The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
This position is specifically tailored for individuals who hold Iraqi citizenship or permanent residency status.”
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of a HSS and Access Coordinator is to implement delegated areas of responsibility.
What you will do
- Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
- Prepare and submit reports and analysis
- Ensure proper filing of all support documents
- Support line managers in procedures and require support team training
- Management of HSS staff
- Provide anti-corruption, transparency and cost-efficiency focus in all processes
Specifically, you will;
HSS Responsibilities
- Implement and ensure compliance in NRC Iraq with Global, Regional and in Country HSS SOPs
- Conduct regular security and risk assessments to identify HSS needs in all Iraq and Area Offices
- Responsible for management of the communication tree for staff check in and dissemination for alerts and information.
- Analytical reporting of contextual updates and maintenance of incident database.
- Proactively engage with programme and support teams to understand HSS needs and act upon information
- Responsible for implementing HSS related trainings and ensuring compliance by regular planning for First Aid, HEIST and other relevant HSS trainings for staff
- Improve systems that are functional and meet our current demands from both Country office and the South-Central Area Office
- Liaise with UN agencies, NGOs and other external actors to gain HSS information
- Alert security focal point/s of important events, by monitoring internet, TV and radio news in English and local languages, as well as via security alert systems.
- Ensure access to all NRC premises are monitored and controlled
- In liaison with HSS Manager and the Head of Support (Budget Holder) raise PRs in line with planned procurements (in line with Master Budget spending plan) for relevant HSS requirements.
- Follow-up with external actors for relevant permission for communication devices
Access Responsibilities
- Ensure timely application and follow-up for federal Iraq visas for international staff and NRC visitors to Federal Iraq; maintain a tracking and follow-up system for renewals.
- Liaise regularly with DNGO in Baghdad and other relevant authorities, maintaining good relations i
- NRC focal point for all communication with DNGO and Government of Iraq authorities.
- Provide briefings, following special assessments, to access groups
- Support area security/access focal point for access related issues in the areas of operation
- Liaison with local government authorities for access issues as and when request comes from AO
- Responsible for obtaining access letter from concern authorities for shifting goods and personnel movement between Erbil to AOs and vice versa.
- Support/guide area security/access focal point for mapping out different actors in the areas of operations
- Support HSS Manager in mapping hard to reach areas and country access strategy
- Participate country level access coordination meetings.