Security Officer , Afghanistan

Employer: People In Need (PIN)
Location: Afghanistan
Closing date August 15, 2015
People in Need has been active in Afghanistan since 2001, currently running five programs (emergency relief, natural resource management, agricultural education, urban poverty and rural infrastructure development) in seven provinces. PIN maintains a network of nine field offices and two head offices in Mazar-e Sharif and Kabul, supporting a team of 230 local staff and 8 international employees.

Senior ManagementAs a member of the Country Management Team (CMT), the Security Officer will contribute to the development of the country programme by:

• Actively participating in the CMT meetings and pro-actively taking part in the decision making processes
• Participating in program planning through area risk assessment and analysis
• Ensuring that team members follow the security procedures

Security

• Supervise, build capacity and manage the national security coordinator and field-based security focal points
• Supervising Security Team to ensure full implementation of the Security Framework
• Updating and reviewing the Security Framework, Standard Operational Procedures and contingency plans
• Participate in the Crisis Management Team
• Crisis management in case of security incidents, followed by investigating, analysing, and drawing lessons from such incidents; set up internal incident tracking system
• Oversee the National Security Coordinator, to ensure that regular situation and incident reporting is done comprehensively.
• Mainstreaming security awareness through program activities and activities of support departments
• Providing capacity building for PIN staff
• Continuously assess security situation in current areas of operations, providing in-depth analysis, risk assessments and actors mapping
• Providing risk assessment and analysis of new areas prior new interventions will be carried out
• Establish and maintain contacts with local stakeholders such as other communities, NGOs, partners, and governmental authorities
• Establish and maintain information network to be able to triangulate and provide credible information
• Ensuring that proper contextual and stakeholders analysis is provided to team and management of the mission
• Coordinating with security managers of other partners and liaising with INSO Afghanistan
• Regular reporting of security situation to PIN HQ security department.

Requirements for Applicants
Education and Experience

• Third level education degree in relevant subject
• At least two years of experience with security management in volatile contexts
• Experience working in complex and challenging environments desirable
• Previous working experience from Afghanistan is a plus

Skills and Personality Requirements

• Rigorous and with high attention to detail
• Strong analytical and prescience skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Well-developed participatory planning skills and training skills
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm despite setbacks, managing and meeting deadlines
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness and willingness to travel to remote places in the field, maintaining good relationships with all members of staff
• Full and clean driving licence
• Empathy with the values of People in Need
• Fluent in English

PIN offers

• Flexible and challenging working environment with room for personal growth
• Starting salary defined by PIN salary scale (approx. 2 600 – 3 300 USD commensurate with experience including per diem)
• 5 weeks leave per year, with flights home paid 2 x per year
• In country accommodation, medical insurance, medical and psychological helpdesk support

Starting date:July/August 2015
Contract Length: 6-12 months
Exact Job Location: Mazar-e Sharif and Kabul, with frequent visits to 9 field offices in the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Paktya, Herat, and Nangarhar.

How to applyInterested candidates are asked to send their applications (CV + letter of motivation) to Miss Barbora Jancova via e-mail HR@peopleinneed.cz.

Closing date for the applications is August 15th 2015.
Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.