Humanitarian Access & Security Specialist Full Time

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity”

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

JOB CONTEXT :

The thirty years’ presence of HI in Mozambique can be divided in 3 key periods:

• From 1986 to 1997: core action of HI on physical rehabilitation;

• From 1997 to 2014: core action of HI on demining activities with a range of short/mid-term actions on inclusion & DPOs

• From 2013: progressive shift to VA and Social Protection with still large demining action up to 2015

Humanity and inclusion Mozambique is on its end implementation of country programme Strategy: 2021-2023

Emergency and development sectors coexist in Mozambique, creating a diverse and dynamic working environment, where coordination is operated mainly through working groups and clusters. Consortium and pool funds are frequent. Intense networking is essential for successful fundraising and efficient implementation.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the direct management of the program director, your role, as Humanitarian Access & Security Specialist is to aimed at helping to ensure the safety and security of HI’s mission staff at all times through ensuring proper risk analysis, security frameworks and tools and protocols are in place and at the same time to supervise their correct and effective implementation.

The secondary objective is to develop HI’s capacity to analyse, dialogue, and negotiate in order for populations to fully access humanitarian aid.

Responsibility 1: Operational security management

· Support the Director, Country Managers and Area Managers in the security watch.

· Follow the evolution of local, national, regional and international context.

· Support the diversification of information sources and capitalize information about key contacts.

· Develop his own networking in order to gather and cross check information coming from the field and from Director networks.

· Provide context analysis, potential scenario and mitigation measures through regular reporting

· Ensure the link with the Director, Country Manager, Area Manager and HQ Security Advisor to share and strengthen analysis

· Ensure that the program is in-line with HI’s security policy;

· Support the development, update and implementation of the security system for HI in the countries (procedures, documents and tools)

· Follow up the application of security procedures, analyses and formalized lessons learnt to Director, Country Manager and Area Manager.

· Propose to Director, Country Manager and Area Manager Improvements for the management of security in the program, and participate to the planning of security procedures implementation.

· Provide feedback and advice on security risks, as well as resources, security documents, strategies and good practice for security management of the HI activities into country including direction for future proposals.

· Conduct regular field visit for security assessments and support to missions

· Incident Management Support when needed and relevant

· Track HI’s acceptance among the community, ensuring an active acceptance strategy is in place.

Responsibility 2: Representation and coordination

· Represent HI in bilateral meeting with humanitarian actors and with local actors when requested by the Director

· Maintain and expand HI’s network of contact with key staff of INGOs or UN agencies specialized in analysis and security and with security access referent of other governmental entities if required

· Maintain regular discussion and organize regular updates on security and context with the HQ security advisor.

Responsibility 3: Training and management

· Assess risk behaviour from HI staff (national and international)

· Provide training and on the job training toward persons who have security responsibilities in the missions

· Organize and provide extensive training on any security related issues to all HI staff; induction for new comers, regular briefing for international and national staff on security rules and procedures and any other specific training for staff.

Assumes the role and stance of manager with regard to his/her staff:

· Fosters a team spirit and team works to ensure the necessary synergies between the divisions. Encourages the exchange of practices within and between divisions;

· Contributes towards the professional development of his/her team members: sets individual objectives, ensures that the know-how and motivations of his/her staff meet the organisation’s needs;

· Provides individual and collective recognition

· Develops his/her staff‘s ability to work autonomously

· Embodies and transmits HI’s values, ensures respect of its code of conduct and institutional policies and is vigilant with regard to expected attitudes and individual and collective behaviours.

Responsibility 4: Humanitarian Access

· Continually analyse the humanitarian context, identifying challenges to access, opportunities for improvement, and key actors

· Support Director, Country Manager and Area Manager in creating a program-specific strategy for improving humanitarian access

· Support Director, Country Manager and Area Manager in dialogue and negotiations to obtain access with authorities and key stakeholders

· Support Director, Country Manager and Area Manager on the preparation of exploratory visit and the opening of new areas.

YOUR PROFILE :

· You have a considerable and string security planning and implementation work experience gained in the context or field relief operations in insecure areas

· You have experiences of working with INGO and experiences of working with teams of people with varying experience of security planning and management

· You have a substantial experience in developing of security management

· You are fluent in Portuguese and English

· You are able to work under pressure and in response to changing needs

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. Particular attention is paid to health issues and your personal situation.
We offer an induction and training path adapted to our staff members and we have a HR policy oriented toward mobility and professional development.

· 3 months International contract starting from 1^st June 2021

· The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:**

o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals**

o Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount**

o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution **

o Repatriation insurance paid by HI**

· Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience

· Perdiem : 417,58 € net/month – paid in the field

· Paid leaves : 25 days per year;

· R&R : 1 day per month

· Position: open to couples : Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/

· Housing : Collective / individual taken in charge by HI**

If you are resident in the country : local package