Employer: World Vision International
Location: United Kingdom
Preferred position location: United Kingdom. Other locations to be determined by home country of successful candidate in a jurisdiction (US state or country) where WVI is registered to operate.
Purpose Of The Position:
The purpose of the Operational Security Analyst position is to deliver high-quality security and threat analysis within a small highly skilled team to assist complex field operations and manage information collection and monitoring to maintain continuous global situational and strategic awareness. The role requires a deep understanding of field security and the provision of analysis to directly support operations. This role also plays a key part in providing dedicated analytical support for visits, special events and security activities on the ground; keeping travelling staff informed of global security risks through alerts and advisories; and mapping tactical and operational security risks globally.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy:
Manage the development and implementation of the information collection function to support global context monitoring and security analysis requirements. Serve as a subject matter expert in the identification and evaluation of information sources, collection of security information, and security mapping with geographical information systems (GIS) tools to support analytical requirements and security decision-making.
Technical Support:
Identify global information sources, evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources and information collected, and maintain information collection databases. Conduct and maintain mapping of WV Partnership assets, external and internal security incidents and context risk ratings. Produce high-quality maps and GIS visualisation products to support analytical products and security decision-making.
Provide technical advice to the OCS Partnership Leader, Operations Director, Regional Security Directors and Global Security Advisors on emerging threats and tactics, techniques and procedures globally. Support the production of threat assessments and other analytical products as required.
Operational Support:
Provide dedicated tactical information collection and analytic support to visits, special events, and ground security activities. Provide field tactical information and analytic support to OCS and the WV Partnership for Disaster
Management operations or BAU programming activities as and when required to inform security decision-making.
Conduct continuous tactical information collection and analysis in support of operations in fragile contexts, monitoring context changes, navigating complex operational environments, and humanitarian access and expansion. Maintain information collection processes during critical security incidents and crises at national, regional and global levels. Proactively inform travellers across the WV Partnership of emerging security risks and threats through information alerts and travel advisories.
Capacity Building:
Champion the use of GIS for security awareness across the Partnership and provide learning opportunities for OCS and WV Partnership security staff on use of GIS software. Identify and facilitate access to security analysis tools and resources. Assist with efforts to operationalise analysis to support decision-making at all levels and contribute to delivering and improving analytical training.
Knowledge Management:
Be responsible for maintaining various OCS databases which may include external and internal incidents, asset mapping, and context risk ratings (CRR). Maintain country profiles and continuously update them with new information and analysis as required. Work with security staff at national, regional and global levels to monitor, record and map context changes as they occur.
Quality Assurance:
Ensure information sources and collected information are continuously evaluated for reliability, accuracy and consistency. Provide oversight of databases to ensure quality and consistency. Apply WV information security classification system to information collection processes, analytical reports, and other products. Contribute to good practice information dissemination and sharing. Act as subject matter expert on information management in restrictive contexts.
Internal Liaison & Co-ordination:
Engage with WV Partnership stakeholders (e.g. Global Real Estate, Disaster Management, Horizon, etc.) to facilitate the sharing of GIS and asset mapping information and resources. Develop and implement processes and relationships to facilitate information sharing internally and overcome impediments to good information management practice.
External Relations:
Engage with external stakeholders (e.g. UN, GIS networks, INGOs / partner agencies, security information providers, etc.) to facilitate information sharing, strengthen global information collection and stay informed of global best practice.
General:
Support activities that will enrich and develop World Vision’s Core Values.
Perform any other tasks assigned by the Senior Director Operations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
At least 3 years work experience in professional security / intelligence analysis arena in either the humanitarian sector or other related professional field.
Preferred 5 years work experience in humanitarian security or other related professional field in an international setting.
A least 2 years experience of field-based analysis or collection work to support operational and tactical decision-making with international Agencies, INGO’s, Military, Law Enforcement, private sector or other related field.
Sound knowledge and experience in operational and tactical intelligence analysis techniques, including formal qualification(s) in intelligence analysis.
Experience of delivering intelligence analysis processes to a global organization.
Clear understanding of security risk management, security planning and crisis management in the humanitarian context.
Experience in leading projects in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Experience of working independently and remotely.
Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Risk Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), International Relations, Emergency Management or other related discipline.
Effective in written and verbal communication in English.
Preferred additional written and verbal language skills in Spanish, French, Portuguese or Arabic.
Preferred:
Sound knowledge of information management (collection, collation, analysis & dissemination).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making skills.
Strong verbal and written communication.
Must be able to coordinate work and interface efficiently and effectively with remote locations.
Strong administrative skills, with effectiveness in developing tasks and managing to achieve target dates.
Must be a productive team player.
Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Work Environment/Travel:
The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time and includes occasional travel to high risk locations at minimal notice.
Depending on location the position may require home based working with some unsociable hours due to global coverage and online meetings.Role will require successful completion of Hostile Environment Awareness Training provided by employer.
Preferred position location: United Kingdom. Other locations to be determined by home country of successful candidate in a jurisdiction (US state or country) where WVI is registered to operate.
Purpose Of The Position:
The purpose of the Operational Security Analyst position is to deliver high-quality security and threat analysis within a small highly skilled team to assist complex field operations and manage information collection and monitoring to maintain continuous global situational and strategic awareness. The role requires a deep understanding of field security and the provision of analysis to directly support operations. This role also plays a key part in providing dedicated analytical support for visits, special events and security activities on the ground; keeping travelling staff informed of global security risks through alerts and advisories; and mapping tactical and operational security risks globally.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy:
Manage the development and implementation of the information collection function to support global context monitoring and security analysis requirements. Serve as a subject matter expert in the identification and evaluation of information sources, collection of security information, and security mapping with geographical information systems (GIS) tools to support analytical requirements and security decision-making.
Technical Support:
Identify global information sources, evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources and information collected, and maintain information collection databases. Conduct and maintain mapping of WV Partnership assets, external and internal security incidents and context risk ratings. Produce high-quality maps and GIS visualisation products to support analytical products and security decision-making.
Provide technical advice to the OCS Partnership Leader, Operations Director, Regional Security Directors and Global Security Advisors on emerging threats and tactics, techniques and procedures globally. Support the production of threat assessments and other analytical products as required.
Operational Support:
Provide dedicated tactical information collection and analytic support to visits, special events, and ground security activities. Provide field tactical information and analytic support to OCS and the WV Partnership for Disaster
Management operations or BAU programming activities as and when required to inform security decision-making.
Conduct continuous tactical information collection and analysis in support of operations in fragile contexts, monitoring context changes, navigating complex operational environments, and humanitarian access and expansion. Maintain information collection processes during critical security incidents and crises at national, regional and global levels. Proactively inform travellers across the WV Partnership of emerging security risks and threats through information alerts and travel advisories.
Capacity Building:
Champion the use of GIS for security awareness across the Partnership and provide learning opportunities for OCS and WV Partnership security staff on use of GIS software. Identify and facilitate access to security analysis tools and resources. Assist with efforts to operationalise analysis to support decision-making at all levels and contribute to delivering and improving analytical training.
Knowledge Management:
Be responsible for maintaining various OCS databases which may include external and internal incidents, asset mapping, and context risk ratings (CRR). Maintain country profiles and continuously update them with new information and analysis as required. Work with security staff at national, regional and global levels to monitor, record and map context changes as they occur.
Quality Assurance:
Ensure information sources and collected information are continuously evaluated for reliability, accuracy and consistency. Provide oversight of databases to ensure quality and consistency. Apply WV information security classification system to information collection processes, analytical reports, and other products. Contribute to good practice information dissemination and sharing. Act as subject matter expert on information management in restrictive contexts.
Internal Liaison & Co-ordination:
Engage with WV Partnership stakeholders (e.g. Global Real Estate, Disaster Management, Horizon, etc.) to facilitate the sharing of GIS and asset mapping information and resources. Develop and implement processes and relationships to facilitate information sharing internally and overcome impediments to good information management practice.
External Relations:
Engage with external stakeholders (e.g. UN, GIS networks, INGOs / partner agencies, security information providers, etc.) to facilitate information sharing, strengthen global information collection and stay informed of global best practice.
General:
Support activities that will enrich and develop World Vision’s Core Values.
Perform any other tasks assigned by the Senior Director Operations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
At least 3 years work experience in professional security / intelligence analysis arena in either the humanitarian sector or other related professional field.
Preferred 5 years work experience in humanitarian security or other related professional field in an international setting.
A least 2 years experience of field-based analysis or collection work to support operational and tactical decision-making with international Agencies, INGO’s, Military, Law Enforcement, private sector or other related field.
Sound knowledge and experience in operational and tactical intelligence analysis techniques, including formal qualification(s) in intelligence analysis.
Experience of delivering intelligence analysis processes to a global organization.
Clear understanding of security risk management, security planning and crisis management in the humanitarian context.
Experience in leading projects in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Experience of working independently and remotely.
Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Risk Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), International Relations, Emergency Management or other related discipline.
Effective in written and verbal communication in English.
Preferred additional written and verbal language skills in Spanish, French, Portuguese or Arabic.
Preferred:
Sound knowledge of information management (collection, collation, analysis & dissemination).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making skills.
Strong verbal and written communication.
Must be able to coordinate work and interface efficiently and effectively with remote locations.
Strong administrative skills, with effectiveness in developing tasks and managing to achieve target dates.
Must be a productive team player.
Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Work Environment/Travel:
The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time and includes occasional travel to high risk locations at minimal notice.
Depending on location the position may require home based working with some unsociable hours due to global coverage and online meetings.Role will require successful completion of Hostile Environment Awareness Training provided by employer.