Job purpose:
To plan, coordinate, supervise, and control all Technical Survey (TS) and Clearance activities within assigned task sites involving Improvised Land Mines/IED and other EOs. The Site Supervisor (SS) holds overall responsibility for the safe, effective, efficient, and quality implementation of land release operations and for ensuring that all manual, Mine Detection Dog (MDD), and mechanical assets are integrated and employed in accordance with approved methodologies, task plans, National Mine Action Standards (NMAS), and organizational SOPs.

The Site Supervisor is responsible for achieving task objectives through effective operational planning, coordination, supervision, and quality oversight, while ensuring that all activities contribute to a safe, evidence-based, and efficient land release process. The position provides operational leadership and direction to Team Leaders and deployed assets but is not primarily responsible for asset management or logistics accountability.

General responsibilities:

• Maintain overall operational control and supervision of assigned Technical Survey (TS) and clearance tasks, ensuring activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved task plans and objectives.

• Ensure full compliance with NPA policies, NMAS, SOP, and Task Implementation Plan by maintaining all safety and security requirements throughout task execution.

• Direct, and supervise, assigned Assets, Manual, MDD and Mech ensuring teams are properly briefed, trained, equipped, disciplined, and provided with the required PPE, equipment, and other resources before and during operations.

• Coordinate and optimize the deployment of Manual Clearance Teams, MDD assets, mechanical assets, stores, and operational resources to maximize operational effectiveness, productivity, and land-release outputs.

• Monitor operational progress, performance, attendance, conduct, and achievement of targets by providing accurate reporting to management and implementation corrective measures where required and as proposed by dedicated QM assets.
• Coordinate with Field Operations Supervisor, dedicated QM personnel, ISF EOD staff, local authorities, landowners, visitors, and community representatives as required
• Ensure that required Medical support and communications are maintained at all time during operations according to NPA SOP

Specific duties :

• Plan, organize, and supervise Technical Survey and clearance operations, including site reconnaissance, task implementation planning, land-release methodology selection, and deployment of personnel and assets in accordance with approved procedures and operational requirements.
• Exercise command and control of assigned Team Leaders, deminers, MDD teams, and mechanical assets, ensuring safe, efficient, and effective execution of assigned tasks.
• Conduct and continuously review Task Risk Assessment, ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented
• Deliver and oversee site safety management, including safety briefings, implementation of Safety & Occupational Health (S&OH) requirements, staff welfare measures, suspension of operations when required, and compliance with all safety procedures.
• Maintain effective communication and coordination with operational management, support departments, local stakeholders, and community representatives
• Manage emergency response arrangements, including CASEVAC/MEDIVAC planning, incident response, visitor safety, accident reporting, and support to accident and incident investigations.

• Ensure accurate administration, reporting, including verification of reports of assigned assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
• Maintenance of operational records, and submission of data required by organizational and national information management systems.

• Implement Ops level quality management processes, review of non-conformities, development of corrective actions, planning of post-clearance inspections...
• Any other task assigned by line management related to core NPA Iraq mandate

Required qualifications:

Education:

Must have:

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills (Arabic)
• Demining/Search Course or external equivalent
• Team Leader Course or external equivalent
• Site Supervisor Course or external equivalent
• EOD 3 Qualification
•   Basic computer skills
• IEDD Qualification

Desirable:

• Any other mine action related qualification
• English language qualification
• Driving license (Government issued)

Experience:

Must have:

• Minimum of four years’ experience working within Mine Action
• Experience in conducting EOD operations Experience in conducting IEDD operations

Desirable:

Personal Competencies:

• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Good interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively
• Proactive and positive attitude
• Excellent timekeeping
• Willingness to learn and enhance personal skills
• Able to work effectively under stressful situations and in austere conditions
• Willingness & ability to travel within the country
• Maintain a smart appearance

Additional Considerations:

The Site Supervisor is to abide by the policies and personal code of conduct set by Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and represent the organisation in a loyal and responsible manner.

About the Recruitment Process

We work continuously for more diversity and inclusion throughout Norwegian People's Aid. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.  

Please note, that only applications submitted through our career site will be considered. Applications and resumes sent via e-mail will not be reviewed.

We kindly ask you to carefully read NPA’s Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Anti-Corruption Policy, before you submit your application. If you are the selected candidate for this position, you will be asked to complete and sign a Safeguarding self-declaration as well as our Code of Conduct. All policies related to ethics can be found on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!