Jun 27, 2018

Security Expert – Middle East (Roving)

Employer: Action Against Hunger
Location: Middle East and North Africa
Closing date July 31, 2018


We are looking for:
SECURITY EXPERT MIDDLE EAST – Roving

(Multiple Countries)
Country: Afghanistan – Iraq – Yemen – Jordan – Djibouti
Length of contract: 9 months – starting date immediately

The position: Under the supervision of the HQ Security Advisor, you will provide a support in security and in safety management on our Middle East missions (Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan and Djibouti).

You will contribute to defining our access strategy and the implementation of ACF security management policy on the missions, which will include the development of the missions’ capacities.


More precisely
HQ Activities

Participate in the achievement of the security and safety service action plan
Develop and update the security management tools
Capitalize thematic and geopolitical information gathered during field work
Field Activities

You will mainly be mobilized for technical support, assessment and opening of areas, context analysis and access strategy, development of missions’ capacity, security coordinator position (gap filling if needed).
The main activities of the position are:

Strengthen the security management system on missions
Design ACF humanitarian access strategy
Provide technical support for the design and implementation of security management tools
Carry out security management assessments/ audits
Support the security management of teams
Promote security culture within missions
Specific objectives (named Terms of References – ToR) will be defined before each departure, and they will depend on the context of the mission.

The applicant
You have a general background in Logistics, International Relations or Political Science, with a Specialized Master Degree in development and/or international cooperation.

You have a 5-year professional experience, two of which in a security supervisor/manager position in an INGO.

English (written and spoken) is mandatory.

Arabic (basics skills) will be a plus.

Status: fixed term contract as an expatriate under French legislation

Remuneration and benefits
Monthly gross salary from 1 805 € to 2 305 € upon experience.
+ 16% of monthly gross salary as reimbursement of retirement insurance for non-French citizen.
+ 15% of monthly gross salary as roving allowance.
+ Child allowance (limited to 5 children)
Per diem and living allowance: during deployments according to each mission (paid on the field)
Transportation and accommodation:

Coverage of transportation costs to and in the mission.
Individual room in guesthouse covered
Medical coverage: 100% coverage of medical expenses + repatriation insurance.

Leave and RnR:

25 days of paid leaves per year.
+ RnR days (the exact amount depends on each field deployment duration)
Training:

Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Crossknowledge ©.
Briefings: in HQ with the technical Advisor before each deployment

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