Employer:Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Closing date 17 Jun 2020
Duties and Responsibilities
Generic 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.
Specific Responsibilities
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 (including Duty of care for staff; hibernation plans; Proof of Life procedures; Fire Safety Plans; critical incident management protocol; informed consent etc.).
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.
Knowledge, skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role:
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
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Context related skills, knowledge and experience:
Knowledge of the context in the Middle East
Knowledge of Arabic desirable
Personal Qualities :
Handling insecure environments
Initiating action and change
Empowering and building trust
Influencing
Duties and Responsibilities
Generic 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.
Specific Responsibilities
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 (including Duty of care for staff; hibernation plans; Proof of Life procedures; Fire Safety Plans; critical incident management protocol; informed consent etc.).
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.
Knowledge, skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role:
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
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Context related skills, knowledge and experience:
Knowledge of the context in the Middle East
Knowledge of Arabic desirable
Personal Qualities :
Handling insecure environments
Initiating action and change
Empowering and building trust
Influencing
Additional information
-Contract period: 12 months
-Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
-Duty station: Erbil, Iraq, with 20% travel within Syria Response Office area of operations
Please download Job Description of the position here.
We will review applications on an ongoing basis, interested candidates are encouraged to apply early
This is a re-advertisement, candidate who applied already do not need to re-apply
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