Back Safety and Security Assistant

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The Opportunity

The overall objective of the position is to ensure continuous security support to the Field Office and ensure that needed safety and security assessments and information gathering are conducted regularly or as required.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Formal security qualification or advanced security management training.
• Good working knowledge of threat assessment, risk mitigation and ability to work on acceptance strategy.
• Understanding with the philosophy and mode of operation of NGOs.
• Experience of incident reporting, incident mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, compilation of security reports and assessments.
• Strong analytical capacity, resourcefulness and creativity in developing the role of security within programmes and ensuring the most effective support to line management.
• Ability to balance demands of beneficiary and security actors while maintaining appropriate contextual NGO security advice and coordination.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
• Excellent coordination and reporting skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload.
• Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments.
• Competency in Internet and Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Competency in database and mapping systems is a desired characteristic.
• Commitment to Save the Children values.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

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.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.