Regional Humanitarian Access and Safety Adviser Latin America

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s values. To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and beliefs that shall guide our actions and relationships. NRC has a commitment to safety and wellbeing and together we build a positive working culture to feel valued, empowered, supported, safe and have a sense of belonging. NRC does not tolerate employees exploiting or abusing people and has zero tolerance to inaction. What we are looking for The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking a highly qualified, resilient, and dynamic professional to take up the role of Regional Security Adviser for Latin America Regional Office (LARO). This role is responsible for developing, evaluating and monitoring NRC’s regional security risk management approach in accordance with global standards, with an overall objective to enable the delivery of a safe and principled humanitarian response. While NRC has largely been successful with regards to delivering assistance to people in need, security and access constraints pose a challenge to humanitarian operations across the region. Conflict and violence, environmental and physical challenges, bureaucratic obstacles, interference in humanitarian operations, are all obstacles to delivery of services and protection to displacement affected people. The Regional HAS Adviser plays a fundamental role in security risk management, in capacity building of HAS colleagues and country management, as well as in operationalizing Duty of Care and humanitarian access strategies across the region. What you will do Promote and stimulate a culture of enabling a safe and principled humanitarian response, in line with the Humanitarian Principles and taking Programme Criticality into account. Ensure quality recruitment, induction, guidance, support, mentoring, capacity building, and development of HAS staff in the country offices to strengthen operational leadership. Maintain a detailed understanding of the context within the region, including analysis and forecasting, and brief regional management on key security developments, access impediments, and emerging threats within the region. Work with management to ensure that the relevant mitigation measures are in place. In collaboration with People & Organisation, the Regional Head of Operational Support and the Regional Director, ensure Duty of...