Position:                             Deputy Risk Manager

Location:                            Gaziantep - Turkey

Reports to:                        Hube Leader/ WoS Risk Manager

Duration:                           1 Year

About RI: Relief International specializes in relief and development programs that benefit people in acute distress. A registered non-profit in the US, UK, France and Belgium, our work targets those fragile countries or communities that suffer from recurrent man-made or natural crises that impede human development. The people that we serve live in seventeen countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia where the debilitating effects of political instability, forced displacement, and natural disasters are pervasive. Often, RI is the only organization providing healthcare, education, logistics, energy, capacity building, economic development, sanitation, and many other forms of assistance to these highly vulnerable communities.  

Position Summary:     

The Deputy Risk Manager (DRM) is responsible for maintaining oversight of RI policy and strategy,

developing contextual analysis, building capacity within the country office and field based teams and

developing and implementing context specific protocols and procedures. The Deputy Risk Manager is

a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), reporting to the Turkey Hub Leader, Syria Security

Manager will assure that country operations are managed in alignment with RI policies and standards

and that relevant emergency contingency plans are undertaken, updated and in place. He/she will be

undertaking ongoing analysis of the context and developments in relation to the current situation and

maintain up-to-date context analysis, risk assessment and maintain an incident reporting system. The

DRM will provide access and security risk management guidance and support to all levels of RI staff in

the country office, managing critical incidents, and providing timely advisories.

The DRM will supervise the Senior Risk Officer based in Gaziantep and will remotely oversee the risk

officers, field based. The DRM also ensures compliance with relevant RI reporting systems and acts in

direct liaison with the Syria Security Manager, based in Amman.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Security Management:

• Undertake ongoing analysis of the context and assist with the strategic and operational

assessments, and with the refinement of program strategies.

• Develop and maintain up-to-date context analysis and risk assessment.
• Develop and maintain an incident reporting system consistent with Global Support Office

requirements.

• Maintain close contacts with all relevant stakeholders to develop a network and build

relationships with key actors to ensure gathering of reliable security information.

• Undertake regular and ad hoc security assessment missions as necessary, in order to gather

information and to analyze the overall security situation in existing and potential areas of

intervention.

• Develop and regularly update the Safety and Security Management Plan and tools in

accordance with the nature of safety and security risks (inc. detailed threat assessment,

security protocols, standard operating procedures for movement & transport, office,

warehouse, communications, incident report, etc.).

• Ensure safety and security dimensions are factored into all operational activities such as

programming (including budget), advocacy and communication

• Organize and circulate relevant safety and security information to the staff
• Ensure that project proposals and operational plans budgets include safety and security plans

Employee RI

• Provide security risk management for the safeguarding of RI activities and safety of staff
• Provide regular security reports and safety briefings to relevant RI national and international

Staff

• Lead in preparation of training on safety procedures, safety awareness and fire safety for staff

as required.

• Ensure field staff are aware of RI’s safety procedures.
• To ensure hibernation/evacuation/relocation plans are put in place and updated along with

the contingency plans.

• To ensure all RI areas of operations’ surveys are updated on regular basis.
• Assist and update the security risk assessment (SRA) and Country Security Plan (CSP)
• Track safety related incidents and developments and provides analytical and context update.
• Conduct field visits to RI areas of operation in NW Syria on regular basis
• Monitor staff field movements and advise on field visits.
• Update the incident mapping database, areas of control.

Communication:

• Establish a network of contacts with local stakeholders such as government, (I) NGO’s, UN,

partners, communities to share and exchange information.

• Technical Reporting line to Syria Security Manager
• Maintain communication with relevant staff in order to ensure that the security management

system complements the program and advocacy activities and vice versa.

• Maintain communication with support staff in order to ensure that all logistical, financial, IT,

HR and administrative elements of the security management system are in place.

Staff Management:

• Assist the senior risk officer in Turkey and in the field in managing his/her workload, the

organization of daily tasks and methodologies to be used for security reporting and

completion of security assessments.

• Identify field reporting communication methods, tools and checklist and conduct awareness

sessions on risk mitigations activities.

SMT Support:

• Support country management to develop a security management system which includes a

security management strategy (including detailed acceptance strategy) and plans and which

allow for the continuous updating of security measures.

• Ensure the security management system is in line with existing RI security policy, protocol and

approach.

• Support Turkey Hub leader and other senior staff to manage security incidents.
• Provide crisis management support to senior management for incident response, reporting

and analysis.

• Ensure that the supporting departments (HR, Administration, and Supply Chain) have in place

an appropriate system to facilitate good security management.

• Support in any other duties as advised

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Degree in a relevant field required, minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree or other
• Professional degree desired.
• 3-4 years of experience in direct security management and implementation;
• Previous experience working in international non-governmental organization;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel;
• Excellent oral and written English and Arabic;
• High level of computer skills on MS Office programs;
• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action;
• Ability to work under pressure and with very short deadlines & strong communications skills.
• Flexibility, transparency, analytical skill and a sense of team work and good humor are
• Essential to the job.

RI Values:

• We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence.
• We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities.
• We value
  • Inclusiveness
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Agility and innovation
  • Collaboration
  • Sustainability

Professional Standards

All Relief International members (staff, volunteers and interns) are committed to the RI policies such as, RI Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, Reporting Conflict of Interest, Reporting Misconduct, Reporting Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All new comers are expected to adhere to all these policies.

Disclaimer Clause 

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with position.

How to Apply:

In case you meet the requirements and that you are interested in the position,please send your CV in English in addition to three professional references to provided in the apply/başvur button before July 31, 2019 stating in the subject “Deputy Risk Manager“All candidates must be eligible to work in Turkey"

Please note that the position may be filled before the deadline of submission of the applications