Relief International (RI) is an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development
Closing date: 21 Aug 2009
Location: Kenya - Nairobi with travel to Malakal, Maban and if security permits Puntland
Summary
Relief International (RI) is an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development.
RI is recruiting an experienced Security Coordinator to manage security in its programmes in south Sudan and Somalia.
Established in January 2007, RI’s Somalia program serves 100,000 beneficiaries in Mudug and Bari Regions with clean water, sanitation, hygiene, health, livelihoods and education services. RI’s Somalia program emphasizes capacity-building of local leadership and grassroots and governmental institutions as a means of combating the effects of war on civic participation and the quality and delivery of basic services. RI maintains two field offices in Galkayo and Bosaso, and a regional coordination office in Nairobi.
Since 2006, RI’s South Sudan program in Maban County, Upper Nile State, has served over 60,000 Sudanese with support for the re-development of health, shelter, water, and sanitation services decimated by the 22 year long civil war. RI maintains a field office in Bounj, Maban County and a coordination office in Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State.
Working in partnership with local staff, the Security Coordinator will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring RI’s safety and security policies and procedures in South Sudan and Somalia, while creating a strong culture of security among all RI staff. They will be responsible for providing security training and capacity building support to teams on the ground as well as responding to security incidents, building security networks in country, and providing other technical support as required.
The post is split between the two countries with 50% of the time allocated to Somalia (managed from Nairobi with trips to Puntland as security permits) and 50% to South Sudan (Malakal and Maban).
Job Description
Closing date: 21 Aug 2009
Location: Kenya - Nairobi with travel to Malakal, Maban and if security permits Puntland
Summary
Relief International (RI) is an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development.
RI is recruiting an experienced Security Coordinator to manage security in its programmes in south Sudan and Somalia.
Established in January 2007, RI’s Somalia program serves 100,000 beneficiaries in Mudug and Bari Regions with clean water, sanitation, hygiene, health, livelihoods and education services. RI’s Somalia program emphasizes capacity-building of local leadership and grassroots and governmental institutions as a means of combating the effects of war on civic participation and the quality and delivery of basic services. RI maintains two field offices in Galkayo and Bosaso, and a regional coordination office in Nairobi.
Since 2006, RI’s South Sudan program in Maban County, Upper Nile State, has served over 60,000 Sudanese with support for the re-development of health, shelter, water, and sanitation services decimated by the 22 year long civil war. RI maintains a field office in Bounj, Maban County and a coordination office in Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State.
Working in partnership with local staff, the Security Coordinator will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring RI’s safety and security policies and procedures in South Sudan and Somalia, while creating a strong culture of security among all RI staff. They will be responsible for providing security training and capacity building support to teams on the ground as well as responding to security incidents, building security networks in country, and providing other technical support as required.
The post is split between the two countries with 50% of the time allocated to Somalia (managed from Nairobi with trips to Puntland as security permits) and 50% to South Sudan (Malakal and Maban).
Job Description
- Review and update country security plans on a bi-annual basis
- Undertake situation and security risk assessments on an ongoing basis
- Develop, implement and monitor standard operating procedures
- Develop and regularly review contingency plans for hibernation, relocation and evacuation
- Regularly review alert levels and change as necessary
- Devise innovative strategies for enabling safe programming and access to beneficiaries in insecure environments
- Ensure the participation of relevant local staff in the development and implementation of security policies , procedures and analysis
- Monitor staff compliance with RI security procedures
- Work with Country Directors and Desk Officers to ensure that security assessments, mitigation strategies and costs are included in all new funding proposals
- Provide leadership and guidance on safety and security related matters to local staff
- Create a culture of security awareness
- Oversee mainstreaming of security throughout RI programmes in Somalia and south Sudan
- Using participatory methodologies, deliver regular security awareness and management training to local staff, based on their needs
- Build relationships with local and regional security actors and networks for information sharing and coordination
- Represent RI at local and regional security forums
- Build relationships with local security counterparts for information & coordination
- Monitor the security situation in south Sudan and Somalia, analysing and disseminating information and recommendations
- Ensure country programmes are compliant with RI’s MOSS (currently in development)
- Point of contact for all safety and security related incidents, providing immediate during and post incident support and coordination
- Submission of incident reports
- Post incident analysis and procedural revision where necessary
- Manage travel assessment, sign off and coordination
- Ensure RI offices and guest houses have appropriate protection measures in place
- Manage RI drivers to ensure safe vehicles and driving practices
- Manage guards to ensure high levels of compound security
- Develop and conduct security inductions for all incoming staff
- Provide weekly security briefing to staff and build capacity of local security focal point to do this in their absence
- Provide written weekly security reports to the country office and spot reports/analysis in writing where requested
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- A minimum of 3 years international security management experience.
- Of this, at least 2 years NGO security management experience.
- Experience managing security in insecure environments.
- Regional experience essential.
- Experience developing and implementing NGO safety and security polices and procedures.
- Experience conducting security risk assessments.
- Strong assessment and analysis skills.
- Ability to provide high quality security training to local staff.
- Proven experience of managing and developing local security capability.
- Familiar with the challenges of remote management.
- Experience managing safety and security incidents.
- Demonstrable experience of creating a culture of security awareness.
- Demonstrated knowledge of UN, ECHO, MOSS and other standard INGO security frameworks.
- Participatory approach to policy and procedure development.
- Sensitivity to and understanding of local Islamic culture.
- Rational, considered and informed approach to decision-making.
- Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with local staff and external stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel frequently, often at short notice.
- Experience living and working in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Experience living and working in insecure and remote areas.
- Ability to work well under pressure in challenging conditions.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
Desirable
- Degree in a security, humanitarian or development-related discipline.
- Completion of recognised security management course.
- Knowledge of Arabic and / or local Sudanese or Somali language.
Conditions
- Duty Station: Nairobi (50%), Malakal (25%), Maban (25%)
- Salary: $45,600
- Period: 12 months renewable
- Post status: This is an unaccompanied post
- Reports to: Country Director
- Benefits: Flight to and from posting at commencement and cessation of contract; Accommodation and transport provided; Daily living allowance; Travel and medical insurance (including medical evacuation); 1.5 days annual leave per annum; One week R&R for every 6 weeks worked in the field.
Please send a CV and a Cover Letter explaining how you meet the person specification to hrsecurity @ ri.org
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