Health, Safety and Security Coordinator Ukraine Dnipro

Contract

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

The HSS Coordinator serves as the lead technical resource on Health, safety and security risks and crisis management within the Eastern area of operation of NRC. This role acts as the technical supervisor for Area HSS staff and is a member of the Area Management Team (AMT).

Qualifications

Professional competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a humanitarian organization.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian.
• Previous experience in humanitarian sector is considered a strong asset.

Behavioural competencies:

• Strong context monitoring and analytical skills.
• Strong networking and negotiation skills.
• Resilience and ability to work in insecure environments.
• Strategic thinking.
• Ability to empower and build trust.

What do We Offer

This position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Ukraine. Please note that we are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in 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;

We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be screened on a rolling basis and interviews will be assigned instantly until a suitable candidate is selected.

Responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

• Promote and stimulate HSS risk management culture.
• Provide AMT with strategic advice based on changes to the context.
• Oversee and support Area HSS risk management to staff, assets, operation and reputation of NRC.
• Implement the NRC Global HSS Management System at the Area level and provide reports as required.
• Ensure all NRC area operations have in place up to date contingency plans to respond to HSS related emergencies.
• Ensure all NRC staff receive HSS training appropriate to the HSS risk levels they are exposed to while implementing NRC projects/programmes
• Develop and maintain Area office HSS documents and procedures including strategy and budget.
• Act as an adviser to the AMT leader during a crisis and take lead as and when delegated.
• Oversee and/or conduct Security Risk Assessment (SRA) and status reviews.
• Manage HSS staff at Area/Field offices (Kharkiv) and provide technical support to HSS staff
• Support, training, control and development of HSS staff in all offices and organise and/or train and develop staff in HSS.
• Ensure NRC management and staff at area level are well informed of current changes to the HSS contexts they work in or manage operations in.
• Network, communicate and cooperate with relevant external Security stakeholders

Specific responsibilities:

• Ensure collaboration on processes and tools between CO and AO.
• Facilitate HSS trainings and awareness sessions ensuring that mandatory HSS trainings are accessible by all staff operating with Area East of Ukraine.
• Provide regular and timely HSS briefings/advisories to staff and induct new staff and visitors promptly.
• Develop specific SOPs as needed.
• Implement communication systems for the dissemination of emergency HSS alerts and accounting for staff during emergencies
• Work closely with programme staff to plan and coordinate activities in the field from the Security perspective. Ensure analysis trends and forecasting are brought into both security and programme planning.
• Support the Area Manager in implementing the risk management approach defined by HSS, including reviews and updates of Security Risk Assessments (SRAs).
• Ensure the HSS team contributes and maintains the required documentation of security incidents in NRC Protect and updates for a comprehensive view of events & trends. Ensure reporting of critical security incidents to the Area Manager and HSS manager at the CO
• Authorization Request for trips towards locations in the area of responsibility.