Employer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Location: Baghdad , Iraq
Application deadline:12/31/2021
Job description
Minimising security risks to our staff is the highest priority not only in complex environments. In order to achieve this, GIZ implements in its partner countries, in particular in countries with high security risks, professional security risk management systems. Security Risk Management Advisors (SRMA) contribute to the safety and security of our staff and operations and thereby support the successful implementation of development programmes and cooperation.
The Risk Management Office (RMO) in Iraq is a key function to enable safe and secure programming across the country as well as promote self-reliance and responsible security awareness among teams. In all duty stations in the Kurdish Region of Iraq and with SRMA tandems for the central, eastern, southern, and western regions of federal Iraq, we implement security risk management (SRM) in accordance with both country-wide strategy and localised approaches.
Your tasks
Take over disciplinary and operational lead for the seconded and national SRM staff in central Iraq and act as deputy to the head of the RMO
Head all operational planning, strategic development, process implementation, and personnel deveopment for the central Iraq team following direction from the head of RMO
Lead a streamlined security system, implementing management decisions as well as international and national GIZ security standards to the regional requirements, review existing structures towards efficiency and clean processes, develop sensibly new modes of operations and contribute to improving and updating the country-wide SRM system
Guide and backstop the RMO team in central Iraq on SRM implementation to conscientiously translate the security developments into security/safety measures that enable project implementation
Ensure quality-control for any SRM products e.g. site security assessments, location risk assessments, emergency and scenario planning, and develop RMO capacities to improve
Cultivate a constructive communication and proactive collaboration with other RMO teams, project staff, and national actors towards solutions that serve all stakeholders
Perform administrative, logistical, contracting-related tasks with country office teams and service providers
In case of emergencies, coordinate or lead crisis management country-wide or on-site and support the senior management team
Your profile
A relevant university degree in regional studies, political science, engineering, security management, disaster response
Several years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the context of development or humanitarian work in volatile environments abroad, preferably in the Middle East
Proven ability to reformulate modes of operations including conceptualisation, standardisation, and process development
Experience in developing and implementing all-country concepts and organisation to manage security risks in large-team setup for fragile contexts in the German development context is an asset
Experience in managing large, diverse, international teams across several locations and remotely, proven experience managing relocations and evacuations as well as re-entry preparation and implementation
Constructive communication and collaboration skills with a conscientious approach to transparency and integrity, combining creative problem-solving skills and sound analysis with the ability to convey complex information in an easily digestible and audience-oriented way
Fluency in English; fluency in German is helpful; Arabic language skills are an asset
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Location: Baghdad , Iraq
Application deadline:12/31/2021
Job description
Minimising security risks to our staff is the highest priority not only in complex environments. In order to achieve this, GIZ implements in its partner countries, in particular in countries with high security risks, professional security risk management systems. Security Risk Management Advisors (SRMA) contribute to the safety and security of our staff and operations and thereby support the successful implementation of development programmes and cooperation.
The Risk Management Office (RMO) in Iraq is a key function to enable safe and secure programming across the country as well as promote self-reliance and responsible security awareness among teams. In all duty stations in the Kurdish Region of Iraq and with SRMA tandems for the central, eastern, southern, and western regions of federal Iraq, we implement security risk management (SRM) in accordance with both country-wide strategy and localised approaches.
Your tasks
Take over disciplinary and operational lead for the seconded and national SRM staff in central Iraq and act as deputy to the head of the RMO
Head all operational planning, strategic development, process implementation, and personnel deveopment for the central Iraq team following direction from the head of RMO
Lead a streamlined security system, implementing management decisions as well as international and national GIZ security standards to the regional requirements, review existing structures towards efficiency and clean processes, develop sensibly new modes of operations and contribute to improving and updating the country-wide SRM system
Guide and backstop the RMO team in central Iraq on SRM implementation to conscientiously translate the security developments into security/safety measures that enable project implementation
Ensure quality-control for any SRM products e.g. site security assessments, location risk assessments, emergency and scenario planning, and develop RMO capacities to improve
Cultivate a constructive communication and proactive collaboration with other RMO teams, project staff, and national actors towards solutions that serve all stakeholders
Perform administrative, logistical, contracting-related tasks with country office teams and service providers
In case of emergencies, coordinate or lead crisis management country-wide or on-site and support the senior management team
Your profile
A relevant university degree in regional studies, political science, engineering, security management, disaster response
Several years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the context of development or humanitarian work in volatile environments abroad, preferably in the Middle East
Proven ability to reformulate modes of operations including conceptualisation, standardisation, and process development
Experience in developing and implementing all-country concepts and organisation to manage security risks in large-team setup for fragile contexts in the German development context is an asset
Experience in managing large, diverse, international teams across several locations and remotely, proven experience managing relocations and evacuations as well as re-entry preparation and implementation
Constructive communication and collaboration skills with a conscientious approach to transparency and integrity, combining creative problem-solving skills and sound analysis with the ability to convey complex information in an easily digestible and audience-oriented way
Fluency in English; fluency in German is helpful; Arabic language skills are an asset
APPLY