The Health Safety & Security Coordinator is responsible for assisting the line management of the Kenya Country Programme in ensuring the safety and security of staff and programme implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and update HSS plans including SOPs and Contingency Plans.
• Develop HSS trend analysis and regularly update the Kenya HSS profile.
• Ensure that all NRC staff and visitors are fully cognizant of prevailing security threats and fully advised on means to reduce their vulnerability to those threats.
• Monitor the security preparedness of staff and enforce staff compliance with SOPs.
• Ensure compliance with HSS standards and develop action plans for security upgrade
• Conduct security assessments of new facilities and installations to ensure HSS compliance. 
• Conduct security briefing for new international staff and visitors arriving in Kenya.
• Determine training needs and conduct HSS trainings to staff.
• Provide timely updates of all situational and security developments including investigation of security incidents to the Country Director.
• Submit all reports including weekly reports to the Country Director and the Regional HSS team.
• Provide advisory support to the Country Director on regular basis including analysis and planning.
• Support on post-incident analysis and follow up recommendations.
• Compile and submit the weekly security report for the Kenya Country Programme.
• Support in the development of the Kenya Country Programme strategy and supporting documentation as required.
• Support the Regional HSS unit for specific regional tasks as required, in consultation with the Country Director.

Professional competencies 

• Minimum 3 years of experience working as a senior security personnel in a humanitarian context.
• Extensive experience in security management and procedures.
• Ability to train, mobilize, and manage both international and national staff.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience highly desirable

Skills, knowledge, and experience

• Knowledge of the security environment in Kenya and neighboring countries
• An understanding of the political context in Kenya
• Fluent Kiswahili and other languages in Kenya an advantage
• Understanding of core competencies of NRC

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06/28/2022, 10:23 PM