Security Management Advisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases.
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Security Management Advisor

  • Job TypeContract
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience2 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldSecurity / Intelligence 

GENERAL OBJECTIVE AND JOB ENVIRONMENT

  • The Security Management Advisor works closely with the Security Focal Point and other members of the SAG, contributing to the security and safety support to the missions of MSF-OCBA in terms of training, assessment and advisement. The Security Management Advisor is a member of the SAG and is accountable to the Security Focal Point.
  • His/her main objective is to support in the deployment and implementation of risk management in the field missions of OCBA.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

  • Analyze needs and support learning and application of improved risk analysis in the field.
  • Propose and implement improvements to standard security management tools.
  • Guide and support field on context analysis practices and intra-mission security related discussion/communication.
  • Guide and support field teams in implementation of OCBA security plan.
  • Lead the development and roll-out of the Risk Management Support (RMS) position in field projects.
  • Lead the development and roll-out of improved informed consent mechanisms for all field staff.
  • Support the development of appropriate learning paths in security management for identified profiles.
  • Facilitate regular and ad hoc training events related to security management.
  • Lead or support ad hoc dossiers such as field guidance on humanitarian notification, common security context geo app initiative, “tool-maturity” in missions, etc.

Other Responsibilities:

  • Reports regularly to SFP -and when relevant to Dirops/DepDirops or RECOs- on the state of projects and dossiers.
  • Makes regular field visits to give in-person support and guidance as described above (up to 30% approx.).

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Relevant university degree.
  • Minimum 2 years in the field in volatile context with MSF.
  • Head of Mission and Field Coordinator experience with MSF.
  • Fluent written and spoken English. French, Arab or Spanish are a plus.
  • Proficiency Word & Excel user.

Knowledge:

  • Coaching and training of staff in highly insecure contexts.
  • Managing critical incidents in the field.

COMPETENCES

  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Ability to set priorities and organize his/her own work.
  • Ability to travel in OCBA missions/projects.
  • Teamwork and Cooperation.

CONDITIONS

  • Duration: 2 years.
  • Contract modality according to local legal framework.
  • Full time work.
  • Headquarters based with regular field visits (up to 30% of the time).
  • Gross salary: level 4A (divided in 12 monthly payments) + secondary benefits based on MSF OCBA Reward Policy. Subjected to local conditions.
  • Starting date: October 2023.

 

Closing date: August 30th, 2023, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on careers.msf-applications.org to apply

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