Location: Global
Closing date31 Oct 2021
Security Consultants - (Short term mission)
About the role:
As a Security Consultant , you will be placed with our clients for a given period, ranging from few days to several months. You may be sent to virtually any country, with the prime responsibility of supporting our clients in the identification, prevention and management of security risks. Your responsibilities may be different from one mission to another. You may sometimes be working as the main security advisor/officer developing the security system of an organisation and other times be part of a team, providing security trainings to field staff. You may provide security advice to senior management one day, provide support during the management of a crisis the next day or provide Online Security Training. This diversity of responsibilities makes it a very interesting and rewarding role, yet requires a good amount of maturity and cultural sensitivity.
Key responsibilities:
Depending on your experience and set of skills, you may be proposed to work in one or several of the following areas:
1) Strategic Guidance
Support the client in the development of an organizational-wide security risk management framework;
Review and re-write organizational-wide security documentations including Corporate security risk policies; security guidelines; critical incident management; as well as templates and tools to support security management at all levels;
Write organization-specific security risk management manuals aimed at senior managers and risk managers;
Provide accurate security-related information to help senior managers make informed decisions;
Identify security risk management related roles and responsibilities and provide recommendations for the inclusion of these in the staff organogram;
Provide recommendations for the most relevant and efficient allocation of resources to risk management;
Provide recommendations for the appropriate rolling-out, mainstreaming, ownership and oversight of the revised risk management framework.
2) Operational Support
Carry out security audits;
Review and enhance existing country security plans;
Develop country and location-specific risk assessments;
Support organizations in their expansion into new geographical areas of operation;
Develop security risk management manual for staff;
Provide operational mentoring and coaching on risk and security management issues including mainstreaming of security;
Plan for contingencies – evacuation (security and medical), relocation, hibernation – at regional, country and local levels;
Prepare for crisis management – policy, crisis management team, communication, materials, trainings;
Establish information coordination and management systems – incident reporting and feedback circles, information gathering and analysis, travel monitoring;
Support the management team when outsourcing security services (call for tenders) – drivers, guards, close protection;
Support the vetting of new staff;
Provide traveler briefings and debriefings;
Deliver confidential psychological support and debriefings following a critical incident.
3) Crisis Management
Facilitate the development of crisis management strategies;
Lead the establishment of a crisis management team;
Facilitate contacts with key stakeholders;
Provide negotiation assistance;
Support crisis communication – internal and external;
Ensure media monitoring;
Provide confidential psychological support and debriefings following a critical incident;
Provide post-incident assessment.
4) Provision of Trainings (face to face and/or Online) in:
· Personal Security;
· Security Risk Management;
· Crisis Management;
· Stress management;
· Sexual harassment awareness;
· Access negotiation
· Driver and Guard trainings;
· First Aid and Trauma – basic and advanced;
· Psychological first aid;
· Health and Safety;
· Training of the Trainers.
Required skills & experience
Essential:
First, had experience with the Aid & development Sector, or Human Right Defenders.
Security management experience with a proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized protocols and systems.
Experience in the areas of security planning, organizing and executing security operations in the field.
Skilled in influencing and obtaining the cooperation of individuals not under supervisory control; able to work as a member of a multinational team and manage a variety of external and internal relationships to achieve results.
Proven written and analytical skills.
Excellent communication skills- coherent, timely and strategic.
Competency in Internet and Microsoft Office systems
Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments.
Ability to work in multicultural settings.
Fluency in French, English, Spanish and/or Arabic.
Friendly, approachable and flexible.
Desirable:
Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct, and Aid organizational culture.
Thorough familiarity with principles and current approaches to the models of security management used in the aid sector.
Good knowledge of communications technology, including VHF, HF radio systems, satellite communications, cell phone mediums, etc.
Formal trainer qualifications
Self-motivated and able to work effectively without close supervision.
Experience with critical incident management.
Experience in liaising with civilian, police and military government authorities, as well as with regional, national and international institutions.
How To Apply:
Expressions of interest, including a cover letter and résumé in English, should be to our HR team: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com (Hidden)
Closing date31 Oct 2021
Security Consultants - (Short term mission)
About the role:
As a Security Consultant , you will be placed with our clients for a given period, ranging from few days to several months. You may be sent to virtually any country, with the prime responsibility of supporting our clients in the identification, prevention and management of security risks. Your responsibilities may be different from one mission to another. You may sometimes be working as the main security advisor/officer developing the security system of an organisation and other times be part of a team, providing security trainings to field staff. You may provide security advice to senior management one day, provide support during the management of a crisis the next day or provide Online Security Training. This diversity of responsibilities makes it a very interesting and rewarding role, yet requires a good amount of maturity and cultural sensitivity.
Key responsibilities:
Depending on your experience and set of skills, you may be proposed to work in one or several of the following areas:
1) Strategic Guidance
Support the client in the development of an organizational-wide security risk management framework;
Review and re-write organizational-wide security documentations including Corporate security risk policies; security guidelines; critical incident management; as well as templates and tools to support security management at all levels;
Write organization-specific security risk management manuals aimed at senior managers and risk managers;
Provide accurate security-related information to help senior managers make informed decisions;
Identify security risk management related roles and responsibilities and provide recommendations for the inclusion of these in the staff organogram;
Provide recommendations for the most relevant and efficient allocation of resources to risk management;
Provide recommendations for the appropriate rolling-out, mainstreaming, ownership and oversight of the revised risk management framework.
2) Operational Support
Carry out security audits;
Review and enhance existing country security plans;
Develop country and location-specific risk assessments;
Support organizations in their expansion into new geographical areas of operation;
Develop security risk management manual for staff;
Provide operational mentoring and coaching on risk and security management issues including mainstreaming of security;
Plan for contingencies – evacuation (security and medical), relocation, hibernation – at regional, country and local levels;
Prepare for crisis management – policy, crisis management team, communication, materials, trainings;
Establish information coordination and management systems – incident reporting and feedback circles, information gathering and analysis, travel monitoring;
Support the management team when outsourcing security services (call for tenders) – drivers, guards, close protection;
Support the vetting of new staff;
Provide traveler briefings and debriefings;
Deliver confidential psychological support and debriefings following a critical incident.
3) Crisis Management
Facilitate the development of crisis management strategies;
Lead the establishment of a crisis management team;
Facilitate contacts with key stakeholders;
Provide negotiation assistance;
Support crisis communication – internal and external;
Ensure media monitoring;
Provide confidential psychological support and debriefings following a critical incident;
Provide post-incident assessment.
4) Provision of Trainings (face to face and/or Online) in:
· Personal Security;
· Security Risk Management;
· Crisis Management;
· Stress management;
· Sexual harassment awareness;
· Access negotiation
· Driver and Guard trainings;
· First Aid and Trauma – basic and advanced;
· Psychological first aid;
· Health and Safety;
· Training of the Trainers.
Required skills & experience
Essential:
First, had experience with the Aid & development Sector, or Human Right Defenders.
Security management experience with a proven ability to develop and implement effective and contextualized protocols and systems.
Experience in the areas of security planning, organizing and executing security operations in the field.
Skilled in influencing and obtaining the cooperation of individuals not under supervisory control; able to work as a member of a multinational team and manage a variety of external and internal relationships to achieve results.
Proven written and analytical skills.
Excellent communication skills- coherent, timely and strategic.
Competency in Internet and Microsoft Office systems
Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments.
Ability to work in multicultural settings.
Fluency in French, English, Spanish and/or Arabic.
Friendly, approachable and flexible.
Desirable:
Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct, and Aid organizational culture.
Thorough familiarity with principles and current approaches to the models of security management used in the aid sector.
Good knowledge of communications technology, including VHF, HF radio systems, satellite communications, cell phone mediums, etc.
Formal trainer qualifications
Self-motivated and able to work effectively without close supervision.
Experience with critical incident management.
Experience in liaising with civilian, police and military government authorities, as well as with regional, national and international institutions.
How To Apply:
Expressions of interest, including a cover letter and résumé in English, should be to our HR team: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com (Hidden)
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Pay and Benefits:
To be discussed, adjusted depending on the experience, skills, and conditions of each mission.
To be discussed, adjusted depending on the experience, skills, and conditions of each mission.
Candidates considered for interviews will be contacted shortly