Role: International Field Officer
Location: Initial Field Officer training will be in Cambodia. First posting for successful trainees will be assigned across any of our global programmes.
Salary: £25,956, increasing to £33,959 following completion of training
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
This application opportunity should ONLY be taken up by individuals able to attend a selection day in south-west Scotland on 22nd & 23rd October 2025, and available to begin training on 2nd February 2026.
About HALO:
HALO's mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict. It does this by clearing landmines, disposing of explosive ordnance, and supporting partners to safely manage weapons and ammunition.
For over 35 years The HALO Trust has been saving lives and helping conflict affected countries recover from conflict, by making their land safe. When conflict ends, land is often littered with landmines and other dangerous explosives. Families live in fear and poverty. They are unable to plant crops or graze cattle and day-to-day activities like getting to school and fetching water are fraught with risk. HALO recruits and trains men and women to clear landmines in their own communities, take back control of their own livelihoods and rebuild their communities.
HALO is now one of the leading humanitarian mine clearance organisations globally, with programmes in 32 countries and territories with over 10,000 staff, most of whom are local employees.
About The Role:
When you become a Field Officer in HALO you join a team with a shared commitment to making life safer and more secure for vulnerable communities across the world. HALO provides extensive technical and management training for the role of Field Officer, and you do not require previous knowledge of landmine clearance or ordnance disposal.
HALO wants people that are adaptable, resilient, and mature, with strong intellectual curiosity and initiative. We are looking for leaders who can perform and inspire others in austere conditions.
HALO Field Officers work across our programmes in various roles and with early line management responsibilities. You need aptitude and fortitude to function in dynamic and challenging environments, and you should have demonstrable management and leadership qualities.
HALO's training will prepare you for deployment to any country programmes where you could be leading hundreds of local employees. On the Field Officer course you will receive technical training in mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal and minefield survey. You will learn to use HALO's finance, logistics, security, HR, IT, and quality management systems. Once deployed to a programme, in addition to operational field work you will be involved in data analysis, risk assessment, equipment auditing and maintenance, overseeing the repair of vehicles and writing reports and proposals.
Working for HALO is highly rewarding, but it's also physically and mentally demanding. Living and working in remote locations in basic conditions is not for everyone, and you can expect to be away from home for approximately 45 weeks per year. HALO Field Officers must be willing to be posted to any of HALO's programmes upon successful completion of the course. Research our programmes at www.halotrust.org
You will live and work alongside people from a range of backgrounds and cultures. You will need excellent interpersonal and soft skills to develop effective working relationships with people that understand and interpret the world differently than you.
The six-and-a-half-month Field Officer course has been awarded 120 credit points at Level 9 of the Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework. For those that succeed, further professional training and development opportunities will stimulate and support career progression.
Working for HALO is a unique opportunity, but it can be tough. However, if you genuinely want to make a difference to people's lives it could be the job for you.
HALO has six values that all staff are expected to demonstrate through their behaviour and conduct:
- Courage
- Discipline
- Integrity
- Respect for Others
- Loyalty
- Selfless Commitment
If you want to join HALO, you must align with these values.
Requirements
Essential:
- Attitude: Resilience, determination, initiative & perseverance
- Stamina and fortitude: Able to cope with physically demanding conditions
- Flexibility: Adaptable, able to adjust to changing circumstances, comfortable navigating ambiguity, willing to deploy to ANY global HALO programme at short notice
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and direct others, build effective relationships and develop potential
- Teamwork: Form part of functional teams, work effectively alongside others, committed to shared goals, willing to offer support, champion diversity
- Solution-oriented: Able to identify solutions to problems and implement them; self-motivated and able to work independently
- Practical Ability: Will do whatever is required to get the job done; motivated by physical challenges and adept at acquiring new practical skills
- Communication: Strong English language skills (C1) in oral and written communication; able to be both persuasive and diplomatic across cultures; patient when working with interpreters
- IT Skills: Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office suites
Desirable:
- STEM qualification or experience
- Foreign work experience
- Humanitarian sector experience
- Project management experience
- Management of security and safety in a professional context
- Experience of working or living with people from different cultures
- Knowledge of languages such as Arabic, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Spanish or Russian.
- Driving licence
Benefits
- Living overseas allowance (currently $350 per month)
- 49 days annual leave rising to 56 following 2 years' service
- Accommodation and food provided
- Private health insurance
- Non-contributory life assurance
- Emergency medical insurance, including repatriation
If this role is for you please submit your up-to-date CV (no more than 2 pages) with a cover letter (no more than 1 page) no later than
29th August 2025, outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.
We reserve the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date should we receive enough applications,
so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To get a better idea of the role and what it's like being a new Field Officer please click HERE to hear about Liv's experience.
Our Selection Process:
We are very proud of the quality of our Field Officer appointments, and we invest in ensuring that our applicants can demonstrate their skills across a range of elements.
The selection process for the role of International Field Officer is as follows:
- Stage 1 - Apply online
- Stage 2 - Successful candidates will be invited to complete an online video interview covering elements of the role and environment
- Stage 3 - Successful candidates will be invited to attend an online selection event, which includes a candidate presentation and a live interview over Teams
- Stage 4 - Successful candidates will attend a full day selection event in Scotland
The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and wellbeing of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this. 
