Health, Safety and Security Manager

Job Purpose

The Health, Safety and Security Manager will support the country office to ensure compliance with NRC HSS minimum standards and in reducing the overall risk on NRC operations across the country. This includes developing and updating HSS strategies, plans, and SOPs, as well as providing HSS mitigation measures for safe and secure program access. The HSS manager is also responsible to coordinate and conduct mandatory and other tailored training courses for the country office and area office.

What you will do:

• Implementation of the NRC Health, Safety and Security Risk Management System at national level
• Oversee and/or conduct Security Risk Analysis (SRA) according to minimum operational requirements (MOSS)
• Prepare reports as required as well as develop and maintain national HSS documents and procedures including strategy and budget, and ensure consistency and accountability of security and safety procedures across the whole country programme
• Oversee and support HSS risk management for staff, assets, operation and reputation of NRC
• Monitor and analyze the context (overall security situation, risks, and most likely scenarios), ensuring reliable security information as basis for informed decision-making.
• Work with management to ensure that the relevant mitigation measures are in place in the field and within our processes to reduce risks to an acceptable level
• Work with management to ensure that all staff give their informed consent based on briefing upon arrival and that updates are regularly shared on security situations
• Ensure that Duty of Care (DoC) HSS standards are uphold at all time and that corrective measures are implemented when weaknesses are identified in collaboration with HR.
• Work with the CMG on emergency preparedness as it pertains to programmes, providing oversight and technical support regarding security and emergency evacuations.
• As a key member of the Crisis Management Team, provide sustained support to operational teams and management during an incident.
• Contribute to improve humanitarian access for NRC operations across Palestine by providing technical support on tools and strategies, ensuring capacity building for field staff and supporting AM and programme / support staff in managing access related incidents.
• Act as HSS Department lead, establishing department objectives, directly managing HSS staff at CO level and ensuring coordination, harmonized systems and regular exchanges across the CO and AO.
• Support Partnership Coordinator in ensuring NRC’s partners have solid HSS management system in place also conducting capacity building activities when relevant.
• Facilitate on ongoing culture of learning as it relates to health, safety and security and arrange for ongoing trainings including HEAT, on-site training, etc. in line with NRC policies.
• Network, communicate and cooperate with relevant external HSS actors and pursue and develop relationships with a variety of stakeholders to increase and maintain humanitarian access.
• Contribute to NRC’s Risk Management process supporting Risk & Compliance Coordinator and other Risk Owners in identifying, assessing and managing organizational risks.

Professional Competencies and Qualifications Required

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
• Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior Security Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience in working with civilian and military interlocutors
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts preferably in Middle East
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Knowledge of Arabic and/or Hebrew is an added advantage
• Valid driver’s license

Behavioural competencies

• Handling insecure environments
• Initiating action and change
• Empowering and building trust
• Influencing
• Analysing
• Strategic thinking

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and 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 initiative.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Additional Information:

Duty Station: Jerusalem

Travel: 40 % (to NRC operating locations)

Duration of contract: 12 months (renewal based on performance and funds availability)

Grade 9 in NRC’s grading structure

Reporting line: Country Director

Provides supervision to: 1 HSS Coordinator (technical line management) and 1 HSS Technical

ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.