| The HALO Trust conducts humanitarian landmine clearance
and ordnance disposal in Abkhazia, Angola, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Kosovo, Mozambique,
Nagorno Karabakh, Somaliland and Sri Lanka. We employ 7,000 national
and 30 expatriate staff - the latter generally joining HALO in their late 20s
or 30s. If you want a challenging and rewarding career, then you might
consider working for HALO. HALO is looking for leaders who will be resourceful,
adaptable, resilient, self-motivated and prepared to work in remote and challenging
environments, away from e-mail and sometimes any form of social life, for extended
periods. In addition to the day-to-day management of mineclearance operations
the responsibilities include: liaison with Government, the diplomatic community,
police, military and other NGOs as well as the less glamorous activities of
financial accounting, administration and logistics. Expatriates can be promoted
to manage a national programme within two years of joining HALO. Previous
leadership experience in the Armed Forces may be to the applicant’s
advantage, but it is not a prerequisite – our current employees come
from a very wide range of backgrounds.
Selection and overseas training is field-based and takes around six months.
The course covers: mine and ordnance recognition and clearance, survey and
mapping, risk assessment, task prioritisation and planning, equipment and
vehicle husbandry (HALO has over 1,200 vehicles overseas), radio communication,
first aid, accounting, proposal and report writing (applicants must have good
Word & Excel skills). You will also be expected to develop
quickly a working
knowledge of the local language.
Postings are ‘unaccompanied’ with seven weeks of holiday per
annum split into three periods. The work therefore tends to appeal more to
single than married people. Daily duties are normally physically demanding
so a good level of fitness and excellent health is a requirement, with a
formal health assessment for new trainees. The pay scales reflect performance
and are commensurate with management responsibilities. Most living costs abroad
are covered by HALO, as is insurance.
This endeavour is not for the faint-hearted; but HALO believes that the
right person will find considerable job satisfaction.
If you consider yourself to be up to this unique challenge and are prepared
to make a two year commitment beyond the initial six month training package,
send a one page CV with covering letter to:
recruitment@halotrust.org
(Due to the high number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will
receive a response)
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