International Rescue Committee (IRC) is looking for qualified applicants for the following open position.

Job Title:  

Senior Security and Access Coordinator

Job Overview:                             

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Company’s Scale

Place of Work: Adama,Ethiopia.

Job Position:                                

Senior Security and Access Coordinator

Duties:

• Promote the development of appropriate security information networks relevant to all IRC teams working in Ethiopia
• Responsible to be a full and active part of Country Senior Management discussions on programs, strategies, operations
• Make strategic input to Programs and Grants in designing new programs and project proposals to donors
• Support managers/teams in collecting and disseminating relevant security information thus enabling line management to manage security and safety effectively. This includes the security level and its implication
• Act as a close advisor to CD on context and security analysis in order to help decision making
• Support staff in methods ensuring security information is recorded and analyzed regularly, and help management provide regular, concise and clear written security updates
• Provide technical input and advice in assessments to consider new IRC programs in new geographic areas, and regular assessment reviews for existing locations.
• Make sure that at least once a year, a dedicated meeting is organized at SMT level to discuss IRC risk appetite for each location.
• Work with SMT, Technical Coordinators and the Grants team to ensure security budgets and staffing levels are in alignment with the assessed levels of risk in each location.
• Attend relevant security meetings led by the Security Coordinator
• Design and deliver security management training to all field office senior staff and security focal points
• Design and supervise the implementation of awareness training strategy for all staff, and SMT
• Undertake regular program site assessments of IRC new locations or existing program facing context change
• Monitor the Review of the security plans and policies by the Security Coordinator
• Maintain an updated list and contacts with focal points across the programs
• Liaise with other agency security focal points, including NGOs, UN and local authorities concerned for security related issues
• Develop weekly security update and progress reports for submission to Country Director and Regional Safety & Security Director
• Maintain confidentiality, impartiality and neutrality in all aspects of security arrangements.
• Develop periodic context analysis (internal and external) including: incident maps, stakeholder analysis, review of existing security management arrangements and capacity assessment.

Job Requirement:                       

Qualification:

Education: 

• University Degree.

Experience:

•  Relevant overall experience of 5-7 years, with at least 2 years of management experience in complex and volatile environments, preferably with INGOs.

Skills:

• Highest moral and professional integrity
• Broad understanding of the work of the IRC in the humanitarian context
• Ability to work under pressure in an unstable security environment
• Able to handle sensitive information with strict confidentiality
• Able to maintain impartiality and neutrality in all aspects of  his/her work
• Good convincing and influencing skills;
• Good computer skills
• Understanding of country’s legal frameworks
• Experience in comprehensive security management
• Proven level of technical security expertise
• Demonstrated coaching, training and capacity building skills
• Demonstrated initiative and pro-active problem-solving skills

  How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to: Click Here

Deadline: 15, August , 2023.

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