Guard - Anbar / Anna

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a prominent international organization working in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. 

Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, the IRC currently addresses the needs of war-affected populations from several operational bases across Iraq. Our activities focus primarily on the supply of vital medications and medical equipment, non-food items, water and sanitation and women and children’s protection, and form part of an over-arching humanitarian response in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and the region that seeks to assist refugees, IDPs and war-affected people survive conflict and displacement.

Job Overview/Summary: The Guard responsibility is to control access and provide protection services to IRC staff, visitors and assets. Ensure that all visitors and guests are escorted while in IRC office. The Guard will work under the supervision of the SOFO and technical supervision under security and safety Officer.

Major Responsibilities:

• To assure the security and safety of personnel and property at the IRC officeto which assigned by the immediate supervisor, during all of the hours of the working shift.
• Maintain a security watch throughout the assigned shift.
• Conduct regular rounds, in keeping with security directives.
• To ensure that unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter IRC office.
• In the event that no IRC personnel are present, to ensure that the office remain secure against theft or damage and that persons who are not authorized do not enter the premises and /or remove any items.
• In the event of security problems, to assist fully in the security of the community center for the safety of property and personnel and if necessary to assist in the evacuation of personnel and property if directed by the immediate supervisor.
• To prevent unauthorized removal of property or belongings of IRC (or IRC personnel) from the officer or from vehicles parked outside the premises.
• Where necessary and requested by IRC personnel, assist in removing persons, non-violently from the premises.
• To ensure that during the working shift, the watchmen remain able to check the gate and premises fence areas to ensure that unauthorized persons do not enter the premises.
• To ensure that at all time the gates for persons and vehicles remain closed and bolted, except when allowing permitted persons or vehicles to enter the premises and that the gates are then immediately closed and bolted.
• To assist in the general operation of the community center in such items as turning on the water pump, assisting in loading and unloading vehicles, assisting in general maintenance, assisting in running the generator and maintaining it etc.
• Strictly follow the watchmen duty schedule each month.
• To at all times respect and implement the principles, directions and security requirements of IRC.
• Represent IRC in a professional manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Senior operations Field officer

Position directly supervises:N/A

Indirect Reporting: safety & security officer
Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: all IRC staff

External:N/A

• Team Spirit and problem solving abilities
• Preferably pervious training in the first aid, security guards training course
• Able to carry out limited ,un-supervised tasks
• Guards must display un attitude and behavior the reflects well on both themselves and the IRC

Education: at least secondary school

Work Experience: Minimum one year work as professional guard

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies: Highly preferably previous experience with NGOs in the safety and security field

Language Skills:Arabic

Certificates or Licenses: N/A

Working environment:

• Strict adherence to the IRC’s Security policies and procedures.
• Maintain a security watch throughout the assigned shift.
• Maintain security logs, in keeping with IRC policies and procedures.
• Maintainingthe guarding area clean, monitor the provision of main electricity ,starting and stopping the IRC Generator as outlined within IRC policy’s Additional carefully hours of generator and notify Logistic officer when generator requires a service.
• Conduct regular rounds, in keeping with security directives.
• Note and Report problems ,including suspicious activates ,behaviors and maintenance concerns

Standards of Professional Conduct:

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Gender Equality

IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including maternity leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Attention Returning National Candidates:

IRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff in our programs. We strongly encourage national or returning national candidates to apply for this position. If you are a national of the country in which this position is based and are currently located outside of your home country and possess over two years of international work experience, IRC has introduced an attractive remuneration package. The package includes competitive compensation, return flight to post, shipping allowance, temporary housing and a relocation allowance. Certain restrictions may apply.

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IRC implements an equal employment opportunity policy
and our recruitment process is based on merit.

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candidates (both internal and external) are not required to pay any fees at any
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