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Aug 3, 2019

Access & Safety Advisor , Afghanistan

Employer: Danish Refugee Council
Location: Kabul , Afghanistan
Closing date: 03 Aug 2019


Main responsibilities

Safety Risk Management:

· Provide oversight and quality assurance of the Safety Risk Management (SRM) process;
· Review and update country safety management policies, protocols and procedures;
· Provide technical support to the CD and country management on operational security, contingency planning, and program continuity.
· Provide quality control to Area Level 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, Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and Country and Area levels;
· Technically advise on the procurement of safety-related services, equipment, facilities and other resources;
· Represent DRC at security forums and with relevant stakeholders, as required.

Access Planning:

· Develop access strategies in collaboration with DRC and DDG program teams;
· Support developing tools and training necessary to operationalize access strategies;
· Map, plan, and coordinate systemic ongoing engagement with all key stakeholders by respective DRC staff, as it relates to humanitarian access;
· Support and quality check ongoing access assessments and other interventions as needed;
· Ensure access-related analysis, plans, issues, and incidents are conducted and documented

Capacity Building, Training, supervision and support:

· Develop Access and Safety Management capacity of Country and Area Management Teams
· Provide capacity-building, training, and mentorship to national Access and Safety staff
· Support and deliver access, safety, and crisis management-related training;
· Ensure Access and Safety Training Plans are in place at Country and Area levels, coordinated, and resourced.
· 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;

About you

The successful applicant selected for this role may come from an operational management background (e.g. Area Manager, Emergency Manager, Access Manager, etc.) or a Safety background (e.g. Safety Advisor, Analyst, etc.) but will likely have a strong understanding of humanitarian programming and will definitely have INGO experience gained in a number of contexts. To be successful in this role the applicant will fulfil the following criteria:

· Minimum 4 years of working experience in a relevant operational INGO role;

· 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 assessments on access and safety issues;

· Experience with incident management;

· Experience with delivering 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 (extendable)

· Designation of Duty Station: Kabul, Afghanistan (Non Family Duty station)

· Start date: ASAP.

· Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.

HOW TO APPLY:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English by clicking on the following link https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId... .Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 3 August 2019 (shortlisting and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis)