Overview
Develop and implement unexploded ordnance (UXO) capacity development plans and supporting documentation for IOM staff and contractors. The role involves conducting risk assessments, integrating UXO findings into emergency plans, and liaising with authorities and communities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop an unexploded ordnance (UXO) capacity development plan for IOM staff and contractors including adequate documentation monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
- Develop supporting documentation for UXO management/awareness (guidelines, SOPs, training material).
- Develop community engagement mechanisms to prevent potential future UXO related insistences and raise awareness.
- Participate in preparing ESHS (Environmental Social Health and Safety) Due Diligence reports giving input on possible UXO risk.
- Conduct UXO risk assessments for the Project selected objects and adjacent areas.
- Integrate developed algorithm of actions regarding UXO finding during the construction activities into Emergency Response Plan of ESMMP (Environmental, Social, Management and Monitoring Plan) package.
- Develop separate Annex to ESSMP package in case of increased risk of finding UXO.
- Participate in selection applicable contractors and manage their work progress according to IOM standards.
- Respond to donors’ requests on UXO related issues.
- Initiate and supervise conduction of non-technical survey by contractor and accept their work.
- Development and delivery of EORE sessions to IOM relevant personnel and IOM contractors.
- Incorporate IMAS (International Mina Action Standards) standards in SOPs, documentation flow, routine UXO work.
- Advice on further preventative measures to be undertaken during the implementation of the project (capital repair, new construction of damaged buildings, areas of operation which sustained shelling).
- Collect information about the physical circumstances at the site, and other factors that may be relevant to decision-making processes.
- Liaise with governmental authorities, NGOs and relevant communities in managing UXO issues.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- 7 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, national/international institutions, United Nations agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
- Experience in working with migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking, and other vulnerable groups.
- Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organization in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.
- Experience in curriculum development, training delivery, communication/education material development, or health promotion.
- Experience in risk education related to explosive hazards, improvised explosive devices, and small arms and light weapons are required.
- Experience in risk education related to explosive hazards and small arms and light weapons are required.
- Experience in community liaison, non-technical survey, demining and explosive ordnance risk education (EORE).
- Experience in capacity building and training of internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven Risk Education training and educational material development experience.
- Demining experience is an advanced benefit.
- Able to work in difficult and insecure circumstances.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Development Studies, Migration Studies, Human Rights, Law, Engineering, Security Studies or Military Sciences or related fields.
