Consultant, Civil Protection and Chemical Safety / Експерт з Цивільного Захисту та Хімічної Безпеки

The OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine is implementing a project to enhance Ukraine's capacity to respond to chemical hazards by strengthening the State Emergency Service and State Border Guard Service capabilities. The consultant will provide expert support in chemical safety and civil protection, develop training materials, conduct training sessions, and support inter-agency chemical emergency response exercises.

Responsibilities

• Developing agendas and supporting materials for in-person training sessions of 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, hand-outs, and other relevant materials, conducting the aforementioned training sessions.
• Developing agendas, scenarios, and supporting materials for command-staff exercises on inter-agency chemical emergency response for SESU and SBGSU personnel, and support their implementation.
• Developing handbooks, methodological recommendations, and other educational materials related to chemical safety and civil protection, pre-medical aid during CBR incidents.
• Reviewing existing training programs, and methodological approaches, and providing recommendations on their updates.
• Participating in the development and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), methodological documents, and other related materials.

Requirements

• First-level university degree in civil and CBR protection, chemistry, industrial safety, law enforcement, emergency response, medicine, public health or related areas.
• Advanced 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 the national 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 Ukrainian with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills, working knowledge of English would be an asset.
• 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
• Chemical Safety
• CBR Protection
• Emergency Response
• Pre-medical Aid
• Tactical Medicine
• Medical Emergency Response
• Casualty Management
• Training Program Development
• Training Delivery
• Practical Exercises Facilitation
• Command-staff Exercises
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Legislative and Regulatory Review
• National Legislation Knowledge
• Communications Skills
• Coordination Skills
• Drafting Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Microsoft Applications

Languages

Ukrainian, English