Job Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Employment Type
Base: Salary: TBA
Closing date: 6 Mar 2022
Title: Sub-Regional Safety & Security Adviser
Description
Reporting directly to the Regional Head of Safety and Security for West, Central and North Africa (WCNA), the Sub-Regional Safety & Security Advisor (hereafter referred to as the Advisor) is responsible for overseeing the security and risk management processes in our National Associations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger while ensuring transparency, accountability and the efficient and proper use of organizational resources.
Tasks and Responsibilities
1. Lead People
· Provide matrix leadership and develop a network of national security focal points.
· Drive SOS security capacity across the organization through transparent communication and effective stakeholder management.
· Serve as ultimate accountable for delivery of security strategies including guard force performance.
· Ensure adequate communication on security issues across the program locations.
· Provide advice and respond to training needs to develop staff safety and security competencies.
2. Protect the Organization
· Update and implement security strategies across all national organizations.
· Investigate security incidents to include instances of fraud.
· Lead the development and review of security plans and procedures including contingency and crisis response plans, severe incidents, and standard operating procedures.
· Undertake regular security assessment missions to all program locations across the Sub-Region.
· Monitor the reporting and data gathering of security incidents and generate analysis/reports on security trends.
· Build a professional culture of candor and integrity.
3. Manage Empowering Relationships
· Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key external stakeholders in the Sahel Sub-Region.
· Live the humanitarian values (neutrality, impartiality, independence & humanity) in interactions with external stakeholders.
4. Develop and Innovate
· Ensure professional development and continuous awareness of developments in the security profession.
· Seek to apply learning and other innovation to safety and security program.
Requirements
· At least five years of security management experience at a national level and higher;
· University degree with formal training in the security field;
· French language proficiency with some English language capacity;
· The ability to travel up to 50 percent of the time;
· Possess strong integrity, emotional intelligence and communication skills;
· Knowledge of functional leadership in global organizations;
· Positive working attitude and ability to work under high pressure; and
· Pro-active and self-motivated to learn and acquire additional competences needed for the job.
We offer
· Diverse, creative and challenging opportunities in an international working environment
Possibility to make significant, positive contribution
Competitive compensation package and excellent development opportunities
In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks
How To Apply:
Please send a letter of application stating the skills and approach that you would bring to the post with your CV/resume in English to: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com (Email is hidden and is available to subscribers Only )
Employment Type
Base: Salary: TBA
Closing date: 6 Mar 2022
Title: Sub-Regional Safety & Security Adviser
Description
Reporting directly to the Regional Head of Safety and Security for West, Central and North Africa (WCNA), the Sub-Regional Safety & Security Advisor (hereafter referred to as the Advisor) is responsible for overseeing the security and risk management processes in our National Associations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger while ensuring transparency, accountability and the efficient and proper use of organizational resources.
Tasks and Responsibilities
1. Lead People
· Provide matrix leadership and develop a network of national security focal points.
· Drive SOS security capacity across the organization through transparent communication and effective stakeholder management.
· Serve as ultimate accountable for delivery of security strategies including guard force performance.
· Ensure adequate communication on security issues across the program locations.
· Provide advice and respond to training needs to develop staff safety and security competencies.
2. Protect the Organization
· Update and implement security strategies across all national organizations.
· Investigate security incidents to include instances of fraud.
· Lead the development and review of security plans and procedures including contingency and crisis response plans, severe incidents, and standard operating procedures.
· Undertake regular security assessment missions to all program locations across the Sub-Region.
· Monitor the reporting and data gathering of security incidents and generate analysis/reports on security trends.
· Build a professional culture of candor and integrity.
3. Manage Empowering Relationships
· Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key external stakeholders in the Sahel Sub-Region.
· Live the humanitarian values (neutrality, impartiality, independence & humanity) in interactions with external stakeholders.
4. Develop and Innovate
· Ensure professional development and continuous awareness of developments in the security profession.
· Seek to apply learning and other innovation to safety and security program.
Requirements
· At least five years of security management experience at a national level and higher;
· University degree with formal training in the security field;
· French language proficiency with some English language capacity;
· The ability to travel up to 50 percent of the time;
· Possess strong integrity, emotional intelligence and communication skills;
· Knowledge of functional leadership in global organizations;
· Positive working attitude and ability to work under high pressure; and
· Pro-active and self-motivated to learn and acquire additional competences needed for the job.
We offer
· Diverse, creative and challenging opportunities in an international working environment
Possibility to make significant, positive contribution
Competitive compensation package and excellent development opportunities
In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks
How To Apply:
Please send a letter of application stating the skills and approach that you would bring to the post with your CV/resume in English to: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com (Email is hidden and is available to subscribers Only )