# Humanitarian Access Safety and Security Operations Senior Officer

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Kherson, Ukraine
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The Humanitarian Access Safety and Security Operations Senior Officer (SO) will support the safe and effective establishment and day-to-day functioning of the IRC field presence in Khersonsyi raion.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Act as the primary field-level focal point for staff safety and operations for the office and program activities in Khersonskyi raion under the technical guidance of the Humanitarian Access Safety and Security (HASS) team and in coordination with the Field Coordinator

- Monitor and analyze the local security environment daily, identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities, and provide timely security advice, updates, alerts, and reports to Field Coordinator and staff that will inform decision making on daily movements and program activities

- Implement the Security Management Plan, SOPs, contingency plans and other relevant security protocols

- Conduct or support security risk assessments of the office, accommodation, routes, program locations and other operational premises, and follow up on agreed mitigation measures

- Support the development and implementation of evacuation, relocation, hibernation and emergency response plans, ensuring appropriate emergency preparedness measures are in place

**Secondary Responsibilities:**

- Support day-to-day logistics required for program implementation in Khersonskyi raion, including transportation, fleet coordination, procurement follow-up, warehouse activities and movement of supplies

- Support the day-to-day administrative functioning of the Kherson office, including office supplies, premises-related issues, service arrangements and facilities management

**Requirements:**

- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in humanitarian, NGO, security, logistics or field operations

- Demonstrated experience working in a high-risk or conflict-affected environment, with practical responsibility for staff safety, field movements or operational security

- Excellent relationship-building, interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively represent IRC in coordination forums with external stakeholders

- Strong understanding of operational security and risk management in a conflict-affected environment

- Fluency in spoken and written Ukrainian, Russian and English (minimum B2)

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary

- Purposeful job and development opportunities

- English classes and unlimited online training courses

- Life Insurance

- Medical insurance for staff and family members

- Free psychological support to employees and their family members

- 30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements

## Skills

### Required
- Security Management
- Risk Assessment
- Emergency Preparedness
- Logistics
- Administrative Support
- Ukrainian
- Russian
- English

### Nice to have
- Coordination with local authorities
- NGO security/access focal points
- local suppliers and service providers

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