Operations - Senior Assistant

The Operations Senior Assistant supports daily management of operational activities for the UNMAS Syria Response Programme, including team deployment planning, drafting reports for Explosive Ordnance Assessment, maintaining IMSMA records, liaising with local authorities, monitoring missions, and preparing operational updates to support humanitarian mine action efforts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in coordinating team(s) deployment and related operational activities in accordance with established plans and procedures.
• Assist in drafting plans, reports, and related documentation for the Explosive Ordnance Assessment tasks.
• Assist in liaising and organizing operational meetings with local authorities when required.
• Assist in collecting and recording information about Explosive Ordnance, Suspected, and Confirmed Hazardous Areas in the standard IMSMA forms.
• Liaise with victims and communities following receipt of incident reporting, complete the IMSMA accident/victim report, and ensure their recording.
• Assist the Coordination and Compliance Officer in monitoring missions, planning, and liaising with necessary departments.
• Assist the Coordination and Compliance Officer in properly maintaining all operational documentation.
• Assist the Coordination and Compliance Officer in drafting daily and weekly updates for the Head of Operations and highlighting successes and challenges.
• Assist in monitoring activities and need assessment by collecting, compiling and reporting relevant operational information.
• Assist in liaising and coordinating with national and local stakeholders in accordance with established operational arrangements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 1 years of relevant experience; OR High School diploma with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Relevant experience is defined as working in programming, monitoring, operations, or planning.
• Mine action experience is desired.
• EOD Level 2 certification is required.
• EOD qualification must be from organizations that train and educate EOD specialists in accordance with IMAS standards - Test and Evaluation Protocol 09.30/01/2022.
• Certificate is to be submitted as part of the application.
• Fluent in English.
• Fluent in Arabic.

Skills

• Operations Management
• Programme Monitoring
• Operational Planning
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• EOD Level 2 Certification
• IMAS Standards Compliance
• Explosive Ordnance Assessment
• IMSMA Database Management
• Report Writing
• Team Deployment Planning
• Coordination with Local Authorities
• Humanitarian Mine Action

Languages

English, Arabic