Nov 1, 2018

Safety (access) Advisor

Employer: Danish Refugee Council
Location: Afghanistan
Closing date: 12 Nov 2018

About the job
Coordinate and support all aspects of the DRC Safety Risk Management system (SRMS) for both DRC and DDG programmes within Afghanistan.

Main responsibilities

Safety Risk Management:
Support the oversight of the Safety Risk Management (SRM) process;
Develop area and country safety management policies, protocols and procedures;
Facilitate Safety Risk Assessments (SRAs) and support the implementation of mitigation measures;
Analyze, manage and report relevant information within geographical area of responsibility in conjunction with safety and programme colleagues;
Support the maintenance of relevant safety documentation, data and records for the areas of concern
Develop the capacity of, and coordinate, relevant Incident Management Teams (IMTs)
Technically advise on the procurement of safety-related equipment, facilities and other resources.
Support the development and implementation of the DRC Afghanistan Access strategy.


Represent DRC at security forums as required.
Access Planning:

Develop access strategies in collaboration with DRC and DDG programme teams;
Deliver tools and training necessary to operationalize access strategies;
Support and quality check ongoing access assessments and other interventions as needed.

Training, supervision and support:
Support and deliver safety-related training;
Provide technical support to local safety staff as required;
Facilitate surge support to IMTs as required.

Technical Line Management Responsibilities
Provide technical guidance and support to other Employees in same technical area, who report to a different Manager as required;
Advise on and promote understanding and application of DRC policies, procedures and principles;
Raise issues of non-compliance to CD/SMT;
When relevant, drives development of policies and standards in region or country and/or localizes global policies to regional or country level.

Direct reports: No Director Reports

Reports to: Country Director 'CD'

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to consider the following bullet points and fulfil the criteria. Moreover, we also expect the following:
Minimum 5 years of working experience as a safety and security manager/adviser with an INGO;
Experience working in multicultural work settings;
Proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized protocols and systems;
Experience with information gathering, analysis and report writing;
Ability to conduct and produce high quality safety risk assessments (SRAs);
Experience with critical incident management;
Experience with delivering safety-related training;
Experience working in hostile or hazardous environments;
Full professional proficiency in English.

Core Competency:

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values.

We offer

Contract length: One year
Level: A12
Designation of Duty Station: Afghanistan – Non Family Duty station.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.

Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.**
Closing date for applications: 12th November 2018.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application process:

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the following link BELOW. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

Applications close 12th November 2018. However, please note due to the urgency of this position, shortlisting process will be ongoing. Should we find qualified candidates prior to expiry of this advert, interviews will be held immediately.
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