Humanitarian Access and Security Manager (Upon funds approval)

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from woman and persons with disabilities.

Position’s mission:

Reporting to the Country Manager, the role of the Humanitarian Access and Security Manager (HASM from now on) in Lebanon is to help ensure the security of HI’s personnel and property and develop HI’s access to vulnerable populations to the greatest extent possible in a very volatile context (at local and regional level).

More specifically, HASM will support the deployment of HI's emergency response and the adaptation of the HAS framework in the country.

Reports to: Country Manager

Interacts with: HAS team, stakeholders, PMs, Support and Programme team, governmental entities, local actors, INGOs and UN.

Missions / Responsibilities:

Mission1: MANAGEMENT

Activities:

• A manager who leads by example: embodies HI’s values on a day-to-day basis and is a role model;
• A manager who gives meaning: comprehends strategy, clarifies it, translates it into operational objectives for his or her team and manages the necessary changes. Gives meaning to every act of management. Within this framework, encourages the exchange of practices within and between divisions.  Encourages innovation and risk-taking;
• A manager who administers: organizes the operational management of his or her team, structure the work to be done in accordance with identified processes, drives performance and facilitates the resolution of problems;
• A manager who assumes HR responsibilities and coaches his or her team members: contributes to the development of his or staff, creating the conditions necessary to ensure their engagement, professionalization and attachment to HI; Ensures respect of HI’s code of conduct and institutional policies and is vigilant with regard to expected attitudes and individual and collective behaviours;

Mission 2: STANDARDS AND EXPERTISE

Activities:

• Supports the development, updating and implementation of HI’s HAS system on the programme (procedures, documents and tools);
• Ensures the implementation of HI's security policy, operational guide and the new security guidelines issued by headquarters if any;
• Develops according to the specific security context new procedures, guidelines, SOPs
• Contributes to the drafting, revision and implementation of the operational strategy (StratOp) as part of his or her responsibilities;

Mission 3: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION

Responsibility 3-1: Context monitoring and strengthening the acceptance of HI’s programme

Activities:

• Monitors and analyses the local, national and regional context together with the HAS colleagues posted in the region (Palestine, Syria, Irak, Jordan and HQ);
• Develops the programme’s network by supporting the diversification of sources of information and capitalising on information from key contacts;
• Strengthens the level of acceptance of HI to whatever extent necessary in the different areas of intervention.;

Responsibility 3-2: Operational security management

Activities:

• Produces security analyses and recommendations on a needs basis and depending on the context evolution;
• Takes part in the planning of all the operations and the definition of the resulting security framework;
• Provides advice and guidance on evolving security risks, resource requirements, security frameworks and documents, strategies and sharing of good practices for the security management of HI activities in the country, including input necessary for the definition of future project proposals;
• Makes regular visits to the field to conduct security assessments and to support the offices in the provinces if need be;
• Ensures good internal coordination in all matters relating to security, particularly with Operations and Logistics on safety aspects;           
• Participates in the management of incidents/crises: analysis, technical support, recommendations, implementation, reporting, lessons learned, adjustments to frameworks, etc;
• Has an alert and checks & balances role in the monitoring and management of the programme’s security;

Responsibility 3-3: Humanitarian access ongoing analyses of the humanitarian context and key actors, identifying obstacles to access and opportunities for improvement

Activities:

• Supports the Country Manager with the creation of a strategy to improve humanitarian access specific to the programme including

• making contact and conducting humanitarian negotiations with the authorities and key players;
• preparing exploratory visits and the opening of new geographical areas’

Responsibility 3-4: Capacity-building and training in the fields of security and humanitarian access

Activities:

• Evaluates the needs of HI staff on the programme and supports the implementation of the HAS training plan (including internal and external training: Hostile Environment Awareness Training, Security management, humanitarian negotiation…);
• Ensures the training and ongoing capacity-building of staff in charge of HAS;
• Develops a culture of security within the programme;
• Takes part to briefing and Induction of new arrivals;
• Gives regular security updates to all staff;
• Facilitates internal coordination with all the services concerned (information sharing, bilateral meetings, etc.);

Responsibility 3-5: Emergency preparedness

Activities:

• Directs emergency preparedness actions in his or her department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganises the priorities of his or her team according to humanitarian imperatives in order to ensure a rapid and effective response from HI;
• Contributes the programme’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI;

Mission 4: Representation and Coordination

Activities:

• Represent HI in a bilateral meeting with humanitarian actors and with local actors when needed;
• 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 in the area if required;

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Handicap international activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Essential: University degree or equivalent certification in risk management, international relations or other discipline relevant to the position.
• Essential: Training in humanitarian access/negotiation and humanitarian security management

Experience:

• Essential: At least 5 years’ experience as a Security Manager, Analyst or Manager with security responsibilities in unstable countries / conflict area
• Experience in humanitarian action – NGO
• Experience in humanitarian negotiation (depending of the location of the position)

Other professional Skills:

• Organizational management
• Information security management
• Public relations and external representation
• Analysis of the security context
• Management of security incidents/ crisis

Language:

• Essential: English (oral and written)
• Desirable: Arabic mandatory

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child. Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Basic salary ranges for the position is going to be paid according to the experience and to HI salary Grid.

Basic Salary: Starting 3,090 USD

Closing date: 17/10/2024