Location: South Sudan
Contract duration: 6 month
Starting date: ASAP
Under the direct supervision of the Country Director
Position Profile
- Serve as security focal point
- Ensure all new staff are accurately briefed on security procedures;
- Provide all staff with regular security briefings and updates and ensure that all staff follow security procedures;
- Ensure that ACTED’s security management plans are relevant and constantly updated as appropriate and that all staff know their roles and responsibilities;
- Liaise with UN agencies, NGOs and other external actors to gain security information and analysis in the region;
- Conduct regular security and risk assessments for all operational areas
- Write regular security management reports with situational analysis and recommendations;
- Ensure that field communications needs are met and that staff are trained in the use of radios and other communications equipment as necessary.
Qualifications:
- At least 2-3 years of working experience in insecure environments; preferably in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East;
- Extensive experience in security management and procedures;
- Demonstrated communication and organizational skills;
- Ability to train, mobilize, and manage both international and national staff
- Flexibility and ability to multi-task 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.
Conditions:
Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise, hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonusAdditional monthly living allowance
Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse/or housing allowance (depending on contract length and country of assignment)
Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket + luggage allowance
Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement package