Safety Assistant at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Location: Ngala, Borno
Contract type: National
Employment Duration: 6 months
Area of Operations: Nigeria
Reporting to: Safety Team Leader
Supervised by: Safety Team Leader

Background

• Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and the Danish Demining Group (DDG), has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the largest DRC country mission in the West Africa region and one of the largest DRC country missions globally.
• Currently, DRC delivers life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in the areas of armed violence reduction, humanitarian mine action, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and non-food items (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast Nigeria.

Responsibilities
Staff Movement Oversight and Support:

• Travel Security Clearances: Prior to any movement complete all security briefings for staff traveling to high risk field locations. Ensure that established movement tracking protocols are adhered to by both the Safety Unit and all DRC staff. Responsible for the submission of the Travel Request to INSO as per Humanitarian Staff Movement Protocol.
• Field movement tracking: Coordinate with logistics staff when directed to support Field level movement oversight and support.
• Ensure that appropriate access controls are in place for all DRC facilities.
• Conduct site assessments and advise on mitigation measures, as required.

Security Incidents and Data Management:

• SMS Advisories: Draft and disseminate as required SMS alert advisories for DRC staff in the Safety Forum WhatsApp group when relevant and significant security incidents occur or elevated threat levels are reported.
• Email Advisories: Draft and disseminate detailed email advisories for DRC staff when relevant and significant security incidents occur or elevated threat levels are reported.

Administrative and Operational Support:

• Guard force management: Management of the guard force through ensuring standards of readiness are maintained, guard protocols adhered to and coordination with the guard force supervisors is routinely conducted.
• Ensure that guard payments and other administrative matters that have a direct impact on guard force readiness are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensuring that the contracted guard force maintains a high standard of guarding for all DRC offices and residences, and when required take corrective action in coordination with the Guard force management.
• Asset management: Maintain the Safety Unit’s current asset register and oversight on all assets that are both utilized and stored (Thuraya phones, radio, etc).  Coordinate with the DRC Logistics and Procurement department to ensure that the overall DRC asset register reflects the Safety Unit’s current asset register.
• Daily-Weekly and Monthly Security Briefing: Responsible for compiling daily, weekly and monthly report for Safety Unit. 
• Staff briefings: Provide DRC staff with current contextual briefings. 

Support to International Visitors:

• Visitor arrival packet compilation: Compile a current visitor arrival packet as directed. Responsible for maintaining the international visitor orientation record.
• Visitor briefings and orientation: Conducting visitor briefings and orientation on DRC safety systems, and briefing on emergency procedures, and safe rooms etc.
• Carry out any additional responsibilities and tasks as assigned by Safety Advisor.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a field related to Humanitarian Work or Risk Management.
• Tertiary Education (Bachelor's Degree minimum) in Security Operations, Communication, Criminology, Risk Management, Public Administration or related field.
• 4 - years’ experience working with NGOs, other international agencies or multinational business.
• Previous services with any of the Nigerian Disciplined forces (police, Army, NSCDC etc) will be a desired advantage, Certificate of discharge or recommendation from immediate supervisor will be required as proof.

Experience and Technical Competencies:

• Computer skills (primarily MS Office applications), especially Microsoft Excel.
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Stable, moral and robust character and a good team-player.
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a good sense of humour.
• Proven commitment to accountability practices.
• Ability to comprehend security related subjects as threats/risk management, security management, personal and organizational security awareness.
• Competent and literate in English, verbal and written, with a sound knowledge of technical expressions.
• Demonstrative experience in INGO / NGO or UN field (operations) with experience of safety and security.

Languages:

• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Fluency in Kanuri and Hausa and/or other local languages appropriate to the target population.

Key Stakeholders: (Internal and External)

• Safety and Security Department.
• Office of the Head of Base or the Area Manager.

Salry & Benefit

• NM-I, Step 0.

Conditions:

• Availability: 25.11.2021
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment.
• The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.