Position details

Vacancy id VAC-9770
Job title VAC-9770 Security Operations and Humanitarian Access Assistant
Location Herat
Apply by 21-May-2023
Start date 01-Jun-2023
Duration 3 months
Number of vacancies 1
Qualification Bachelor's in Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in social science, law, or other relevant field is desirable. (essential).
Sector experience Minimum of 3 Years year/s of demonstrable relevant Law experience (essential).
Geographical experience Minimum of 3 Years year/s of experience in Afghanistan (essential).
Languages Fluent in Dari (essential).
Fluent in English (essential).
Fluent in Pashto (essential).

Job description

CTG overview

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.

CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.

Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.

Visit www.ctg.org to find out more

Overview of position

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.

CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.

Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.

Visit 
www.ctg.org to find out more

Role objectives

Liaises and coordinates, as appropriate with de-facto authorities, and/or personnel including national and local provincial authorities, and police officers as well as non-governmental organizations and other non-State actors in the area of operation. Establishes and maintains relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate principled humanitarian access for IOM project activities.

Monitors security situation and access environment at the duty station and in the region and ensures appropriate gathering, verification and sharing of security and access information with the HoSO, IOM and CTG Security Officers, as well as the Humanitarian Access Officer.

Communicates alert bulletins with Mission personnel deployed in his geographical field of scope, using most appropriate communication means (SMS, Email, radio communication or cellphone).

 

Maintains a statistical database of all security and access incidents occurring in the geographical field scope.

Supports in the addressing and resolution of access constraints in close collaboration with the province access focal points, HoSO and the Humanitarian Access Officer.

Collects data providing daily staff headcount, guard force headcount and timesheet.  

Submits a briefing note on daily basis to the HoSO and the IOM Afghanistan security officers and regular updates to the Humanitarian Access Officer.

Ensures that staff comply with Mission security standards procedures and protocols of the IOM Security Management System or the CTG security protocols as applicable.

Assists with collection of data to perform Security Risk Assessment (SRA), Premises Security Surveys, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Provides support in organizing and conducting courses on security and access awareness and preparedness and providing security orientation briefing to newly assigned staff members. Assists in preparation and delivery of other security briefings, as required.

Provides general administrative assistance to the HoSO attending local security meetings. Filling security and access incident reports.

Maintains routine and confidential correspondence files/documents with HoSO and IOM Afg. Security officers.

Maintains warden system records.


Other Functions:

Perform other related duties as required by supervisor.

Project reporting

N/A

Key competencies

Values

  • Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

  • Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

  • Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1

  • Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

  • Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

  • Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

  • Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.

  • Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Other

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation. 

Team management

N/A

Further information

SKILLS:

  • Knowledge of Security procedures and protocols, UN Security management System and CTG security management system

  • Knowledge of principled humanitarian access concepts, such as access constraints categories etc.

  • Humanitarian negotiation skills

  • Knowledge of how to conduct contextual assessments and stakeholder analysis.

  • Strong contextual awareness and understanding of dynamics that impact humanitarian operations.

  • Solid computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), web-based message distribution systems, Google Earth.

 

Languages

 

Fluency English Dari and Pashto (oral and written).

 

Note: Applications from qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Important: Candidates are required to attach their educational certificates along with their CV and upload them all as one document in the system.


VII. METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Interested applicants are invited to send curriculum vitae along with educational certificates, through ACBAR website by Close of Business (CoB) 21 May 2023 latest, applications with incomplete information/documents will not be considered. Also, please take note that IOM does not accept hard copies.

Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your application is accurate.

Campaigning for a candidate can be grounds for disqualification.

Posting period:

 

From: 07. 05 .2023 to 21 .05. 2023  

  No Fees:

IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank accounts.

Disclaimer: At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.