• Country: Bunia, Congo
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: NRC
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2024-01-07

1. Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the HSS Officer position is to be responsible for the daily implementation of security.

General responsibilities:

1. Analyzes the context and its developments, develops a network that can facilitate NRC operations.
2. Accompany/support programmatic teams in their field deployments and provide the security support necessary for the mission.
3. Liaison with local authorities and stakeholders during field deployments and mobilizes its network to ensure security and access to NRC activities
4. Ensures adherence of all staff to NRC policies, manuals and guidelines. Works to promote ownership and compliance with these procedures. 
5. Implements the security functions delegated to him in accordance with the action plan. 
6. Writes reports as requested by supervisor or management.
7. Encourages and is a source of proposals to promote the improvement of safety.
8. Ensures proper archiving of documents and maintenance of all key documents. 
9. Support the HSS department in staff training and provide support to areas when needed

Specific responsibilities: 

• Conducts security and risk assessments, and participates in the production of security analysis reports.
• Evaluates the infrastructures used by the emergency team and proposes solutions so that they approach the norms and standards of the organization 
• Develops and maintains a network of contacts of various types in the areas of intervention
• Sets up the area’s communication tree and ensures that staff are trained on the use of the tool. 
• Organizes safety briefings for new employees and for day laborers in intervention areas. 
• Trains employees and ensures compliance with the security policy, security plan, contingency plans, standard security procedures, etc. 
• Participates in the validation of movements in collaboration with the Area Manager and the HSS Manager.
• Monitors the security, social and political context of the area.
• Produces a security report with analysis and mapping and ensures the production of security incident reports.
• Liaises with sub-offices for security related aspects.

Interfaces critiques 

The critical interfaces relevant to this position — ie internal processes and projects that are linked to other functions/departments or people — are: 

• Support: All services (logistics, finance, human resources).
• Program support: all program teams 
• Security: HSS Officer other Area, HSS Coordinator and HSS Manager 
• Access: Humanitarian Access Coordinator 

Size of position: 

Stakeholders: OCHA, INSO, UNDSS, MONUSCO, FARDC, armed groups, local authorities, political authorities, PNC, ANR, other NGOs, etc.

Legality and/or institutional compliance: MOSS and security SOPs.

1. SKILLS

1. Professional skills

Professional competencies are the skills, knowledge and experiences that are essential to ensure good performance. 

Context-specific skills, knowledge and experiences: 

• In-depth knowledge of the Ituri context.
• Knowledge of key players, network of contacts established in these areas, ease of creating a network. 
• Technical knowledge in security management, with proven experience. 
• Mastery of Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point and cartography software (Google earth or Umap or My maps). 
• Fluent in oral and written French, Swahili and local languages ​​of Ituri 
• Ability to analyze, write and summarize reports. 
• Mastery of spelling and grammar. 
• Oral communication skills. 
• Ability to manage critical incidents with management, and to provide support in the event of crisis management. 
• Personality elements: dynamism, ability to integrate and influence, positive attitude, proactivity, taking initiative with proposals, desire to learn, ability to work in a team and to question oneself, interest in programs and for safety of operations, attachment to real and not theoretical improvement of safety management. 

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