Senior Humanitarian Access & Security Advisor

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K; United States; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the United Kingdom is seeking an Emergency Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Advisor. This hybrid, full-time role is based in multiple contexts including Dakar, N'Djamena, New York HQ, Tunis, and Djibo, offering global exposure and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen access and security in crisis responses.

You will lead strategies, build relations with authorities and stakeholders, support safety and security governance, and contribute

Qualifications

• Fluency in both written and spoken French and English required.
• Experience enabling humanitarian access and security in crisis contexts.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver inclusive in-person and remote scenario development workshops as part of wider ASAP support to frontline program teams responding to major crises, linking those scenarios relevant strategies to support IRC to serve the worst-affected and least-served populations despite conflict, volatility and risk.
• Support frontline program teams to develop and track indicators for tracking crisis developments in support countries, where requested as part of wider support, and actively contribute to information sharing with IRC colleagues about key crisis developments in support countries.
• Support country leadership to develop and implement specific access and acceptance strategies, in support of the Country Director/Emergency Team Leader, ASAP and/or RSSDs to enable and safeguard principled, secure, and sustained humanitarian access to reach target populations, in line with IRC policy and international humanitarian law – these may include a wide range of access approaches including broader risk management and remote management.
• Ensure strategies include how IRC builds relationships, engages and negotiates with authorities, key power brokers, security actors, and community stakeholders, including with state and non‑state actors, to ensure IRC’s mission and activities are understood and accepted, and that staff and programs can operate safely and without disruption.
• Build and maintain an active network of humanitarian access and security staff internally and across organisations.
• Maintain currency with methods, approaches and professional developments in relevant topics, and represent IRC in relevant global fora where needed.

Skills

Humanitarian access management

Safety and security management

Emergency preparedness

Learning and development

Job description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the United Kingdom is seeking an Emergency Humanitarian Access, Safety and Security Advisor. This hybrid, full-time role is based in multiple contexts including Dakar, N'Djamena, New York HQ, Tunis, and Djibo, offering global exposure and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen access and security in crisis responses.

You will lead strategies, build relations with authorities and stakeholders, support safety and security governance, and contribute