Safety and Security Officer at Save the Children Nigeria

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Company: Location: Nigeria

State: Job type: Full-Time Job category: Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

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Position Below Job Title: Safety and Security Officer Job ID: 2200050V Location: Ogoja, Cross Rivers Grade: 4 Post Type: National Team: Safety and Security Employee Status: Fixed Term Reports to: Head of Safety and Security Child Safeguarding Level 3: The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. Key Areas of Accountability Works with the Designated Field Manager and the Head of Safety and Security (HoSS) at the CO to coordinate: The development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our Members and donors

Ensure all Ogoja office and its operational locations complies with all Save the Children Management Operating Standards and Standard Operating Procedures

Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies.

Provide support as required to the Field Incident Management Team in case of security-related crisis Assessment And Analysis Coordinate with the alternate Security Focal Points for the preparation & delivery of high quality reports, analysis and security by gathering information from a variety of sources.

The Security Officer will submit written weekly Field security report to the Field Manager and HoSS.

The Security Officer will coordinate field office weekly security briefing.

Ensure that incident reports are properly compiled in a timely manner by staff and shared with the Field Manager and HoSS.

Monitor events, review incidents and coordinate analysis, follow up actions and recommendations

Provide security updates which include situational analysis, actions taken and actions recommended to SC Field management team Policies And Procedures Ensure that all Ogoja staff understand the country-wide security plan and agree to abide by its policies and procedures.

Monitor the security environment and adjust security policies and procedures accordingly in consultation with the Field Managers and the HoSS

Ensure quality and relevance of area security plans.

Undertake reviews of policies and procedures; identify opportunities to enhance security.

Programme Implementation

Advise on safe movement for staff e.g. proper vehicle fleet management policies, adequate safety and communication equipment in vehicles and training drivers in established procedures and requisite skills

Assist with proposal development to ensure adequate consideration of safety and security need and inclusion of security costs.

Undertake security assessments of and field missions to programme areas and potential programme areas; report on findings and design necessary improvements.

Provide safety and security support and advise to Field TAs Programme managers.

Communication And Training

Liaise on a regular basis with other INGOs and UN agencies in Ogoja, government and local administration and where possible with community leaders in the process of gathering and verifying security information

Coordinate the gathering and flow of information with other relevant actors; classify security information according to its reliability and accuracy

Coordinate and manage the proper use of SCI communication equipment/systems and alert the Field Manager of any hardware failures

Develop security briefing material and provide orientation to incoming or newly appointed staff

Coordinate Safety and Security trainings to SCI Ogoja staff and partners. Trainings will include medical, communications, guard force and driving but will also include other higher-level security trainings.

Provide timely security briefings for visitors to Ogoja and on occasions escort visitors on field missions

Develop an