Health, Safety & Security Coordinator – National Position

Applicants are only considered if holding a Jordanian Nationality & if applying on Webcruiter using this link:

https://23109900.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit/Public/4581064386?link_source_id=0

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 9000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.

The Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Coordinator position contributes to HSS-related activities and provides general guidance on security and risks-related technical matters at the area Level. The position holder will be responsible for providing staff with information and daily advice through briefings, and training. The HSS Coordinator will provide daily advice on health, safety, and security issues pertaining to the Area Office. The position holder leads, oversees, and monitors the implementation of NRC’s security policies and procedures at the area office level and aims to reduce the risks through effective mitigation strategies. He/She also provides staff with enough information through briefings and training sessions on relevant topics. In the absence of the HSS Manager, He/She may be requested to act as Country HSS Manager.

Generic Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines, and standards
• Monitor, analyze, and report on the security and political contexts in areas of operation
• Monitor, track, and analyze incidents and analyze their trends in areas of operation.
• Ensure consistency and accountability of security and safety procedures across the whole country programme
• Provide technical support to HSS staff in Area Offices, and support their capacity building by developing and providing thematic and generic security training
• Support Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) staff in Area Offices in case of security incidents
• Support the revision of security documents
• Provide security briefings and collect informed consent from new staff

Specific Responsibilities:

• Compliance with NRC standards
• Ensure that Security Risk Analyses (SRA) are conducted according to minimum operational requirements (MOSS) under the technical Supervision of the SRO HSS Manager
• Be responsible for maintaining 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; etc.)
• Timely security assessments and recommendations
• Lead security-related assessments and present recommendations
• Monitor the security situation on the ground; share regular context updates, and present exceptional updates if needed
• Provide weekly context updates to Area Management Team
• Make sure that incidents and contextual trends are monitored, tracked, and reported.
• Support area management team as well as staff on crisis management, incident management, and post-incident management
• Issue security/access advice on demand and/or when the situation requires so
• Update and follow up on Safety and Security Procedures and protocols when needed
• Carry out any other Health, Safety, Security, and liaison-related tasks requested by the line manager.
• Liaison
• Maintain active contact with Safety/Liaison counterparts from peer agencies (including Local Humanitarian Partners) and relevant organizations (UNDSS, INSO, etc.)
• Maintain a sound analysis of local stakeholders
• Support the field office coordinator and access officer with establishing and maintaining contacts with the authorities in the areas of operation
• Safe and secure programming
• Support NRC PMs in ensuring that program activities are conducted safely through advisory and technical support on all PCM phase
• Ensure that all NRC staff receive sufficient information on context and risks, enabling them to provide informed consent through the NRC template
• Support Local Humanitarian Partners in managing safety & security when implementing programmes on NRC’s behalf, including by issuing security advice to NRC management if and when the security of partner staff is at risk
• Support Local Humanitarian Partners in carrying out sound security risk assessments relevant to the programs they implement on NRC’s behalf
• Facilitate information management and dissemination amongst others through weekly context updates as well as ad-hoc security notices
• Analysis and planning
• Produce short and long-term assessments and projections related to contextual developments, relevant dynamics, and actor mapping.
• Use those incidents and trends as a basis for providing analysis related to safety, security, and access
• Write regularly as well as ad-hoc reports pertaining to security incidents, access developments, and other contextual concerns in order to better inform the decision-making process.
• Capacity building and management
• Support the identification of capacity-building needs and ensure that the staff is trained on existing security packages as needed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in Health, Safety, and Security in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Experience in risks management for implementing partners and remote management
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Previous experience in delivering training and capacity-building activities
• Strong Knowledge and ability to analyze the situational dynamics in Syria
• Knowledge and familiarity with Northeast of Syria Context, Culture, politics, and geographical areas
• Experience in liaising with communities and authorities
• Experience in assessing political, social, and security situations in the country
• Previous experience in remote management
• Previous Experience in staff Management and Training
• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, political science, or a related field
• Advanced computer skills
• Analytical-minded and able to read political /reference maps
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile

Personal Qualities:

• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Influencing
• Planning and delivering results
• Coping with change
• Analyzing

We can offer:

• Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline
• Contract period: 12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to funding
• Duty Station: This position will be based in the NRC SRO office in Amman
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Deadline for applications: 15th November 2022