Humanitarian Access Working Group Coordinator Afghanistan

What we are looking for
NRC is looking for a Humanitarian Access Working Group Coordinator to join the Afghanistan mission. The HAC Manager is responsible for co-leading the Humanitarian Access Working Group. The role holder is expected to ensure strong collaboration and collective outcomes, provide guidance to the NRC Access Focal Point, and advise NRC Afghanistan on broader access issues.
If you are an experienced and seasoned leader with a background in developing and integrating distinctive strategies; with strong analytical expertise and high integrity; and strong interpersonal, networking, and stakeholder management skills and able collaborate with others while building sound, constructive relationships, then this is the role for you!
This is a re-advertisement: Candidates who had initially applied are discouraged from applying again, as they will not be considered.
What you will do
Leadership and strategic direction to the Humanitarian Access Working Group.
Primary focal point for NGOs to the HAWG. Co-lead the Humanitarian Access Working Group.
Foster collaboration among humanitarian actors.
Humanitarian advocacy and negotiation support.
Humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law compliance promotion.
Humanitarian Country Team Access Strategy, Humanitarian Access Working Group Engagement Strategy, and Joint Operational Principles review and revision.
Humanitarian Country Team endorsed Humanitarian Access Working Group workplan development and execution of workplan activities.
Guidance and advisory development and implementation monitoring.
Represent the Humanitarian Access Working Group before donors, authorities, and stakeholders.
Coordinate efforts, to address emerging access issues, across clusters, working groups, NGO fora and other coordination platforms.
We highly encourage you to learn more about the role: please review the full Job Description here.
What you will bring
Conflict/post-conflict humanitarian work experience in volatile environments.
Humanitarian access technical knowledge. Experience managing and advising on the same.
Humanitarian access dilemmas undermining the delivery of effective humanitarian assistance in hard-to-reach areas expertise.
Forum leadership or coordination contribution experience.
Humanitarian principles understanding.
Policy and strategic guidance drafting and implementation experience.
Industry access tools, resources, and methodologies familiarity.
Protection principles knowledge in high-risk settings.
Analysis, coordination, and stakeholder management experience.
High risk, insecure, complex, and volatile context exposure.
Afghanistan context and the Afghan humanitarian community response experience and knowledge.
English fluency, both written and verbal
What makes this position attractive?
Access to people in need by humanitarian actors, and people’s access to humanitarian services remains one of the greatest challenges that the humanitarian community is facing in Afghanistan. Considering the challenging context and complex operating environment, the current need for access coordination is great.
The Humanitarian Access Group (HAG) in Afghanistan was formed in 2015 and served as an important platform dedicated to improving humanitarian access. A smaller national access working group (NAWG) was created in 2022 but significant developments in the operating environment led to the group undergoing a redevelopment led by OCHA and NRC. The result was a newly formed Humanitarian Access Working Group (HAWG) co-chaired by OCHA and NRC and that is responsible to provide technical strategic advice to the Humanitarian Country Team and support collective approaches to overcome access challenges. The HAWG became operational in November 2023 and has become a key body in supporting humanitarian leadership and operational partners on access issues.
Since the Taliban take-over of Afghanistan in August 2021, a reduction in conflict has meant that access has improved. However

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