Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Job Vacancies in South Sudan

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) NGO Safety Adviser (Maban) Jobs in South Sudan

We are looking for highly qualified, self-motivated NGO Safety Adviser able to work with diverse teams of both national and international staff as well as local government authorities, UN agencies, I/NGOs and other partners under difficult, stressful and sometimes insecure conditions

Main responsibilities:

Representation and coordination:

Hold regular meetings with NGO safety and security focal points.

Represent NGOs as security focal point in local UN meetings, produce meeting notes and brief NGO representatives.

Represent (within limits agreed by SMTs of different organisations) the NGO humanitarian community in communication with relevant national stakeholders (representatives of beneficiary community, local government, local armed forces) on safety and security matters.

Coordinate activities in Maban related to safety and security with relevant parts of UNMISS, and UNHCR. Eg. Define and organize convoy procedures with and without UNMISS force protection.

Develop and maintain key contact lists of personnel involved in Maban safety and security management. Act as a liaison between humanitarian partners and those security agencies/personnel.

Advocate for safety improvement in the wider operational area, if necessary.

Analysis and contingency planning:

Build and maintain network of information sources which allow the gathering of reliable data and information to create incident data base.

Conduct safety and security assessments and provide humanitarian organisations with field reports including access recommendations

DRC safety focal point:

Represent DRC in all safety and security related communication with external stakeholders – NGOs, UN, local community, authorities, and armed forces.

Provide ad hoc briefings to the diplomatic and donor community of the security environment and security challenges facing the humanitarian community in the Maban (as arranged by the DRC Country Safety Adviser).

Ensure compliance with DRC policy and safety-related guidelines and ensure internal DRC contingency plans and SOPs reflect prevailing security situation on the ground.

Regular

review and update DRC safety and security guidelines, safety level, and minimum operating safety standards (MOSS).

Responsible for monitoring DRC stock and minimum assets in site; hibernation stocks, radio and communication assets, first aid and trauma kits, etc.

Support the Area Manager in crisis management situations, and liaise with Juba as necessary.

Provide a daily security briefing to all DRC staff at morning meetings, or similar and update the DRC Country Safety Adviser on an ongoing basis.

About You

To be successful in this role you must fulfill the mandatory qualifications:

Degree in developmental and/or political and/or conflict studies (or equivalent work experience).

First aid qualification is not, essential but is a plus.

Minimum 2 years as Safety and Security Manager/Adviser for an NGO in a high risk/conflict zone (or equivalent role).

Minimum 2 years as Safety and Security Manager/Adviser for an NGO in a high risk/conflict zone (or equivalent role).

Proven experience in context/security analysis and advising humanitarian personnel. Experience of management of security incident database and analytical tools is a plus.

Experience of developing and updating SOPs, contingency plans and other risk assessment and management documents.

Proven in-country experience with UN integrated and peacekeeping mission and CIVMIL relations.

Proven experience and capacity in preparing security reports for senior UN and NGO managers.
Proven experience in crisis management.

Experience of conducting safety training and capacity building.

Professional fluency in written and spoken English;

We offer

Contract: 6 months contract renewable dependent on both funding and performance

Duty Station: Maban

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A14.

How to Apply:

For more information and job application details, see; Danish Refugee Council (DRC) NGO Safety Adviser (Maban) Jobs in South Sudan

Closing Date:11th June 2017