Regional Advisor For Humanitarian Access&Risk - Africa F - M Nigeria Or Ethiopia H/F Médecins du Monde

MdM France currently works in 30 countries across all continents to facilitate access to healthcare through 6 political battles:

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
• Migration, Exile, Human Rights and Health
• Harm Reduction
• Environment and Health
• Humanitarian Space
• Healthcare systems and rights

About the role

The main objective of the Regional Humanitarian Access and Risk Advisor (HARA) is to improve the analysis, support operational management and access, safety, security capacity building of the MdM team working in 9 countries (DRC, CAR, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Sudan).

You will establish regular remote relationships with MdM's key security managers in these countries and will work closely with the Desk officers.

You will conduct regular visits to the countries within your area of responsibility, support the facilitation of humanitarian access, and contribute to regional analysis.

What you'll do

Under the supervision of the head of security and safety unit (based at the HQ), your main responsibilities are the following:

• Monitor and analyse the political and security context across the countries of responsibility, identify trends, assess risks, and produce timely alerts and recommendations
• Maintain security monitoring tools, incident databases, and regional analysis to support informed decision-making
• Develop and maintain a strong network of security and humanitarian stakeholders, representing MdM in coordination forums and strengthening information-sharing
• Provide technical guidance to country missions on security risk management, humanitarian access, and security assessments for new operational areas
• Review and validate security aspects of field missions, operational plans, and access management systems
• Support incident and crisis management, ensuring effective communication, post-incident analysis, and implementation of lessons learned
• Prepare high-quality security reports, regional analyses, and ensure accurate archiving and documentation in line with organisational standards
• Deliver security briefings, debriefings, and training to staff and partners, promoting compliance with MdM security policies and procedures
• Supervise and technically support Country Humanitarian Access & Risk Advisors (HARAs), contributing to their recruitment, performance management, and professional development
• Assess mission security management, identify capacity-building needs, and contribute to the continuous improvement of security practices through annual action planning

Who you'll work with

Under the International Operations Department, the service supports our international and national programs and several members of the MdM network.

It is composed of 8 people:

- 1 Head of Unit

- 3 Regional HARAs dedicated to our International Programs (1 for Europ/Asia, 1 for Middle East, 1 for Latin America)

- 1 HARA for the MdM Network

- 1 HARA for our domestic programmes in France