Afghanistan: INSO Deputy Director Afghanistan

[Deadline extended]

INSO supports the humanitarian community with vital coordination and information services that save lives and improve access.

We are now seeking an experienced individual to join our team in Afghanistan as Deputy Director. The Deputy Director supports and assist the Director in all aspects of program delivery and operations and will combine a strong formal NGO security & safety background with keen leadership, organisation and networking skills, advanced writing, editing and analytical skills, a solid understanding of humanitarian principles, a good foundation in the Afghan context and the ability to work in a high tempo and co-lead a tight knit team.

The Deputy Director position is being offered on a 1-year renewable term.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

The Deputy Director will assist the Director in:

• Production and provision of all INSO mandated services including 24/7 flash reporting, weekly safety meetings, analytical reports, training, orientations, crisis assistance, site security reviews and other demand based services.
• Monitoring and reviewing of service quality, relevance and value and where necessary to undertake the amendment, removal or addition of services.
• Recruitment, orientation, mentoring, management and professional development of all INSO employees National and International.
• Development of a sustainable country wide information network to facilitate timely and accurate safety reporting
• Development of annual strategy to include programming priorities, proposals, reports, budget management, forecasts and maintaining contractual compliance in all areas at all times.
• The development and implementation of locally specific internal security management policy, SOP and guidelines.
• Application of INSO global policy in both administrative and operational areas including HR, Finance, Logistics, Security etc.
• Representation and liaison for INSO towards all third parties such as NGOs, UN, Government, Embassies, Media or any other actor.
• Intellectual contribution to INSO’s organizational development and on-going improvement of internal operational protocols and services

Based on delegation of authority by the Director, the Deputy Director is usually directly responsible for:

• Recruitment, training, orientation and on-the-job mentoring of INSO safety advisors
• Compliance monitoring of the service delivery and corrective measures where necessary
• Compilation of weekly incident lists (INSO regular services)
• INSO’s internal security management and contingency planning
• Leadership and representation of the program during director’s absence in the country

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluent in ENGLISH, written and spoken.
• Demonstrable and significant operational NGO security experience
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices & principles and their application
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and values
• Graduate level education in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years spent in insecure/conflict-affected environments with progressive seniority and at least one year at senior management level
• Proven writing, editing and analytical skills and keen eye for detail - the position entails a lot of report editing and reviews
• Mature leadership and staff management experience in a diverse multi-cultural setting
• Outgoing and proactive personality

Preferred Characteristics:

• Minimum 1 recent year experience in Afghanistan - ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent - and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics
• Prior experience in an inter-agency role
• Employment history that reflects experience in both security and civilian fields
• Experience in staff capacity development and training
• Experience with NGO security and project management incl. donor relations
• Existing information networks and/or local language skills

Interested persons are requested to send the following to jobs@ngosafety.org no later than 17:00GMT on 15 July 2015 and ensure to reference ‘INSO Afghanistan Deputy Director’ in the subject line of your email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the closing date.

• Cover Letter specifying how you meet the mandatory requirements, your motivation in applying and what you hope to bring to INSO (1 page maximum).
• Up to date CV (5 page maximum).
• One relevant and substantive writing sample in English that demonstrates your analytical and reporting ability (10 page maximum).

Please do not send any additional information (certificates, other writing samples, etc.) and keep the total size of your application under 2MB if possible.