Risk Advisor at Marie Stopes

Job Description

• The Risk Advisor position is the primary safety and security advisor and security focal point for Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION).
• Reporting to the Country Director, the Risk Advisor will be responsible for fostering a culture of safety and security amongst team members and developing a strong organisational security management infrastructure. They will be directly involved with programme design and implementation, looking at general aspects of risk.
• This will be achieved through: regular analysis of the security and operating environment in Nigeria; analysing critical incidents affecting MSION, international employees and INGOs; developing and managing safety and security guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures; providing security briefings to all international visitors and conduct security inductions with all new team members; integrating security policy to all business areas; and developing and testing contingency plans.
• S/he will the first responder to any critical incident, and will review and make recommendations to the Country Management Team regarding safety and security management.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Risk:

• Overall responsibility for leading a risk advisory team overseeing and analysing medical, financial, reputational, and duty of care risk, providing risk mitigation advice to the Senior Management Team
• Work closely with programmes/medical, finance, logistics and human resources departments to ensure that all new and existing projects have assessed operational risk, have documented and implemented the appropriate mitigations, and achieved duty of care
• Lead and/or support investigations of medical incidents, fraud, duty of care and insurance gaps

Security Management:

• Overall responsibility for ensuring MSION continually meets its Duty of Care requirements in relation to security management and in line with MSI’s Global Security Framework
• Create and update the MSION National Essential Security Package (ESP) (including Welcome Pack, Context Analysis, Threat Levels, Risk Assessment, Standard Operating Procedures, Contingency Plans and Crisis Management)
• Support MSION managers to create and update Regional ESPs (including Context Analysis, Threat Levels, Risk Assessment, Standard Operating Procedures, Contingency Plans)
• Management of day to day security incidents affecting MSION team members, assets and reputation
• Briefing, debriefing and security induction of all programme visitors, new and existing team members
• Ensure a high level of procedural and physical security measures are in place at all MSION premises, including access control, visitor protocols, key management, and appropriate branding / visibility
• Ensure that appropriate communications and other security related equipment is in place, functional, understood and appropriately used by all relevant staff members
• Contractual management of security guards and private security companies, including agreeing, checking and enforcing SOPs and performance.
• Renewal of contracts and management of payments to security communications and tracking suppliers

Crisis Management Support:

• Delivery of Crisis Management Training to the Crisis Management Team (CMT)
• Activate and ensure adherence to crisis protocol and procedures
• Advise the Country Director, CMT Lead and Support on possible actions, scenarios and outcomes during a crisis
• Ensure that decisions fully address duty of care requirements and maintain log book
• Provide links to external risk management specialists and Nigeria security networks

Human Resources Support:

• Assist HR with the security aspect of recruitment, selection, on-boarding and training of MSION positions with security responsibilities (e.g. Regional Managers)
• Successful technical management of the above positions
• Develop capacity within the country programme through training needs identification, training delivery and on the job support.
• Provide a security induction briefings to all new team members

Security Networking:

• Attend and contribute to external security networks (donor, humanitarian forums, professional security working groups)
• Actively develop and maintain security influencer networks with a full range of stakeholders including community leaders, NGOs, donors, NGO security forums, government, police, armed forces, intelligence agencies, private security companies
• Continued contact, discussion and strategic planning with MSI’s Global Security Officer

Safety Management:

• Ensure that MSION premises, vehicles and assets are free from hazards, safe and well prepared in terms of fire, natural disaster and general safety.
• Prepare and coordinate fire and natural disaster safety drills in all locations

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree, preferably risk management or international development
• Relevant security management training certificates (risk assessment, personal security, security management, abduction, hostile environment awareness) and 1st aid training

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role with NGOs, with extensive experience in implementing security management and procedures
• Extensive experience working in Nigeria will be an added advantage
• Experience with budget creation and management
• Experience in administration and team management

Skills:

• Good interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to train and mobilise both international and national team members
• Computer and organisational skills
• Fluent in English both written and spoken
• Extensive and active security network
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the Support Office

Attitude / Motivation:

• Energy and passion for purpose
• Focus and drive and ability to stay on track
• Resilience
• Action orientated
• Focus on detail while being able to see the big picture
• Flexible and adaptable
• Culturally aware
• A compelling and influential communicator
• Strong networking skills
• Aligned with the values of MSION and Marie Stopes International