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Humanitarian Access Manager

Requisition ID: req49562

Job Title: Humanitarian Access Manager

Sector: Safety & Security

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Tripoli, Libya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

Job Overview/Summary:
The Humanitarian Access & Security Manager (HASM) will support the development and
implementation of humanitarian access and security management plans in compliance with IRC’s
strategy and in alignment with humanitarian principles, humanitarian needs, Duty of Care and
Gender Equality principles. The HASM reports to the Senior Humanitarian Access & Security
Coordinator (SHASC) providing support to all current and future IRC locations in across Libya. The
HASM will identify changes and trends in the access and security environment in Libya and will
ensure that adequate and up-to-date policies, security management plans and procedures are in
place, and known to all staff. The incumbent will work closely with key stakeholders to support the
implementation of high quality training and capacity strengthening programs to all national and
international staff based in Libya.
Major Responsibilities:
Safety and Security Risk Management
• Provide technical support to the SHASC on all policies, procedures, guidelines and planning
for staff safety, operational security, and program continuity.
• Support the SHASC to develop, review and update the Security Management Plans for Libya.
• Support the Field Humanitarian Access Officers and all field Security Focal Points to
implement SOPs and contingency plans.
• Support preparedness efforts in anticipation of contextual changes to ensure the continuity
of operations and program delivery.
• Evaluate, review, and update the hibernation and evacuation plans for all IRC premises in
Libya, and ensure that the practical preparations are in place and known to all staff involved.
• Conduct risk assessments of contracted and prospective offices, guest houses and program
delivery sites. Follow up on actions to be taken to ensure compliance with safety and security
standards.
• Undertake continual assessments of equipment to ensure that minimal conditions for
security are being met.
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IRC Libya Country Program
• Conduct safety inspections of IRC facilities such as monthly fire safety checks.
• Manage minor security incidents in offices or program delivery sites.
• Support the SHASC and Senior Management Team in responding to major security incidents.
• Work closely with the Field Coordinator to ensure that all incidents and accidents are
reported in a timely manner.
• Conduct security risk assessments as required.
• Provide technical input and advice on assessments for entering new geographic areas.
• Ensure that accurate, up-to-date security/communications information is available in
appropriate local language(s) to all staff based in Libya.
• Provide orientation and capacity building to all staff including drivers, security guards and
volunteers on security policies and procedures.
Provide security induction to new hires and security briefing to IRC visitors.
• Provide technical advice and support to IRC partners in Libya on safety and security
management.
Humanitarian Access Management
• Support the SHASC in developing and implementing humanitarian access strategies and
approaches tailored to local contexts across Libya.
• Ensure humanitarian access approaches are responsive to local context and include
overarching community engagement components.
• Support IRC teams to conduct principled and sustainable negotiations with relevant local
actors in line with humanitarian principles, humanitarian needs, duty of care principles, and
IRC’s strategy.
• Engage regularly with local communities and local/national stakeholders to contribute to the
enhancement of IRC’s image, reputation, and acceptance.
• Work with appropriate IRC units, including HR, to ensure timely and appropriate follow-up to
violations of IRC’s Code of Conduct, in addition to operational breaches to humanitarian
principles.
Monitoring, Reporting & Analysis
• Constantly monitor available sources to collect, compile and report information including
incidents and trends pertinent to humanitarian access and security.
• Prepare and disseminate regular updates to senior field and country management team.
• Provide timely area-based access analysis based on programmatic demands.
• Report all security and access incidents in a timely manner on IRC’s online internal reporting
platform.
Staff Management and Development
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear
expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive
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IRC Libya Country Program
and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual
performance reviews.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being; approve and manage all leave requests to
ensure adequate coverage.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Humanitarian Access and Security Coordinator
Supervises: Humanitarian Access Officers (Humanitarian Access Officer in Sabha, Humanitarian
Access Officer in Misrata, and Senior Humanitarian Access Officer in Benghazi).
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Field Coordinators, Program Managers, Program Focal Points.
External: NGOs, other humanitarian actors, local implementing partners, UN agencies, UNDSS,
international organizations, local authorities, and service providers.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of non-profit or NGO work experience within international
humanitarian assistance programs with demonstrated capabilities in planning, organizing
and executing complex operations in a field set-up.
• Experience in providing clear dynamic briefings and analysis of unfolding access and security
situations when they occur (both written and verbal)
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Solid ability to provide team-building, coaching, and development for staff.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Excellent relationship-building, interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively represent
IRC at forums and with external stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation and mediation skills essential, with a demonstrated ability to influence
without authority.
• Experience of working successfully with local stakeholders such as local and international
NGOs, local authorities, government etc. with sensitivity and diplomacy.
• Experience in design and supporting training engagements with staff and partners to enhance
skills and adapt to changing program demands.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to Travel: 50% travel, primarily within Libya.
Standards of Professional Conduct The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and
principles outlined in the IRC Way –Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and
Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary
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Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal
Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Working Environment
Staff must comply with all IRC security policies and procedures applicable to IRC employee.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without
regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status,
veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law