Health Safety and Security Coordinator Afghanistan Kabul Central

Medical & Health Security

Overview

Support security functions at Area level for humanitarian efforts

You have:

• Bachelor degree in BBA or Management or any other related field.
• Minimum five years’ experience of working as a Security Officer/coordinator or Manager in a humanitarian or development context.
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Strong conflict analysis and mapping skills.
• Good understanding of security management in humanitarian context, including physical security.
• Knowledge of the language local to Area.
• Excellent understanding of security as an enabling function of program support.

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 7 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 7 (NRC) contracts.

Purpose of the Job:

The purpose of Health and Safety Security Coordinator is to support the Area Manager and area office on security functions at Area level.

For more details please do click here: Job Description and NRC Grade Structure.

Generic responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, procedures and SOPs/guidelines.
• Ensure adherence to Security and Risk Management policy and procedures.
• Coordinate and assist with budgets and costs for the Area office’s shared costs and support functions.
• Provide security support in the training and development of staff.
• Provide high quality security support to project implementation at Area level.
• Hold regular meetings with key external partners and stakeholders, included but not limited to, the UN, ANSF, community representatives and other actors impacting on safety and security.
• Promote NRC’s image as a neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian actor.
• Provide input on security in Area level planning, and to coordinate and align security support with program plans at area level.
• Responsible for implementation of Afghanistan-specific SOPs, guidelines and plans (such as Security Management Plan, Contingency Plans and Medical Evacuation Plans), including physical security, in concerned Area.

Specific responsibilities:

• Oversight and implementation of Security Management Plan, SOPs and associated documents at Central Area level.
• Representing safety and security issues at AMT level, as well as support the Area Manager on security issues.
• Periodic and ad-hoc reporting to the Area manager , including analysis of conflict dynamics, actor mapping and external source liaison.
• Leadership of Security Officers and Assistants in tasks such as SRAs, training, stakeholder engagement and access negotiations in line with Program requirements.
• Facilitating safe and responsible program activities in hard-to-reach areas, including those that are operationally challenging and with high levels of non-state armed group influence.
• Cultivating a transparent, accountable and analysis-driven security culture across the Area.
• Technical support for security staff such as Security Officers, Assistants, and Guards and Radio Operators under them.
• In coordination with the Area manager , maintenance of extensive information networks across a range of sources, including but not limited to conflict actors, government, UN, other NGOs and community gatekeepers.

Generic professional competencies:

• Bachelor degree in BBA or Management or any other related field.
• Minimum five years’ experience of working as a Security Officer/coordinator or Manager 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, both written and verbal.
• Area specific knowledge of the security context and threat environment.
• Extensive experience cultivating relationships across sectors and communities.
• Knowledge of the language local to Area.
• Completed undergraduate study/ graduated from university.
• Strong conflict analysis and mapping skills.
• Excellent understanding of security as an enabling function of program support.
• Good understanding of security management in humanitarian context, including physical security.

Behavioral competencies:

• Strong inter-personal skills.
• Robust and independent problem-solving abilities.
• Managing resources to optimize results.
• Managing performance and development.
• Handling complex environments.
• Empowering and building trust in teams.

We Offer:

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.
• Eid Bonus once per year.
• Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
• Top up Credit card on monthly basis.

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