READVERTISEMENT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTforAccess & Safety Manager | |
Country: | Ethiopia |
Work Base: | Addis Ababa |
Availability: | As soon as possible |
Number of Posts | 1 (One) |
Salary Scale: | As per the organization salary Scale |
Contract Duration: | One year with a possibility of extension |
About Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger-USA is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children and we enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 8,000 staff in over 50 countries, our programs reached 17 million people in 2019.
About the Country Program in Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger has been operational in Ethiopia since 1984 responding to both chronic and acute needs through a multi-sectoral strategy where Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities are integrated to have a meaningful impact on people’s resilience.
Action Against Hunger currently operates in 5 different regions (Oromia, Somali, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz and Gambella) with a portfolio of 20m USD/year of emergency, resilience building, research and innovation programs. We have a country team of around 600 staff in 17 regional and satellite offices. Our main donors in Ethiopia in 2020/2021 are: BHA, ECHO, Europaid, UNHCR, UNICEF, GFFO, BPRM, SIDA, EHF, WFP, CIAA and others.
I. Summary of position
The main objective of this position is to serve as the access and safety focal point for the Ethiopia mission. Action Against Hunger works in the most challenging and insecure environments in Ethiopia. The Access and Safety Manager will oversee the development and implementation of reporting mechanisms, monitoring of safety threats, development of security plans for the mission, and advise field teams in engaging with external actors in order to manage access for our humanitarian and development programmes.
The Access and Safety Manager’s –purpose is as follows:
II. Essential job duties
III. Supervisory Responsibilities
IV. Gender Equality Commitments
V. Fiscal Responsibility
Budgets and all grants are implemented in compliance with Action Against Hunger and donor regulations.
VI. Physical Demands
VII. Working Conditions, Travel and Environment
The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week in the duty station and/or areas of intervention/ during field visit. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required. Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic (at least 80% of the time) and international business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to infectious diseases.
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience
Required Skills & Competencies