Save the Children
Vacancy: Safety and Security Intern
Position Code: SCI/SECITN/03-2015
Team / Programme: Safety
and Security
Grade: Internship
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may
require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or
young people
Role Purpose: Under the guidance and supervision of the Security Manager, the security intern will carry out routine safety and security tasks as shall be assigned by the Security Manager. The post holder will work in close collaboration with and support all Safety and Security Focal Points (SSFPs) countrywide.
Role Purpose: Under the guidance and supervision of the Security Manager, the security intern will carry out routine safety and security tasks as shall be assigned by the Security Manager. The post holder will work in close collaboration with and support all Safety and Security Focal Points (SSFPs) countrywide.
Reports to: Safety and Security Manager
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global
reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC
Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a
second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and
merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an
operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana
and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the
country.
We employ nearly 300 staff and will
have an operating annual budget in 2015 of approximately US$20-25 million
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Routine Safety and Security Manager Duties
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Routine Safety and Security Manager Duties
- Carry out security briefings for new staffs
and International staffs visiting the SC country offices
- Provide security updates to staffs as and when
required
- Update the bulk SMS system and use the same to
- Transmit and receive security related
information in to/from all concerned
- Participate in coordinating staff
emergency/medical evacuation.
- Follow-up with logistics of security purchases
- With the assistance of the safety and security
manager liaise with the UN, GoK and other agencies in the process of
collecting an verifying security information
- With the assistance of the Safety and Security
Manager collate information from the field offices in the
process of generating security reports
- Carry out other lawful and ethical assignments
as shall be assigned by the Safety and Security Manager
Documentation
- Update and file security related documents as
shall be assigned (for example, constant companions, safety and security
training database, incident reports, training reports etc)
- Ensure that staffs who receive security
briefings and orientations sign the relevant form
- File all security related documents according
to established practice
- With the help of the safety and security
manager, document all reported security incidents
Personal Development
- Document and submit to the Safety and Security
Manager a fortnightly report on key lessons learnt during the
internship
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves
(and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development
and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- University degree although those with a higher
National diploma from KNEC may be considered
- The candidate must prove that they finished
studies no longer than two years ago or that he/she is doing the last
semester at college
- Experience working with a humanitarian INGO is
an asset.
Knowledge:
- Having a good command of written and spoken
English and Kiswahili
- Computer/IT proficiency with Very good command
of MS Office.
- Exposure to some form of security or
safety management
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to clearly convey information
- Willingness to travel to insecure/hostile
environments.
- Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multi
ethnic team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Adaptable and flexible; Able to work at odd
hours
- Rigorous, precise, well organized and
punctual.
- Very good sense of reliability, initiative and
responsibility.
- Very good negotiation skills.
- Ability to work in team, independently and in
stressful situations.
- Knowledge of INGOs working environment is an
asset.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 17th June 2015.
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory Cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the Position Code on the subject line by 17th June 2015.
Due to the urgency of this position
applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.