JOB CONTEXT:
Since January 2024, HI has been responding to Sudan’s crisis. HI’s joint multisectoral response in Gedaref State, implemented with a Sudanese partner Non-governmental organization (NGO), is already providing physical and functional rehabilitation services in healthcare centers and at community level, as well as Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services, including individual and group counselling. HI is further engaged at the humanitarian coordination level to mainstream disability inclusion throughout the humanitarian response.

HI is scaling up its response from both geographic and modalities/sectorial perspectives. In particular, HI has deployed emergency response teams in Darfur, to setup its operations and initiate its response in the western parts of Sudan. HI team is present in Darfur since December 2024, implementing inclusive humanitarian action, and basic needs activities (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Food security). HI team is also active in other sectors such as Functional and Physical rehabilitation, and mutualized logistics. The advertised vacancy is to be part of that team.

The main office is currently in Tawila, North Darfur, but HI is also operational in Geneina, West Darfur, and exploring having an operational presence in Nyala, South Darfur.

MISSION CONTEXT:
Under the management of the Area Manager, the Humanitarian Access and Security Manager (HASM) will cover the entire Darfur region and support HI operations and movements of goods and people in between the different states of the Darfur. He or she will be based in Tawila, North Darfur with regular stays in South Darfur (could be for several weeks) and West Darfur. The recruited HASM will need, among other regular tasks, to support Atlas Logistique activities and especially mutualized transportation. This entails regular field trips in sensitive areas to assess the area and greenlight movements in the assessed zones and localities.

YOUR MISSION:
1. Contributes to the country strategies in line with the global strategies

Steers security strategy and functioning through the active promotion of HI’s institutional policy and the optimization of resources

STRATOP: contributes towards the drafting, revision and implementation of operational strategy (stratop) in the specific area;
RISKS: produces and updates the risk map covering the specific area; proposes and implements risk mitigation measures;
INCIDENTS: contributes to incident reporting within her or his scope of responsibility;
INDICATORS: produces, compiles and analyses dashboard data;
REPRESENTATION: represents HI externally on security matters concerning her or his specific area (e.g. forums, operational and strategic alliances); ensures the development of local partnerships necessary to the development of her or his specific area of activity.
2. Standards and Accountability

STANDARDS: ensures respect and application of HI standards and of the mission for the whole of her or his professional sector, with regard to policy, processes and tools;
LOCAL ADAPTATION: adapts and contextualizes these standards according to specific local characteristics;
INTERNAL CONTROL: oversees internal control for her or his whole area of responsibility;
ACCOUNTABILITY: guarantees compliance with and application of institutional donor rules on her or his activity sector on all the projects implemented in her or his specific area.
3. Operational security management

Gains a thorough understanding on security issues in the specific area and develop an effective and efficient security related information collection.

Supports the Area Manager in the security watch;
Follows the evolution of local and regional context as well as national and international context when its necessary;
Supports the diversification of information sources and capitalize information about key contacts on the specific area;
Develops her or his own networking in order to gather and cross check information obtained from the area;
Provides context analysis, potential scenario and mitigation measures through regular reporting;
Ensures the link with the Area Manager, the HASM (Country) and the headquarter Security Advisor to share and strengthen analysis;
Ensures that the program is in-line with HI’s security policy;
Supports the development, update and implementation of the security system for HI in the specific area (procedures, documents and tools);
Follows up the application of security procedures, analyses and formalized lessons learnt to Area Manager;
Proposes to Area Manager and HASM (Country) improvements for the management of security in the program and participates to the planning of security procedures implementation;
Provides feedback and advice on security risks, as well as resources, security documents, strategies and good practice for security management of the HI activities into the area including direction for future project proposals;
Conducts regular field visit for security assessments and to support mission bases/offices on the area;
Provides support to Incident Management Support when needed and relevant;
Tracks HI’s acceptance among the area communities, ensuring an active acceptance strategy is in place.
4. Representation and coordination

Represents HI in bilateral meeting with humanitarian actors and with local actors when requested by the Area Manager and the HASM (Country);
Maintains and expands HI’s network of contact with key staff of International NGOs or United Nations agencies specialized in analysis and security and with security access referent of other governmental entities in the area if required;
Maintains regular discussion and organize regular updates on security and context with the Humanitarian Access and Security Manager (Country).
Liaises and coordinates with support services Managers to ensure proper capacity, resources and assets are available for security follow-up at mission level.
5. Training and management

Assesses risk behavior from HI staff (national and international) in the area;
Provides training and on the job training toward persons who have security responsibilities in the area;
Organizes and provides extensive training on any security related issues to all HI staff of the area; induction for newcomers, regular briefing for international and national staff on security rules and procedures and any other specific training for staff.
Assumes the role and stance of manager with regard to her or his staff:
Fosters a team spirit and team works to ensure the necessary synergies between each entity within the mission. Encourages the exchange of practices between each HI entity in the area;
Contributes towards the professional development of her or his team members: sets individual objectives, ensures that the know-how and motivations of her or his staff meet the organization’s needs;
Provides individual and collective recognition;
Develops her or his staff‘s ability to work autonomously;
Embodies and transmits HI’s values, ensures respect of its code of conduct and institutional policies and is vigilant with regard to expected attitudes and individual and collective behaviors.
6. Humanitarian Access

Continually analyzes the humanitarian context on the area, identifying challenges to access, opportunities for improvement, and key actors;
Supports the Area Manager in creating a program-specific strategy for improving humanitarian access;
Supports the Area Manager in dialogue and negotiations to obtain access with authorities and key stakeholders;
Supports the Area Manager on the preparation of exploratory visit and the opening of new areas.
7. Reporting

Provides monthly security sitrep and contribute to monthly mission sitrep
Provides quality reporting in case of incident (online application system)
Participates with inputs in any relevant document preparation (proposal, report, project risk analysis, assessments internal or external visits…)
Requirements
Experienced profile: at least 3 years of experience managing security in highly volatile and remote environments, with preferred experience in Sahel region
Willingness to travel to sensitive and remote areas within Darfur
Previous experience with HI would be an asset
Fluent English is mandatory
Arabic will be a strong advantage
Strong communication and negotiation skills, with capacity to produce clear and timely reports
Strong level of analysis
Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
Ability to deal with rapidly changing context and plan
Ability to work independently and in a team under challenging conditions
Proficient in Office package
Experience using GPS tracking devices is a plus

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