The purpose of the Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Technical Officer in the East Area Office is to support the Area Manager and HSS Coordinator in providing adequate support to program and support teams in carrying out their activities in a safe and secure manner. The HSS Technical Officer will report to the Field Manager

Generic responsibilities

• Participate and assist in the production of all HSS related documents for Area Officeand Field Offices
• Implement delegated HSS tasks according to the planof action
• Promote and stimulate HSS risk management culture.
• Contribute to weekly East Area HSS status updates and reports
• Conduct physical verifications for all HSS relatedequipment in Area Office and Guesthouses
• Support AO and FO as required during absencesand times of increased need
• Compliance and adherenceto NRC policies, guidanceand procedures
• Assist in the production of Security Risk Assessments AO level.
• Assist in the production of Area Security Reports.
• Assist in the updating of all relevant HSS documents.
• Prepare reports as required.
• Participates in due diligence and assessment of partners.
• Proper filling the HSS Documents. Updating information in HSS trackers.

Specific responsibilities

• Monitor and assess the security situation and contextual developments in the Eastern Oblasts
• Coordinate staff in responding to emergencies and air alarms
• Determine HSS needs in collaboration with program teams
• Support the HSS Coordinator in the preparation of periodic Area Security Risk Assessments (SRA) and RapidSecurity Risk Assessments (RSRA)
• Contribute to updating the Area HSS briefing package, weekly HSS updates and reports
• Provide HSS inductionbrief with new staff and visitors arriving in East AO
• Assist in the security assessment of new project location, guesthouse, office, hotels and other
• Assist in the communication and rollout of systems, practices, SOPs and protocols for staff to follow and create the safest working environment
• Support the HSS Coordinator in coordinating and/ordelivering training for staff on HSS topics
• Participate in capacity building as directed by the HSS Coordinator and HSS Manager to maintain an in-house capacity on HSS related trainings, including assistance in producing training reports if required.
• Participate or individually carry in internal security audits as instructed by HSS Coordinator and HSS Manager
• Manage and monitormovements of staff and visitorsin the East Area via the online TAR
• Raise Procurement Requests for HSS equipment and trainings
• Responsible for securing and filing HSS documents in the East Area SharePoint and CO Filing Tree
• Be prepared to participate or represent NRC in internaland external meetings
• Any other relevant tasks as delegated by the HSS Coordinator, Area or Field Manager

Generic professional competencies:

• 2-3 years of experience working in the field of occupational health, safety and security. Security experience in a humanitarian/recovery context is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree ina relevant field
• Previous experience from workingin complex and volatile contexts
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian
• Working knowledge of English language both speaking and writing
• Diplomacy/negotiation skills
• Documented resultsrelated to the position’s responsibilities.

Context/ Specific skills,knowledge and experience:

• Familiarity and knowledge of the developing context in the Kharkiv Oblasts
• Knowledge aboutsecurity related actors and information sources in Kharkiv Oblasts
• Ability to communicate and liaise with varying interlocutors, incl. law enforcement agencies, military organizations, UN agencies and coordination mechanisms, other I/NGOs, and localadministrations
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products with solid knowledgeof Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and GIS mapping
• Previous experience from workingwith documents that require verification and control
• Ability to manage and prioritize a varied workloadin a rapidly changing work environment

What do We Offer

This position is open for Ukranian Nationals Only

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible;

We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be screened on a rolling basis and interviews will be assigned instantly until a suitable candidate is selected.