Overview
The Humanitarian Access and Safety Manager will enable a principled humanitarian response in a safe manner by implementing the NRC Global HAS Management System at the country level and fostering a culture of safety and adherence to humanitarian principles.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement the NRC Global HAS Management System at country level.
- Prepare reports as required.
- Execute the country HAS Operational Plan.
- Foster a culture of enabling a safe and principled humanitarian response.
- Line management responsibility for direct reporting staff.
- Maintain an up-to-date comprehensive understanding of the country’s humanitarian context.
- Develop and maintain country HAS documents, procedures, guidance, and tools.
- Oversee and/or conduct Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) and access assessments.
- Ensure compliance with NRC’s HAS Management System.
- Train and develop NRC staff and partners’ capacity in access, safety, and security.
- Communicate and coordinate with relevant external actors and coordination structures.
- Play an active role in supporting existing access coordination mechanisms.
- Ensure the timely implementation of the NMFA access project.
- Lead and support in negotiating and ensuring access from relevant authorities and other key stakeholders.
- Develop annual access plans.
- Work closely with Advocacy colleagues on Humanitarian Diplomacy initiatives.
- Provide Area Managers and Area Teams with strategic support to enter new operational areas.
- Support during the annual program planning cycle.
- Support NRC Teams on frontline and strategic access negotiations, engagements and civil-military coordination.
- Support area management team on crisis management, incident management.
- Support the Area Office Management Group in making informed strategic decisions.
- Coordinate the implementation of access strategies for all operational areas.
- Provide capacity building and support to field staff on access related topics.
- Lead contingency preparedness.
Required Experience
- 5 years of experience in a similar functional with NGOs, UN or private sector.
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
- Documented results related to the position's responsibilities.
- Technical expertise in principled humanitarian action and humanitarian access.
- Knowledge of humanitarian principles and their implementation in conflict settings.
- Basic understanding of legal framework underpinning humanitarian action.
- Technical knowledge of and experience managing and/or advising on humanitarian access.
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
- Previous experience in remote management.
- Experience in liaising with communities, authorities and parties to the conflict as well as NGOs, UN and donor community.
- Experience operating in insecure environments.
- Experience of assessing political, social and security situations in the country.
- International experience in contexts similar to Sudan is preferred.
- Previous work experience in Sudan is strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in international relations, international humanitarian law or relevant technical field.
- Strong computer and data analysis skills.
