Safety Officer at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 30 countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Safety Officer

Location: Borno

The position

• The role of the Safety Officer (SO) is focused on the continuous implementation of safety strategies and protocols in order to ensure a high level of safety and wellbeing for all DRC/DDG staff based in Field location.
• The SO will maintain a high level of contextual awareness of his/her operating area and strong coordination with Program and Program support teams at the field level.
• He/ She will promote a strong Safety culture at their Base office(s) through continuous trainings and collaborative safety assessments with all field based staff.
• The SO will serve as the Safety unit representative at Field level and also serve, when required as the Safety unit representative on the Field Crisis Management Team.
• The SO will report directly to the Head of Base and will technically report to the Safety Advisor, and will be an integral part of the Safety Unit.

Key Requirements
Essentials:

• Bachelor's Degree in a field related to humanitarian work or risk management
• 3 years of demonstrative experience in INGO/NGO with at least 1 year of field safety management experience included.
• Full proficiency in written and spoken English, and local language e.g Hausa, Fulani etc.
• Working experience in MS Office 2013 package including hands-on experience/skills & MS Excel Power Point, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated, proactive and able to accomplish set deadlines.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of local languages.
• Experience in preparing reports.
• Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis and strategic planning skills
• Experience in developing safety related technical tools guidelines and systems
• Willing to meet short deadlines with minimum supervision.
• Willing to travel within DRC offices within Nigeria.

Conditions

• Availability: ASAP (Ending May 2017)
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;
• The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover letters, indicating and explaining their suitability to the position applied for, and updated CV's (no longer than four pages) in English and addressed to the Recruitment Manager via: drc-hr-ng@drc-nigeria.org 
Or
Dropped at DRC office mentioned below:
DRC Maiduguri Office,
No 3. Azare Road,
Off Damboa Road, Old GRA West,
Maiduguri,
Borno State.

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