (written and spoken).
- Acceptance and strong understanding of humanitarian principles
- Solid and up to date understanding of principles and practices
in broad humanitarian action, NGO safety and risk management,
humanitarian access, and civil-military coordination.
- Outgoing and confident personality.
- Excellent networking, diplomatic, and representative communication skills.
- Master's level education or equivalent in a relevant field (please specify).
- Minimum of two (2) full years at Director/Deputy Director level (or equivalent).
- Minimum of five (5) years in post conflict/emergency environments in the humanitarian sector.
- Humanitarian donor/grant management experience & policy knowledge.
The following are not necessary requirements, but will give applicants
an advantage over others. Please describe any relevant experience in
your cover letter.
Preferred characteristic
- Minimum of two (2) recent years of experience in Nigeria, and
demonstrable advanced knowledge with the historical and current social,
political, security, of the country
- Deep understanding of NGO risk management dynamics.
- Detailed understanding of INSO mandate & services.
- Existing (relevant) local information networks and contacts.
- Previous experience as a Country Director
- Direct experience and involvement in a crisis management role
- Experience in a highly visible inter-agency role.
Remuneration and Benefits
- €5500 per month salary,
- Housing allowance, global medical coverage, €150000 AD&D coverage.
- Based in Abuja (family duty station) with frequents travels (twice per month) on the field.
- 4 days of leave per full month (when calculating the leave days
the count starts on the first working day after you depart and then
week-ends and public holidays are counted in the calculation). R&R
(extra 3 days per quarter).
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send the following documents below to:
[email protected] and reference 'INSO Director Nigeria' in the subject line of their email.
- Cover letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements,
your motivation in applying and what you hope to bring to INSO (2 page
maximum).
- Up to date CV (5 page maximum).
- One relevant and substantive writing sample in English, which
demonstrates your analytical and reporting abilities (10 page maximum).
Note
- Please do not send any additional information (Certificates,
other writing samples, etc.) and keep the total size of your application
under 2MB if possible.
- Only shortlisted candidates can be contacted.
Application Deadline 5th March, 2015.
Start Date As Soon As Possible.