Turkey: Health, Safety and Security Intern

Organization: Support to Life
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 25 Sep 2014

Support to Life (STL) is an independent humanitarian agency working in the field of disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness, and emergency response in Turkey and the surrounding region. With an emphasis on community participation, STL works at a grassroots level to build local capacity, mitigate the risks and impact of disasters, and support those in need in meeting their basic needs and rights.

In line with its mandate STL currently has the following main activities:

• Relief aid and protection for Syrian refugees: in response to the increasing number of refugees in Turkey, STL is supporting refugees living outside camps in the Turkish border area through a food security programme providing psychosocial support through the establishment of Community Centres;

• Child labour in seasonal agricultural work: STL has been working with at-risk children, sensitising farmers and raising awareness among the public in an effort to contribute to eliminating child labour;

• Civil Society Disaster Platform: in collaboration with partners, STL has launched a platform that will bring together civil society actors in sharing information and coordinating projects related to disaster management in Turkey.

Main duties and responsibilities

The Security and Information intern will provide the HSS Adviser with support, largely in research and analysis, including follow-up of the regional context and related issues concerning STL and its operations. The intern supports security related matters on the ground while assisting, if required, in responding to incidents and supporting health related security issues. Duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Assist the maintenance of Health Safety and Security plans
• Research information for security briefings and training to select members of staff
• Aid the co-ordination of the security systems and personnel
• Assist in auditing and compliance of Health Safety and Security policy
• Assist in travel plans and organization of schedules
• Provide other assistance as required

Person specification

Education and training: Degree in International Security Studies or other relevant subject.

Languages: Fluent English (and ability to proofread); Arabic and/or Turkish highly desirable.

Experience: Experience living and working outside of home country, including travel to at least two continents and living abroad for at least six months.

Knowledge: Strong research skills and the ability to collate, review and analyse large sets of information and provide clear and concise outputs.

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit a CV and a letter of motivation to isbasvuru@hayatadestek.org by 25th September 2014.

Please indicate reference HSSINT1409 in the subject of your e-mail.