Closing date: 04 Nov 2012
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004 and has since expanded its programme to Kenya in 2006, to Ethiopia in 2011 and Yemen in 2012. The Regional Office is based in Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and Mogadishu), Kenya (Dadaab, Molo and Kakuma) , Ethiopia (Dollo Ado, Shire and Assosa) and in Sana, Yemen. NRCs' core activities in the Somalia-Kenya mission include: Shelter, Emergency Food Security and distribution, Education, Protection and Camp Management training.
The Safety & Security Manager is the principal security staff for Dadaab, whose role is to strategically and operationally mitigate risks to NRC staff, programs and assets. The SSM is responsible for provision of technical operational security and safety support to NRC Dadaab activities in addition to providing advisory and strategic analytical support to management and ensuring physical security at NRC Dadaab locations. The SSM will also coordinate the security focal points across the operational areas in Dadaab
Job description
- Develop the security management plans, using the NRC template, ensuring they cover all NRC Dadaab locations and update them as required.
- Manage the implementation of the safety & security plans, procedures and policies.
- Ensure and improve NRC staff compliance to safety & security measures.
- Network and liaise with relevant local actors on safety and security.
- Actively participate in humanitarian security coordination mechanisms.
- Active member of the Dadaab senior management and crisis management teams.
- Monitor the situation in Dadaab, the general northeastern region and brief the Area Manager as well as other staff accordingly and within reasonable time.
- Prepare the weekly security situation report and submit to the Area Manager and RSA.
- Ensure and monitor compliance to incident reporting.
- Brief new staff and visitors on security protocols and orientation of the NRC’s SOPs.
- Conduct an annual Security Risk Assessment (SRA) as well as when the situation requires.
- Provide context analysis of the current situation as well as possible developments and impact on NRC operations.
- Strengthen the management’s and program staff’s capacity to contextually analyse the situation in the operational area.
- Identify, provide and/or facilitate training of NRC staff in Dadaab, including training on First Aid, Fire safety and use of communication equipment.
- Train Dadaab staff on SOPs and contingency plans, including hibernation, relocation and evacuation drills.
- Support the capacity building of security staff and focal points including identification of areas for improvement.
Personal qualities
- Goal oriented
- Ability and willingness to work and live under difficult circumstances
- Flexible, creative, co-operative with a sense of humour
- Willingness to commit to the NRC Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable, and international laws/codes/conventions related to the rights of children and the overall protection of children
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or Social Sciences.
- Training in humanitarian security and safety.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in humanitarian security.
- Ability and experience in working closely with local communities and other local actors.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage, plan and execute.
- Able to handle a large workload, under pressure and with limited supervision.
- Ability to speak Somali language is an added asset.
We offer
- Commencement: ASAP
- Contract period: 12 months
- Salary/benefits: This is a national post and salary and benfits will be according to NRC’s general directions for national staff. Free housing of moderate standard.
- Duty station: Dadaab-Kenya, where recreational and social facilities are very limited
How to apply:
www.nrc.no
Only candidates with Kenyan citizenship or wokpermit will be qualified to apply Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.
