Job Purpose
To manage in coordination with Field Manager and Director of Operations, the safety and security of all Save the Children staff in Democratic Republic of Congo, ensuring that all global policies and procedures are systematically applied across the country programme. This will include ongoing threat assessment and advising on risk management; the maintenance of appropriate guidelines; and ensuring that field working practices are robust and that all staff are aware of, trained in, and adhere to these policies and procedures.
Integral to the posting is the ability to work successfully with field teams to cultivate capacity and motivation, thereby ensuring field-based responsibility for security analysis and management. Your support in the delivery of an effective security function will play a key role in the expansion of Save the Children programmes in Democratic Republic of Congo to increase impact and enable positive change for children.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential: • Minimum 3 years practical field experience in security management/leadership role (e.g. military, police, or direct INGO security management) in challenging or insecure environments, with sound knowledge of personnel and organizational security issues, threat/risk assessment, security management and awareness; • Ability to assess and manage security situations and to develop personal security and evacuation procedures; • Track record of training, managing and developing staff in safety and security principles and procedures; • Ability to accurately read and navigate using 1:50000 maps and plot GPS coordinates, and technical competency and training experience in field-based communications systems such as HF Codan, Motorola VHF, Thuraya, satellite and internet systems; • Experience of incident reporting and mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, the establishment and execution of a incident warning systems, and the compilation of security reports and assessments; • Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and database/mapping systems; • Ability to balance demands of beneficiary and security actors while maintaining appropriate contextual NGO security advice and coordination; • Resourcefulness and creativity in developing the role of security within the programme and ensuring the most effective support to line management; • Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities; • Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills in French is compulsory (and English is highly desirable), with experience in leading multicultural, multi location, values driven teams; • Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments; • Commitment to Save the Children UK’s global policies and values. Desirable: • A formal security qualification or appropriate security management training; • Instructor level experience in the training of security/safety related subjects; • Experience in security provision in emergency response; • Background in large international non-governmental organisation or other international relief/development body.
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To manage in coordination with Field Manager and Director of Operations, the safety and security of all Save the Children staff in Democratic Republic of Congo, ensuring that all global policies and procedures are systematically applied across the country programme. This will include ongoing threat assessment and advising on risk management; the maintenance of appropriate guidelines; and ensuring that field working practices are robust and that all staff are aware of, trained in, and adhere to these policies and procedures.
Integral to the posting is the ability to work successfully with field teams to cultivate capacity and motivation, thereby ensuring field-based responsibility for security analysis and management. Your support in the delivery of an effective security function will play a key role in the expansion of Save the Children programmes in Democratic Republic of Congo to increase impact and enable positive change for children.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential: • Minimum 3 years practical field experience in security management/leadership role (e.g. military, police, or direct INGO security management) in challenging or insecure environments, with sound knowledge of personnel and organizational security issues, threat/risk assessment, security management and awareness; • Ability to assess and manage security situations and to develop personal security and evacuation procedures; • Track record of training, managing and developing staff in safety and security principles and procedures; • Ability to accurately read and navigate using 1:50000 maps and plot GPS coordinates, and technical competency and training experience in field-based communications systems such as HF Codan, Motorola VHF, Thuraya, satellite and internet systems; • Experience of incident reporting and mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, the establishment and execution of a incident warning systems, and the compilation of security reports and assessments; • Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and database/mapping systems; • Ability to balance demands of beneficiary and security actors while maintaining appropriate contextual NGO security advice and coordination; • Resourcefulness and creativity in developing the role of security within the programme and ensuring the most effective support to line management; • Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities; • Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills in French is compulsory (and English is highly desirable), with experience in leading multicultural, multi location, values driven teams; • Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments; • Commitment to Save the Children UK’s global policies and values. Desirable: • A formal security qualification or appropriate security management training; • Instructor level experience in the training of security/safety related subjects; • Experience in security provision in emergency response; • Background in large international non-governmental organisation or other international relief/development body.
To apply to this job; please ! visit directly our jobs website: www.savethechildren.org.uk/jobs
Please be aware that applications may be viewed and applicants contacted prior to the close date