Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR)
ACTED has announced a call for applications for the position of Country Security Manager.
The NGO provides assistance through building emergency shelters, distributing non-food items, assisting in the management of camps for displaced persons or providing logistical support as well as information management services to the humanitarian community.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the recruitment and selection of qualified national security field staff, recommend promotions, disciplinary action and termination of staff in consultation with the country director
- Supervise and mentor national security officers, focal points, guards and drivers
- Make frequent site visits to ACTED premises to carry out performance assessments and provide constant support to the security team
- Maintain open lines of communications with all field staff
- Develop and regularly update the country security profile
- Follow up on major country events and developments
- Analyse and locate key local stakeholders
- Develop security trend analysis
- Ensure internal incident tracking system is utilised properly
- Fill in and regularly update the risk analysis matrix
- Carry out security assessments of new ACTED areas of intervention or areas under Phase C
- Develop and update country security plans, SOPs and contingency plans
- Draft and regularly update the country security plan for validation by the country director and endorsement by HQ
- Recommend changes in the country security plan to country director and HQ security department
- Draft standard operating procedures (SOPs) adapted to the local context
- Draft and regularly update evacuation and contingency plans in capital and support area coordinators in developing area evacuation and contingency plans
Requirements
- Two years, minimum, of work experience in insecure environments, preferably in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East
- Extensive experience in security management and procedures
- Demonstrated communication and organisational skills
- Ability to train, mobilise, and manage both international and national staff flexibility and ability to multitask under pressure
- Ability to work well in unstable and frequently changing security environments
- Willingness to work and live in often remote areas under basic conditions
- Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office
- Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English
- Knowledge of local language and/or regional experience (highly desirable)
To apply and for information, click here.
Photo source: ACTED
