Health Safety and Security Coordinator – NRC

Job Description

Organization	The Norwegian Refugee Council
Position:	Health Safety and Security Coordinator
Salary/benefits	According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station	Khartoum, Country Office
Travel	30%

Health, Safety & Security Coordinator (Only for Nationals)

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The purpose of this position is to oversee the day-to-day implementation of the emergency activities under the guidance of Emergency Coordinator. The emergency team leader is also responsible to ensure transparency, accountability, and quality of work on the ground adhere to NRC policies and are in consideration with humanitarian principles.

The purpose of the HSS Coordinator position is to help coordinate HSS risk management across NRC’s Areas of Operations in Sudan. This includes developing and updating HSS strategies, plans, and SOPs, as well as coordinating HSS mitigation measures for safe and secure program access.

The following is a brief description of the role.

Role and responsibilities

The following is a brief description of the role.

• Develop, review, update and implement the NRC HSS Management Systems and Procedures
• Update and review existing Security Risk Assessments (SRAs), and develop Rapid SRAs for new locations as needed
• Monitor, review, and ensure offices maintain Minimum Operational Security Standards (MOSS)
• Minimize/mitigate security risks to staff, assets, operations and image of NRC
• Management of HSS staff in the Country Office, including guards
• Support, train and capacity build security staff in all offices
• Prepare reports as required
• Liaise with other humanitarian actors on HSS-related issues
• Ensure all staff receive health, safety and security related trainings, briefings, and inductions
• Act as an adviser to HSS Manager during a crisis
• Ensure all NRC operations in Sudan comply with all NRC HSS Minimum requirements, such as MOISS and MOSS
• Support HSS Manager to review and update SRAs, to identify HSS requirements and to assess if all NRC locations are compliant with NRC HSS Risk Management standards.
• Facilitate implementation and adherence of Sudan-specific SOPs, guidelines, and plans (such as Security Management Plan, Hibernation Relocation & Evacuation Plan and Medical Emergency Response Plan)
• Support the budgeting process for inclusion of HSS costs; guided by SRA findings and operational needs
• Help develop Sudan’s HSS training strategy, schedule, and lesson plans
• Deliver HSS training in accordance with schedule and timeline, including administrative and logistical tasks in relation to the planning, development, and execution of training
• Regular contextual reporting to the HSS Manager, including analysis of potential HSS concerns and conflict dynamics
• Provide regular situational HSS updates/alerts/advisories to staff and operate the all-staff WhatsApp groups on HSS updates and HSS movement tracking
• Provide support and leadership for AO HSS Officers and Assistants in tasks such as compliance, stakeholder engagement, and access negotiations in line with program requirements
• Take on the role of Acting HSS Manager, whenever they are out of office on leave or travels.

Professional competencies

• Bachelor degree in international relations, conflict dynamics, political science, or similarly related field
• Minimum five years’ experience of working as a Security Officer or Coordinator in a humanitarian or development context
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal
• Strong knowledge and demonstrable ability to analyze the situational dynamics in Sudan
• Good understanding of HSS management in humanitarian context, including physical security
• Good understanding and experience of playing HSS role as an enabling function of program support
• Extensive experience cultivating relationships across sectors and communities
• Completed undergraduate study/ graduated from university in relevant field

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!

Email and paper applications will not be considered.

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Khartoum, Country Office

Travel: 30%

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.

NB: All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable. 

To apply please visit www.nrc.no careers

Closing date: 15-11-2022