SSAFE Instructor

Overview

Provide flexible, on-demand delivery of UNOPS SSAFE/IFAK training in the Copenhagen, Denmark, region to ensure rapid access to qualified instructional capacity.

Tasks Summary

• Deliver SSAFE/IFAK courses in accordance with UNDSS TDS approved curricula as co-facilitator.
• Facilitate adult-learning, scenario-based training, including tabletop and practical exercises.
• Adjust scenarios to reflect changing threat environments and cohort requirements.
• Deliver training in the Copenhagen, Denmark, region.
• Ensure strict adherence to UNSMS training standards, UNOPS policies, and safeguarding requirements.
• Coordinate with UNOPS SSAFE Course Director and UNDSS TDS counterparts on participant eligibility, training schedules, logistics, and medical/safety considerations.
• Maintain accurate training records, attendance lists, and certification documentation.
• Conduct participant assessments in line with SSAFE requirements.
• Submit post-training reports to UNOPS, including number and category of participants trained, key observations, risk-awareness gaps, and recommendations.
• Immediately flag any serious security or welfare concerns identified during training.
• Provide short-notice deployment support for emergency or surge training needs.
• Contribute advisory inputs to UNOPS security preparedness activities.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in security, humanitarian, military, law enforcement, or emergency response fields.
• At least five years of experience within the UNSMS.
• Proven experience in delivering trainings to multicultural audiences.
• Prior field experience in medium to high-risk duty stations is highly desirable.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced level university degree (Master's or equivalent) in security studies, emergency management, international relations, military, law enforcement, or a related field.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor's Degree or equivalent) in a relevant field will be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree, provided there are an additional two years of qualifying experience.

Other Details

Languages Required: • English Fluent Required

Languages Preferred: • French Fluent Desirable • Spanish Fluent Desirable • Danish Fluent Desirable

Contract Duration: Initially one year with a possibility of extension

Work Modality: Home based, / REMOTE, REMOTE

Remuneration: