Job
Title: Security Liaison Officer
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to programme sites in Kenya
Department: Programme / Operations
Reports To: Assistant Country Director - Systems & Regional Security
Advisor
About GOAL
GOAL is an international non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational
relief and development organisation currently working in 12 countries across
Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Consistent with its global mission to serve the poorest, the most vulnerable,
and those affected by humanitarian crises, GOAL has been working with
communities in difficult circumstances to implement relief, rehabilitation and
development programmes over the last 30 years.
GOAL started responding to emergencies in Kenya in 1983 through partnerships
with local organizations. The current projects are Education, Health, HIV and
AIDS, Child Protection, Shelter and Emergency
GOAL Kenya is recruiting a suitable and qualified candidate to fill the
position of Security Liaison Officer.
General Description of the Role
The Security Liaison Officer will advise senior management in the field and
Nairobi on safety and security related issues, ensuring both are kept informed
of all security trends and developments.
The Security Liaison Officer is responsible for ensuring that appropriate
systems and procedures are in place to maximize the safety and security of all
GOAL staff and that they are adhered to at all times.
The Security Liaison Officer is responsible for working with programme managers
at all levels to ensure that safety and security is mainstreamed into all areas
of operations.
Overall Objectives of the position:
- To
implement and maintain coordination between security interlockers and
actors within the Kenya programme area of operations.
- Improve
threat assessment processes.
- To
ensure that appropriate systems and procedures are in place and fully
operational to minimize wherever possible risks to GOAL staff, partners
and beneficiaries.
- To
ensure that all GOAL staff have a high awareness of the safety and
security risks they face while working in Kenya and that they take all
necessary steps to minimize the risks they face or to mitigate the impact
of an safety or security event occurring.
This
will be achieved through establishing appropriate infrastructure, providing
initial and ongoing training and support supervision to all staff and
institutionalising the collection, analysis and dissemination of security
information.
Travel to field sites, may be up to 50% of the time.
Key Responsibilities:
- To
be a focal point for safety and security issues for GOAL in Kenya.
- To
be familiar with GOAL’s Safety and Security procedures and policies and
support the respective Country Director and managers in ensuring that
these are adhered to at all times.
- To
keep continually under review all safety and security procedures and
policies, ensuring that they are kept relevant to the evolving safety and
security context of each location.
- Ensure
that all preparedness measures as laid out in the security guidelines are
in place, in particular evacuation plans and security trees.
- Regularly
conduct field visits to assess the field sites compliance with safety and
security procedure.
- Provide
recommendations to the Country Directors and management team on any aspect
of a field sites safety or security management which requires improvement.
Included in the recommendations should be guidance on how to implement the
recommended improvements.
- Implement
and advise on in-country training for GOAL staff in relation to safety and
security,
- Develop
an individualized training programme for all senior staff and as required
source external training to meet identified training needs.
- Ensuring
adequate focus on training / refresher training needs for Drivers and
guards.
- Ensuring
regular training / refresher training related to fire fighting and first
aid.
- Ensure
vehicle and personnel tracking systems are appropriate, fully resourced
and operational
- Liaise
with the UN and the NGO community and any other parties with respect to
security issues.
- Initiate,
review and collate security incident reports for each location.
- Provide
security briefings as part of induction for new staff and visitors.
- Prepare
weekly security sitrep for the Country Directors and Regional Security
Advisor
Requirements
- At
least 2 years field experience with an INGO with responsibility for safety
and security management
- Proven
ability to produce timely written and verbal situation reports and analyse
of events.
- Strong
analytical skills, sound judgment, diplomatic tact, and mature common
sense;
- Experience
in facilitating safety and security trainings
- Proven
ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the
office;
- A
strong team player, excellent interpersonal skills and adept at creating a
strong team spirit;
- Highly
motivated and with a desire to work with local communities;
- Ability
to work with culturally diverse groups of people;
- Ability
to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;
- Excellent
spoken and written English and Swahili, proficiency in Somali languages an
advantage
To
apply for the above position, please send your CV by email, listing three
references including your last direct supervisor and salary expectation to
keapplications@ke.goal.ie.
Please put the job title, “SECURITY LIAISON OFFICER” in the subject line of the
email.
This is a local position.
The closing date for all applications is Friday 13th April 2012.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and responded to after
interviews.
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer, qualified male and female applicants are
encouraged to apply.
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