CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Safety in the field:
Workshop for Japanese NGOs
Tokyo, Japan
12-14 December 2017
The UNHCR Regional Centre for Emergency Preparedness | eCentre is pleased to call for applications to theSafety in the field: workshop for Japanese NGOs, workshop organized from 12 to 14 December 2017, Tokyo,
Japan. This workshop complements ongoing humanitarian initiatives and efforts of Japanese aid workers tohave a better understanding and awareness on personal security in the field, and for NGOs to strengthen
their internal security systems which would allow for a robust response and operation continuity in a complex
security environment. The workshop is co-organized with JaNISS.
What is this workshop about?
Humanitarian and development workers are increasingly called upon to work in complex securityenvironments. Awareness of the threats — and how to respond appropriately to security incidents — can bea matter of life or death. This workshop addresses basic elements of personal security for staff in the field,
but it also highlights security risk management tools and strategies for maintaining operations in complex
security environments as well as interlinkages between security and protection.
The event will achieve these objectives through participatory classroom sessions, exercises designed toenhance, build and practice skills, and the use of case studies from participant operations.
Who is this workshop for?
This initiative is designed for professionals engaged in humanitarian or development activities, particularly
those working (or planning to work) in high-risk or complex security environments. Participants learn how toimprove their own and others’ safety thorough discussion of real cases, exercises and demonstrations, andabove all practical application of lessons in real-life field simulations.
Participants will include a dynamic mix of staff from NGO, civil society members, government actors andpossibly others. In the interest of maximising participants learning experience, we would like to diversify theprofiles of the participants. For this particular event, we intend on having Japanese NGO participants; (A)whose duty stations are from the “metropolis” area; (B) whose duty stations are in “other domesticlocations”; and (C) whose duty station is in “overseas” location. For more details on qualifications, pleaserefer to “participation qualification” section below.
For details on logistical arrangements and entitlements, please refer to "logistical arrangements andentitlements” section below.
Some of the topics this workshop will touch upon
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The current security environment for aid workers
Emergency preparedness and centrality of protection
Identifying and assessing security threats
Assessing and mitigating risk, with a view to staying and delivering - operation continuity
Office and residential security
Threats associated with travel, crowds and mobs
Weapons awareness: firearms, mines, UXOs and IEDs
Hostage survival and reducing hostility and tension in others
Prevention from sexual abuse and exploitation
Stress management

Participation qualificationThis event will be conducted in the English language; thus applicants must be highly proficient in
written and spoken English language
Applicant must be able to participate in all three days (12-14 December) of the workshop
Applicants must have minimum of one year of working experience in the related field
Other qualifications:(A) To qualify as an applicant from “metropolis” areas:o Your duty station must be located within 2hrs from “Hiroo metro station (地下鉄広尾駅)”,
by local train (在来線)(B) To qualify as an applicant from “other domestic” areas:o Your duty station must be located further than 2hrs from “Hiroo metro station (地下鉄広尾駅)”, by local train (在来線)(C) To qualify as an applicant from “overseas” areas:o Your duty station should be in overseas location

Logistical arrangements and entitlements covered by organizers
To learn which categories; (A) metropolis; (B) other domestic; and (C) overseas, you qualify as, please refer
to “participation qualification” section above.

Training fee/materials
Refreshments andlunches (12-14 Dec)

Metropolis

Other domestic

Overseas

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Local trains and buses

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from office/home toduty station

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Local trains and buses

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Long-haul trains/buses
and airplanes

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ProvidedAccommodation inTokyo

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Daily allowance

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Breakfasts and dinners

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N/Ain Tokyo

What you will gain from attending the workshop?
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A better understanding of contemporary risk management practices and how to apply these in yourduty station and ensure continuity of the operation
Knowledge of tools to better assess security risk, take steps to mitigate it, and respond to security
incidents when they do occur
Greater confidence in your ability to manage risk and respond to security issues in diverse situations
Tools and methods for teaching SRM to others

How to apply and other details
If you are interested in attending this workshop, please fill out an online application form via the following
link https://goo.gl/forms/dFqwtvgfQzL4QQQF2Application deadline is Thursday, 9 November 2017.

If you have any question please contact us with a copy (cc.) to all three focal persons/points;
UNHCR Tokyo

suefujic@unhcr.org

UNHCR eCentre

ecentre@unhcr.org

JaNISS

janiss-info@janiss.net