Employer: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Location: Erbil / Syria
Closing date 27 Apr 2021
Area Security Adviser Syria Response AO4Organization
Duties and responsibilities
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
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.
Critical interfaces:
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
Security focal points in NRC and other INGOs in the field.
NES forum local authorities coordinator.
Local authorities HAO, Asayish, SDF
Syria Response Office (SRO) Risk & Security Adviser; obtaining relevant technical support and coordination to ensure consistency in approach across SRO as well as risk management compliance monitoring and reporting.
Area Program Manager and Project Managers; ensuring that programme design and implementation is sustainable, prudent, and in accordance with priorities and red lines.
HR Coordinator and Area Support Manager; closely collaborate to ensure full compliance with NRC Duty of Care policies and other relevant guidelines.
Logistics; securing responsible movement control and communications.
Advocacy at the regional and country level; providing relevant contextual updates on access, security and risk management.
Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
Required Professional Competencies:
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
Valid driver’s license
Required Behavioural Competencies:
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies and the following are essential for this position:
Handling insecure environments
Initiating action and change
Empowering and building trust
Influencing
Preferred context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:
Knowledge of the context in the Middle East
Knowledge of Arabic desirable
Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
The Job Description
The Work and Development Plan
The NRC Competency Framework
We Can Offer
Contract period: 18 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Erbil, Iraq
How to apply
Apply here
Location: Erbil / Syria
Closing date 27 Apr 2021
Area Security Adviser Syria Response AO4Organization
Duties and responsibilities
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
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.
Critical interfaces:
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
Security focal points in NRC and other INGOs in the field.
NES forum local authorities coordinator.
Local authorities HAO, Asayish, SDF
Syria Response Office (SRO) Risk & Security Adviser; obtaining relevant technical support and coordination to ensure consistency in approach across SRO as well as risk management compliance monitoring and reporting.
Area Program Manager and Project Managers; ensuring that programme design and implementation is sustainable, prudent, and in accordance with priorities and red lines.
HR Coordinator and Area Support Manager; closely collaborate to ensure full compliance with NRC Duty of Care policies and other relevant guidelines.
Logistics; securing responsible movement control and communications.
Advocacy at the regional and country level; providing relevant contextual updates on access, security and risk management.
Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
Required Professional Competencies:
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
Valid driver’s license
Required Behavioural Competencies:
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies and the following are essential for this position:
Handling insecure environments
Initiating action and change
Empowering and building trust
Influencing
Preferred context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:
Knowledge of the context in the Middle East
Knowledge of Arabic desirable
Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
The Job Description
The Work and Development Plan
The NRC Competency Framework
We Can Offer
Contract period: 18 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Erbil, Iraq
How to apply
Apply here