Security and Access Coordinator

Key responsibilities

AUTONOMY AND COMPLEXITY:

• The Security and Access Coordinator solves problems in straightforward situations, relying on professional experience, established procedures, and guidelines. You will be expected to analyze potential solutions using judgment and precedents to address security risks, manage access, and respond to challenges in a dynamic operational environment.

• You will need to manage evolving security risks while supporting humanitarian operations, often requiring quick decision-making and close coordination with the Area Director and Country Director

• You will work within standard guidelines and policies, receiving moderate levels of guidance. However, there will be a need to exercise independent judgment in assessing security risks, managing field movements, and making decisions that impact both staff safety and program operations. The ability to adapt to new situations and proactively offer solutions is essential.

Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer:

• Develop a capacity-building plan for local partners and field staff in close collaboration with the Area Director.

• Support the transfer of knowledge to local safety and access teams, identifying training and development needs.

• Deliver relevant safety-related training and provide technical supervision to local safety staff, including drivers.

Security Management and Framework Implementation:

• Support the development and implementation of the Security Management Framework at the area level, maintaining
  high standards in all security-related documents and protocols.

• Contribute to audit security policies and operationalize protocols.

• Develop Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) and Security Improvement Plans (SIPs) for locations and activities in Gaza.

Information Management and Reporting:

• Analyze, manage, and report relevant security information to the Area Director and Country Director, and other departmental staff in a proactive manner.

• Maintain security-related documentation, data, and records for Gaza, including maps, incident reports, and briefings.

Field Movement and Journey Management:

• Review and approve field movement requests, ensuring safe travel plans in collaboration with the Supply Chain and Operations team

• Be the focal point for Journey Management and Travel Safety, handling requests through the Humanitarian Notification System.

Equipment and Resources Oversight:

• Ensure security, communication, and medical equipment is serviceable and available for all field deployments.

• Provide familiarization training for the correct usage of equipment to support field teams.

Emergency Response and Coordination:

• Coordinate emergency responses in RI’s areas of operation, offering technical advice to the area-level management team.

• Monitor information networks and issue security and access-related advice according to RI policies.

Training and Staff Development:

• Collaboratively create development plans for security and access staff, supporting their progress and delivering training and exercises for program and support teams.

Stakeholder Engagement and Humanitarian Access:

• Ensure field teams conduct principled and sustainable negotiations with relevant actors, adhering to humanitarian principles.

• Oversee the implementation of RI’s humanitarian access strategy within RI's areas of operation, ensuring the mission is understood and accepted by key stakeholders.

Staff and Visitor Briefings:

• Provide comprehensive security briefings for international staff, visitors, and new hires arriving in Gaza.

• Offer pre-departure security briefings to RI field staff.

Other Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to the Area Director in all operational planning elements.

• Play a key role in the Incident Management Team at the area level.

• Follow up on violations of RI’s Code of Conduct and operational breaches of humanitarian principles in collaboration with the Area Director and Country Director.

• Perform
  any other tasks reasonably required for the role.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

• Willing to learn, good sense of humor and high emotional intelligence

• Team player and collaborative but with the ability to work independently, take initiative and make decisions.

• An interest in politics, security and access; a knowledge of regional and wider geopolitical developments and how they influence the war.

• An understanding of personal limitations and areas for personal development.

• Driven, dedicated and proactive with a drive for excellence.

• Stable personality, able to operate in a professional manner under stress.

• Experience working in multicultural work settings.

• Experience with information gathering analysis and report writing, with critical incident management.

• Full professional proficiency in English (the ability to read and write English to a high level and to operate in a professional space).

• At least 3 years of experience in direct safety and access position.

• Previous experience working in non-governmental organization

• Strong organizational skills

• High computer skills on MS Office programs

• Demonstrate good presentation and analysis skills.

• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action

• Ability to work under pressure and with very short deadlines & strong communications skills.

• Fluent in oral and written Arabic and very good English.

• support.

RI Values

Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as “Do No Harm,” Relief International Values:

• Integrity

• Adaptability

• Collaboration

• Inclusivity

• Sustainability