Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator
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Title: Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator
Project: Snow Clearance and Avalanche Prevention Project
Duty station: Salang, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (with frequent travel to Kabul)
Supervisor: SCAP Project Manager
1. General Background
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Afghanistan is responsible for implementing a number of projects on behalf of the Government of Afghanistan and the aid donor community. The Afghanistan Operations Centre (AGOC) has been set up as an organizational mechanism to deliver a range of projects for which UNOPS has been designated as the Implementing Agency.
The Afghanistan National Development Strategy has considered security, governance, economic growth, and poverty reduction as the highest priorities for 2008-2013 fiscal years. The strategy placed particular emphasis on roads and called for more development efforts in the sector of infrastructure. The Salang tunnel and its road system is one of the most imperative elements in the transportation network in Afghanistan.
The objective of the Snow Clearance and Avalanche Prevention in the Salang Pass (SCAP) project is to provide specialized training and infrastructure assistance to the Ministry of Public Works of Afghanistan to ensure a safe and reliable transport route through the Salang pass during the harsh winter months.
2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Reporting directly to the Project Manager, the Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator will provide avalanche search and rescue (AvSAR) training to the Ministry of Public Works of Afghanistan (MPW) and fulfill the following responsibilities including but not limited to:
The person will train MPW personnel in:
• Transceiver practice and drills
• Rescue practice and drills
• Avalanche terrain recognition
• Conduct a variety of snow stability tests
• Decision-making based on gathered data
• Recognize and travel safely in avalanche terrain
• Recognizing signs of stability and instability
• Apply appropriate AvSAR techniques
• Communicating avalanche hazard and risk
• Develop and apply effective communication and teamwork skills
• Carry out a fast and efficient avalanche rescue
In addition, the Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator is expected to deliver the following results:
• Initiate an AvSAR response
• Manage resources
• Manage safety
• Conduct avalanche hazard analysis, assessment and forecasting
• Identify medical and evacuation priorities
• Collect and evaluate detailed weather, snowpack and avalanche data
• Evaluate and forecast snow stability for different geographic areas
• Manage personal wellness and performance
• Evaluate terrain and its interaction with the mountain snowpack
• Develop concepts of risk management for the workplace
• Analyze the possibility for active avalanche control equipment installation and provide detailed winter avalanche activity report to support installation location;
• Write training and progress reports
3. Qualifications and Experience
a. Education, Experience and Special Skills
• Masters Degree in Operations, Management, Disaster and Risk Preparedness, Military Science, or relevant field. Bachelors Degree plus additional 2 years, or Technical/Secondary Diploma plus additional 5 years of relevant experience, coupled with specialized education/skills in selected field of avalanche search and rescue, wilderness operations and winter survival.
• Emergency medical technician or related education and experience;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in search and rescue operations, operations, disaster management, risk response, logistics, security or relevant field.
• Previous working experience in hazardous environments and extreme weather conditions highly preferable.
• Good teaching / mentoring skills essential
• Demonstrated skills in avalanche control and forecasting, stability evaluation, decision making, , safe and effective control routes communication, record keeping, weather analysis, tap, shear tests, terrain analysis, route finding, decision-making, survival, and rescue;
• Previous working experience in Afghanistan a distinct advantage.
b. Competencies
• Demonstrated experience in search and rescue operations on rough terrain, snow and avalanche environment and extreme weather conditions.
• Strong familiarity with emergency operations, and UN system;
• Ability to plan, organize, and schedule assigned tasks;
• Focus on impact and result for the client and provision of positive feedback;
• Effective team-building, conflict-resolution, and client management skills;
• Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Self-starter, highly motivated, and able to handle work pressure, feedback, and complex multicultural environments effectively;
• Strong background in military and logistical operations, particularly from the military
• High level of understanding for winter highway clearance and operation of search and rescue equipment;
• Positive and constructive attitude, self-reliance, and ability to work independently under the minimum supervision;
• Excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports;
• Cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment;
• Proficiency in usage of computers, office software packages and advance project management software as well as in handling of web-based management system.
• Ability to live in severe weather conditions, and tolerate extreme cold and modest living conditions;
• Excellent knowledge of both written and oral English is required.
Applicants should contact: careers@ctgglobal.com or +971 (0)4 331 0377 (ATTN. Alexander Bethell).
Title: Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator
Project: Snow Clearance and Avalanche Prevention Project
Duty station: Salang, Parwan Province, Afghanistan (with frequent travel to Kabul)
Supervisor: SCAP Project Manager
1. General Background
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Afghanistan is responsible for implementing a number of projects on behalf of the Government of Afghanistan and the aid donor community. The Afghanistan Operations Centre (AGOC) has been set up as an organizational mechanism to deliver a range of projects for which UNOPS has been designated as the Implementing Agency.
The Afghanistan National Development Strategy has considered security, governance, economic growth, and poverty reduction as the highest priorities for 2008-2013 fiscal years. The strategy placed particular emphasis on roads and called for more development efforts in the sector of infrastructure. The Salang tunnel and its road system is one of the most imperative elements in the transportation network in Afghanistan.
The objective of the Snow Clearance and Avalanche Prevention in the Salang Pass (SCAP) project is to provide specialized training and infrastructure assistance to the Ministry of Public Works of Afghanistan to ensure a safe and reliable transport route through the Salang pass during the harsh winter months.
2. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Reporting directly to the Project Manager, the Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator will provide avalanche search and rescue (AvSAR) training to the Ministry of Public Works of Afghanistan (MPW) and fulfill the following responsibilities including but not limited to:
The person will train MPW personnel in:
• Transceiver practice and drills
• Rescue practice and drills
• Avalanche terrain recognition
• Conduct a variety of snow stability tests
• Decision-making based on gathered data
• Recognize and travel safely in avalanche terrain
• Recognizing signs of stability and instability
• Apply appropriate AvSAR techniques
• Communicating avalanche hazard and risk
• Develop and apply effective communication and teamwork skills
• Carry out a fast and efficient avalanche rescue
In addition, the Search and Rescue Trainer / Logistics Coordinator is expected to deliver the following results:
• Initiate an AvSAR response
• Manage resources
• Manage safety
• Conduct avalanche hazard analysis, assessment and forecasting
• Identify medical and evacuation priorities
• Collect and evaluate detailed weather, snowpack and avalanche data
• Evaluate and forecast snow stability for different geographic areas
• Manage personal wellness and performance
• Evaluate terrain and its interaction with the mountain snowpack
• Develop concepts of risk management for the workplace
• Analyze the possibility for active avalanche control equipment installation and provide detailed winter avalanche activity report to support installation location;
• Write training and progress reports
3. Qualifications and Experience
a. Education, Experience and Special Skills
• Masters Degree in Operations, Management, Disaster and Risk Preparedness, Military Science, or relevant field. Bachelors Degree plus additional 2 years, or Technical/Secondary Diploma plus additional 5 years of relevant experience, coupled with specialized education/skills in selected field of avalanche search and rescue, wilderness operations and winter survival.
• Emergency medical technician or related education and experience;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in search and rescue operations, operations, disaster management, risk response, logistics, security or relevant field.
• Previous working experience in hazardous environments and extreme weather conditions highly preferable.
• Good teaching / mentoring skills essential
• Demonstrated skills in avalanche control and forecasting, stability evaluation, decision making, , safe and effective control routes communication, record keeping, weather analysis, tap, shear tests, terrain analysis, route finding, decision-making, survival, and rescue;
• Previous working experience in Afghanistan a distinct advantage.
b. Competencies
• Demonstrated experience in search and rescue operations on rough terrain, snow and avalanche environment and extreme weather conditions.
• Strong familiarity with emergency operations, and UN system;
• Ability to plan, organize, and schedule assigned tasks;
• Focus on impact and result for the client and provision of positive feedback;
• Effective team-building, conflict-resolution, and client management skills;
• Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
• Self-starter, highly motivated, and able to handle work pressure, feedback, and complex multicultural environments effectively;
• Strong background in military and logistical operations, particularly from the military
• High level of understanding for winter highway clearance and operation of search and rescue equipment;
• Positive and constructive attitude, self-reliance, and ability to work independently under the minimum supervision;
• Excellent written communication skills, with analytic capacity and ability to synthesize project outputs and relevant findings for the preparation of quality project reports;
• Cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment;
• Proficiency in usage of computers, office software packages and advance project management software as well as in handling of web-based management system.
• Ability to live in severe weather conditions, and tolerate extreme cold and modest living conditions;
• Excellent knowledge of both written and oral English is required.
Applicants should contact: careers@ctgglobal.com or +971 (0)4 331 0377 (ATTN. Alexander Bethell).
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