Humanity access & security manager

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

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HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

CONTEXT :

The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern. From its office in Amman, HI is managing its Syria program which is implemented via three different hubs (Beirut, North-West and North-East), along four main pillars:

1. Support to health partners for the provision of multidisciplinary rehabilitation services and standalone psychosocial support services, through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment;

2. Humanitarian Mine action (HMA), including education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons), non-technical survey of hazardous areas and clearance operations.

3. Livelihoods assistance, with a combination of cash for work, vocational training, small grants for businesses and apprenticeships;

4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response

The current intervention is based on a mix of remote management of national teams, remote partnerships with local structures and organizations, and direct implementation programs.

YOUR MISSION:

The role of the Humanitarian Access & Security Manager is aimed at helping to ensure the safety and security of HI’s mission staff at all times through.

The secondary objective is to develop HI’s capacity to analyze, dialogue, and negotiate in order for populations to fully access humanitarian aid. The position is under the country director line management and in close collaboration with Middle East regional director where some support will be provided.

For this purpose, you are responsible for :

Contributes to the country strategies in line with the global strategies

• Steers security strategy and functioning through the active promotion of HI’s institutional policy and the optimisation of our resources

Standards and responsibility

• Ensures respect and application of HI standards for the whole of his/her professional sector, with regard to policy, processes and tools;
• Adapts and contextualises these standards according to specific local characteristics;
• Oversees internal control for his/her whole area of responsibility;
• Guarantees compliance with and application of institutional donor rules on all the projects implemented within his/her scope of responsibility

Operational security management

• Gain a thorough understanding on security issues in the region and develop an effective and efficient security related information collection.

Representation and coordination

• Represent HI in bilateral meeting with humanitarian actors and with local actors when requested by the Director
• Maintain and expand HI’s network of contact with key staff of INGOs or UN agencies specialized in analysis and security and with security access referent of other governmental entities if required and maintain regular discussion and organize regular updates on security and context with the HQ security advisor.
• Liaise and coordinate with support services Managers to ensure proper capacity, resources and assets are available for security follow-up at mission level

Training and management

• You assess risk behaviour from HI staff (national and international), you provide training and on the job training toward persons who have security responsibilities in the missions
• You organize and provide extensive training on any security related issues to all HI staff induction for new comers, regular briefing for international and national staff on security rules and procedures and any other specific training for staff
• Assumes the role and stance of manager with regard to his/her staff:
• Fosters a team spirit and team works to ensure the necessary synergies between the divisions. Encourages the exchange of practices within and between divisions;
• Contributes towards the professional development of his/her team members: sets individual objectives, ensures that the know-how and motivations of his/her staff meet the organisation’s needs.

Humanitarian Access

• Continuously analyzes the humanitarian context, identifies barriers to access, opportunities for improvement, and key actors
• Supports the director Manager in implementing a specific strategy to improve humanitarian access
• Contacting and conducting humanitarian negotiations with authorities and key actors
• Preparing exploratory visits and opening new areas

Reporting

• Provide monthly security sitrep and contribute to monthly mission sitrep
• Provide quality reporting in case of incident (online application system
• Participate with inputs in any relevant document preparation (proposal, report, project risk analysis, assessments internal or external visits…)

YOUR PROFILE:
– Master’s degree in humanitarian aid and/or development and/or international project management, or other related and relevant fields (international studies, etc.)

Experience:

– Minimum 3 years

– Experience in the field of humanitarian aid and development project coordination, including at least 2 years in security management-related jobs
– Excellent level in English (fluent verbal and writing).
– Excellent communication skills
– Good command of team management and experience in capacity building

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

36 months International contract starting from 18/02/2023

The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation

• Salary from 2869€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem : 735.01€net/month – paid in the field
• Paid leaves : 25 days per year;
• R&R: 11 days per 12 months of contract
• Position: open to couples and/or families
• Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/
• Mission of more than 18 months: payment of one yearly additional return flight
• a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field
• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years
• Family-wide health coverage
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects
• Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI