• Assist Safety Manager/HoS with the implementation of regional safety policies, safety rules, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to the safe implementation of program activities.
• Track access and operations and monitoring of staff filed movements to/from duty station.
• Collect, verify, analyze, and submit timely and regular reports on issues that affect, or may affect DRC/HDP operations.
• Support/Coordinate with Safety focal points in other duty station for on various Safety functions, e.g., Staff movement, Safety assessment, deconfliction, document of incidents and analysis and reporting
• Monitor the evolving situation in DRC operations in area of responsibility in coordination with other actors as per regional, country, and program guidelines.
• Establish a network of contacts with relevant government offices, including HAC, and other government offices as needed and in coordination with AM and other programme leads.
• Provide operational safety briefings and orientation to all new and visiting staff in area of responsibility.
• Assist in training on safety procedures, security awareness, conducting PAST in coordination with SM/HoS, access and counter-surveillance; mission planning, and fire safety (as required) for field offices staff in area of responsibility.
• Assist in the management of safety incidents and crisis, provide timely and accurate incident reports and analysis, including analysis of organizational lessons learned.
• Monitoring and supervision (as required) of security guards, watchmen, and drivers where it relates to compliance of safety measures, local safety rules, and standard operating procedures.
• Supervise the implementation of physical and asset protection protocols and regulations.
• Ensure that appropriate access controls are in place for all DRC facilities.
• Assist in regular Security Risk Assessments (SRAs), including regular review of Safety Level System (SLS) and Minimum Operating Safety Standards (MOSS) as per DRC policy in coordination with Safety Manager/HoS
• Advise and assist the procurement and issue of safety equipment.
• Track safety-related incidents and developments and provide trend/pattern analysis.
• Conduct regular field site assessments and advise on mitigation measures.
• Carry out other activities as requested by AM, and Safety Manager/HoS

Liaison:

• Establish a network of contacts with relevant government offices, including HAC, and other government offices as needed and I coordination with AM and other programme leads.
• Assist the liaison Team Leader to get the TA (Technical Agreement) signed at the field level before moving it to HAC