Senior Security Analyst
and Safety Coordinator
Nairobi with frequent travels (50%) to Somalia
The NGO Safety Program (NSP) for Somalia / Somaliland is a program created by NGOs, which aims at supporting International and National NGOs to operate safely and securely in Somalia / Somaliland.
Required
- The
position requires the holder to provide geopolitical analysis and write
high quality security reports based on data provided by the Field
Officers, targeting an audience of NGOs;
- support
NGOs during crisis management;
source, process and analyse complex information for the production of regular security reports. - Candidates
must be able to exercise a large degree of common sense and personal
discipline;
- undertake
tasking at short notice with due regard to the security environment;
- work
effectively and efficiently unsupervised;
- plan
and manage their own time effectively;
- exercise
a strong work ethic and take responsibility for own actions.
- This
position requires a high degree of flexibility with respect to working
hours.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible
for the management of NSP Field Staff with a clear understanding of the
pressures associated
- with
operating in hostile environments, logistics and financial needs of the
field staff in link with the Finance Officer.
- Will
travel to Somalia (security permitting) to gather information and train
field based staff; Proactively propose, design and process new analysis
tools, special reports, maps;
- Participate
on request to the training of NGOs in link with the Training
Manager;
- Participate
on request to specific response in support of NGOs (evacuation, crisis
management);
- Participate
proactively to the definition of NSP strategy, drafting of proposals and
follow-up the action plan based on the strategy and reporting against it
and in the capitalization and the development of the Institutional memory
of NSP.
Key Competencies
- Degree
in Journalism, any Social Sciences, Master’s degree is preferred. 5 years’
experience of practical experience in high level information sourcing,
processing, analysis and reporting.
- Minimum
2 years of Somalia experience and proven experience of high quality
reports production within the Somali context.
Previous experience as an NGO or UN Security Focal Point is a strong advantage. - Previous
experience in security at a management level is an advantage.
Well developed networks for information in Somalia and regional hubs such as Nairobi is mandatory. - Ability
to work alone and on own initiative.
- Demonstrated
leadership capacity and ability to maintain and motivate staff in a remote
management environment;
- Demonstrated
ability in developing multi-media presentations;
- Demonstrated
ability to make clear and articulate presentations of complex information.
Fluent in English with excellent writing capacities; - Fluency
in Somali (fluent) is a very strong advantage.
- Excellent
knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet;
- Knowledge
of GIS and/or mapping software basic knowledge is a plus- (ArcGIS).
How to apply
Please forward letter of application and C.V. by email to info@somaliangoconsortium.org ONLY, with the subject “Senior Security Analyst and Safety Coordinator’, not later than 21st September 2012. Only
shortlisted applicants will be notified.