NRC Cameroon is looking for a dedicated Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Manager to serve as the lead technical resource on health, safety and security risks and crisis management in Cameroon.
Cameroon is compounded by three conflict-related humanitarian crises: in addition, COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation in-country. Incursions by Armed Organized Groups (AOGs) in the Far North Region continue to cause devastations and subsequently, 1.2 million people living in the region are in urgent need of assistance. Cameroon’s Eastern regions are still home to over 280,000 vulnerable refugees from the Central African Republic and the third crisis is the on-going violence in the two English-speaking regions of North-west and South-west where 680,000 Cameroonians are now internally displaced due to this crisis and an additional 58,000 persons have sought refuge in neighbouring Nigeria.
The Corona Virus pandemic has exacerbated the needs in-country. The Cameroon HRP estimates 6.2 million people that are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020.
NRC has been operational in Cameroon since April 2017, and currently has five field offices; Maroua and Kousseri in the Far North; Buea in the South-west; Bamenda in the North-west and Batouri in the East.
Reporting to the Country Director, The HSS Manager acts as the technical supervisor for Area HSS staff and serves as a core member of the country management group and crisis management team.
Duties and responsibilities
Generic responsibilities
Promote and stimulate HSS risk management culture
Provide Country management group (CMG) with strategic advice based on changes to the context
Oversee and support national HSS risk management to staff, assets, operation, and reputation of NRC
Contribute to proposals and strategies in accordance with NRC and donor requirements.
Implement the NRC Global HSS Management System at the national level and provide reports required
Develop and maintain national HSS documents and procedures incl. strategy and budget
Act as an adviser to CMT leader during a crisis and take lead as and when delegated
Oversee and/or conduct Security Risk Analysis (SRA) and status reviews
Manage HSS staff at country office
Support, training, control, and development of HSS staff in all offices and organize and/or train and develop staff in HSS
Network, communicate, and cooperate with relevant external HSS actors
Specific responsibilities
Act as the budget-holder for all HSS budget needs and lines for the country office
Co-lead with the HR Manager on Duty of Care for staff in the country
Act as the COVID-19 Focal point
Lead the development and or review of HSS policies for the country office
Contribute to the country strategy development process and ensure that all HSS related inputs are provided
Qualifications
Generic professional competencies
Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior HSS Manager in an international humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Substantial and demonstrated prior experience as a trainer
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal,
Valid driver’s license
Preferred
Professional qualifications or studies in general management, HSS and/or risk management
Prior work experience at the country level
Experience or qualifications in humanitarian access
Experience or qualifications in negotiations
Experience in risks management for implementing partners or remote management
Prior work experience in the Central and West Africa region will be an advantage
Personal qualities
Handling insecure environments
Initiating action and change
Empowering and building trust
Managing performance and development
Strategic thinking
Influencing
We can offer
A 2-years full-time contract with competitive salary and benefits according to International staff terms and conditions, including contributions to the pension fund.
The flexible working environment in a dynamic office in Yaounde
Duty Station: Yaounde, with 40% travel to the field.
Grade: 9 in NRC grade structure.
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Only CVs and applications written in English will be assessed
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