Overview
The Humanitarian Access and Safety (HAS) Coordinator is a key technical resource on safety and security, crisis management, and access at the area level. This role contributes to managing safety and security risks, building capacity, implementing Duty of Care, developing humanitarian access strategies, and facilitating principled humanitarian programming.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement the NRC Global HAS Management System at the area level.
- Prepare reports as required and execute area-focused elements of the HAS Operational Plan.
- Contribute to a culture of enabling a safe and principled humanitarian response.
- Support the implementation of Safe and Inclusive Programming Minimum Standards.
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the area’s humanitarian context, including analysis and forecasting.
- Regularly brief area management on key security developments, NRC exposure, access challenges, and emerging threats.
- Lead the development of area-level HAS documents, including contingency plans, access strategies, and context-relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Support the HAS Manager in conducting Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) and access assessments.
- Collaborate with management to implement relevant mitigation measures and support safe programming.
- Work with the Area Management Group to maintain compliance with NRC’s HAS Management System.
- Facilitate ongoing culture of learning relevant to Humanitarian Access and Safety.
- Arrange for trainings including Hostile Environment Individual Security Training (HEIST), Field First Aid, drills and simulations.
- Communicate, and coordinate with relevant external actors and coordination structures.
- Build relationships with various stakeholders to inform operations and security management.
- Increase humanitarian access and protect humanitarian space at the area level.
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
- Work with management to ensure that all staff give their informed consent based on briefing upon arrival and that updates are regularly shared on the security context.
- Collaborate with AM and the HAS Manager to manage access, safety and security related incidents at the Area level, ensuring their documentation in NRC Protect.
- Contribute to improving humanitarian access for NRC operations across the area by providing technical support on tools and strategies.
- Support capacity building for area staff, and assist teams in developing access strategies and engagement plans.
- Lead and/or advise on the engagement with parties to the conflict, including non-state armed groups and state armed forces at the area level, when designated by management.
- Contribute to capacity building and knowledge sharing initiatives with local partners regarding security risk management and humanitarian access.
- Promote safeguarding principles and commitments within NRC and amongst communities.
- Perform any other tasks related to HAS and the position as delegated by the line manager.
Required Experience
- Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience in a humanitarian/recovery context.
- Solid understanding of the Humanitarian Principles and their application in programmatic and advocacy responses, NGO safety and risk management, humanitarian access, and civil-military coordination.
- Previous experience working in complex contexts and understanding of access negotiations.
- Prior experience as a trainer is an added value.
- Experience working in Cabo Delgado with humanitarian response.
- Experience in liaising with communities and authorities as well as with NGOs.
Qualifications
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in relevant and related field.
