Ammunition Technical Specialist – Central America

About the role

The Ammunition Technical Specialist will support HALO’s Central America operations by planning and delivering Weapons and Ammunition Management (WAM) activities across Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the specialist ensures all technical work follows International Ammunition Technical Guidelines and related standards while providing mentorship to security forces.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments of armories and explosives storage facilities and produce detailed reports.
• Advise and mentor Central American security forces on ammunition segregation, hazard classification and safe transport.
• Supervise the identification, handling, and destruction of ammunition in accordance with national and international standards.
• Ensure all ammunition management products comply with IATGs, MOSAIC, IMAS and HALO policies.
• Design and deliver high‑quality ammunition training courses for security personnel.
• Coordinate with the Global Technical Advisor and external partners such as armed forces, police and district attorneys.

Required profile

• Proven experience assessing explosive‑ordnance mitigation capacity of security forces.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver technical ammunition training.
• Strong understanding of international ammunition management standards (IATGs, MOSAIC, IMAS).
• Excellent communication skills for mentoring and reporting.

Required skills

• Risk assessment of armories and explosives storage facilities.
• Ammunition segregation and hazard classification.
• Compliance with International Ammunition Technical Guidelines, MOSAIC and IMAS.
• Safe transport and destruction procedures for ammunition.
• Technical training development and delivery.