About this opportunity
Opportunity Overview
The International Rescue Committee is hiring an Emergency Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Coordinator to deploy in support of emergency responses for 65% of the time in a fiscal year. This role is part of the IRC's Emergency Response Team and reports to the Director of Emergency Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security. The coordinator will work to adapt and implement organizational humanitarian access, safety, and security policies and procedures in emergency response contexts. The IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations, working in over 40 countries and 29 US cities. The Emergency Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Coordinator will be responsible for conducting trainings, facilitating communication channels, and ensuring context analysis is produced to inform programmatic needs and security updates. When not deployed, the coordinator will provide strategic, operational, and technical support to the Director of Emergency Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security and the Analysis, Security, Access and Preparedness team. The coordinator will be part of a team that rapidly and effectively designs, develops, and manages the IRC's on-site response to meet the immediate needs of affected populations. The team is also responsible for supporting the transfer of responsibilities and knowledge to long-term staff to ensure continuity of IRC programming and operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the identification, analysis, and mitigation of humanitarian access, safety, and security risks across emergency responses
- Develop and implement specific access, security, and acceptance strategies to enable emergency programs to serve the worst-affected and least-served conflict-affected populations
- Build and maintain relationships with authorities, key power brokers, security actors, and community stakeholders to ensure IRC's mission and activities are understood and accepted
- Establish and maintain emergency-appropriate access and security incident reporting and trend analysis systems
- Construct and maintain context-appropriate communications infrastructure in emergency responses
- Serve as a member of the Field Critical Incident Management Team, supporting the management and resolution of major incidents
- Provide technical input to assessments and proposal development for new programs and geographic expansion
- Coordinate and collaborate with Country and Regional HASS staff on overall management and implementation of IRC's relevant policies and procedures
- Ensure sustainability of the HASS management systems and appropriate handover to the Country Director and relevant Security Focal Points
- Collaborate with relevant IRC units to ensure prompt and appropriate follow-up to violations of IRC's Code of Conduct and breaches of humanitarian principles
- Identify, establish, and manage context-appropriate approaches to assure IRC facilities are secure
- Input into the SHIELD incident database for incident reporting and management
- Report to the DEHASS on all technical and contextual humanitarian access, safety, and security issues
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a large international humanitarian non-governmental organization
- Chance to make a meaningful impact in emergency response contexts
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
Requirements & Qualifications
- Must be able to deploy to the site of an emergency within 72 hours of notification
- Experience in humanitarian access, safety, and security management is required
- Strong understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct, and humanitarian access, safety, and security risk management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and often stressful environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to changing contexts and priorities
How to Apply
- Review the job description and requirements to ensure you are a strong fit for the role.
- Prepare your application materials, including your resume and cover letter.
- Click the Apply button below to submit your application.
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