Humanitarian Access & Safety (HAS) Adviser - Niamey, Niger

About the role

NRC is looking for an internal Humanitarian Access and Safety (HAS) Adviser in Niamey, Niger, to support principled, conflict-sensitive humanitarian response design and implementation. The adviser reports to the HAS Manager for line supervision and technically to the Country Director, and works closely with the Country Management Group on NRC's Humanitarian Access Framework. The role combines advising on programme design and operations with co-leading Niger's Access Working Group (AWG) alongside OCHA.

Key responsibilities

• Direct support to programmes (40%): advise teams on conflict-sensitive activity design, contribute to access analyses in proposals and reports, take part in Project Cycle Management, train partners on access and negotiations, and help plan activities around access constraints and risks.
• AWG co-leadership and advocacy (40%): support periodic access strategy development, collect information from humanitarian actors, co-chair AWG meetings, prepare agendas and minutes, organise access training and workshops, and roll out the NRC access monitoring tool with draft bi-monthly access reports and thematic briefing notes.
• Networking and coordination: build links with OCHA, ICCG, clusters and civil-military coordination, network with AWG members, donors and country directors, and co-represent AWG-Niger in the regional Task Force on Access.
• Support to the security department (20%): analyse access-related risks, help prepare security plans, advise on engagement with conflict parties, support field security assessments and incident follow-up, and maintain community and security contacts.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of humanitarian experience in conflict, post-conflict or volatile contexts, including in a senior role.
• Master's degree in a relevant field, or Bachelor's degree with equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in humanitarian programming and access, and in access negotiations with NGOs and/or UN agencies.
• Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and their operationalisation, including access dilemmas.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills; fluency in French and working proficiency in English.
• Experience in the Sahel is a strong asset; experience leading coordination forums, with NGOs and the UN, and in risk management with implementing partners is also valued.