Humanitarian Access and Security Officer - Al Bab/Sfera

Job Purpose

Incident reporting & analysis, offering proactive measures on safety and security, context analysis, staff training, improvements on existing systems of staff tracking, vehicle movement, communications, and security/contingency planning. Humanitarian Access and Security Officer will ensure context and risk analysis are conducted and risk mitigation measures are put in place as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing immediate incident reports to the management and concerned staff.

• Investigating and following up on security incidents where IYD staff or assets are involved.

• Ensure that all necessary staff is educated on the use of security measures as needed and conduct periodic checks to ensure systems are functioning.

• Utilize the Security Management Plans, Contingency Plans, and SOPs and ensure that equipment and personnel are in place to support all plans (this includes re-location, hibernation, and evacuation plans).

• Maintaining high levels of oversight for physical security issues at offices and guest houses, including COVID-19 precautions.

• Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure that IYD staff can maintain access to program areas.

• Conducting security assessments of offices, warehouses, venues, and guesthouses in collaboration with the related staff.

• Update the security incidents database and maps.

• Conduct regular meetings with designated staff to ensure safety & security concerns are being met.

• Produce daily/weekly/Bi-weekly and monthly security reports.

• Monitoring SOPs, supporting the development of new procedures to match security challenges and operational realities as they present.

• Track safety-related incidents and developments in NW Syria.

• Performs other assigned tasks within the overall scope of his/her role.

Note: The above-mentioned key responsibilities/accountabilities are illustrative ones. Other future responsibilities/accountabilities may be assigned to the job depending on the department’s organizational chart.

Qualification (Education/Work Experience)

• Bachelor's degree in related fields.

• One to two years of professional humanitarian access and security experience.

Core & Managerial Competencies

Core Competencies:

• Communication

• Teamwork

• Planning and organizing

• Accountability

• Creativity

• Client Orientation

• Commitment to Continuous Learning

• Technological Awareness.

Supervisor/Managerial Competencies:

• Leadership

• Building Trust

• Vision

• Managing Performance

• Empowering Others

• Judgment/Decision-making.

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook.)

• Good knowledge of reporting system.

• Experience in working with NGO’s.

• Attending related security training courses.

Compliance to Anti-Harassment, PSEA, and Child Safeguarding:

- Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to IYD, which recognizes its responsibility to

protect children from harm in all areas of its work. IYD is committed to ensuring a child-

safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child

abuse and exploitation.

- IYD employees and related personnel must not under any circumstances take part in any

form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or

exploitation, or

in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside IYD.

- IYD is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and

culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities

are equally encouraged to work with IYD.

- IYD does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including

sexual harassment, and discrimination.

How to apply

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