Job Title: Humanitarian Safety & Security Specialist
Hiring Organization: Plan International
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/29/2024
The
Organisation
Plan
International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that
advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and
potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence,
exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected. Working
together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive
for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and
all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we
enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We
drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using
our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful
partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80
countries.
The Opportunity
We
recognise that our staff and associates may work in or travel to hostile and
complex environments that present unique safety and security risks, and we are
proactive in identifying and mitigating these risks. We understand that
security management should be an enabler rather than a barrier. Plan
International is committed to fulfilling its duty of care to our staff and
providing a safe and secure environment so that we can better fulfil our
purpose and objectives.
Plan
International is looking for experienced Safety and Security Specialists and
Advisors who can be available on short notice (within 72 hours) for contracts
of varying duration in various (often high-risk context) countries to gap fill,
support scale up and build capacity in inclusive safety and security
management. The pre-qualified candidates will be included on an external roster
and will receive on-call assignments, after receiving training on Plan
International’s safety procedures and tools. The assignments will take place in
countries where humanitarian operations are taking place and will have a
variable duration of up to six months.
The
Requirements
Deep
conceptual understanding of security risk management and risk assessment
processes
Experience
working in high-risk areas, including disasters and fragile and
conflict-affected states
Experience
working in an international NGO
Experience
in conducting security risk assessments.
Experience
providing technical support and oversight to security programmes.
Experience
in security capacity building in a variety of contexts.
Understanding
of field level representation with key stakeholders and coordination with peer
NGOs and UN actors.
Experience
in Humanitarian access negotiation/strategy.
In-depth
knowledge or work experience in post-conflict and/or complex emergency
environments.
A clear
understanding of humanitarian principles.
Excellent
planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a
substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
Strong
written and spoken English
Ability
to work in an additional language, e.g. French, Arabic, or Spanish – desirable
