ERT Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Coordinator

ERT Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Coordinator Major Responsibilities: Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Management In collaboration with Field Response leadership, (Emergency Country Directors, and Team leaders), lead the identification, analysis, and mitigation of humanitarian access, safety and security risks across emergency responses, ensuring alignment with IRC’s Security Minimum Standards (SMS) and duty of care, and integrating GEDI and PEERS principles into HASS culture and practice. Develop and implement specific access, security and acceptance strategies, in coordination with the Emergency Country Director/ERT Leader, ASAP and/or Regional Safety and Security Director (RSSD) to enable emergency programs to serve the worst-affected and least-served conflict affected populations. In coordination with Country Director/Emergency Team Leader, and Program teams, build and maintain relationships, engage and negotiate with authorities, key power brokers, security actors, and community stakeholders, including state and non‑state actors, to ensure IRC’s mission and activities are understood and accepted, and that staff and programs can operate safely and without disruption. Establish and maintain emergency-appropriate access and security incident reporting and trend analysis systems that (could) impact IRC’s areas of operation that reaches country/ERT leadership, senior program and operational staff and/or the DEHASS and RSSD, to inform program design, movement control, and contingency planning. Construct and maintain context-appropriate communications infrastructure (e.g., VHF/HF/satellite) in emergency responses, and support enhancement and consistency of EmU’s systems across emergency responses. Serve as a member of Field Critical Incident Management Team, supporting the management and resolution of major incidents when activated and relevant. Provide technical input to assessments and proposal development for new programs and geographic expansion, and ensure access, safety and security costs are integrated into proposals, operational budgets, and EmU annual planning, contributing to SAP‑aligned budget inputs. Coordinate and collaborate with Country and Regional HASS staff on overall management and implementation of IRC’s relevant policies and procedures during Country Program/Region led emergency responses. Ensure sustainability of the HASS management systems and appropriate handover to the Country Director and relevant Security Focal Points. Collaborate with relevant IRC units to ensure prompt and appropriate follow-up to violations of IRC’s Code of Conduct and breaches of humanitarian principles. Identify, establish and manage context appropriate approach to assure IRC facilities are secure – i.e., third party security companies or directly hired IRC security watchmen. Input into the SHIELD incident database for incident reporting and management, to facilitate After-Action Reviews with clear, documented corrective actions, and produce trend analyses to inform decision-making and risk mitigation in emergency contexts. Report to the DEHASS on all technical and contextual humanitarian access, safety and security issues. When not deployed to an emergency response, participate, support, and collaborate in the development and delivery of the shared service offering of ASAP for emergency responses as well as country programs, which may include in‑country or remote support to scenario workshops, developing access and security strategies, conducting trainings, or supporting emergency preparedness. Learning & Development Design, deliver, and supervise emergency HASS capacity-strengthening plans in emergency responses; ensure effective delivery of global S&S trainings, including gender-sensitive approaches that address gender-based violence (GBV) risks and integrate protection principles.

BA/BSc/HND in a relevant field; 6 years of experience in humanitarian access, safety, and security management; experience in emergency response contexts; strong analytical and risk assessment skills; ability to negotiate with state and non-state actors; proficiency in developing security strategies and incident reporting systems; experience in communications infrastructure management; familiarity with GEDI and PEERS principles; capacity to design and deliver training programs; experience with SHIELD incident database; understanding of IRC’s Security Minimum Standards (SMS) and duty of care principles.