Employer: World Vision
Location: Herat , Afghanistan
Closing date3 Sep 2021
Here’s where you come in:
As the Security and Access Manager, you will oversee security risk management & fleet coordination across World Vision Afghanistan (WFA) operations in close liaison with the National Director and Operations Director. You will be responsible for the mitigation, preparation for and minimization of personal and operational risks within WVA programming. You will ensure safety, security and protection of staff & assets, appropriately addressed within the national context of WVA and will liaise and coordinate with the Partnership’s security network, represented by the World Vision Office of Corporate Security (OCS) Middle East and Eastern Europe (MEER) unit on global and partnership-wide security issues as they impact the national office strategy.
Requirements include:
Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Risk Management, Strategic Studies, International Relations or Emergency Management. (General Management studies also considered); or
Previous experience in the professional security arena (INGO, Corporate, Military, Law Enforcement, or Emergency Services).
Sound knowledge of INGO security practices with proven experience in Security Risk Assessments (SRA), Civil Military Coordination, Access Negotiations with Armed Actors, Security Planning and Crises Management in the humanitarian context.
Understanding of setting threat or risk levels for specific contexts, considering the strategic and tactical situation as applied to humanitarian response operations.
Experience working in Afghanistan would be an advantage.
Internationally recognized qualifications in Risk Management or Business Continuity would be an advantage.
The position requires ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 20% of the time.
Must be prepared to travel to ‘high risk’ security environments at short notice.
Here’s where you come in:
As the Security and Access Manager, you will oversee security risk management & fleet coordination across World Vision Afghanistan (WFA) operations in close liaison with the National Director and Operations Director. You will be responsible for the mitigation, preparation for and minimization of personal and operational risks within WVA programming. You will ensure safety, security and protection of staff & assets, appropriately addressed within the national context of WVA and will liaise and coordinate with the Partnership’s security network, represented by the World Vision Office of Corporate Security (OCS) Middle East and Eastern Europe (MEER) unit on global and partnership-wide security issues as they impact the national office strategy.
Requirements include:
Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Risk Management, Strategic Studies, International Relations or Emergency Management. (General Management studies also considered); or
Previous experience in the professional security arena (INGO, Corporate, Military, Law Enforcement, or Emergency Services).
Sound knowledge of INGO security practices with proven experience in Security Risk Assessments (SRA), Civil Military Coordination, Access Negotiations with Armed Actors, Security Planning and Crises Management in the humanitarian context.
Understanding of setting threat or risk levels for specific contexts, considering the strategic and tactical situation as applied to humanitarian response operations.
Experience working in Afghanistan would be an advantage.
Internationally recognized qualifications in Risk Management or Business Continuity would be an advantage.
The position requires ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 20% of the time.
Must be prepared to travel to ‘high risk’ security environments at short notice.