Health, Safety and Security Team Leader job at Norwegian Refugee Council
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Vacancy title:
Health, Safety and Security Team Leader

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Team leader ]

Jobs at:

Norwegian Refugee Council

Deadline of this Job:
24 March 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Position: Health, Safety and Security Team Leader
Reports to: Country Director
Supervision of: XX
Duty station: Country Office
Travel: 50 %
Project number: XX

Role and responsibilities
The Health Safety and Security (HSS) Team Leader is responsible for overseeing various day-to-day HSS related activities at Country office, and providing direct support and being the liaison of all HSS activities across the country. He/She will provide guidance on HSS matters and conduct security risk and assessments and will contribute to the production of SOPs, and security packages.
Generic responsibilities (max 10)
These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential.
• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards
• Implement and train staff on NRC HSS policies and procedures.
• Provide daily follow up on all HSS related activities.
• Advice and support staff on HSS procedures, policies, and documents required.
• Prepare periodic related reports, advise on best practices, and suggest improvements.
• Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities, stakeholders and communities
• Report all breaches of safety and security procedures and all threats to NRC staff, beneficiaries, activities, or assets.
• Promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards and principles within NRC and amongst beneficiaries served by NRC.
• Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.

Specific responsibilities
• Support in the annual revision of field office security plans, evacuation plans, relocation, hibernation, and other related procedures, and provide necessary feedback for the country security plan.
• Carry out MORSS assessments of NRC premises related to Country Office activities.
• Monitor, analyse, and update the local political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) context on regular basis and as necessary. Assess possible developments and impacts on current and/or future NRC operations and environment.
• Support in security risk assessments as required.
• Support the country office in dealing with access related issues for NRC
• Support programme staff in planning and implementing risk mitigation strategies to improve access to hard to reach areas or new areas of operation.
• Record and map safety and security incidents both internally in NRC and within the context in general to be used as guide for adapting set policies and procedures as needed.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of incident reports and ensure timely preparation of the subject weekly report while maintaining incident database.
• Conduct inductions for new and existing NRC staff at Country Office.
• Maintain HSS training records, and develop training materials in response to the evolving context.
• Maintain active formal /informal contact and relations with Safety/Liaison counterparts from peer agencies and support Local Humanitarian Partners in managing safety and security and carrying out sound security risk assessments relevant to the programs they implement on behalf of NRC.

Generic professional competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Law, Public Administration, Social Work, or any related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in in Health, Safety, and Security in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal is required
• Sound knowledge of the context in Uganda and the surrounding regions/countries
• Experience in staff management, mentoring, coaching, training
• Advanced computer skills Office 365 and Microsoft programs
• Sound knowledge of operational risk management

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Health/ Medicine jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 24 March 2022
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 11-03-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 12-03-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-03-2065
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