Employer: Save the Children International
Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg
Reports to: Snr. Regional Security Director, Office of Global Safety and Security
Duration: 2 years Fixed term Contract
Save the Children International is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work
in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their
potential.
Key Areas of Accountability
Administration: • Communicate regularly with SC staff to gather feedback; provide guidance, advice
and support; help formulate strategies to improve Country Office safety and security management •
Report regularly to Senior Regional Security Director highlighting activities and Regional priorities •
Maintain Safety and Security Focal Person (SSFP) register • Manage SC Reporters re: on-line incident
reporting, threat analysis and SitRep’s • Provide technical input to proposal development and make
recommendations for appropriate safety and security budgets
Country Office Support: • Review Country Office safety and security management plans (SSMP), Crisis
/ Incident Management Plans and make recommendations for improvement based on established
SC standards • Analyse results of Country Office assessments to determine areas where there are
compliance issues. Follow-up with Country Office staff to develop and implement improvement
strategies. • Provide feedback to field staff in response to security-related inquiries • Provide technical
input, material support and training to build SSFP capacity • Monitor events in assigned countries and
review incident report submissions for accuracy and follow-up
Training:
• Provide security briefings/debriefings to travellers, participate in orientation of new staff
• Deliver crisis management / incident management training for CO senior management teams
• Designand deliver training in to improve the skills and capacities of CO safety and security focal persons (SSFP)
• Make recommendations for new or refined security management policies and procedures based on
field office inquiries, training needs, and management reports
• Design and deliver safety and security training for CO staff as it applies to their respective positions and the SC Safety and Security Policy and Standards.
• Deliver Safety and Security component of Advanced Field Training (AFT)
Emergency Response:
• Ensure security management in emergency response procedures are appropriately
implemented
• Deploy to the site of the emergency to establish safety and security procedures and develop
local security management capacity
• Provide back-up support to security staff deployed to emergency response sites
• Deliver bespoke training in security in emergency response
Others:
• Working closely with the global safety and security team to deliver on team objectives
including any other duties already prescribed
Qualification and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in
overseas program management or humanitarian relief management in complex and/or insecure
environments
• Demonstrated experience in security management and/or crisis management in an
overseas environment
• Effective technical/instructional writing skills
• Fluency in English • Strong
analytical and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex tasks independently
• Strong leadership and communication (interpersonal, verbal and written) skills
• Commitment to the
aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children
mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin all aspects of the job.
•Excellent computer skills with solid knowledge of Microsoft software
• Experience in training adults
using modern methods; completion of training facilitator’s course preferred
• Experience travelling
to foreign countries preferred
• Experience in a multi-cultural environment necessary
• Experience in conducting assessments preferred
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Please send cv’s to scijobs@savethechildren.org
Closing date: 31 May 2015
Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg
Reports to: Snr. Regional Security Director, Office of Global Safety and Security
Duration: 2 years Fixed term Contract
Save the Children International is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work
in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their
potential.
Key Areas of Accountability
Administration: • Communicate regularly with SC staff to gather feedback; provide guidance, advice
and support; help formulate strategies to improve Country Office safety and security management •
Report regularly to Senior Regional Security Director highlighting activities and Regional priorities •
Maintain Safety and Security Focal Person (SSFP) register • Manage SC Reporters re: on-line incident
reporting, threat analysis and SitRep’s • Provide technical input to proposal development and make
recommendations for appropriate safety and security budgets
Country Office Support: • Review Country Office safety and security management plans (SSMP), Crisis
/ Incident Management Plans and make recommendations for improvement based on established
SC standards • Analyse results of Country Office assessments to determine areas where there are
compliance issues. Follow-up with Country Office staff to develop and implement improvement
strategies. • Provide feedback to field staff in response to security-related inquiries • Provide technical
input, material support and training to build SSFP capacity • Monitor events in assigned countries and
review incident report submissions for accuracy and follow-up
Training:
• Provide security briefings/debriefings to travellers, participate in orientation of new staff
• Deliver crisis management / incident management training for CO senior management teams
• Designand deliver training in to improve the skills and capacities of CO safety and security focal persons (SSFP)
• Make recommendations for new or refined security management policies and procedures based on
field office inquiries, training needs, and management reports
• Design and deliver safety and security training for CO staff as it applies to their respective positions and the SC Safety and Security Policy and Standards.
• Deliver Safety and Security component of Advanced Field Training (AFT)
Emergency Response:
• Ensure security management in emergency response procedures are appropriately
implemented
• Deploy to the site of the emergency to establish safety and security procedures and develop
local security management capacity
• Provide back-up support to security staff deployed to emergency response sites
• Deliver bespoke training in security in emergency response
Others:
• Working closely with the global safety and security team to deliver on team objectives
including any other duties already prescribed
Qualification and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in
overseas program management or humanitarian relief management in complex and/or insecure
environments
• Demonstrated experience in security management and/or crisis management in an
overseas environment
• Effective technical/instructional writing skills
• Fluency in English • Strong
analytical and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex tasks independently
• Strong leadership and communication (interpersonal, verbal and written) skills
• Commitment to the
aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children
mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin all aspects of the job.
•Excellent computer skills with solid knowledge of Microsoft software
• Experience in training adults
using modern methods; completion of training facilitator’s course preferred
• Experience travelling
to foreign countries preferred
• Experience in a multi-cultural environment necessary
• Experience in conducting assessments preferred
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Please send cv’s to scijobs@savethechildren.org
Closing date: 31 May 2015