LCB Director Assistant at the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)

International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) - Founded in 2011, 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: LCB Director Assistant

Location: Abuja

Description
We are seeking for a Director’s Assistant to support the Director of the Lake Chad Basin region in the following areas:

• Office Management
• Project Cycle Management
• Donors’ Reporting
• Travel Management.

Details

• The Director’s Assistant is responsible for providing administrative and project cycle’s reporting support to the CD and in his/her absence to the acting director
• This position requires travel across the Lake Chad Basin Region (Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria).

Mandatory Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Management or Administration related studies.
• At least two (2) two years’ experience in supporting organisations’ Senior Management
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Working knowledge of French
• Desirable experience with humanitarian NGOs.
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
• Nigerian nationality

Key Personal Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Knowledge of project cycle management
• High level of confidentiality and integrity
• Experience of working under high pressure, in fast-paced environments
• Strong service orientation with the ability to proactively approach clients to understand their needs and to find effective solutions
• Strong organizational skills ability to handle multiple priorities in an autonomous manner

Job Summary

• The purpose of this position is to facilitate and deliver high quality training and to support the Training Manager in the ongoing improvement of INSO LCB’s training courses.

Major Responsibilities
Training Facilitation and Development:

• Support the line manager in course design, preparation, and delivery
• Take the lead in delivering classroom presentations and facilitate engaging training courses as directed by the line manager, to include:
  • Hostile Environment Individual Safety Training (HEIST)
  • Security Management (Basic and Advanced)
  • Crisis Management
  • Hostile Environment First Aid Training-First Responder (HEFAT-FR)
  • Other relevant training, as directed
  • Regularly travel to Maiduguri and the northeast to help deliver security management and crisis management courses
  • Participate in the development of new training courses and adjustment of existing courses with the line manager using adult learning methodologies

Provide Logistical Support:

• Manage the course participant lists as directed by the line manager
• Assist in producing training presentations, course handouts, facilitator notes, lesson plans, and aids as directed by the line manager
• When appropriate, assist the Training Assistant in managing training course and facility logistical demands

Guide the Training Strategy:

• Participate proactively in the development of INSO’s regional training strategy
• Monitor course feedback systems
• Support the line manager in monitoring and evaluation of training delivery and impact
• Support the line manager further developing course appraisal and feedback systems

Other Responsibilities:

• When appropriate (e.g. in the absence of the Training Assistant), work closely with INSO LCB’s logistics, human resources and administration, and finance departments to manage the training program’s requirements
• Be prepared to carry out other reasonable duties that may arise, as requested by line management

Mandatory Requirements

• Degree in Education or a Postgraduate Diploma in a relevant discipline or equivalent relevant practical experience.
• At least one year of experience in training delivery
• Familiarity with the philosophy, priorities, and principles of humanitarian NGOs
• Proven presentation/facilitator skills using adult learning methodologies
• Ability to carry out basic administrative and logistical tasks
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Professional working proficiency in English

Preferred Characteristics:

• At least one year of humanitarian experience in a safety or security management role
• Political, social, and historical knowledge of the region
• Security/safety training course attendance
• First aid qualification
• User knowledge of GPS, Thuraya satellite phone, and VHF communications
• Professional working fluency in Hausa. Knowledge of other local languages is an advantage

Key Personal Competencies:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and work with limited supervision
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and close-knit team.

Application Closing Date
28th August, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send the following below to: [email protected] and ensure to reference "INSO - Training Officer - Abuja" in the subject line of your email:

• 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 (2-page maximum).

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the closing date
• Please do not send any additional information (certificates, other writing samples, etc.). 
• INSO does not accept or ask for payment for any Job.