Back Humanitarian Access and Acceptance Coordinator (National Position)

General job description

ensuring safe access and building acceptance among the key stakeholders,

Responsible for monitoring the daily security operations, implement security policies, regulations, rules, and norms and make sure that the mission manages properly external and internal risks promoting a safe environment for employers and visitors to perform its duties.

To develop mission information management strategy and its implementation at mission level.

The HAAC oversees the security management in the mission.

S/He is supervised by the country director, who is the decision maker, and works in coordination and collaboration with the logistics coordinator and field coordinators

Key activities

Objective 1: Collect, analyze, and disseminate the security and context evolution information:

• Systematic organization of the security and context evolution security information, Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
• Create and maintain a mapping representation system of the security and context evolution information and network of contacts (INGOs and NNGO’s, Embassies, Civil Society, etc.)
• Meet and inform local stakeholders to promote ACF – Spain’s values and principles as part of the acceptance strategy.
• Update the SMT and rest of relevant coordinators about the security situation

Objective 2: Elaborate, promote and manage Action Against Hunger Operational Humanitarian Access and Acceptance Strategy

• Develop and follow up area-level access and acceptance strategies in collaboration with Action Against Hunger teams
• Support the establishment and implementation of AAH humanitarian access monitoring tool
• Map, plan, and coordinate systemic ongoing engagement with all key stakeholders
• Maintain active contact with Access/Liaison counterparts from peer agencies (including Local Humanitarian Partners) and relevant organisations.

Objective 3: Evaluate, mitigate and follow up the security related risks:

• Develop a quality framework for existing safety and security systems and procedures by regularly evaluating, reviewing and updating security plans and SOPs
• Validate staff field movement from security point of view. Work closely with the other departments on monthly and weekly planning of staff movement and travel to the field
• In case of incidents, prepare or support the preparation of incident reports and transfer them to the relevant persons in the mission and HQ.
• Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations

Objective 4: Train and sensitize the team on security issues

• Identify, Develop and implement trainings for the team in security related issues
• Conduct SMT CMT exercises using real scenarios; make sure that each person knows his or her roles and responsibilities.
• Brief and debrief the team on security related issues

Objective 5: Implementation update and constant follow up of the security management tools

• Assure the constant monitoring and follow up of the security plan and Make sure the security plan is known by all staff in accordance with their profile
• Make sure the plan is always updated and validated (duty of care)
• Work with Team to ensure security budgets and staffing levels are in alignment with the assessed levels of risk in each location.
• Order security-related supplies and equipment as needed

Candidate description

• Master’s degree or an equivalent in a field that is relevant to the position
• International Humanitarian Law, Security management, Logistics, Disaster Risk Management, Duty of Care, Compliance knowledge.
• 3-5 years working experience in similar role
• Verbal and written communication skills Professional personal presentation, Customer service orientation, Information management, Organizing and planning, Attention to detail, Initiative, Reliability, Stress tolerance
• Humanitarian sector knowledge is required
• Very Good command of both Arabic and English languages.
• Very Good Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT).
• Based in Damascus with the possibility to travel within and outside of Syria

Remuneration package

Contract period: 12 months renewable base on Action Against Hunger fund and performance.

Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger's salary scale and terms and conditions.

Duty station: Damascus

- Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.

- Due to the high-number of application received, only potential applicants will be contacted.

-Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.

In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Action Against Hunger implement a range of procedures and actions including Criminal Background Checks/ International vetting/Certificate of good conduct to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and abuse is prevented