Job Title:  Deputy Safety Advisor
Location:  Aden, Yemen
Department: Programme
Reports to:  Safety Advisor
Responsible for:  N/A

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 and trainings to support humanitarian access.
INSO provides daily support to more than 1200 NGOs operating in 22 of the world’s most insecure countries.  INSO is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, the international city of peace and justice.

INSO Yemen

INSO started providing services in south Yemen based in Aden to support overall humanitarian access. INSO is now looking to grow its programs team to provide insightful and tailor-made advice and support for NGOs. 

Overall Purpose of Role

The Deputy Safety Advisor (DSA) works with the Safety Advisor (SA) to fulfil INSO’s core mission of helping NGOs understand the context and mitigate risks.  The DSA assists in the process of gathering relevant information, organising and analysing data, and preparing reports when is relevant to support decision-making.  At the same time, the DSA assists in different processes such as crisis management support, engaging with various stakeholders, among other areas. The DSA supports the SA in ensuring INSO services are relevant and correspond to evolving partners needs in the field (principle of proximity).  Moreover, this position supports SA in the management of a local information network and manages the team/office in the SA absence. The DSA may be involved in INSO activities in the south to collect information pertaining to the north, currently envisaged as being done through open source data collection, as well as interviews with key informants and other contacts in the south.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the SA with the regional representation of INSO and the delivery of service

• Coordinate the national team in the region, and lead service delivery in the SA absence

• Monitor, analyse, and report changes in the local contexts with potential impacts for NGO partners in its areas of intervention

• The DSA collaborates in the review and validation of data collected and arranged at the CHDC

• Assists the SA to prepare and issue regular reports, area assessments, and other INSO products requested by the NGO partners

• Supports in open source data collection, as well as interviews with key informants and other contacts in the south on topics pertaining to the north

• Works with the SA to analyse the operating environment and identify trends

• Leads and delivers on field assessments by conducting frequent field visits of areas of programmatic interest for NGO partners, always engaging with stakeholders/authorities

• Works in proximity with NGO partners in the field 

• Attends regular meetings to build relations with partners and remain up to date on humanitarian activities in the area

• Translates relevant communications from Arabic into the working language of the country office (English) and vice-versa

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification 

• 2 years or more prior experience with the delivery or management of humanitarian assistance in insecure field settings, civil-military co-ordination with parties to the conflict in Yemen, or social science/research pertaining to humanitarian matters

• Fluency in Arabic

• Working proficiency (written and oral) in English

• Willingness to frequently travel around the south of Yemen and willingness to cover issues in the north, remotely

• A good understanding of NGO safety best practices and a willingness to learn

• A proven ability to develop and maintain working relationships with partners

• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office programs

• Previous experience with or demonstrated capacity to learn how to work with data analytics tools

Nice to Have:

• Experience in project/team management

• Experience in drafting situation reports and short briefings, experience in crisis management and support to NGOs

• Experience delivering frontline assistance or services, including in humanitarian or medical settings

• Experience in humanitarian negotiations for access (e.g., with parties to the conflict or communities)

• Capacity to work with minimum supervision and maintain high level of engagement

Personal Attributes

• Dynamic, flexible and pro-active in analysis and engagement with stakeholders

• Analytical mind and credible & mature demeanour

• Confidentiality, integrity, and a sense of conflict-of-interest prevention

• Self-motivation, courtesy, and humility

• Team spirit and good management of interpersonal relationships

• Know how to plan and organise your work

• Be able to work under pressure

• Effective communicator

• Capacity to work in multicultural environments

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.