Regional Safety Specialist at DRC, Dakar, Senegal

Deadline: 24April 2023

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Regional Safety Specialist in Dakar, Senegal.

DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities in the conflict areas of the world.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Regional Safety Specialist will perform the following functions:

• SRMS:
  • Ensure that countries are up to date with the different components of the DRC Safety Risk Management System: Safety Level System (SLS), Context assessment, Safety Risk and Threat Assessments (SRA), Welcome Safety Pack, Local Safety Rules (LSR), Minimum Operating Safety Standards (MOSS), Safety Improvement Plan (SIP), SOPs, Contingency Plan (CIMP) etc.
  • Ensure the quality assurance of the aforementioned documentation and processes.
  • Follow-up on SIPs
  • Conduct regular reviews with Incident Management Teams (IMTs) in country offices to ensure that all components of the contingency plans (Hibernation, Relocation, Evacuation, Medical Emergency and Abduction) are up to date, realistic and understood.
• Capacity Building
  • Support and mentor the Country SFPs on their role of custodians of the SRMS integrity.
  • Support and mentor the Country SFPs on their role of safety facilitators/trainers when applicable
  • Ensure that all countries in the region are at par with DRC Safety Training Minimum Requirements.
  • Support in the development of the Safety trainings calendar and plan
  • Deliver safety trainings related to SMRS, safety management, personal safety, incident management to the relevant staff
• Information Management and Reporting
  • Monitor the overall safety situation in the WANALA region.
  • Maintain the SRMS tracker and the Training Tracker up to date.
  • Maintain the WANALA Safety SharePoint up to date and available online to all the designated users.
  • Ensure an updated Welcome Safety Pack is provided to all WANALA regional newcomers and visitors.
  • Review and approve the Travel Clearance Requests for WANALA.
  • Support in the review and follow-up of Safety Incident Reports (SIR).
  • Provide regular situation reports regarding countries compliance with DRC SMRS and Global Safety Policy.
  • Provide briefings and reports on thematic and specific issues as requested by the RHASC.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Master’s degree (e.g. political science, international relations, safety/security etc.)
• In lieu of the above, a bachelor’s degree and several years of experience in the sector
• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO.
• Management and/or supervisory experience within an INGO or similar organization.
• Capacity building experience within an INGO or similar organization.
• Experience with critical incident and crisis management.
• Experience with information gathering, analysis and report writing.
• Proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized documentation, protocols and systems.
• Proven ability to conduct and produce high quality safety risk assessments (SRAs).
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proven commitment to accountability practices.
• Proven ability to work both autonomously and with a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with national partners, local/government authorities, and UN organisations.
• Full professional proficiency in French and English
• Full professional proficiency in Spanish is a great plus

How to Apply

Applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English through online process.

For more information, visit DRC.