Job ID
24064
Job Title
Staff Safety Field Volunteer - East Ghota
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Rif Dimashq
Field of Work
Security/Guard Services - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Voluntary
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Baccalaureate
Responsibilities
• Report and liaise with the Staff Safety Officer concerning all safety matters and report any security gaps and breaches.
• Liaise with the INSO and UNDSS on all matters related to safety and security in the event of the absence of the Staff Safety Officer.
• Attend to any major incident as needed and ensure sufficient and proper reports are completed and shared with the Staff Safety Officer.
• Deliver safety and security briefing and awareness session to newly hired personnel and visitors in the event of the absence of the Staff Safety Officer.
• Update the security situation on daily basis and report urgent news to safety officer.
• Join field missions when asked.
• Daily check Oxfam vehicles considering security and safety protocols.
• Track daily movement.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Liaise with the INSO and UNDSS on all matters related to safety and security in the event of the absence of the Staff Safety Officer.
• Attend to any major incident as needed and ensure sufficient and proper reports are completed and shared with the Staff Safety Officer.
• Deliver safety and security briefing and awareness session to newly hired personnel and visitors in the event of the absence of the Staff Safety Officer.
• Update the security situation on daily basis and report urgent news to safety officer.
• Join field missions when asked.
• Daily check Oxfam vehicles considering security and safety protocols.
• Track daily movement.
• Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
Qualification and Experience:
• Minimum completed secondary education.
• Reasonable relevant work experience.
Essential
• Knowledge of Geographical parts of Rural Damascus.
• Ability to speak English and Arabic, with good report writing skills.
• Ability to act quickly, knowledgeable and decisive in emergencies; remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to organise work effectively and support others, and work in a team.
• Excellent communication; listen and react to questions from others appropriately.
• Knowledge of Telephone techniques.
• Fully capable of performing all aspects of job.
• Take initiative and proposes new ways to e.g. improve work processes.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Sensitive to cultural differences and able to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts
• Understand of the importance of gender in humanitarian work.
• Willing to learn Oxfam procedures and to be flexible in tasks undertaken.
• Strong work ethics and high level of trust.
• Good mapping skills.
• Good experience in field mission.
• Minimum completed secondary education.
• Reasonable relevant work experience.
Essential
• Knowledge of Geographical parts of Rural Damascus.
• Ability to speak English and Arabic, with good report writing skills.
• Ability to act quickly, knowledgeable and decisive in emergencies; remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to organise work effectively and support others, and work in a team.
• Excellent communication; listen and react to questions from others appropriately.
• Knowledge of Telephone techniques.
• Fully capable of performing all aspects of job.
• Take initiative and proposes new ways to e.g. improve work processes.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Sensitive to cultural differences and able to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts
• Understand of the importance of gender in humanitarian work.
• Willing to learn Oxfam procedures and to be flexible in tasks undertaken.
• Strong work ethics and high level of trust.
• Good mapping skills.
• Good experience in field mission.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply specially female candidates.
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply specially female candidates.
Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Pay
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Oct 20, 2020
Expiry Date
Nov 05, 2020
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CV Language
English