Do you have an interest in humanitarian access and contextual analysis? Are you able to develop security and risk management systems and establish a strong network? NRC is looking for a skilled and energetic candidate who is seeking to move into a senior management post that will set the strategic direction for security management and humanitarian access. The successful candidate should have a keen interest in working in highly fluid, challenging but interesting operating environment.
Duties and responsibilities
- Development and implementation of the NRC Security Management System at area level.
- Conduct Security Risk Analysis (SRA) according to minimum operational requirements (MOSS).
- Minimize security risks to the operations of NRC.
- Technical management of security staff.
- Support, training, control and development of security staff in all offices.
- Prepare reports as required.
- Communicate and cooperate with relevant external security actors.
- Train and develop staff in safety and security.
- Work closely in conjunction with the Area Manager, security & liaison staff in the field and SRO’s Risk & Security Adviser to ensure safety and access are duly factored into programmatic as well as operational planning, decision-making and implementation.
- Develop and maintain updated security protocols for staff and operations inside Syria. Ensure that minimum compliance standards are met and that the documents are relevant to the context and updated.
- Facilitate information management and dissemination amongst others through weekly context updates as well as ad-hoc security notices.
- Provide quantitative and qualitative data to programme and support staff regularly and upon request.
- Liaise with other research, analysis, and security professionals insofar as is necessary to support contextual analysis and security advice.
- Ensure full compliance with all aspects of NRC Global and Syria-specific security and Duty of Care policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Regular reporting to Area Manager/ SRO Risk & Security Adviser and provision of qualitative and quantitative inputs and ad-hoc assigned tasks.
- Support area management team as well as staff on crisis management, incident management and post incident management.
- Support, training and development of security staff in all offices.
Required Professional Competencies:
- Minimum 5 years of experience from working as a Senior Security Advisor in a humanitarian/recovery context or in a hostile environment
- Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of the context in the Middle East
- Knowledge of Arabic desirable
Required Behavioural Competencies:
- Handling insecure environments
- Initiating action and change
- Empowering and building trust
- Influencing
We Can Offer
- Contract period: 18 months
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
- Duty station: Erbil, Iraq*
How to apply
Please click here to apply via our website.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
This is a re-advertisement – previous candidates need not apply.