Global Lead Humanitarian Access and Hard-to-Reach Areas

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 10 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 10 (NRC) contracts.

Context

The Global Lead, Hard-to-Reach and Humanitarian Access is part of the Programme Strategy and Innovation Unit (PSIU) in the Global Programme Section (GPS) and managed by the Global Programme Strategy and Innovation Director. The PSIU is focused on the identification and development of new programming approaches in line with NRC’s Global Strategy. The unit has accountability for leading NRC’s efforts to deliver on development areas. Applying innovative approaches to programme development, including providing evidence on what works in support of the continuous improvement of NRC’s programme activities. In addition, the unit provides a significant contribution to the identification of emerging and future NRC programme development priorities.

Are you an in-depth expert within the development area, or have a broader knowledge and appreciation, and looking for an opportunity to lead the strategic development of programme development of Humanitarian Access in hard-to-reach locations?

The PSIU is looking to hire a Global Leads who will be part of a technical matrix structure working collaboratively with colleagues in both the technical and operational management structures at all levels - Head Office (HO), Regional Office (RO), and Country Office (CO). The Lead will ensure the maximisation of organisational capacity to successfully develop and advance the development areas.

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What you will do

You will be accountable for leading the strategic development of programme development of Humanitarian Access in hard-to-reach locations. This includes setting direction for the implementation of the development area, piloting, evaluating and coordinating the sharing of knowledge and expertise within NRC - at all levels in relation to the development area - in addition to managing associated resources and generating funding.

Some of your day-to-day tasks will include:

1. Provide technical leadership on humanitarian access and negotiations

• Ensure effective strategic programming support and guidance for NRC’s portfolio, aligning and integrating with other programming efforts, including protection, innovation/digital, NRC’s core competencies and the Emergency Response Section.
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement in the field of humanitarian access and Negotiations.
• Work with Global Roving Access Advisers, Regional Access Advisers and country office access focal points to ensure alignment on initiatives and approaches.
• Manage, maintain and grow the humanitarian access community of practice including identification of learning opportunities.

2. Provide technical support and contribute to the direction of NRC’s policy work on humanitarian access and hard-to-reach.

• In coordination with the head of the Policy Unit, contribute to the development of relevant policies, internal and external briefings, and position papers on humanitarian access and work in hard-to-reach areas.
• Represent NRC in global and strategic fora, including the Global Access Working Group, and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee task force on bureaucratic and administrative impediments.

3. Lead and coordinated the implementation of NRC’s 2022-2025 Strategic Objective S06 on Hard-to-Reach and Humanitarian Access:

• Develop annual work plans to support progress towards the strategic objective. Ensure alignment and engagement of the strategic objective with wider NRC strategic processes and tools.
• Coordinate reporting on progress against the approved milestones to senior management.
• Monitoring and coordination of resourcing requirements, including efforts to ensure the strategic sub-objective is sufficiently funded and staffed.
• Build and adapt roadmap and strategy based on learnings, yearly workplans and budgets.
• Report against annual and trimestral targets to NRC’s Senior Management Group.

What you will bring

• Minimum 8 years of relevant leadership/management/adviser experience within the humanitarian field.
• Extensive experience in programming in complex and volatile contexts.
• Experience in strategic approaches to programme development.
• Experience in leading scoping exercises and leading organisational change and learning Processes.
• Experience in programme quality assessments, programme development and delivery.
• Experience in drafting and encouraging change management through the implementation of policy/strategic guidance, and developing practical tools and resources.
• High level of understanding of organisational learning, and the role and contribution of M&E to evidencing impact.
• High level of understanding of, and commitment to providing technical leadership and working collaboratively and supportively with colleagues both within the function and operationally, including capacity building.
• Understanding of effective matrix management, including working with virtual teams and providing technical supervision and support across multiple locations.
• Credibility to represent NRC at a strategic level, and contribute to global policy developments with key donors and stakeholders.
• Evidenced experience in delivering learning and development as part of programme development and capacity building.
• Fluency in English and French, Arabic and/or Spanish., both written and verbal.

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What makes this position attractive?

• A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advocating for the rights of people forced to flee.
• A chance to lead the strategic development of programme development of Humanitarian Access in hard-to-reach locations.
• Salary and benefits according to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions in Head Office, Oslo – may also be based in Berlin, Brussels, Geneva or London if agreed, but accountability is to Head Office Global Programme Section.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated to what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the beneficiaries that we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

We will be assessing candidates on an ongoing basis; therefore, early applications are recommended.