Apr 19, 2013

Security Focal Point,Syria

Employer:  Acción contra el Hambre, Damascus, Syria
Applications | Close: 30 Apr 2013
ACF is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organisation created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for ACF in more than
forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.
ACF-Spain is looking for a Security Focal Point for their mission in Syria.

Objective:
Reduce the risks to which the teams, assets, premises and ACF – Spain as an organisation are exposed, through the management of information, the implementation of an appropriate security strategy (acceptance, protection, deterrence) and constant evaluation and update of the security management tools.

Responsibilities:
Analyse and disseminate the security and context evolution information.
Evaluate, mitigate and follow up the risks.
Implementation update and constant follow up of the security management tools.
Recruit, train and sensitise the team on security issues.

Profile:
Law, political science, statistics or other similar
English essential, Arabic strong asset.
Operational Security Management
Ability to plan, organise and resolve.
Good communication skills
Intercultural awareness
Experience in the coordination of personnel, monitoring and Program evaluation
Experience in security management
2 years experience as coordinator in a security related field (security, logistics, country coordinator) in a Human Aid organisation

Remunerative Package:
ACF offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:
Work contract: 12 month forecast duration
Salary: from 1500€ to 2350€ gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of ACF- Spain). ACF- Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.
Until 10% additional remuneration regarding the position’s context and responsibilities.
House and maintenance cover by the organisation (including per diem): package estimated at a minimum of 50% of salary.
Travel costs to and from the mission.
25 working days of holidays per year.
Break: additional rest period, including travel cost to a reference area and economic help.
Travel and accident insurance and repatriation on account of the organisation.
Extra per month and per child (Under 18 years old): from 100€ to 225€ monthly (according to standard list of ACF-Spain).

How to apply:
ACF will only consider CV’s received by email. Interested candidates should send: A letter of motivation, updated CV (please specify the length of the experience monthly) and the details of 2 managers who can provide us with professional references for the last two employments (We could ask for references also to different managers from the ones that you facilitated us. If you don’t agree, please let us know.)
Please send application quoting the reference SECUFP/SY/13 by 30/04/2013: to the following address: ach-candidaturas@achesp.org

The Human Resources department will contact only those pre-selected for an interview. For candidates who are not in Madrid, the first interview will be through telephone. Short-listed candidates will have a face to face interview to be held in Madrid. For those candidates selected, all the travel costs will be refund when the first mission is assigned.
For the final job offer, it will be necessary to present all the professional experience certificates.
The selection process might include sending the CV to other headquarters (HQ) and/or to missions. If the candidate doesn’t agree, please tell ACF. If the candidate has previous experience with ACF-In and has been recruited and validated in the past by another HQ, or if the contract must be under other HQ please note that the salaries scale for this post will be in accordance with the policy of that headquarter. Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit the ACF website www.accioncontraelhambre.org. If the job advert is no longer published on the ACF website, the selection process has been closed