Regional Head of Security

Rights Respected, People Protected

Background:

The Middle East Regional Office based in Amman, Jordan was created in January 2014 as part of NRC’s reorganization process.  We currently have more than 3,000 staff in the Middle East region assisting people displaced by conflict in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Palestine.  Our work is concentrated on the shelter, education, food security, legal assistance and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors with strong protection and resilience focus integrated into our programs.

NRC operations is in the Middle East have grown significantly in recent years and further growth is expected in the months to come. With large operations in such fluid contexts, the NRC Middle East Regional Office has a stimulating and rewarding work environment, a collaborative workforce and genuine place of passion responding to a region in crisis.

Role and responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities

1. Responsible for adherence to relevant NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
2. Accountable for advising the RD and Country Security Advisors (CSAs) on security risk management (SRM), in line with established NRC SRM policies, standards and procedures (as defined by the HO Security Section)
3. Accountable for reviews and feedback to CSAs on all security products (plans, reports, assessments etc.) to ensure they comply with NRC standards and ensure copies are sent to HO Security for filing. Acts as the technical reference/resource for the RD and CSAs within the region.
4. Serves as a member of the regional crisis management team, deploys to support country crisis teams within the region upon request, and contributes to the development of crisis management capacity within the region.
5. Accountable for maintaining a general overview of the security context within the region and briefs regional management on key security development and emerging threats within the region. 
6. Acts as technical resource during the recruitment of CSAs within the region.
7. Provides quality control to country and regional office compliance with the NRC SRM policy and informs RD in case of non-compliance. Accountable for monitoring and support to the implementation of global Security initiatives from HO.
8. Accountable for reporting according to NRC reporting intervals compliance scores/issues to the RD and HO. Follows-up on compliance issue raised by the RD and/or HO and travels to conduct verifications upon request. 
9. Training and mentoring of new CSAs in the region on NRC’s policies and systems relating to risk assessment, day-to-day operational security, and crisis management.
10. Responsible for a management culture, a working and learning environment in line with NRC's values and leadership/management framework

Specific Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility for security risk management and day-to-day security support to CDs of Palestine, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq

• All Cos in the region have in-country security advisors, but in case of prolonged absence/gaps Regional Head of Security assumes responsibility for security risk management support to CD

• Provide recommendations with regards to accessing areas of operation in relation to political-security situation and potential barriers to access

• Monitor press; social media; security/political risk analysis and other sources of information relevant for humanitarian operations and advocacy

• Composition of Weekly and Monthly Reports on specific conflict dynamics and humanitarian implications – based on agreed priorities

• Research and write specific reports to meet particular operational, security and advocacy needs i.e. on the stakeholder analysis, displacement trends, shifts in conflict dynamics

• Present regional analysis to senior managers in regular meetings

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for an experienced Regional Head of Security who have 5-7 years of experience working with security risk management, and critical incident management within the humanitarian field in complex and volatile contexts.

The ideal candidate will be a strategist and an analytical thinker who can influence security operations in the region and ensure appropriate and effective risk reduction approaches are in place.  

If you are a strong manager who have a desire to leave an impact on the security field in the humanitarian field, this position is for you! You’ll be reporting to NRC Middle East Regional Director, and you’ll be engaged with interesting challenges working in one of the most complex contexts in the world.

In addition..

 We encourage non-security professionals to apply, especially senior managers who have experience of directly implementing large humanitarian programmes in conflict and hard to reach areas where access, aid delivery, community and local actor acceptance for NGO workers is paramount. 

Women are also strongly encouraged to apply.

Additional Information:

Contract period: 24 months

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Amman, 40% travel (Family Duty-Station).

Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start

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NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

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Screening applications will be on a rolling basis.

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