Safety Coordinator (Roving)

Security

Overview

Oversee safety risk management and support programing in Ukraine.

You have:

• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience as a safety and security manager/adviser with an INGO
• Bachelor’s degree in political science, peace & conflict studies, history, disaster management
• Full professional proficiency in English
• Proven track record of training and mentoring
• Experience working in multicultural work settings
• Experience with information gathering, analysis and report writing
• Ability to conduct and produce high quality safety risk assessments (SRAs)
• Experience with delivering safety-related training
• Experience working in hostile or hazardous environments

Contract

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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs working in 40 countries worldwide and has been operating in Ukraine since 2014. With the outbreak of the current phase of the conflict in February 2022, DRC has shifted its programming to emergency response to meet the urgent needs of conflict-affected population and is currently undergoing a significant scale up in operations to meet the need. Current DRC programming is focusing on protection activities, Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA), NFI and Food distributions, Shelter & WASH interventions, Economic Recovery, Humanitarian Demining and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education in 5 offices across the country.

Currently undergoing a period of growth as an organization, DRC Ukraine in looking for highly qualified Roving Safety Coordinator based in Kyiv but with frequent and prolonged travel to the field.

DRC is committed to a diverseand inclusive workforce and candidates from backgrounds not traditionally represented in Safety and Security are strongly encouraged to apply.

Overall purpose of the role Work in close collaboration with Area Managers and field Safety Officers to ensure high standards of compliance to DRCs Safety Risk Management System (SRMS) and coordinate all aspects of safety across area of geographic responsibility to ensure safe and effective programing

Geographic scope: Area (Ukraine – Roving) This role has an area focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the area. The role contributes to the development of area strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to base operations.

Main responsibilities

Safety Risk Management

• Oversee the Safety Risk Management (SRM) process
• Develop area and country safety management policies, protocols and procedures
• Facilitate Safety Risk Assessments (SRAs) and support the implementation of mitigation measures
• Analyze, manage and report relevant information within geographical area of responsibility to Country Safety Manager (CSM), Area Managers (AM) or any other relevant part as necessary on relevant context updates in a timely and proactive manor
• Create, update and maintain relevant safety documentation, data and records for the areas of concern
• Develop the capacity of, and coordinate, relevant Crisis Management Teams (CMTs)
• Provide technical advise on the procurement of safety-related equipment, facilities and other resources
• Review and approve field movement requests, working with program teams to produce safe plans where necessary and then monitor field movements remotely
• Coordinate emergency responses at a local level within geographic area of responsibility

Training, supervision and support One of the primary functions of this role is to develop the capacity of safety officers and assistants and therefore, a strong emphasis of this position is training and mentoring:

• Collaboratively create development plans for safety officers and assistants within geographical area of responsibility and support officers/assistants to progress through the plan
• Support and deliver safety-related training to program staff
• Mentor and provide technical supervision to local safety staff including guard and drivers
• Facilitate surge support to CMTs as required.

As Coordinator the post-holder is responsible for the following: • Responsible for coordinating strategy and operations within a specific discipline in a region or country • Usually has technical line responsibilities within a given discipline, for both strategy and operations • Provides specialist advice and support to set strategy and assure operational quality and compliance

Roles reporting to this position

Technical supervision of all safety staff in the area of responsibility Reports to: Country Safety Manager

Works in close collaboration with Area Managers

Required experience and competencies

Essential:

• Willing to learn
• Good sense of humor
• Team player
• Emotional intelligence
• Collaborative but with the ability to work independently
• An interest in politics and a keen understanding of the current situation in Ukraine
• An ability to communicate information to a range of audiences
• An understanding of personal limitations and areas for personal development
• Driven, dedicated and proactive
• Proven track record of training and mentoring
• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience as a safety and security manager/adviser with an INGO
• Experience working in multicultural work settings
• Proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized protocols and systems
• Experience with information gathering, analysis and report writing
• Ability to conduct and produce high quality safety risk assessments (SRAs)
• Experience with critical incident management
• Experience with delivering safety-related training
• Experience working in hostile or hazardous environments
• Full professional proficiency in English

Required education Bachelor’s degree in political science, peace & conflict studies, history, disaster management

And/or:

• Relevant professional experience including, but not limited to:
• Military/Police service

We offer:

• A supportive working environment with a commitment to staff development
• Contract length: 12 months renewable depending on performance and funding
• Duty Station: Kyiv Non-family duty station, with regular travel to field locations
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff
• Medical and Health Insurance

Application process All applicants must upload a cover letter (1-page max) and an updated CV (no longer than 2 pages) in English.

The position of Safety Coordinator is expected to synthesize large volumes of information into accessible and manageable briefings targeted at a range of audiences. Applications exceeding the above page limits will not be considered

Applications sent by email will not be considered. Closing date for applications: 22 March 2023

We encourage candidates to apply earlier, since DRC reserves the right to close the vacancy before the initial deadline if an application is accepted. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

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