Regional Security and Access Manager at Relief International (RI)

Humanitarian Access

• Keep up-to-date with developments in humanitarian access and negotiation along with security issues in humanitarian aid and incorporate key components into the training curriculum.
• Working with RSO and GSO, regional and country leadership teams, supporting the establishment of principled and secure humanitarian access to enable durable programming.
• Assist in the continued development of humanitarian access teams and activities.
• Contribute in reviewing and implementing guidelines for principled humanitarian access and engagement with non-state actors, using standard RI policies and guidance.
• Oversee and advise on the implementation and review of tailored acceptance and community engagement strategies.

Regional Geopolitical Trend Analysis

• Monitor, collate and verify contextual developments from a diverse range of information, such as NGOs, the UN, civil society organizations, research institutes and media sources.
• Develop Regional trends/reviews summary, based on a collection of Country Security Reports and developing contexts. Especially focus attention to countries with cross border programming potential (i.e. Afgh-Iran-Pak; MMR-BD, etc) Present and share these to respective CDs and the RD, to feed into opportunities to inform regional networks (i.e. ADSP) on developing trends for improved programming.

Regional Coordination and Country Supervision

• Serve as technical supervisor for Security Managers (or Security Focal Point) in each country office.
• Participate in country-level recruitment for Security staff as technical support.
• Participate in regional meetings as part of the regional SMT, ensuring that security considerations are threaded throughout all decision-making as part of an interdepartmental approach to regional management.
• Champion new organization initiatives related to security and risk management.
• Coordinate closely with regional team and CDs to ensure and internally advocate that security considerations are incorporated in planning for new projects and operational set-up at country level, which will include participation in program development and program modification processes.
• Monitor and audit country level progress towards improvements at country-level for each country office.
• Participation in Security and other RI working groups.

Risk Management

• Work closely with country teams on anticipating and mitigating programmatic and organizational risks.
• Assume a leadership role in the roll-out and follow-up of compliance and due diligence policies and procedures to country offices in coordination with other regional team members, especially as it applies to security
• Support the Regional Director to present calculated risks based on evidence-based assumptions to help identify actions and decisions that need to be taken. Develop action plans to move decisions forward, convening stakeholders and leading follow-up as needed.

Safeguarding

• Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve.
• Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies ensure all people who come into contact with Relief International are as safe as possible.

Position requires:

• Demonstrated progressive international security, access & risk management experience working in conflict-affected countries and complex relief settings in the fields of both security & communications.
• Demonstrated experience with implementing security strategies, policies, procedures, and standards.
• At least 5-10 years’ experience providing security and safety support in humanitarian relief/crisis response contexts for international NGOs (required).
• International experience in at least one of the countries where RI operates in Asia/Africa is a plus.
• Master’s degree in political, conflict, security or humanitarian studies; Equivalent university degree in Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Security Administration preferred;
• ASIS Certified Protection Professional APP at a minimum or CPP designation desirable.
• Strategic commitment to innovatively incorporate and systematize analytical thinking into humanitarian projects, operations and programs.
• Demonstrated training and mentoring skills a must.
• Demonstrated and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capacity to carry out multitasks and deliver good quality outputs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UN MOSS and SRM processes, EISF Standards and or Interaction security standards, and other standard INGO security frameworks.
• Excellent references reflecting demonstrated teamwork, maturity of judgment, tolerance for hardship and stress, leadership and integrity of character.
• Ability to work independently to tight deadlines in difficult conditions
• Fluency in English – written and verbal. Regional languages knowledge is an advantage.
• Ability and willingness to train country staff counterparts; proven training leadership required.
• Strong comprehension and training in conflict analysis, conflict sensitivity and/or do no harm.
• Must be able to demonstrate strong writing, reporting, and situational analysis skills.