Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 2 years
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: Safety and Environment / HSE
Key responsibilities:
- Assess and monitor security situations (i.e. threats, weather conditions) through coordination with other actors and secondary information, and determine appropriate security threat level at all times;
- Submit a security update (situation analysis, actions taken, actions recommended) on a regular basis;
- Ensuring protocols and procedures are in place in the event of a security incident. This must include clear actions for both guesthouse and office-based staff, during office and out-of-office hours, and include identification of evacuation routes, and roles and responsibilities of staff;
- Support in the rolling out and enhanced understanding of these plans amongst all staff including all-staff briefings and individual briefings;
- Monitoring staff movement including limiting or restricting movement on location and time, accounting for staff movements and providing updated overviews of daily movements activities;
- Maintaining an overview of all visitors to the office, including contact information;
- Checking on suitability of buildings including the office and field-site locations, including health and safety requirements of the office, such as fire extinguishers, first aid kits for both office / guesthouse, vehicles, and emergency exits. Ensure recommendations are implemented;
- Manage day to day security including tracking of movements of staff and visitors and provide updated consolidate information to the senior management;
- He /She is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of security measures. This can include updating security tools, developing and circulating security reports, tracking movements and checking security equipment such as CCTV etc;
- Support in the collection of information and documentation for incident reports, which are to be submitted to the CD/SSCO within 24 hours of the incident;
- Prepare for and execute as needed, various contingency plans as articulated in the approved safety & security management plan in the context of a humanitarian response project to cover among others.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Security Studies or Social Sciences;
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience in a humanitarian organization;
- Understanding of humanitarian safety and security practices and their application;
- Capacity to organize & conduct trainings, workshops and briefings;
- Have a wide network of security contacts and information sources;
- Should be able to gather information on emerging events and trends quickly and accurately;
- Knowledge of the political and security situation of FCT Abuja;
- Experience in a humanitarian/NGO context;
- Training of trainers skills;
- Experience in working with multi-national staff;
- Experience in dealing with safety and security threats in a private/non-profit organization;
- Good supervision and reporting skills;
- Good communication skills;
- Ability to use technology hardware and software;
- Professional attitude;
- Ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced work environment.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Action Against Hunger | ACF-International on acfinternational.applytojob.com to apply
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