Major Responsibilities

Humanitarian Access 

• Assist HASSM to develop and implement humanitarian access strategies and approaches tailored to local contexts in field sites throughout his areas of operations in Katsina State.
• Work to ensure that IRC, its mission, and work in the areas of operations is known and accepted.
• Work to encourage stakeholders to work with the IRC in ensuring that staff and programs are safe and allowed to continue with humanitarian activities in areas of operations.
• Assist FC and HASSM to provide technical input and advice in assessments to consider new IRC programs in new geographic areas.
• Assist in the continued development of Humanitarian Access Safety and Security teams and activities across areas of operations.
• Assist FC and HASSM to oversee and advise on the implementation and review of tailored acceptance strategies.
• Enhance IRC image and acceptance within the community and amongst stakeholders by providing guidance on inclusive visibility strategies.
• Work with appropriate IRC units, including HR, to ensure timely and appropriate follow-up to violations of IRC’s Code of Conduct, in addition to operational breaches to humanitarian principles.

Safety and Security Risk Management

• Organize monthly Security Focal Group (SFG) Meeting.
• Work with FC and HASSM to develop, consolidate and implement operating procedures and contingency plans.
• Develop and maintain a network of IRC Security Focal Points and enhance gender balance.
• Maintain record of security training for staff.
• Ensure replenishment of hibernation kit, first aid kit.
• Update security incident database regularly.
• Work closely with HASSM to conduct risk assessments of contracted and prospective offices, residences, and IRC areas of operations.

Liaison, networking, analysis

• Establish and maintain relations and networks in Katsina to facilitate understanding and influence on humanitarian access environment.
• Identify barriers to access and develop strategies to address them in area of responsibility including hard-to-reach and contested areas and establishment of partnerships to expand reach.
• Develop and maintain contact lists, stakeholder analyses and humanitarian access profiles in area of responsibility.
• Assist FC on day-to-day operations related to humanitarian access and liaison with authorities and other entities for administrative and substantive staff, program, and organizational needs.

Context Analysis and Reporting:

• To Monitor the context, compile, and report information, including incidents and trends pertinent to Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Manager.
• Submit monthly contextual analysis as needed by the HASSM and relevant field and program management.
• Work closely with IRC field management teams to assist HASSM to ensure all incidents are followed up with an official written report.
• Monitor the operating environment, identify new threats, assess IRC vulnerabilities, and recommend possible responses.
• Contribute to local-level conflict sensitivity analysis and macro- level analysis of trends in the State.

Briefing, Training and Capacity Building:

• Ensure Security briefings (arrival and complete) are of adequate quality and done in timely manner.
• Assist HASSM to organize high quality, regular trainings to build the capacity of staff, to enable them deal with security-related risks, threats, and incidents
• Render administrative support to HASSM in providing regular training.
• Act as a team facilitator during the development of Field office Security Management Plans.
• Guide and train all staff to ensure the Country’s Minimum Standards in Safety and Security are followed and respected.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management or related field is required.

Work Experience:

Essential:

• Substantial practical field experience in security management in a leadership role (e.g. direct INGO security management).
• Fluent in written and spoken English and local language.
• 1 – 3 year work experience in insecure/hostile environments with I/NGO.
• Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multiethnic team.
• Experience and knowledge of personnel and organizational security issues, threat/risk assessment, security management and security awareness in an insecure environment.
• Experience of incident reporting, incident mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, set up and execution of an incident warning system (warden system), compilation of security reports and assessments.
• Experience in training and coaching national and international staff in safety and security.
• Technical competency and training experience in field-based communications systems such as HF Codan, Motorola VHF, Thuraya, satellite systems and internet systems.
• Ability to adapt to needs and balance demands of beneficiary and security actors while maintaining appropriate contextual NGO security advice and coordination.
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality as outlined in the Humanitarian Charter and the International Red Cross Code of Conduct.
• Strong report writing, analytical and interpersonal skills.