Employer:Save the Children
Location:Sierra Leone
Closing date January 4, 2015
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. They work in 120 countries. They save children’s lives; they fight for their rights; they help them fulfil their potential.
They work together, with their partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
In response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, Save the Children are scaling up their work and are looking for a Security Manager who will oversee the safety and security of their staff across the country. This is a critical and high profile role which will report directly into the Country Director and is expected to last for around 6 months.
The Role:
The Security Manager will design and oversee staff security protocols on a country-wide basis. They will liaise with the military and our response partners to ensure a coordinated approach to health and safety. The Security Manager will preside over context specific security training for staff with a particular emphasis on building the capacity of national security and safety staff. They will provide regular safety analysis updates, assessing the security threat level, and suggesting appropriate contingency plans for a variety of scenarios. Should the situation become sufficiently stable, the Security Manager will preside over an incremental increase of country-wide, declared safety zones. Please note that this will not be a patient facing role.
Essential Skills and Experience:
Substantial experience of safety and security management for an INGO or in a similar context.
Substantial experience of working in low resource environments.
Communicate at all levels, establish security networks and deal with a wide variety of actors.
Proven ability to provide comprehensive risk assessments.
Ability to manage multi-cultural teams.
You will also be offered a competitive salary package including full medical insurance, accommodation, pre/post deployment and return flights as well as other benefits.
Apply now at : www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/1700
Location:Sierra Leone
Closing date January 4, 2015
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. They work in 120 countries. They save children’s lives; they fight for their rights; they help them fulfil their potential.
They work together, with their partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
In response to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, Save the Children are scaling up their work and are looking for a Security Manager who will oversee the safety and security of their staff across the country. This is a critical and high profile role which will report directly into the Country Director and is expected to last for around 6 months.
The Role:
The Security Manager will design and oversee staff security protocols on a country-wide basis. They will liaise with the military and our response partners to ensure a coordinated approach to health and safety. The Security Manager will preside over context specific security training for staff with a particular emphasis on building the capacity of national security and safety staff. They will provide regular safety analysis updates, assessing the security threat level, and suggesting appropriate contingency plans for a variety of scenarios. Should the situation become sufficiently stable, the Security Manager will preside over an incremental increase of country-wide, declared safety zones. Please note that this will not be a patient facing role.
Essential Skills and Experience:
Substantial experience of safety and security management for an INGO or in a similar context.
Substantial experience of working in low resource environments.
Communicate at all levels, establish security networks and deal with a wide variety of actors.
Proven ability to provide comprehensive risk assessments.
Ability to manage multi-cultural teams.
You will also be offered a competitive salary package including full medical insurance, accommodation, pre/post deployment and return flights as well as other benefits.
Apply now at : www.savethechildren.net/jobs/job-details/1700