Jul 28, 2014

Safety and Security Advisor - Response Team

Employer: Save the Children, UK (with deployments)
Applications  Close: 19 Aug 2014


About the role
The ERP Safety and Security Adviser will work closely with both Country Directors and SCI Regional Security Directors (RSDs) to carry out safety and security assessments; make recommendations and provide support for their implementation by country programmes. The ERP Safety and Security Adviser will facilitate the implementation of Save the Children’s Safety and
Security Policy and Standards within country programmes and help drive systemic change in the quality of safety and security management and contribute to building country compliance with safety and security Minimum Standards. While on assignment the ERP will play a key role in the capacity building of Safety & Security Focal Points.
About you
You will be an expert in current safety and security practices and issues affecting aid work globally. You are working or have previously worked as an NGO Security Adviser or similar. Having worked in hostile environments you have developed a highly proactive attitude with the ability to work autonomously in highly stressful and challenging contexts. You can competently undertake security risk assessments and have the ability to train multi-national staff of varying technical capacities. You are flexible and ready to be deployed 80% of your time.


How to apply:
For more details and where to apply, please see https://jobs.savethechildren.org.uk/vacancy/962/description/