HSS and Access Coordinator Iraq Baghdad

Contract

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

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Purpose of the role

The purpose of a HSS and Access Coordinator is to implement delegated areas of responsibility

Qualifications

Professional competencies

• Experience from working as a HSS Coordinator in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from 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
• Knowledge of the context in in Iraq
• Previous experience in a liaison or access position
• Fluency in Arabic, Kurdish an advantage
• Proven experience of planning and organisation
• Proven ability to communicate and coordinate effectively
• Proactive

Behavioral competencies

NRC has identified the following behavioural competencies that are critical for all staff working with NRC

• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Analysing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change

What We Offer

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; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Contract Duration: until 31 December, 2024 (our contract renewal cycle runs from January to December) Duty Station: Baghdad- Iraq with 40% (to different field locations in Iraq) Health Insurance is provided Salary: G7/S1, According to NRC’s Iraq salary scale and terms and conditions.

For more information please read the job description

Responsibilities

What you will do

• Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level
• Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
• Prepare and submit reports and analysis
• Ensure proper filing of all support documents
• Support line managers in procedures and require support team training
• Management of HSS staff
• Provide anti-corruption, transparency and cost-efficiency focus in all processes

Specifically, you will;

HSS Responsibilities

• Implement and ensure compliance in NRC Iraq with Global, Regional and in Country HSS SOPs
• Conduct regular security and risk assessments to identify HSS needs in all Iraq and Area Offices
• Responsible for management of the communication tree for staff check in and dissemination for alerts and information.
• Analytical reporting of contextual updates and maintenance of incident database.
• Proactively engage with programme and support teams to understand HSS needs and act upon information
• Responsible for implementing HSS related trainings and ensuring compliance by regular planning for First Aid, HEIST and other relevant HSS trainings for staff
• Improve systems that are functional and meet our current demands from both Country office and the South-Central Area Office
• Liaise with UN agencies, NGOs and other external actors to gain HSS information
• Alert security focal point/s of important events, by monitoring internet, TV and radio news in English and local languages, as well as via security alert systems.
• Ensure access to all NRC premises are monitored and controlled
• In liaison with HSS Manager and the HoS (Budget Holder) raise PRs in line with planned procurements (in line with Master Budget spending plan) for relevant HSS requirements.
• Follow-up with external actors for relevant permission for communication devices

Access Responsibilities

• Ensure timely application and follow-up for federal Iraq visas for international staff and NRC visitors to Federal Iraq; maintain a tracking and follow-up system for renewals.
• Liaise regularly with DNGO in Baghdad and other relevant authorities, maintaining good relations i
• NRC focal point for all communication with DNGO and Government of Iraq authorities.
• Provide briefings, following special assessments, to access groups
• Support area security/access focal point for access related issues in the areas of operation
• Liaison with local government authorities for access issues as and when request comes from AO
• Responsible for obtaining access letter from concern authorities for shifting goods and personnel movement between Erbil to AOs and vice versa.
• Support/guide area security/access focal point for mapping out different actors in the areas of operations
• Support HSS Manager in mapping hard to reach areas and country access strategy
• Participate country level access coordination meetings