Country: Somalia
Closing date: 09 Nov 2018
Operations Manager, Somalia
If interested and your skills meet the criteria show below, please send your CV immediately to:-
Exciting opportuntiy to join G4S Risk Management and make a positive contribution in Somalia.
Competitive salary
Attractive rotation.
G4S Risk Management are tendering for contracts in Somalia with the intent of increasing the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and IED Disposal capabilities of AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) and the SSF (Somali Security Forces).
The contract will initially run from February 2019 (candidates should be available from early Jan 2019) until June 2020.
We are seeking an Operations Manager to assist with the mobilsation of this contract and manage day to day operations in line with project parameters and budget, once it is established.
The full team includes the following roles:-
1 Project Manager (Operations Manager will report to)
1 Operations Manager
1 Deputy Operations / Training Manager
1 Quality Assurance Manager
6 IEDD / EOD Mentor Leaders
14 IEDD / EOD Mentors
20 Search or Route Clearance Mentors
2 Combat Engineers
15 Medical Mentors
1 Bomb Arm instructor
3 Plant Mentors
24 Mentor Support Facilitators
6 English / Somali Interpreters
1 ROV Technician
Our operations will be run from a location in Mogadishu International Airport, with regional hubs in Baidoa, Beletweyne, Dhobley, Jowhar, Kismayo and Mogadishu. From time to time staff will also be deployed to pre deployment training (PDT) centres in Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.
Contract activities will include the following:-
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) / Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD)
- High Risk Search
- Mechanical Plant
- Medic provision of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) training; Medical mentoring and mission support
- Combat Engineering, including:
- Route repair, force protection upgrades and vegetation clearance, use of plant and engineering vehicles;
- Vertical engineering tasks including but not limited to repair, improving and construction of combat engineering defences to include Forward Operating Base (FOB) perimeters, Check Points, entry control points;
- Horizontal engineering tasks such as earth works, route repair, bridge repair airfield maintenance and repair.
- Bomb Arm training and mentoring
- Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) maintenance
Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) delivery to Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) and Police Contributing Countries (PCCs) various locations in Africa (as listed above).**Ideal candidate:**
Advanced IEDD Operator and IMAS EOD Level 3+ or High Threat/ Advanced Engineering Search Advisor Qualified from an internationally recognised training establishment.
Minimum 12 months operational experience in an IED Threat environment within the last 10 years.
Documented experience of minimum 5 years in management, and 8 years conducting EOD/IEDD operations, mentoring and training
Fluent in English written and spoken, proven either through native speaker or otherwise certified.
How to apply:
To apply please send your CV to ies.recruit@ies.g4s.com stating which role you would like to apply for.