Security Advisor (m/f) in Kabul

Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in almost 40 countries and campaigns for fairer cooperation with developing countries. If you are prepared to dedicate yourself to carrying out projects under sometimes difficult conditions and you match the requirements set out below, we look forward to receiving your application for the position of

Security Advisor (m/f) in Kabul, Afghanistan

The main focuses of the Welthungerhilfe projects are food security and fighting poverty in particular, and also the well-managed use of natural resources and the promotion of self-help groups in order to strengthen self-help potential at village level. A comprehensive security plan is in place.

The position is to be filled quickest possible and is initially scheduled to end after 6 months. You will be working in Kabul.

Objectives and responsibilities of the position

As Security Advisor (m/f), you are responsible for reviewing and further developing and coordinating Welthungerhilfe's existing nationwide security management plan. The aim is to support the Country Director and the national staff by putting appropriate security measures into operation in the context of the implementation of the programmes.

Your most important duties are as follows:

 monitoring the security situation in areas of operations in Afghanistan, analysing and disseminating information and recommendations  reviewing the security plan regularly, as well as adjusting and further developing security measures  ensuring the implementation of security plans and the regular reviewing of emergency plans  ensuring local staff receive ongoing training on security matters, as well as carrying out training measures  building up and nurturing relationships with local and regional security actors and networking for the purpose of sharing information and coordinating the measures

Your qualifications will include:

 an appropriate university or polytechnic degree, preferably in the fields of security management, international relations, or a comparable field  several years' professional experience in the field of security management within an organisation, a company or a government body  several years' experience of development cooperation and of crisis situations in countries with difficult security situation  coordination and organisational skills, even under high workload  a very good command of both spoken and written English

We offer you the opportunity of working in an extremely committed team, and a range of duties involving a high degree of responsibility. Our offer also includes regular rest and recreation days.

How to apply:

Please send a covering letter and CV by e-mail, quoting reference "AFG 1012" by 20th of February 2012 to Peter Dörr (recruitment.doerr@welthungerhilfe.de).