Health, Safety & Security Coordinator North Area Office Kiev (Ukrainian nationals ONLY)

**Please note – this vacancy is open only to Ukrainian nationals**

The Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine is looking for a Health Safety & Security Coordinator serves as the lead technical resource on health, safety and security risks and crisis management within the northern area of operation for NRC, including Kyiv and Chernihiv. This role acts as the technical supervisor for Area HSS staff and is a member of the Area Management Team (AMT).

Generic responsibilities

• Promote and stimulate HSS risk management culture.
• Provide AMT with strategic advice based on changes to the context.
• Oversee and support Area HSS risk management to staff, assets, operation and reputation of NRC.
• Implement the NRC Global HSS Management System at the Area level and provide reports as required.
• Develop and maintain Area office HSS documents and procedures including strategy and budget.
• Act as an adviser to the AMT leader during a crisis and take lead as and when delegated.
• Oversee and/or conduct Security Risk Assessment (SRA) and status reviews.
• Manage HSS staff at Area/Field offices and provide technical support to HSS staff
• Support, training, control and development of HSS staff in all offices and organise and/or train and develop staff in HSS.
• Network, communicate and cooperate with relevant external Security stakeholders

Specific responsibilities

• Ensure collaboration on processes and tools between Country Office (CO) and Area Office (AO).
• Organize and implement HEIST training at the sub-regional level (in collaboration with other AOs in Ukraine).
• Develop specific SOPs as needed.
• Work closely with programme staff to plan and coordinate activities in the field from the Security perspective. Ensure analysis trends and forecasting are brought into both security and programme planning.
• Support the Area Manager in implementing the risk management approach defined by HSS, including reviews and updates of Security Risk Assessments (SRAs).
• Ensure the HSS team contributes and maintains the required documentation of security incidents in NRC Protect and updates for a comprehensive view of events & trends. Ensure reporting of critical security incidents to the Area Manager and HSS manager at the CO
• Authorization Request for trips towards locations in the area of responsibility.

Professional competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a humanitarian organization.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Fluency in English.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian.
• Previous experience in humanitarian negotiations is considered a strong asset.

Behavioural competencies

• Strong context monitoring and analytical skills.
• Strong networking and negotiation skills.
• Resilience and ability to work in insecure environments.
• Strategic thinking.
• Ability to empower and build trust.

What We Offer:

• Contract period: until 30 June 2023, renewable based on funding, performance, and need for the position
• Salary/benefits: according to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
• Duty station: Chernihiv/Kyiv
• NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

**Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email**