Humanitarian Access and Safety Coordinator CAR Bouar

The Humanitarian Access and Safety Coordinator supports the implementation of NRC's global HAS management system in the Central African Republic, ensuring safe and principled humanitarian response. The role involves managing staff, conducting risk assessments, coordinating with external actors, and promoting a culture of safety and access in humanitarian operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the HAS Manager in implementing NRC's global HAS management system in CAR, prepare required reports and execute the HAS operational plan
• Contribute to fostering a culture of safe and principled humanitarian response and support implementation of Minimum Standards for Safe and Inclusive Programming
• Manage staff under direct supervision including performance management, setting clear objectives aligned with strategic priorities, monitoring and supporting achievement of results
• Plan staffing, recruitment, integration and development of personnel, and support duty of care
• Support HAS Manager/Area Manager and Country Director in contextual analysis
• Contribute to development of HAS documents at CAR level including contingency plans, access strategies and standard operating procedures adapted to context
• Support HAS Manager/Area Manager and Country Director in conducting security risk assessments and access assessments, including rapid SRAs for new operational areas, and collaborate with management to implement relevant mitigation measures and support safe programming
• Support HAS Manager/Area Manager to monitor compliance with NRC HAS management system at country level
• Promote continuous learning culture related to humanitarian access and safety, organize trainings including hostile environment individual safety training (HEIST), first aid, exercises and simulations for NRC staff and partners
• Communicate and coordinate with relevant external actors and coordination structures, establish relationships with stakeholders to inform operations and security management, increase humanitarian access and protect humanitarian space in CAR
• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and procedures, especially HAS policies and procedures
• Collaborate with staff and Country Director/Area Manager to ensure duty of care standards are met considering NRC staff and visitors diversity
• Ensure all staff provide informed consent based on arrival briefing and receive regular security context updates
• Manage incidents related to access, safety and security at country level with CMG members and HAS Manager, ensuring documentation in NRC Protect
• Advise on engagement with conflict parties including non-state armed groups and state armed forces as designated by management
• Contribute to capacity building and knowledge sharing initiatives with local partners on security risk management and humanitarian access in coordination with HAS Manager and partnership focal points
• Represent NRC in external forums at country level such as security coordination groups, Humanitarian Access Working Group (HAWG), civil-military coordination and others as needed
• Promote safeguarding principles and commitments within NRC and with communities
• Perform any other HAS and position-related tasks delegated by supervisor

Requirements

• Licence (Bac+3) in social sciences, Security and Risk Management, Humanitarian Access and Crisis Management or related field
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in humanitarian or recovery context
• Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and their application in programmatic and advocacy responses, NGO safety and risk management, humanitarian access and civil-military coordination
• Previous experience working in complex contexts and understanding of access negotiations
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Word and Excel
• Previous experience as a trainer is an asset
• Professional proficiency in French, both written and spoken
• Professional and/or conversational proficiency in English is an asset
• Proven knowledge of the local context
• Mastery of local languages in the intervention area is an asset
• Experience liaising with communities, authorities, and NGOs
• Experience in risk management with implementing partners (if applicable)

Skills

• Humanitarian Access
• Risk Management
• Civil-Military Coordination
• Access Negotiations
• Humanitarian Principles
• NGO Safety Management
• Crisis Management
• Community Liaison
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Training Delivery
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Word
• Excel
• Local Context Knowledge
• Humanitarian Programme Management

Languages

French, English