Deadline: 13 July, 2021

Location: Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Plan International has announced a call for applications for the post of Security Officer.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Attend relevant security meetings and forums for the northeast
• Report on security incidents/threats to security manager
• Ensure effective networking with the military in different deep field locations
• Manage and maintain security communication equipment and support colleagues deployed to deep field locations across Adamawa State
• Perform location assessment for Plan International in Adamawa State
• Manage and facilitate staff/partners’ movements from Yola to other locations in Adamawa and to other states in the northeast
• Support visitors with post arrival briefing
• Work closely with field office manager and community mobilisation officer to drive acceptance of Plan International programme activities in Adamawa State
• Provide pre-alert to security manager on prospective security issues
• Ensure general staff safety and security in Adamawa State
• Carry out stepdown training under the guidance of the security manager
• Gather vital information and intelligence for security manager’s use
• Ensure compliance of all SoPs
• Provide weekly situation report for the security manager
• Provide monthly incident report to the security manager
• Manage security information and communication effectively
• Drive hibernation and relocation when context changes
• Continuously suggest safety and security infrastructure required for different locations according to emerging threat
• Manage and supervise guard force in the office premises
• Ensure access management into Plan International offices and premises
• Obtain daily travel report affecting Plan International staff in their location of duty

Requirements

• Strong knowledge and experience in occupational security and health and safety operations
• Ability to prioritise and manage complex and varied workload
• Ability to guide staff with limited security capacity
• Ability to predict and respond to security threats/incidents
• Strong diplomatic, interpersonal, and troubleshooting skills including negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders
• Energetic and motivated individual, with a proven track record of undertaking similar assignments
• Ability to work independently but also collaborate closely within teams
• Ability to establish and sustain strong working relationships with Plan International colleagues and in the broader Nigeria community/context

To apply and for more information, click here.

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