Regional Head of Health, Safety, & Security AELA

Medical & Health Security

Overview

Lead the Health, Safety & Security efforts for the AELA region.

You have:

• Experience in security management operations in high-risk and volatile contexts.
• Exposure to international humanitarian assistance programs.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management best practices and international standards.
• Expertise in humanitarian security management best practices.
• Experience in crisis management.

Contract

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

NRC is looking for a Regional Head of Health, Safety & Security (HSS) to join the Asia, Europe and Latin America (AELA) Regional Office. The Regional Head of HSS will serve as the lead technical resource on health, safety and security risks and crisis management across the AELA region. If you are an empathetic leader, with good diplomacy and negotiation skills, and an action-oriented problem solver, then this it the role for you!

What You Will Do

• Global HSS Management System implementation.
• Strategy and budget development and implementation.
• HSS context regional overview and security development.
• HSS risk management of staff, assets, operations, and reputation.
• HSS risk management culture endorsement and implementation.
• Risk management compliance at country and regional level.
• Crisis management capacity development.
• Technical guidance provision on specialised issues.

What You Will Bring

• Security management operations experience in high risk and volatile contexts.
• International humanitarian assistance programs exposure.
• Risk assessment and management best practices and international standards knowledge.
• Humanitarian security management best practices expertise.
• Crisis management experience.

What Makes This Position Attractive?

• The Asia Europe Latin America Regional Office comprises of a vast geographical area, and a diverse operating environment, encompassing a complex and multi-faceted set of humanitarian and recovery response needs in countries that are either fragile, environmentally vulnerable, or both.
• Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

What We Offer

• Oslo, Norway duty station, preferably.
• 24-month contract duration.
• 30% travel, approximately.
• Grade 10 in NRC’s Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Key Information - Please Take Note

• We highly encourage you to learn more about the role: please review the full Job Description here.
• Kindly submit your CV and application in English.
• Please apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.
• When creating your profile, please include your full name as per your passport.
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