INSO Director of Information and Analysis Job in Kenya

Director of Information and Analysis

Nairobi – Kenya

Overall objectives: The Director of Information is a senior and key person who will be responsible for the Information and Analysis component of INSO which is a core department of INSO.The purpose of this position is to
Propose high quality and added value safety and geopolitical analysis and briefs to NGOs operating in Somalia;
Support NGOs operating in Somalia during crisis management.
Background: NGO Safety Program formerly NGO SPAS was established in 2004 by NGOs operating in Somalia. NSP was formerly hosted by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to provide it with a legal and administrative framework, through which to fulfil its function.
NSP has now merged with International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO).

INSO Somalia program seeks to make a contribution by improving the delivery of much needed humanitarian and development assistance in Somalia.
It addresses the growing challenge of safety in the NGO community through the provision of specialized, coordinated and focused safety management support.
It recognizes the insecure operating environment all NGOs face in Somalia and the collective value of enhancing safety preparedness and support.
The project provides the NGO community with its own safety focal point and tailored safety support services through 3 main services:
Information (provision of regular reports, safety risk assessments and briefings);
Capacity building (provision of various trainings);
Response (provision of crisis management services like evacuation support).
Management

The position reports to the Somalia Country Director.The position manages the Information and Analysis team (3 Analysts)

Key Responsibilities

i. Management
Responsible for the management of the Information and Analysis team, with a clear understanding of the pressures associated with operating in hostile environments (recruitment, appraisal, work plan, authorization of movement, missions orders, leave request disciplinary measures etc..)
Responsible for the capacity building of the Information and Analysis team.
Responsible for the logistics and financial needs of the Information and Analysis team in link with the Somalia Country Administration Manager
ii. Information and Analysis Production:
Responsible for the general organization of the data and information gathering structure, in link with the Somalia Country Director (geographic coverage organization, reliability assessment, credibility of information)
Supervise the sourcing, processing and analysing of complex information for the production of regular safety reports (daily reports, weekly reports) for an NGO audience
Responsible for ensuring those reports have high quality standards (writing, presentation, reference notes)
Responsible for the production of in depth reports (identifying trends in the current Somali context, providing lessons learnt from incidents occurrence and projections based on referenced historical and current information)
Propose and produce specific advisory to NGOs in link with the Somalia Country director
Responsible to maintain and develop the Incident tracking Database and propose new services relevant to NGOs based on this database
Propose and develop a map production strategy to illustrate various reports and briefs in link with the Somalia Country Director
Propose and produce briefings papers, best practices handbooks, position papers and other proposed supporting documents to NGOs in link with the program manager
Organize and facilitate bi-monthly oral briefings for NGOs
Travel to Somalia (safety permitting) to gather information and train field based staff
Maintain a regular network of information (UN, governments, traditional leaders, NGOs etc.)
Initiate and maintain contact with safety documentation, analysis and training initiatives in other countries and regions in order to monitor ‘state-of-the-art’ developments and integrate new procedures into the Somali context.
Responsible for the capitalization of the Information and Analysis unit’s knowledge
iii. Training and response:
Participate on request to the training of NGOs in link with the Training Manager.
Participate on request to Safety Risk Assessments
NGO crisis management support
iv. Strategy:
Participate proactively to the definition of INSO strategy
On request, participate to the drafting of proposals based on that strategy
Follow-up the action plan based on the strategy and reports against it
Participate the capitalization and to the development of the Institutional memory of INSO
v. Reporting:
Participate senior management team meeting, staff meetings, analysis meetings and other requested internal meetings
Participate on request to the drafting of donor reports
Regularly brief and share information / analysis with other team members
Qualifications & Experience

• University degree, preferably Masters in Journalism, Human Rights, International Law, Political Sciences or related field;
• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in an senior position within NGOs / UN, particularly within the field of safety, information management, editing, and analysing context;
• Minimum of 2 years of working experience in a management position
• Minimum of 3 years of living, working and operating in hostile environments.
• Proven experience in high quality production of reports and analysis
• Proven experience in development and maintenance of multi-stakeholders networks
• Proven in depth knowledge of the Somali context

Skills and competences:

• Strong willingness to work and adapt to the NGO sector in compliance with basic humanitarian principles
• Demonstrated capacity to work with minimal supervision and maintain a high level of engagement.
• Demonstrated capacity to recognize when and where proactive action is required and to initiate timely and appropriate action.
• Demonstrated leadership capacity and ability to maintain and motivate staff in a remote management environment
• Demonstrated ability to make clear and articulate presentations of complex information
• Excellent writing skills
• Good GIS / Mapping knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with local staff and other stakeholders
• Calm and focused decision making

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, irrespective of age, nationality, race, gender or age.Conditions
Availability: August 2015.

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Field Offices in Somalia (an insecure and unpredictable environment). The selected candidate must adhere to all safety precautions and contribute to the safety of the team.

Contract: 1 year renewable contract.

Competitive Salary and other benefits

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered.

CV-only applications will not be considered.Please forward the application and CV, marked “Director of Information and Analysis”, no later than July 24th 2015 to Info.ken@ngosafety.org