Requisition ID: req42457
Job Title: Humanitarian Access Safety & Security Officer - Katsina -Readvertised
Sector: Safety & Security
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
BACKGROUND:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In early 2014, IRC opened a field office in Mubi town of Adamawa state in NE Nigeria followed by offices in Yola (Adamawa state) in November 2014 and Maiduguri (Borno state) in October 2015. IRC has ECHO, OFDA, and Gates funds to respond to humanitarian, nutrition, GBV, and WASH activities. In late 2014 and early 2015, IRC received additional funds from SV, SIDA, USAID, and UNICEF to carry out education, child protection, general protection, emergency food distributions, shelter support, and NFI distributions to newly displaced IDPs. In late 2015 into early 2016, IRC received Swiss and UNHCR funds for additional emergency response humanitarian-focused programming in NE Nigeria. In July 2016, a nutritional and food security crisis emerged in Borno state and IRC began a rapid scale up of its program intervention in that area including startup of programming outside the state capital, Maiduguri. IRC anticipates continued expansion beyond N. E which requires additional security monitoring and management to ensure that IRC teams remain safe as they go into newly accessible areas in Katsina State, Nigeria.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The HASSO is under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian Access Safety and Security Manager (HASSM). The Humanitarian Access Safety & Security Officer (HASSO) should assist HASSM to maintain, improve and expand principled humanitarian access to and by conflict-affected populations in Katsina state, assisting the implementation of humanitarian access and security management plans in compliance with IRC’s strategy and in line with humanitarian principles, humanitarian needs, Duty of Care and Gender Equality principles.
The post holder will provide expert advice to all IRC entities based in Katsina, the shared services unit, to assist HASSM to identify changes and trends in the humanitarian access and security environment in the areas of operations and will ensure that adequate and up-to-date policies and procedures are in place and ensure people have the information they need to manage operations, to identify issues, and to recommend and implement measures to reduce them.
Major Responsibilities
Humanitarian Access Management
Assist HASSM to develop and implement humanitarian access strategies and approaches tailored to local contexts in field sites throughout his areas of operations in Katsina State.
Work to ensure that IRC, its mission, and work in the areas of operations is known and accepted.
Work to encourage stakeholders to work with the IRC in ensuring that staff and programs are safe and allowed to continue with humanitarian activities in areas of operations.
Assist HASSM to provide technical input and advice in assessments to consider new IRC programs in new geographic areas.
Assist in the continued development of Humanitarian Access Safety and Security teams and activities across areas of operations.
Assist HASSM to oversee and advise on the implementation and review of tailored acceptance strategies.
Enhance IRC image and acceptance within the community and amongst stakeholders by providing guidance on inclusive visibility strategies.
Work with appropriate IRC units, including HR, to ensure timely and appropriate follow-up to violations of IRC’s Code of Conduct, in addition to operational breaches to humanitarian principles.
Safety and Security Risk Management
Assist HASSM to organize monthly Security Focal Group (SFG) Meeting.
Work with FC or SAM to develop, consolidate and implement operating procedures and contingency plans.
Assist HASSM to develop and maintain a network of IRC Security Focal Points and enhance gender balance.
Maintain record of security training for staff.
Ensure replenishment of hibernation kit, first aid kit.
Update security incident database regularly.
Work closely with HASSM to conduct risk assessments of contracted and prospective offices and residences.
Liaison, networking, analysis
Assist the HASSM to establish and maintain relations and networks in Katsina to facilitate understanding and influence on humanitarian access environment.
Identify barriers to access and develop strategies to address them in area of responsibility including hard-to-reach and contested areas and establishment of partnerships to expand reach.
Assist the HASSM to develop and maintain contact lists, stakeholder analyses and humanitarian access profiles in area of responsibility.
Assist HASSM on day-to-day operations related to humanitarian access and liaison with authorities and other entities for administrative and substantive staff, program, and organizational needs.
Context Analysis and Reporting:
To Monitor the context, compile, and report information, including incidents and trends pertinent to Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Manager.
Submit monthly contextual analysis as needed by the HASSM and relevant field and program management.
Work closely with IRC field management teams to assist HASSM to ensure all incidents are followed up with an official written report.
Assist HASSM to monitor the operating environment, identify new threats, assess IRC vulnerabilities, and recommend possible responses.
Contribute to local-level conflict sensitivity analysis and macro- level analysis of trends in the State.
Training and Capacity Building
Assist HASSM to organize high quality, regular trainings to build the capacity of staff,
to enable them deal with security-related risks, threats, and incidents
Render administrative support to HASSM in providing regular training.
To assist HASSM in providing Security briefings to national and international staff and IRC visitors when deemed necessary.
Key working relationships
Reports to: Humanitarian Access Safety and Security Manager.
Supervises: None.
Other relationships: FC or SAM, Field and support operations and programs teams, local authorities, and NGO counterparts.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Public Administration, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Law, Security Management or related field is required.
Work Experience:
Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in providing security services, working with INGO or NGO in Northwest or in Northeast.
Standards for Professional Conduct:
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation
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