Job Description
Child Safeguarding: Level 3: The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more) or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. ROLE PURPOSE: The overall objective of this position is to manage the Staff Safety and Access activities for the entire East AO, Project and Field Offices in Jigjiga, Gode, Dollo and Moyale. The Safety and Access Manager will assist to reduce the risks posed to the program personnel and assets of all national and international SC staff in Somali region through the provision of specialized, coordinated, and focused security management support, Security Risk Management, briefings and inductions, security information management and training. The position will manage the safety and access activities in Jigjiga, Gode, Dollo and Moyale. This position will be based in Jigjiga but 50% will be field based outside Jigjiga mainly in Gode, Dollo and Moyale and operational woredas and will coordinate with Area Director (AD), Field Office Managers (FOM’s) and Staff Safety and Access team at CO to support the implementation of the SSA Department security plan. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Area Director. Location: East AO, Based in Jigjiga- also support the field Office Dollo, Gode and Moyale. Travel: SSAC will travel to Gode, Moyale, Dollo and other SCI operational woredas/ refugee camps in the area. Staff directly reporting to this post: None KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
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Job Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Social Science field.
- 5 years of relevant progressive experience, out of which 3 years of experience with INGOs at the managerial level.
- Developed experience in a senior Security Management role.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in prior positions with fluent command of English to effectively compose and edit technical documents.
- Ability to independently review technical documents, and interpret and organize data and information as required.
- Formal security qualifications and trainings.
- Knowledge of security protocols and emergency preparedness.
- Experience in liaising with civilian, police and military government authorities, as well as with regional, national, and international institutions
- Experience of incident reporting, incident mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, set up and execution of an incident warning system (warden system), a compilation of security reports and assessments
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other database/mapping systems
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken
- Ability to speak Amharic and Somali local language
- Commitment to Save the Children values
- Female candidates are highly encouraged
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
More Information
- Address Ethiopia
- Experience Level Manager
- Total Years Experience 10-20