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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Safety Specialist. The position will be based in Mariupol or Slovyansk with travel throughout the country.

About the job

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. In Ukraine DRC operates since 2007.

The role of the Safety Specialist is to manage all aspects of the DRC Safety Risk Management (SRM) system for both DRC and DDG programmes within geographical area of responsibility. This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities. Safety Specialist reports directly to Country Director.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

 Safety Risk Management 

• Oversee the Safety Risk Management (SRM) process
• Develop area and country safety management policies, protocols and procedures
• Facilitate Safety Risk Assessments (SRAs) and support the implementation of mitigation measures
• Analyze, manage and report relevant information within geographical area of responsibility
• Maintain relevant safety documentation, data and records for the areas of concern
• Develop the capacity of, and coordinate, relevant Crisis Management Teams (CMTs)
• Technically advise on the procurement of safety-related equipment, facilities and other resources.

Training, supervision and support

• Support and deliver safety-related training
• Mentor and provide technical supervision to local safety staff
• Facilitate surge support to IMTs as required

As Coordinator the post-holder is responsible for the following:

• Responsible for coordinating strategy and operations within a specific discipline in a region or country
• Usually has technical line responsibilities within a given discipline, for both strategy and operations
• Provides expert advice and support to set strategy and assure operational quality and compliance 

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have relevant experience in safety sector within international NGO.

Required experience and competencies

• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience as a safety and security manager/adviser with an INGO
  • Experience working in multicultural work settings
  • Proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized protocols and systems
  • Experience with information gathering, analysis and report writing
  • Ability to conduct and produce high quality safety risk assessments (SRAs)
  • Experience with critical incident management
  • Experience with delivering safety-related training
  • Experience working in hostile or hazardous environments
  • Full professional proficiency in English, fluency in Russian/Ukrainian

  All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
  • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
  • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
  • Demonstrating integrity: Acting in line with DRC’s vision and values.

Required education

Master’s degree in political science, peace & conflict studies, history, disaster management or a military education

We offer

Contract length: 6 months with the possibility to extend

Salary Bend: G non-management

Start date: 1 February 2019

The application is open for Ukraine citizens only. Internal candidates will have a distinct advantage. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to https://drc.ngo/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

ATTENTION: Though external and internal candidates are equally encouraged to apply for this position, in case of equal level of qualifications and interview performance the preference will be given to an internal candidate. Closing date for applications: 30 December 2018.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact [email protected]

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.