Aug 15, 2022

Health Safety and Staff Wellbeing Adviser , Yemen

Hiring Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council 
Job Location: Aden Yemen

Employment Type: Full Time
Base Salary: TBD
Closing date27 Aug 2022


As the Health Safety and Staff Wellbeing Adviser, you will be responsible for the below:


Specific responsibilities

Develop/Improve Country Office HSS risk management processes and systems by ensuring Country Management Group are guided and capacitated for safety and security leadership
Lead a process to ensure NRC in Yemen is compliant to NRC’s Health Safety and Security (HSS) policies, standards and procedures. This includes developing, implementing and regularly reviewing context specific HSS risk management systems and procedures within all NRC operations in Yemen, contingency and medivac plans
Conduct ongoing context analysis and ensure CMG is kept updated on relevant events, dynamics, evolving trends and risks
Build an HSS risk management culture at all levels of the organization
Lead on building crisis management preparedness and act as advisor to the Crisis and Incident response teams (Global/Regional/Country Teams), taking leadership as delegated
Ensure learning is gathered and incorporated into NRC’s operations

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Generic professional competencies:

Minimum 3 years of international experience from working as a senior Security Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from 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

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

Excellent negotiation and representation skills
Experience with training, capacity building and mentoring
Ability to work flexibly and adapt to change without losing sight of strategic priorities
Knowledge of Arabic language is an asset

What We Offer

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC, we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative24 months fixed term contract
Mid-management grade 9 in NRC's grade structure
An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause
A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

How to apply
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