Location: Burkina Faso
How To Apply
Submit application to-: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.com
Closing date 20 Apr 2021
Starting date -: 05/01/2021
Contract duration : 6 months (with possibility of renewal)
Dependents: Family Duty Station **
General objective of the position
The Security Coordinator supervises the employees dedicated to security, security and access management; he/she provides technical support to the entire country team; he / she directly assists the Head of Mission in monitoring the application of Intersos safety rules on all operational bases. The Security Coordinator must ensure that structures and procedures for the management of security and access security are in place and effectively implemented. He / she provides the Senior Management Team with strategic advice on security, access, personnel and property security, and risk management.
Main responsibilities and tasks
Review and implement the security strategy, protocols and regulations of the mission
Participate in recruitment, then train and strengthen the capacities of employees related to security management, as well as raise awareness and train all teams; carry out the security assessment of offices, GHPs, hotels, etc.
Ensure that the entire mission understands the importance of developing and applying security tools and procedures in order to work in a safe and secure environment
Technically supervise and train employees involved in security management, humanitarian access work and movement management. Revise and adapt the movement validation policy to the context (in coordination with CdM)
Carry out an in-depth analysis of the situation and context and their implications on the activities and programs of the mission; regularly update the risk analysis
Monitor regional trends
Define, with the CdM, the risk thresholds, in particular with regard to the implementation of sensitive activities in high-risk areas
External communication and networking:
Create and maintain a network of information and contacts; maintain relations with relevant actors such as state or traditional authorities, civil or military
Strengthen communication with relevant agencies and organizations (NGOs, UN, etc.)
Ensure, in coordination with the CdM, that Intersos is integrated into security coordination mechanisms at all levels and in all areas of intervention
Maintain a list of key people involved in security and access at different levels; ensure that focal points in the field (security assistants, log assistants) maintain a list of contacts at their level
Give recommendations to improve the flow of security information
Internal communication :
Evaluate and improve the communication strategy and mechanisms throughout the mission
Review and improve the security communication chain on the mission
Establish guidelines for the internal sharing of security information (what information is to be shared by whom with whom) and procedures to follow to act following receipt of the information
Prepare regular, weekly or / and monthly briefings on access, safety and security
Produce a weekly security report to the CdM
Together with the CdM, prepare and give the newly arrived staff as well as the visitors on the mission the security and contextual briefing
Incident and crisis management:
Ensure that the CPP (security plan) and SOPs are up to date (at least once every 12 months) and adapted to the context and the situation
Ensure that contingency plans are in place and known and understood by all employees
As part of IMT and CCMT, provide support for appropriate incident and crisis management
Allow the CdM to make informed decisions in matters of safety
Required profile
Education
Higher university degree (International Relations, Risk management, etc.)
Professional experience
Minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar position (security management) in an emergency humanitarian context and in a complex security situation
Proven experience in negotiating humanitarian access and developing "acceptance strategies"
Professional requirements
Good computer skills (Word, Excel, PPT, and Internet)
Teamwork
Ability to work independently and proactively
Languages
Fluent French (spoken, read, written) essential; good level of English
Required qualities
Willingness to carry out frequent field missions (50% of the time)
Starting date -: 05/01/2021
Contract duration : 6 months (with possibility of renewal)
Dependents: Family Duty Station **
General objective of the position
The Security Coordinator supervises the employees dedicated to security, security and access management; he/she provides technical support to the entire country team; he / she directly assists the Head of Mission in monitoring the application of Intersos safety rules on all operational bases. The Security Coordinator must ensure that structures and procedures for the management of security and access security are in place and effectively implemented. He / she provides the Senior Management Team with strategic advice on security, access, personnel and property security, and risk management.
Main responsibilities and tasks
Review and implement the security strategy, protocols and regulations of the mission
Participate in recruitment, then train and strengthen the capacities of employees related to security management, as well as raise awareness and train all teams; carry out the security assessment of offices, GHPs, hotels, etc.
Ensure that the entire mission understands the importance of developing and applying security tools and procedures in order to work in a safe and secure environment
Technically supervise and train employees involved in security management, humanitarian access work and movement management. Revise and adapt the movement validation policy to the context (in coordination with CdM)
Carry out an in-depth analysis of the situation and context and their implications on the activities and programs of the mission; regularly update the risk analysis
Monitor regional trends
Define, with the CdM, the risk thresholds, in particular with regard to the implementation of sensitive activities in high-risk areas
External communication and networking:
Create and maintain a network of information and contacts; maintain relations with relevant actors such as state or traditional authorities, civil or military
Strengthen communication with relevant agencies and organizations (NGOs, UN, etc.)
Ensure, in coordination with the CdM, that Intersos is integrated into security coordination mechanisms at all levels and in all areas of intervention
Maintain a list of key people involved in security and access at different levels; ensure that focal points in the field (security assistants, log assistants) maintain a list of contacts at their level
Give recommendations to improve the flow of security information
Internal communication :
Evaluate and improve the communication strategy and mechanisms throughout the mission
Review and improve the security communication chain on the mission
Establish guidelines for the internal sharing of security information (what information is to be shared by whom with whom) and procedures to follow to act following receipt of the information
Prepare regular, weekly or / and monthly briefings on access, safety and security
Produce a weekly security report to the CdM
Together with the CdM, prepare and give the newly arrived staff as well as the visitors on the mission the security and contextual briefing
Incident and crisis management:
Ensure that the CPP (security plan) and SOPs are up to date (at least once every 12 months) and adapted to the context and the situation
Ensure that contingency plans are in place and known and understood by all employees
As part of IMT and CCMT, provide support for appropriate incident and crisis management
Allow the CdM to make informed decisions in matters of safety
Required profile
Education
Higher university degree (International Relations, Risk management, etc.)
Professional experience
Minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar position (security management) in an emergency humanitarian context and in a complex security situation
Proven experience in negotiating humanitarian access and developing "acceptance strategies"
Professional requirements
Good computer skills (Word, Excel, PPT, and Internet)
Teamwork
Ability to work independently and proactively
Languages
Fluent French (spoken, read, written) essential; good level of English
Required qualities
Willingness to carry out frequent field missions (50% of the time)
How To Apply
Submit application to-: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.com
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Only candidates selected for the first interview will be contacted.
Only candidates selected for the first interview will be contacted.