Aug 23, International Rescue Committee Senior Humanitarian Access Security &Safety Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012, when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In early 2014, IRC opened a field office in Mubi town of Adamawa state in NE Nigeria, followed by offices in Yola (Adamawa state) in November 2014 and Maiduguri (Borno state) in October 2015. IRC has ECHO, OFDA, and Gates funds to respond to humanitarian, nutrition, GBV, and WASH activities. In late 2014 and early 2015, IRC received additional funds from SV, SIDA, USAID, and UNICEF to carry out education, child protection, general protection, emergency food distributions, shelter support, and NFI distributions to newly displaced IDPs. In late 2015 into early 2016, IRC received Swiss and UNHCR funds for additional emergency response humanitarian-focused programming in NE Nigeria. In July 2016, a nutritional and food security crisis emerged in Borno state, and IRC began a rapid scale-up of its program intervention in that area, including the startup of programming outside the state capital, Maiduguri. IRC anticipates continued expansion beyond Maiduguri, which requires additional security monitoring and management to ensure that IRC teams remain safe as they go into newly accessible areas of NE Nigeria.

Job Overview

The Senior Access Safety and Security Coordinator (SASC) for Nigeria is the principal access safety and security risk advisor to the country program and provides technical leadership and direction to the Access Safety & Security Team (ASST) team in IRC Nigeria. A member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and reporting to both the Country Director (CD) and Regional Safety and Security Coordinator (RSSC), the SASC will supervise a team of access, safety, and security personnel based in Nigeria. S/he will oversee the development and implementation of sound humanitarian access, safety, and security management strategies in line with IRC’s strategy, humanitarian principles, and Duty of Care principles.

Major Responsibilities

Contribute to local-level conflict sensitivity analysis and do no-harm assessments to inform risk and opportunity management decisions in partnership with relevant counterparts, including the regional safety and security coordinator.

Submit monthly security situation reports with mitigation measures to relevant leadership and field staff.

Work closely with the field management teams to ensure all incidents are captured in a timely manner and followed up with an official written report, which is then shared with relevant stakeholders and filed appropriately.

Fulfill other reporting requirements to the country program, regional office and donors as requested.

Identify learning and development needs across the country program.

Develop and implement training and capacity development plans and prioritize initiatives based on the needs of the country program and the evolving context.

Build the capacity of the ASS team to operate in volatile contexts with limited supervision.

Promote partnership equality principles through thoughtful engagement with partners to share capacity, capability, and experience pertaining to humanitarian access and security.

Liaise with peers and attend meetings at relevant humanitarian fora e.g., NGO Security Focal Points, INSO, NGO Forums, Access working group, etc.

Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization vis-à-vis donors and other external stakeholders.

Position Reports to the Country Director and dotted technical line to the Regional Safety and Security Coordinator

Position directly Supervises 2 Access Safety and Security Coordinators, Access Safety & Security Managers, OTL Access and Safety Manager, and Security Officer.

Job Requirements

Education: A university degree in a relevant field or an advanced certification in safety and security operations management in complex environments.

Work Experience: A minimum of 10 years of leadership and management experience, at least 7 of which with INGOs, with demonstrated capabilities in planning, organizing, and executing complex humanitarian security operations in multiple conflict or high-risk settings. Previous regional or Nigerian experience is highly desirable.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; International Rescue Committee Senior Humanitarian Access Security &Safety Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

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