Safety Coordinator

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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Safety Coordinator for Tunisia and Alegria missions. The aim of the position is to ensure that Danish Refugee Council’s Safety Risk Management System (SRMS) is successfully implemented in North Africa (incl. effective MOSS, regularly updated Safety Risk Assessments for all SLS locations) and capacity of the Safety Focal Points with contextualized mentorship. The Safety Coordinator will report to the Country Representative, with technical reporting line to the Global Safety Advisor.

The position will provide specific support and technical guidance to Tunisia and Algeria operations.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

  1. Work directly with Country Representatives as Safety Coordinator for Algeria and Tunisia CO’s
  2. Assist and monitor the development of Country SRAs; supervise the assessment of Safety Levels Scores (SLS) and provide strategic recommendations to the Country Representative for approval
  3. Under the guidance of the Global Safety Advisor the Safety Coordinator supports DRC SRMS implementation: Minimum Operating Safety Standards (MOSS), Safety Risk Assessments (SRA) for all current locations and facilitate the implementation Local Safety Rules (LSR), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and CIMP’s in the 2 countries – Tunisia and Algeria
  4. Follow the C-19 pandemic situation and advise CR to adjust DRC C-19 measures in Tunisia and Algeria. Share and communicate within the region the C-19 pandemic status with advice and instruction to be followed by staff
  5. Inform and ensure a technical reporting line to the Global Safety Advisor
  6. Inform the Global Safety Advisor and CR of non-compliance with DRC SRMS policies, LSRs, MOSS
  7. Mentor and advise local Security Focal Points in-country
  8. Visit the countries to conduct safety audits, provide effective, realistic safety support in Tunisia and Algeria
  9. Assess the safety risk for new and ongoing operations and facilitate program access/continuity through the provision of informed safety risk advice
  10. Support field staff in all safety-related issues, particularly in emergencies, incident management and recommendations to staff
  11. The Safety Coordinator is part of the Regional Crisis Management Team(CMT) and supports in crisis and response management under the guidance of the Global Safety Advisor
  12. Build Capacity of staff counterpart in COs (Safety Focal Points) and support in delivering relevant safety training
  13. Report relevant safety and humanitarian risk data for all operational areas
  14. Manage international travel process and staff movement in Tunisia and Algeria
  15. Represent the DRC in inter-agency fora related to safety issues and develop a country-wide network of safety contacts

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have the following:

Required

Experience and technical competencies:

  1. Have 3-5 years of working experience as a safety and security manager/advisor with an INGO
  2. Strong contextual knowledge of Tunisia and Algeria dynamics and humanitarian situation
  3. Proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized procedures/protocols and safety management systems
  4. Experience in humanitarian information gathering, analysis and report writing
  5. Ability to conduct and produce high quality safety risk assessments (SRAs)
  6. Experience in critical incident management
  7. Experience in delivering safety-related training
  8. Previous exposure and/or participation to Hazardous Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) is an advantage
  9. Effective abilities in using computer applications (Word, Excel)

Education:

  1. Safety Course Certificate(s)
  2. First Aid Certificate(s)

Languages:

  1. Arabic (fluent)
  2. French (fluent)
  3. English (fluent)

Ideally

  1. Stable and robust character with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
  2. Effective communication and report writing skills
  3. An ability to establish and maintain good working relationships in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment
  4. Knowledge of North Africa conflict dynamics and international experience is considered to be an advantage

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 12 months

Band: G non-management

Start date: 02 January 2022

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s salary scale.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. A****pplications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 2 December 2021.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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