(Offre en anglais) Danish Refugee Council recrute un(e) “Regional Safety Specialist, North Africa” عودة إلى الفرص

Application due: 24-10-2019

Workplace: Tunis, Tunisia with frequent travel to areas of operations in Tunisia (Medenine), Algeria (Tindouf), and other locations as requested

Department/Country: North Africa Region

Contract type: National kontrakt

Homepage: drc.ngo

ABOUT DRC

DRC (Danish Refugee Council), founded in Denmark in 1956, is Denmark’s largest and the world’s leading non-profit, independent, rights-based refugee organization.

Our vision is to assist refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities to a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food, and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future.

Overall purpose of the role: 

The aim of the position is to ensure that Danish Refugee Council’s Safety Risk Management System (SRMS) is successfully implemented in Tunisia and Algeria (incl. effective MOSS, regularly updated Safety Risk Assessments for all SLS locations) and capacity of national safety staffers increases through contextualized mentorship. The Regional Safety Specialist will report to the Regional Safety Coordinator, North Africa.

Responsibilities:

• Mentor national safety colleagues in DRC Tunisia and Algeria, and enable them to implement DRC’s safety risk management system
• Undertake and support others to undertake Safety Risk Assessments (SRA) for all current and future SLS (Safety Level System) locations and facilitate the implementation of mitigation measures
• Manage the SLS assessments in cooperation with the Regional Safety Coordinator North Africa
• Tutor national safety staff on the subject of reporting by fostering the use of the SIR data base and advance analysis products, in particular access-focused assessments
• Drive scenario developments for Tunisia and Algeria, and place emphasize on humanitarian implications
• Evaluate access prospects for new operations and facilitate program access/continuity through the provision of informed advice
• Support the senior management team in Tunisia and Algeria in all safety-related issues, particularly in cases of emergency, and be a standing member of the incident management team. Assist with the implementation of the CIMP (critical incident management plan) by office/location and act as surge capacity in case regional emergencies demand so
• Based on an assessment of training needs develop, support, facilitate and/or deliver safety trainings to all staff members and partake in regional training initiatives

DRC as an employer

By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development

Read more here about what our employees say about working in DRC.