Senior Security Officer_Afar

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International Medical Corps focuses on the delivery of community-based primary health care. We emphasize training and education, and prioritize hiring local staff in fact, 96% of our field-based staff and health professionals are recruited from the local community. This helps to ensure that skills and knowledge are passed on and remain long after our programs have ended. Through the integration of specialties like emergency medicine, womens health, nutrition services, water and sanitation, and mental health into the primary health care setting, we ensure that those we serve receive holistic, comprehensive care. The value of International Medical Corps integrated approach to community health and well-being and our emphasis on capacity building through training are critical for the long-term growth of conflict and natural disaster-affected communities and fragile states.

JOB SUMMARY

The IMC Afar Senior Security Officer (SSO) works at the direction of the IMC Afar Program Coordinator. Additionally, the field SSO reports to IMC Country Security Manager and the IMC Country Director on technical issues related to security in the Afar implementation areas. The primary function of the Afar SSO is to provide assistance to the Afar Program Coordinator, along with the IMC Country Security Manager and IMC Country Director on all issues of safety and security as they relate to IMC staff and programs in the Afar refugee camps and host community. The Afar SSO oversees daily security management for IMC programs in Afar, as well as trains and mentors Security Focal Points. The SSO will monitor and assess security conditions and makes recommendations as appropriate. The IMC Afar Program Coordinator is the direct supervisor of the SSO, along with supervision by the IMC Country Security Manager and Country Director.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.r

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Security Management

• Assists in developing and updating as required the security guidelines, SOPs, and Contingency Plans for the IMC programs in Afar.
• Trains IMC staff in Afar in all security procedures and policies with the support of senior management by setting up meetings with PMs and HR meetings to address issues.
• Coordinates and monitor security activities to ensure that safety and security policies and procedures are implemented.
• Ensures that incidents in the IMC Ethiopia Afar region follow the procedure of reporting as set up by IMC Global and are distribute security-related to authorized persons.
• Collects security related information from local and regional resources as it applies to IMC Afar sites and communicates with the IMC Afar Program Coordinator, Country Security Manager and Country Director as appropriate.
• Monitors the security preparedness of IMC Afar staff and works to enforce staff compliance with internal security policies and SOPs.
• When directed, carry out investigations and capture lessons learned to be incorporated into future staff Ensure weekly security reports are completed and submitted, providing timely updates of all situational and security developments including investigation of security incidents.
• Conducts and submits Security Risk Assessments of IMC Afar programs, as required. Conducts and submits full IMC Afar Site Security Surveys of every site visited.
• Organizes safety and security training for the field staff members.
• Recommends changes in IMC Afar security plans as needed.
• Ensures induction security briefings are conducted to all arriving staff, visitors, or volunteers.

2. Human Resources

• Oversee the recruitment and selection of security staff whom he is in charge of and need to supervise and control on a regular basis (guards, other), recommend disciplinary action and termination of staff in consultation with the Afar Program Coordinator.
• Make frequent Afar site visits to facilities to carry out security assessments and ensure appropriate care and training are being conducted. Maintain open lines of communication with all field staff.

3. Training/ Capacity Building

• Determine security training needs for the IMC Afar staff team in collaboration with the Program Coordinator.
• Works with IMC Afar Program Coordinator and IMC Country Security Manager to conduct any staff security training that is warranted.

4. Working Relationships

• Maintain excellent working relationships with IMC supervisors and the IMC Afar staff teams.
• Build strong professional relationships with Afar regional authorities, and other NGOs.

5. Representation

• Attends security coordination meetings and provides updates on current security issues in Afar.
• In collaboration with HR, contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of IMC, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, values, and standpoint with regard to internal and external actors.

• Typically, having a bachelors degree and 3 years of relevant working experience in security risk management.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Any security risk management training courses are an advantage.
• Practical field experience in security risk management role in the field (e.g., direct INGO security management).
• Experience of incident reporting, incident mapping, intelligence collation, and analysis functions, set up and execution of an incident warning system (warden system), and compilation of security reports and assessments.
• Technical competency and training experience in field-based communications systems such as, satellite systems, and internet systems.
• Competency in Internet and Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other database/mapping systems.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and knowledge of Afar language is an added value.