Employer: Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Kabul - Afghanistan
Purpose of the job:
The purpose of the Central & East Security Coordinator is to support the Area Manager and area manager on security functions at Area level. The coordinator will be responsible to provide security support in the training and development of staff as well as high quality security support to program staff in project implementation at Area level.
Job description
Generic responsibilities:
Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, procedures and SOPs/guidelines
Ensure adherence to Security and Risk Management policy and procedures
Coordinate and assist with budgets and costs for the Area office’s shared costs and support functions
Provide security support in the training and development of staff
Provide high quality security support to project implementation at Area level
Hold regular meetings with key external partners and stakeholders, included but not limited to, the UN, ANSF, community representatives and other actors impacting on safety and security
Promote NRC’s image as a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian actor
Provide input on security in Area level planning, and to coordinate and align security support with program plans at area level
Responsible for implementation of Afghanistan-specific SOPs, guidelines and plans (such as Security Management Plan, Contingency Plans and Medical Evacuation Plans), including physical security, in concerned Area.
Specific responsibilities:
Oversight and implementation of Security Management Plan, SOPs and associated documents at Central Area level
Representing safety and security issues at AMT level, as well as support the Area Manager on security issues
Periodic and ad-hoc reporting to the Area manager , including analysis of conflict dynamics, actor mapping and external source liaison
Leadership of Security Officers and Assistants in tasks such as SRAs, training, stakeholder engagement and access negotiations in line with Program requirements
Facilitating safe and responsible program activities in hard-to-reach areas, including those that are operationally challenging and with high levels of non-state armed group influence
Cultivating a transparent, accountable and analysis-driven security culture across the Area
Technical support for security staff such as Security Officers, Assistants, and Guards and Radio Operators under them
In coordination with the Area manager , maintenance of extensive information networks across a range of sources, including but not limited to conflict actors, government, UN, other NGOs and community gatekeepers.
Qualifications
Minimum five years’ experience of working as a Security Officer or Manager in a humanitarian or development context
Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Area specific knowledge of the security context and threat environment
Extensive experience cultivating relationships across sectors and communities
Knowledge of the language local to Area
Completed undergraduate study/ graduated from university
Strong conflict analysis and mapping skills
Excellent understanding of security as an enabling function of program support
Good understanding of security management in humanitarian context, including physical security
Education field
Education title: University degree in Management or politics
Personal qualities
Handling insecure environment
Planning and delivering results
Empowering and building trust
Communicating with impact and respect
Language
Dari
Pashto
English
We offer
Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale
Top up Credit card on monthly basis
Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Related documentsJob Description
NRC Grade Structure
Location: Kabul - Afghanistan
Purpose of the job:
The purpose of the Central & East Security Coordinator is to support the Area Manager and area manager on security functions at Area level. The coordinator will be responsible to provide security support in the training and development of staff as well as high quality security support to program staff in project implementation at Area level.
Job description
Generic responsibilities:
Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, procedures and SOPs/guidelines
Ensure adherence to Security and Risk Management policy and procedures
Coordinate and assist with budgets and costs for the Area office’s shared costs and support functions
Provide security support in the training and development of staff
Provide high quality security support to project implementation at Area level
Hold regular meetings with key external partners and stakeholders, included but not limited to, the UN, ANSF, community representatives and other actors impacting on safety and security
Promote NRC’s image as a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian actor
Provide input on security in Area level planning, and to coordinate and align security support with program plans at area level
Responsible for implementation of Afghanistan-specific SOPs, guidelines and plans (such as Security Management Plan, Contingency Plans and Medical Evacuation Plans), including physical security, in concerned Area.
Specific responsibilities:
Oversight and implementation of Security Management Plan, SOPs and associated documents at Central Area level
Representing safety and security issues at AMT level, as well as support the Area Manager on security issues
Periodic and ad-hoc reporting to the Area manager , including analysis of conflict dynamics, actor mapping and external source liaison
Leadership of Security Officers and Assistants in tasks such as SRAs, training, stakeholder engagement and access negotiations in line with Program requirements
Facilitating safe and responsible program activities in hard-to-reach areas, including those that are operationally challenging and with high levels of non-state armed group influence
Cultivating a transparent, accountable and analysis-driven security culture across the Area
Technical support for security staff such as Security Officers, Assistants, and Guards and Radio Operators under them
In coordination with the Area manager , maintenance of extensive information networks across a range of sources, including but not limited to conflict actors, government, UN, other NGOs and community gatekeepers.
Qualifications
Minimum five years’ experience of working as a Security Officer or Manager in a humanitarian or development context
Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Area specific knowledge of the security context and threat environment
Extensive experience cultivating relationships across sectors and communities
Knowledge of the language local to Area
Completed undergraduate study/ graduated from university
Strong conflict analysis and mapping skills
Excellent understanding of security as an enabling function of program support
Good understanding of security management in humanitarian context, including physical security
Education field
Education title: University degree in Management or politics
Personal qualities
Handling insecure environment
Planning and delivering results
Empowering and building trust
Communicating with impact and respect
Language
Dari
Pashto
English
We offer
Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale
Top up Credit card on monthly basis
Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Related documentsJob Description
NRC Grade Structure