Apr 5, 2023

Safety and Security Director

Hiring Organization: Save The Child
Job Location: Haiti , Port-au-Prince

Closing date24 Apr 2023

Type Of Contract : Open Ended 

Role Purpose

The Safety and Security Director (SSD) will work closely with the CD/SMT to carry out safety and security assessments; make recommendations and provide support for their implementation. Conduct Geo-Political Analysis whenever there are major events that might impact SCI operations. The Safety and Security Director will implement Save the Children's Safety and Security Policy and Standards within the team and help drive systemic change in the quality of safety and security management and contribute to building country compliance with safety and security Minimum Standards. S/he will also take forward the organizational security ethos. The post holder will play a key role in the capacity building/recruitment of Safety & Security Focal Points. The post holder will be a member of the Senior Management Team.

The post reports to the Save the Children Country Director in Haiti; He receives technical support from Save the Children's Regional Security Manager (RSM) based in El Salvadore and the Global Security Director and the Global Security Analyst based in London. The post holder will line manage a Safety and Security Manager, a security field coordinator, a security filed Officer as well as the contracts with security companies providing security services.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Formal security qualification or advanced security management training
Fluent in French, Creole and English

Experiences
A minimum of 5 years field-based experience in complex and insecure settings, preferably in more than one country with large teams of staff
Advanced level of understanding with the philosophy and mode of operation of NGOs
Experience in liaising with civilian, police and military government authorities, as well as with national, regional and international institutions
Experience of incident reporting, incident mapping, collation and analysis functions, set up and execution of an incident warning system (warden system), compilation of security reports and assessments.
Strong analytical capacity, resourcefulness and creativity in developing the role of security within programmes and ensuring the most effective support to line management.
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments
Competency in Internet and Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and other database/mapping systems

Desirable
Comprehensive knowledge of the context and challenges of operating in Haiti.
Work experience in Haiti
Operational experience in highly insecure/hostile and disaster affected environments with NGO.
Commitment to Save the Children values

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.


How to apply
Please follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YS50YW1iYS41MjA3MC4xMjE4NUBzYXZldGhlY2hpbGRyZW5hby5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20