Safety Officer

DRC has been responding to various humanitarian crises in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees. DRC received registration from the Ministry of Interior in 2011, and since then has focused primarily on responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and the resulting impact on Lebanese host community. DRC Lebanon’s focus is to ensure that we are able to respond to critical emerging humanitarian needs whilst improve the living conditions of displacement-affected populations and contribute to the achievement of durable solutions.   With an annual portfolio of $12million, and with approximately 200+ staff,  DRC is focusing its response in protection and economic recovery (Ec-Rec) sector in Bekka, North Lebanon and Beirut. DRC is also contributing to the evidence base and coordination structures in country through our Evidence Generation and referral information management (RIMs) teams 

About the job 

Under the direct supervision of the Area Manager and the technical supervision of the Safety Coordinator, the Safety Officer provides administrative assistance and technical support to contribute to the safety of staff, DRC assets and  implementation of programme activities.  Your main duties and responsibilities will be:  

Information & Analysis 

• Under the guidance of the Area Manager, establish or reinforce relations with the representatives of the different local administrative services; municipalities and key stakeholders to support DRC operations. Actively liaise with these stakeholders for both program and training activities as is necessary. 

• Collect, verify, analyze and report Safety-related information that affects, or may affect, DRC operations. This includes leading the local safety context analysis groups and sharing context as required on a continual basis with the AM and country Safety Coordinator.  

• Manage alert networks in assigned areas of responsibility. 

• Prepare and submit Safety Incident Reports (SIR) and feed into DRC’s Safety Information Management System (SIMS). 

• Contribute to Safety Risk Assessments (SRA), stake holder mapping and trend analysis. 

• Establish a network of contacts and represent DRC at security and coordination meetings and when necessary, actively participate in UN Security Cell meetings within the area of operations. 

Training 

• Support the Safety Coordinator in designing, organizing and conducting Safety trainings. 

• Assist in training staff in respective area of operation on safety procedures 

• Help facilitating DRC’s Personnel Safety Awareness Training and lead selected training modules. 

Safety Risk Management 

• Conduct monthly assessment of the Minimum Operating Safety Standards (MOSS). 

• Draft localized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Safety Coordinator/AM review 

• Provide Safety briefings to all new and visiting staff in respective area of operation.  

• Ensure that appropriate access controls are in place at DRC facilities. 

• Support Incident Management Team (IMT) should any ongoing safety situation arise. 

About you 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a Tertiary education (Bachelor minimum) in communication, politics, risk or other related field. Moreover, we also expect the following:  

Required  

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in Safety operations, with international or local NGOs 
• Proven experience in working flexibly within a diverse team, with the ability to adapt to flexible working hours & able to travel to field sites often, and on short notice, and be available on-call 
• Solid critical analytical skills with experience of information gathering and reporting 
• Strong information technology skills and excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Preferred qualifications: 

• Some experience in negotiating access for humanitarian or other agencies. 
• Proven experience in carrying out safety or security trainings 
• Have a Lebanese driver’s license and prepared to drive DRC vehicles 

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.   
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.   
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. 

We offer 

Contract length: End of December 2022

Band/Level: H 

Duty Station: North Lebanon

Start date: March 2022 

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact sama.kanaan@drc.ngo 

Application process 

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered. 

Closing date for applications: February 02, 2022 

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