• Assist the state offices in developing and overseeing the day-to-day conduct of office security programme, ensuring adequate responses to security incidents both natural and man-made
• Provide technical security advice in consultation with the security manager on the existing and any new potential FHI 360 offices including site selection and establishment of effective physical and procedural security measures
• Conduct security risk assessments for FHI 360 programme expansion areas in the northeast
• Conduct hotel assessments in liaison with travel office for a safety and security approval process
• Establish a network with other key security players for information sharing and joint lobbying on security matters where possible
• Attend security meetings
• Conduct onsite training for staff in the area of safety including personal safety, emergency evacuation, travel safety, relocation and evacuation work
• Supervise and regularly appraise security contractors and guard companies as per agreement, ensuring that all company policies and practices related to these are adhered to
• Provide advance security advice, security briefing to staff and visitors, ensuring plans for tracking arrival, departure and accommodation
• Advise on mitigation for circulation by the security director or designee and general situation, specific incidents and periods of heightened threat
• Keep coordinators/managers and all staff updated on security developments and/or risks that may affect FHI 360 operations and make recommendations to minimise risks
• In conjunction with the security director, deliver relevant security trainings
• Ensure FHI 360 staff and visitors understand and behave in accordance with the standard operating procedures, contingency plans and security briefings
• Serve as the part of the Nigeria security unit
• Coordinate the updating of FHI 360 security management plan, develop specific contingency plans for review by the Security Director as required or directed
• Develop and deliver location specific safety and security briefings for all visitors
• Deliver security orientation on personal safety, organisations security management framework and use of communication equipment,
• Plan for both security and medical evacuation for all locations and develop evacuation plan including roles, relocated staff, collection points, routes, etc

Requirements

• Degree or relevant certification
• Formal security qualification or security management training work experience in complex environments
• Five years, minimum, of relevant experience
• Ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic team
• Experience and knowledge of personnel and organisational security issues, threat/risk assessment, security management and security awareness
• Experience in incident reporting, incident mapping, compilation of security reports and assessments
• Experience in training and coaching national and international staff on safety and security
• Technical competency and training experience in field-based communication systems
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian principals of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence
• Strong report writing, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Competency in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience working for international organisation(s) and an understanding of security strategies for humanitarian operations (previous security experience preferred)
• Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis and strategic planning skills
• High level of experience, ready to learn in developing security-related technical tools guidelines and systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to speak several local languages
• Northeast work experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage and work under stressful conditions
• Ability to travel on regular basis throughout assigned states on short notice

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