Jul 31, 2014

Security Project Officer

Employer: South Sudan NGO Forum -
Location: South Sudan
Closing date: 08 Aug 2014


 
The South Sudan NGO Forum Secretariat supports the work of the NGO Steering Committee as elected representatives of the South Sudan NGO Forum, which currently includes over 140 international NGO members and over 90 national NGO members. The NGO Secretariat exists for the
purpose of: coordination; information sharing; advocacy; policy/position paper production; engagement with Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS), donors and UN; and engagement on other vital issues regarding the operational environment, humanitarian relief, recovery and development.

The NGO Security Project Officer is a newly created full-time position of the NGO Secretariat. Since the security situation in South Sudan deteriorated significantly in December 2013, the NGO Secretariat decided to expend its security capabilities to better support the NGO community. The Project Officer position supports the work of the Security Focal Point (SFP) through the creation of NGO networks and coordination mechanisms at field level and recording/documenting same. In addition, the Project Officer will assist the SFP in representing the NGO interests at various coordination levels for issues relating to the safety and security of NGO staff and operations. The Project Officer is under the direct management of the Security Focal Point.
For further information, please see job description or the South Sudan NGO Forum website:
http://southsudanngoforum.org/contact-2/recruitment/
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package.
Please note, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.
 
How to apply:
Complete the application form, send a CV and a letter of motivation to southsudan-hrm@tearfund.org; coordinator@southsudanngoforum.org and security@southsudanngoforum.org
The subject line of the email must be titled: “Application: NGO - Security Project Officer “
Each attachment must have the following naming scheme:
• PRE – Last name, First name – resume (or CV) • PRE – Last name, First name – letter of motivation • PRE – Last name, First name – Application form
The Application Form can be found attached to this posting