International Consultant, Civil Protection and Chemical Safety

The consultant will provide expert support to national partners in chemical safety and civil protection, including training delivery, development of training materials, and support for inter-agency chemical emergency response. The role involves working from home with potential travel to perform tasks as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop agendas and supporting materials for in-person training sessions on identification and response to chemical threats, CBR safety, civil protection and pre-medical aid during chemical and other CBR-related incidents for SESU and SBGSU personnel, including theoretical sessions, practical exercises, presentations, exercise scenarios, hand-outs, and other relevant materials, and conduct the training sessions.
• Develop agendas, scenarios, and supporting materials for command-staff exercises on inter-agency chemical emergency response for SESU and SBGSU personnel, and support their implementation.
• Develop handbooks, methodological recommendations, training manuals and other educational and reference materials related to chemical safety and civil protection, pre-medical aid during CBR incidents.
• Review existing training programs, curricula and methodological approaches related to chemical safety and civil protection for SESU and SBGSU personnel, and provide recommendations on their updates.
• Participate in the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), methodological documents, and other materials in the field of chemical safety, civil protection.

Requirements

• First-level university degree in civil and CBR protection, chemistry, industrial safety, law enforcement, emergency response, medicine, public health or related areas.
• Second-level university degree, relevant advanced training, or professional certifications in CBR protection, civil protection, emergency response, pre-medical aid, tactical medicine, emergency medical response, or related fields would be an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in civil protection, chemical safety, emergency response, CBR protection, or related field.
• Experience working within or co-operating with national authorities and international organizations, engaged in CBR safety and civil protection would be an asset.
• Experience in organizing and conducting training sessions, practical exercises, and command-staff exercises on CBR safety, civil protection, chemical emergency response, and inter-agency co-operation.
• Experience in pre-medical aid, emergency medical response, casualty management, tactical medicine, or medical support during chemical, CBR, or other emergency incidents would be an asset.
• Experience in development and/or review of training programs, curricula, handbooks, methodological recommendations, SOPs, legislative and regulatory documents related to civil protection, and chemical emergency response.
• Knowledge of international and Ukrainian legislation and regulatory framework in the field of civil protection, chemical safety and emergency response.
• Strong communication, coordination, drafting and analytical skills.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills, including the ability to deliver trainings and practical exercises for professional audiences.
• Professional fluency in English with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills.
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities.
• Ability and willingness to work with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.
• Computer literacy with practical experience using Microsoft applications.

Skills

• Civil Protection
• CBR Protection
• Chemical Safety
• Emergency Response
• Pre-medical Aid
• Tactical Medicine
• Medical Emergency Response
• Casualty Management
• Training Delivery
• Training Program Development
• Curricula Development
• Methodological Recommendations
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Legislative and Regulatory Review
• Inter-agency Coordination
• International Legislation Knowledge
• Knowledge of Ukrainian Legislation
• Communications Skills
• Coordination Skills
• Drafting Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

English