Your responsibilities:
- Security Management: Elaborate/revise the relevant security documents (risk analyses, Local Safety & Security Rules, Contingency & Relocation plans, and Country Security and Safety Management Plan), in collaboration with the Country Coordinator.
- Context analysis: Perform regular qualitative follow-up of the political, military and security context in the country.
- Access: Support and represent the Country Coordinator in negotiations to obtain access to civilian and/or military authorities and the UN System. Liaise with the government, Army, Police, Department of State Service, INSO, UNDSS local authorities and other key external stakeholders to ensure that MI staff maintains regular and safe access to program areas.
- Training/ Capacity Building: Develop a training and capacity building plan on safety and security and ensure all staff and security focal points have undertaken essential training either internally or externally sourced.
- Reporting and Information Management: Ensure regular (Ad-Hoc, Weekly, Monthly) security and incident reports are completed and uploaded on relevant share points, providing timely updates of situational, security/safety and capacity enhancement developments. This should include outcomes of the incident investigation if any.
- Human Resources: Supervise and liaise daily with contracted facilities (Office and Guest House) guards at the Country Office in Maiduguri to ensure they are trained and aware of Malteser International’s SOPs and are effectively enforcing the required regulations.
- Representation and coordination: Attend security coordination and bilateral meetings and update the Country Coordinator on current security issues.
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Your profile:
- A master’s degree preferably in a field related to Humanitarian Work or Risk Management, with a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrative experience in Safety and Security with INGOs in Nigeria.
- Strong assessment, evaluation, reporting, and analysis skills, strategic planning skills with proven technical expertise in safety and security management.
- Technical competency and training experience in field-based communication systems such as radio, satellite, and internet systems, with sound knowledge of humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality as outlined in the Humanitarian Charter and the Malteser International Code of Conduct.
- Existing networks with influential actors in the Northwest, Northeast, and South-South states of Nigeria (e.g. on security, political, social, cultural, and religious levels).
- IT literate, MS – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Outlook and teams, including experience in incident reporting, incident mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, set up and execution of an incident warning system Geographical Information System (QGIS), and compilation of security reports and assessments.
- Proven fluency in written and spoken English is a must, and a proven understanding of local languages like Hausa, and Kanuri is a plus.
- Being able to advise and present convincing proposals and analysis on access and safety issues.
