HAMAP-Humanitaire https://hamap-humanitaire.org Halte aux Mines AntiPersonnel (HAMAP)-Humanitaire is a French NGO, established in 1999 in order to contribute to the struggle against mines and the risks it presents to civilian population. HAMAP-Humanitaire is active in 13 countries and pursues a mission of support to local partners from the need assessment, through project conception and to its sustainable implementation. HAMAP-Humanitaire diversified its field of activity, to encompass two sectors: Engineering (WASH, construction, energy) and Mine Action. Requirements and job status Minimum education: EOD Level 3+ qualification Minimum experience: 10 Years Required travel: Yes No of jobs: 1 Job Description PDF - HAMAP Humanitaire LinkedIn page

Desired Candidate Profile

• Formally recognised EOD Level 3+ qualification or equivalent advanced military EOD qualification.
• Demonstrated advanced explosive ordnance technical knowledge, including Advanced Explosive Theory as a minimum.
• Proven competence in ADW and bulk demolitions.
• IEDD qualification is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of IMAS and land release principles.
• Strong understanding of Quality Management in humanitarian mine action.
• Demonstrated competence in SOP development, QA/QC, training design, and operational risk management.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in humanitarian mine action or comparable explosive ordnance technical operations.
• Substantial experience in EOD, clearance, BAC, and land release.
• Minimum 5 years of senior technical advisory, programme operations, QA/QM, training, or capacity-strengthening experience.
• Experience supporting local or national partners through capacity strengthening, mentoring, technical governance, and systems development.
• Proven experience in SOP development, technical documentation, QA/QC systems, training architecture, competency assurance, and technical review.
• Experience in proposal design, technical methodology development, logframe/KPI design, asset-staffing planning, and donor reporting is strongly desirable.
• Experience in the Middle East, particularly Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, or comparable operational contexts, is highly desirable.
• Experience with national mine action authorities, technical working groups, accreditation processes, and national standards is strongly desirable.
• Experience with mechanical support to clearance, rubble clearance, heritage-sensitive clearance, or similar specialised contexts is desirable.
• Experience with IMSMA-compatible reporting, GIS, Survey123, task dossiers, QA/QC dashboards, and HMA information management systems is desirable.
• Strong understanding of the full HMA toolbox, including NTS, TS, clearance, BAC, EOD spot tasks, EORE/CPP integration, QA/QC, training, IM, and partner capacity strengthening.
• Advanced technical credibility in EOD and clearance.
• Strong understanding of land release methodology and evidence-based decision-making.
• Ability to design systems, not only deliver activities.
• Ability to translate IMAS, NMAS, and organisational SOPs into practical field systems.
• Ability to provide strategic technical direction while respecting country management and partner ownership.
• Ability to assess partner capacity and design realistic capacity development pathways.
• Strong analytical skills and evidence-based judgement.
• Strong report-writing, technical drafting, and SOP-writing skills.
• Ability to design training architecture, competency frameworks, and technical assessment tools.
• Ability to review operational data, task dossiers, QA/QC records, training records, and donor reporting for technical consistency.
• Ability to advise on equipment, mechanical assets, procurement specifications, and technical suitability.
• Ability to identify when external expertise is required and facilitate appropriate technical support.
• Ability to work across cultures, countries, technical disciplines, and organisational levels.
• Ability to manage sensitive operational, technical, and reputational risks.
• English: fluent, mandatory.
• French: working level desirable.
• Arabic: strong asset.
• English is mandatory because the role requires technical drafting, SOP review, IMAS/NMAS interpretation, donor inputs, proposal support, coordination with HQ, and high-level reporting.
• Systematically reporting to in-line manager his/her activities and seeking approval before undertaking any unplanned activity.
• Acting in a proper way, according to HAMAP-Humanitaire values, with all actors: this excludes any discrimination on basis of nationality, ethnicity, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation or political affiliation.
• Respecting the various local habits and customs, as well as the country s laws and rules, in order to preserve HAMAP-Humanitaire respectability.
• Respecting strict confidentiality regarding HAMAP-Humanitaire documents, projects (ongoing and future), prospects of development, stakeholders and providers, unless instructed differently by the Country Director.
• Avoiding any use of the job position in HAMAP-Humanitaire for personal purposes.