Access and Safety Assistant

Position:   Access and Safety Assistant       

Contract duration: 6 months renewable

Location:Middle Area and South Gaza Strip

Starting Date  ASAP

I-Background on ACTED

ACTED is an international NGO registered in France. ACTED’s vocation is to support vulnerable populations affected by wars, natural disasters and/or economic and social crises, and to accompany them in building a better future. ACTED started its activities in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in May 2007. ACTED is currently implementing projects covering multiple humanitarian / development sectors, funded by of a variety of international donors, which aim at protecting vulnerable households and strengthening civil society actors across the oPt. ACTED oPt offers a dynamic, rigorous and knowledge-orientated working environment.

II-Country Profile

In the occupied Palestinian territory, ACTED is both committed to humanitarian assistance and long-term development. ACTED strives to strengthen the economic capacities of communities, consolidate civil society organisations, and provide emergency assistance to the most vulnerable, rural communities in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. ACTED currently seeks an Access and Safety Assistant for its humanitarian operations in Gaza.

“ACTED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and ensures that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited. All candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and screening checks in line with legal requirements. Any candidate offered a job will sign ACTED’s Code of Conduct and related policies as part of their work contract. All staff are expected to abide by the standards of behaviour outlined in those documents.”

III-Position Profile

The Access and Safety Assistant will support the Country Security Manager (CSM) and Country Security Officer (CSO) in their daily tasks. Under the guidance of CSM / CSO, the Access and Safety Assistant will:

• Contribute to the daily monitoring of security incidents in Gaza, and to compiling these incidents into a daily report, and storing these in a security database
• Assisting with the preparation for field visits, including engaging with local stakeholders such as site-level community leaders to ensure safety assurances for our teams
• Ensuring movements in Gaza adhere to notification and coordination systems, and that all movements comply with the Movement SOP
• Accompany field movements to provide in situ support to programme colleagues moving into unfamiliar locations, or new sites, during periods of heightened risks
• Provide regular safety and security briefings to colleagues, utilising detailed local knowledge and context, including weekly meetings and new staff briefings
• Act as a local liaison for community leaders that Acted may need to interact with to enable our humanitarian operations
• Ad hoc incident management support, including outside of working hours where critical situations emerge
• Establish and maintain a local network with humanitarian counterparts to ensure Acted staff are up to date on the latest contextual developments that may impact their safety or security, providing live alerts to the CSO or CSM when new risks are identified
• Assist in the drafting of monthly security reports and documents as requested
• Liaise with the logistics department to ensure Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS) compliance at Gaza level

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IV-Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in any relevant field.
• Strong knowledge of the local context
• At least 1 year of experience in the humanitarian and/or international organization (strongly preferred)
• Experience in contingency planning, and experience in emergency simulations will be considered an advantage
• Previous experience providing training and making presentations (preferred)
• Excellent computer skills (office applications) (preferred)
• Working knowledge of written and spoken English is required (and will be assessed via interview)
• Ability to work and communicate efficiently in English (verbally and in writing) is a pre-requisite.

V-Submission of applications

Interested candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the below link later than September 11th, 2024 to: 

Application form

The selection committee will review all applications as they are received. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, and those unable to meet these requirements will not be considered. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. No telephone inquiries will be received.

“Due to the emergency situation and the need for the position , this job might be filled before the end of the vacancy announcement”