Overview
Global Technical Advisor provides authoritative, system-wide leadership on explosive threat management operations by designing, overseeing, and improving global field implementation through technical standards, risk-informed oversight, and innovation across multiple programmes and countries.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide global technical leadership in explosive threat management by ensuring compliance with international standards while driving operational excellence, innovation, and system-wide capability strengthening across PSC programmes.
- Support programme and project design from an operational and technical perspective, ensuring alignment with global mine action standards and strategic objectives.
- Provide expert operations advice to the PSC Senior Management Team.
- Research new opportunities for operational engagement, contributing to PSC’s strategic expansion and innovation.
- Lead the design of concepts of operations for new projects and programmes.
- Conduct assessment missions and develop documents associated with new ETM opportunities.
- Review and provide technical input into UN-to-UN/UNOPS Project Agreements, solicitation documents, and human resources plans.
- Conduct oversight visits of ongoing programmes and projects, identify potential risks and mitigation plans, and note lessons and best practices.
- Oversee, coordinate, and monitor global mine action operations, ensuring quality assurance, risk management, consistent application of technical standards, and timely corrective actions.
- Assist global forums, technical networks, and stakeholder engagements.
- Collaborate with UNOPS regions to support their advancement and implementation of ETM programmes and projects.
- Identify, engage, and prioritize stakeholder networks that advance PSC’s operational objectives and strategic positioning.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to support the development, implementation, and review of technical standards and treaty obligations.
- Establish and lead a global community of operational experts, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the integration of gender responsive, innovative practices.
- Develop, implement, and maintain systems for capturing, disseminating, and applying lessons learned and best practices.
- Champion innovation by identifying emerging trends, technologies, and methodologies.
- Design and lead initiatives for knowledge dissemination.
- Guide and mentor operational staff globally, promoting a culture of professionalism, collaboration, and innovation.
- Ensure training and development plans address technical and leadership growth needs.
- Conduct regular performance reviews, address issues promptly, and celebrate achievements.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of proven and applicable experience (within the past 10 years) in explosive threat management is required.
- Experience managing one or more of the following activities: Explosive Ordnance Disposal including multiple items and logistical demolitions, Non-technical survey, Technical survey, Mechanical clearance and ground preparation, Mechanical assisted clearance operations in an urban environment, Manual mine clearance, Battle area clearance, Road clearance, High Risk Search (HRS) and/or Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD).
- Experience using information management systems such as Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) is required.
- Experience applying Modular Small Arms Control Implementation Compendium (MOSAIC) standards is desired.
- Relevant experience is defined as operations experience in a military, law enforcement, humanitarian, post-conflict, or development context.
Qualifications
- Advanced University Degree (master degree or equivalent) with 7 years of relevant experience; OR First Level University Degree (bachelor degree) with 9 years of relevant experience; OR Secondary school with 13 years of relevant experience.
- EOD Level 3+ qualification (in any specialist EOD activities as described in Test and Evaluation Protocol 09.30/01/2022 (e.g., Bulk demolitions, guided weapons, aerial bombs etc.) is required. (*EOD qualifications must be from organisations that train and educate EOD specialists in accordance with IMAS standards. Individuals are responsible for providing proof of completion.)
