American-Israeli company advertises jobs to distribute aid to Gaza
GAZA, May 10 (YPA) – In a controversial new development, the American company “Safe Reach Solutions that the Israeli occupation hired to manage humanitarian aid in Gaza, has begun advertising for Arabic speakers with field experience in the Middle East.
The announcement came despite the United Nations and international organizations’ opposition to the involvement of security companies in aid distribution.
Reports indicated that Israeli occupation is seeking approval to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza via Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions.
The company has begun advertising job openings for coordination officers (humanitarian liaison officers). More than 100 people have applied for the position so far on the LinkedIn recruitment site.
The company required candidates to have extensive field experience, particularly in the Middle East, and they would serve as a liaison between “operational and community teams,” assisting in coordination, trust-building, and communication with NGOs, international agencies, and UN bodies.
The announcement indicated that Arabic language skills would be highly valued, with fluency in spoken and written Arabic preferred. The roles and responsibilities have been outlined include serving as a primary point of contact with humanitarian organizations, supporting operational coordination and information sharing, building and maintaining strong relationships with field partners, participating in humanitarian coordination meetings, preparing reports, situation updates, and tailored analyses for internal leadership and external partners, and advising on best practices for engaging with affected populations, local authorities, and community-based organizations.
The reports required that applicants have at least seven years of experience working with humanitarian organizations, NGOs, or UN agencies in executive roles, and experience working abroad, preferably in the Middle East or other complex humanitarian environments. They also required that applicants be US citizens and possess “strong interpersonal and cultural communication skills, with the ability to navigate sensitive contexts.”
The company indicated other qualifications it would be preferred in those selected, including experience in communications roles, access negotiation, or civil-military coordination, working knowledge of humanitarian access frameworks, risk management, and protection principles, and experience with major humanitarian or development organizations such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNICEF, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Save the Children, or CARE.
It did not include the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) among these organizations.
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