Technical Advisor Humanitarian Mine Action (TA-HMA)

The role of the Technical Advisor Humanitarian Mine Action (TA-HMA) is to lead the implementation of FSD Mine Action programme’s objectives in Ukraine, including non-technical survey (NTS), technical survey (TS), Clearance, Battle Area Clearance (BAC), EOD and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE). He/She will be responsible for the management and supervision of various operational teams in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Roles and Responsibilities:

The roles and objectives of the Technical Advisor HMA are:

• Conduct and maintain an overall risk assessment for your Area of Responsibility (AoR) and task-specific risk assessment.
• Develop and implement operational plans for the AoR, in line with strategic planning and risk assessment, for BAC, Clearance, EOD and Non-Technical Survey operations.
• Assign, lead and supervise resources/equipment of the teams under his/her responsibility.
• Ensure through supervision and technical support that demining teams execute their tasks safely, in compliance with Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and National Mine Action Standards (NMAS).
• Serve as a technical reference when the complexity of the task exceeds the capabilities of the personnel supervised.
• Lead the training processes for the operations staff of the teams under his/her responsibility.
• Evaluate the staff’s work performance.
• Ensure that activities are implemented with a high level of quality, using the internal quality assurance methodology defined by the SOP.
• Report any non-conformities to the Operations Manager and recommend corrective actions.
• Establish and supervise the levels of the different equipment, centralising the purchase requisition processes.
• Support the logistics team in the identification and purchase of required materials, following logistical processes.
• Consolidate and review operations reports from his/her teams and ensure workflow compliance.
• Monitor indicators of progress against project objectives.
• Submit to the Operations Manager a weekly report including recommendations and lessons learnt to facilitate continuous improvement.

Mandatory Competencies:

• EOD IMAS level 3.
• Minimum 5 years of specific experience in humanitarian mine action programmes.
• Excellent knowledge of the land release process.
• Good knowledge of all technics and equipment used in demining operations.
• Experience planning and implementing Humanitarian Mine Action operations.
• Experience in leadership and team training.
• Good writing skills in reporting and proposal development.
• Well organized, proactive, flexible and trustworthy.
• Ability to work away from home in remote areas for extended periods.

Preferable Competencies:

• Experience in IEDD and/or High Risk Search
• Proven experience and knowledge in information management and data analysis, Base Camp Garmin, GIS.
• Experience of writing and drafting SOPs and technical guidelines.
• High English proficiency.

Reporting:

The Technical Advisor HMA reports to FSD/WFP Ukraine Operations Manager.

Location and Travel:

The FSD/WFP Ukraine Technical Advisor HMA role is based in Kharkiv, Ukraine, but he/she may also travel to other FSD Ukraine programme locations or to conferences if required.

General:

• Work within the framework of FSD’s core values, promoting its ethos and mission statement; especially impartiality and non-political alignment.
• Work towards achieving FSD organisation and programme level objectives.
• Stay informed of FSD global activities.
• Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all FSD policies and procedures.
• Participate in meetings, networks and seminars as and when requested by HQ Operations Geneva.
• Participate in FSD training activities as and when requested by HQ Geneva.
• Undertake the role in a manner appropriate to respective cultural contexts and within all local legal frameworks.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as may be required.