Humanitarian Access and Safety Technical Assistant - Jerusalem

Medical & Health Security

Overview

Assist in the day-to-day implementation of HSS Country Office functions.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in BA, Economics or any other related field.
• A minimum of 1 year of non-profit or NGO work experience within international humanitarian assistance programs.
• Very good knowledge of English and Arabic, writing and speaking. Hebrew knowledge is an asset.
• Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and skills.
• Computer skills—database knowledge is essential, as is operating Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Knowledge of Power BI or similar apps is an asset.
• High attention to detail and ability to neatly complete assigned paperwork.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the HAS Technical Assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the HAS Country Office department’s functions and responsibilities. The HAS Technical Assistance’s role will assist in implementing operational unit functions in collecting, storing and analysing information about the security and access situation in the Palestine area and the security situation in the Region that affects the security situation in Palestine, staff tracking during their movement, tracking of the staff who is coming to the country office operational area including Amman hub-office, sending bulk-SMS alert advisories to the staff. The HAS Technical Assistant reports directly to the HAS Manager.

Qualifications

Generic professional competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in BA, Economics or any other related field.
• A minimum of 1 year of non-profit or NGO work experience within international humanitarian assistance programs.
• Good knowledge of the city and general area in the assigned location, and the provinces of Palestine, ability to read and interpret maps and operate Google My Maps. Knowledge of using Google Earth and QGIS is an asset.
• Ability to travel throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
• High attention to detail and ability to neatly complete assigned paperwork.
• Experienced using office management software, including Word and Excel
• Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, negotiation and skills.
• Computer skills—database knowledge is essential, as is operating Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Knowledge of Power BI or similar apps is an asset.
• Very good knowledge of English and Arabic, writing and speaking. Hebrew knowledge is an asset.

What we Offer?

You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.

You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.

You will be working in our Office in Jerusalem,

This position is Grade (04) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Jerusalem Duty Station.

Reports to: Humanitarian Access and Safety Manager.

Recruiter: Recruitment Team.

Contract Duration: Open ended contract.

E-mail: PS.Recruitment@nrc.no

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description: 08072025_HAS_Technical_Assistant_Palestine_JD_.docx

Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.

Applications won't be considered without a Resume and a Cover Letter in English.

For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/fact-sheets/2024/factsheet-palestine-nrc_202405.pdf

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

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities

• Constantly monitor all available sources of information with the purpose of collecting data about the security situation in the Palestine Country Office area of activity – Gaza and East Jerusalem/West Bank Area Offices and the Region of the Middle East.
• Collect and store all data about the security situation in the Palestine CO and MENA that affects the security situation in Palestine and Israel using all available tools like Excel, Power BI, Microsoft PPT, QGIS etc.
• Provide inputs for the HAS Officer to prepare a draft of the HAS daily, weekly, and monthly reporting based on the collected and processed information.
• Technically maintain location boards tracking NRC staff.
• Alert security focal points of important events by monitoring the internet, Telegram channels, Social media, TV and radio news in local languages.
• Awareness of every single security event or issue that happens in their area of responsibility to monitor – Gaza and the West Bank.
• Providing information to the Country Office HAS unit for drafting and distributing SMS announcements to all staff at the request of a member of the security department, and announcing the same information to all the drivers. SMSs should follow this format: “Security Alert: 0000hrs; Date; Incident; Advisory.”
• Perform any other tasks related to HAS and the position as delegated by the line manager.
• Implement gradual migration of the HAS documents from the Filing Tree to the Office 365 Share Group – “PS Jerusalem Security PS” as the initial step in close cooperation with HAS staff. When ICT establishes a new SharePoint Filing Tree, migrate all the documents to a dedicated place for the HSS.
• Provide maintenance of the SharePoint HAS Folder with ICT and cooperate with HAS departments for proper storage of the HAS documents there. Keep all Country Office documents properly filled in the Office 365 Share Group, and final documents are filled in the archive Filing Tree.

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