Employer: Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: DR Congo
Location: DR Congo
Closing date:
01 Feb 2015
The humanitarian needs in the
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are
immense. Close to two million people are internally displaced and an estimated 450,000 Congolese have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. With a long history of conflict and weak governance, the majority of DRC's population is severely impoverished and deprived of basic services and infrastructure such as roads, drinkable water, electricity, schools, education and health centres. Human rights violations are rife. We are now seeking a Security Adviser (SA), to act as focal point, by undertaking a security technical quality assurance and support function. The SA will ensure predictable access to beneficiaries through close cooperation and coordination with programme, while holding an advisory role to the Country Director.
Job description
Qualifications
Personal qualities
Language
We offer
immense. Close to two million people are internally displaced and an estimated 450,000 Congolese have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. With a long history of conflict and weak governance, the majority of DRC's population is severely impoverished and deprived of basic services and infrastructure such as roads, drinkable water, electricity, schools, education and health centres. Human rights violations are rife. We are now seeking a Security Adviser (SA), to act as focal point, by undertaking a security technical quality assurance and support function. The SA will ensure predictable access to beneficiaries through close cooperation and coordination with programme, while holding an advisory role to the Country Director.
Job description
- Development and implementation of the NRC Security Management System at national level
- Conduct Security Risk Analysis/ Assessment (SRA) according to minimum operational requirements (MOSS)
- Minimize security risks to the operations of NRC
- Management of security staff at country office
- Support, training, control and development of security staff in all offices
- Train and develop staff in safety and security
- Prepare reports as required
- Communicate and cooperate with relevant external security actors
- Provide input to country strategy on security risk related budgeting
- Engage in anti-corruption work
- Acknowledge the importance of inclusiveness in performance of ones work
Qualifications
- Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience within the humanitarian field or the police/ military
- Professional knowledge and proven experience from working with security risk and critical incident management in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Experience in training and capacity building
- Familiar with the eastern DR Congo context and its challenges
- Political and cultural awareness
- Experience in liaising with civilian, community and government authorities as well as with regional, national and international institutions
- Fluency in English and French language, both written and verbal
Personal qualities
- Handling insecure environments
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Analysing
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Coping with change
Language
- English
- French
We offer
- Contract period: 12 months
- Start date: March/ April 2015
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.
- Duty station will be Goma with 30% travel to the field locations. Goma town is usually quiet and relatively safe, and foreigners can normally move around without harassment or danger, provided that they respect local cultural sensibilities. Travel outside of Goma is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area. Recreational and social facilities are available, although limited.