NRC  recrute un conseiller en accès humanitaire,  H/F, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Description :

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC requires staff members who travel on an international contract to the field to undergo an medical examination with our medical provider. Employees must produce a Health Clearance Certificate before departure stating that there are no relevant health concerns. If staff are unable to provide this, NRC reserves the right to terminate the Contract of Employment.

Background

NRC is currently working in Burkina Faso and Niger as one country program, with staff dedicated to assisting people affected by conflict. NRC’s humanitarian interventions are based on its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter, Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Livelihoods and Food Security, along with Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) to vulnerable displaced people that were forced to flee as well as in host communities.

In Niger, according to UNOCHA, approximately 530,000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 300,000 IDPs and 230,000 refugees fleeing from Nigeria, Mali and Burkina Faso. Currently, NRC Niger is operational in Maradi and Tillaberi. In Burkina Faso, according to Burkina Faso Government approximately 1.4 million people are in displacement and 22500 are refugees from neighbouring countries. In Burkina Faso NRC is operational in Centre North and Sahel regions. This position will be responsible for all humanitarian access and negotiation as well as representation, as delegated by the Country Director, in both Burkina Faso and Niger.

Role and responsibilities

The Humanitarian Access Adviser position supports principled programme design and implementation by providing analysis and operational guidance to ensure sustained and quality access. The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities:

  1. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
  2. Contribute to the development of access strategies in coordination with critical interfaces at Country Office (CO), Area Office (AO), and Field Office (FO) level.
  3. In collaboration with the relevant teams, support in negotiating and ensuring access from relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
  4. Develop and continuously update sound stakeholder analysis and access networks for areas where NRC is or is planning to implement programme activities.
  5. Report on context and conflict trends with a focus on developing strong contextual understanding among NRC teams.
  6. Expand and maintain NRC’s network of relevant contacts through direct liaison as well as strategic support to stakeholder engagement.
  7. Continuously monitor and evaluate the political, social, security and humanitarian situation for developments affecting humanitarian access, to inform NRC’s response.
  8. In close collaboration with the Global Access Advisor, define and implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of access components projects.

Specific responsibilities

Liaison

  • Maintain active contact with Access/Liaison counterparts from peer agencies (including Local Humanitarian Partners) and relevant organisations.
  • Represent NRC in all access related areas including providing support to existing access mechanisms (Access Working Group, CMCoord).
  • Work closely with field staff to ensure sound knowledge of principled access and negotiations.
  • Work in close collaboration with the Regional Analyst and ACLED to monitor and analyse conflict dynamics, develop an analysis methodology and deliver inputs to the access / analysis platform (under development).
  • Coordinate with the Global Access Advisor on key issues and access strategic direction.
  • Support with establishing and maintaining contacts with the authorities in the areas of operation with a specific focus on the development of access related networks.

Analysis and Advocacy support

  • Support the establishment of a context monitoring system to collect and analyse key information and data relevant to NRC’s programmatic and strategic decision making.
  • Development of context specific tools in support of building anticipatory analysis – in close coordination with the Regional Analyst and Global Access Advisor;
  • Provide written and verbal analysis to NRC country management team and area teams highlighting conflict dynamics and trends analysing their impact on current and future NRC access and presence;
  • Monitor the security and political situation on the ground building on external network; share regular context updates and analysis;
  • Make sure that contextual trends are monitored, tracked and reported.
  • Maintain a sound analysis of local and regional stakeholders;
  • Use incident databases and trends as a basis for providing analysis related to safety, security and access;
  • Write regular as well as ad-hoc reports pertaining to security incidents, access developments and other contextual concerns in order to better inform decision-making process;
  • Support the Policy and Advocacy department in identifying access related issues and in producing evidences for advocacy purposes;
  • Facilitate information management and dissemination amongst others through weekly context updates as well as ad-hoc analysis.

Field support

  • Support Country and area management team on crisis management, incident management and post incident management when required;
  • Support the NRC Country and Area Office Management Groups in making informed strategic decisions related to humanitarian access and the practical application of humanitarian principles;
  • Coordinate the implementation of access strategies for all operational areas.
  • Provide capacity building to field staff on access related topics (humanitarian principles, negotiations, context analysis).

Programmatic support

  • In coordination with HO access team and relevant AO/CO colleagues, contribute in designing access strategies for new operational areas;
  • Support in ensuring that program activities are planned, implemented and monitored safely through advisory and technical support;
  • Contribute in ensuring that all interventions are conducted in respect of the Do-No-Harm principle and in a conflict-sensitive manner;
  • Highlight operational dilemmas throughout all PCM phases and inform CMG decision

Competencies

Professional competencie:

  •  5 years of experience with in a similar functional with NGOs, UN or private sector;
  • At least 3 years of experience in the Sahel region, of which at least one in Burkina Faso and/or Niger;
  • Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts;
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
  • Technical expertise in humanitarian access ;
  • Technical knowledge of and experience managing and/or advising on humanitarian access;
  • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile;
  • Previous experience in remote management ;
  • Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal;
  • Bachelor degree in a relevant field;
  • Strong computer and data analysis skills;
  • Analytical-minded and able to read political /reference maps;
  • General understanding of humanitarian work.

Context related skills, knowledge and experience

  • Experience in liaising with communities and authorities as well as NGOs;
  • Experience of assessing political, social and security situations in the country;
  • Fluency in at least one Sahel local language;
  • Familiar with local culture, politics and geographical areas;
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including capacities to negotiate with non-government stakeholders.

What We Offer

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative

  • 12 months fixed term contract ;
  • Grade 8 in NRC scale ;
  • Duty Station: Ouagadougou with 50% travelling ;
  • An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause;
  • A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

The role is open to international candidates who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.  

Find the full job description here.

APPLY before 14/11/2021 at this link.