Safety and Security Officer at Nkafamiya Rescue Mission

Job Description

• Analyse the parameters of the working environment by assessing the nature of the threats and vulnerabilities in relation to the emergency situation.
• Collect the necessary data and information to develop a comprehensive risk assessment.
• Monitor political, social, economic and military situation and identify trends relevant to security situation

Key Responsibilities

Safety and Security Officer will be responsible for Security activities at the community level.

• Contribute to developing a safety and security culture within the mission by addressing and helping staff to address safety and security-related issues.
• Ensure that security planning becomes an integral part of day-to-day operations and is integrated into the development of future programs
• Assist with the strategic and operational analysis and assessments, and with the refinement of the program strategies
• Ensure that the Field Level Security Plans and associated documents are kept up to date and reviewed regularly
• Perform security risk assessments or evaluation missions to the field and regularly review safety and security procedures.
• Organize and circulate relevant safety and security information to the staff and provide an opportunity for employees to voice Safety and/or Security-related concerns.
• Supervise and enforce compliance safety and security standards and procedures.
• Liaise with government, Army, Police, SSS (State Security Services), Local Heads and other key external stakeholders to ensure that NRM staff can maintain regular and safe access to program areas
• Represent NRM and coordinate amongst all actors (state, military, UN, NGO, etc) on all matters pertaining to safety and security.
• Train staff on the incident reporting form and procedures and ensure timely and accurate reporting of safety and security incidents.
• Ensure all staff understand and fulfil individual and collective responsibilities for safety and security
• Ensure that the contracted guard force maintains a high standard of guarding for NRM office and residence, and when required take corrective action in coordination with the Guard force management

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL SKILLS  

• Minimum of First degree in a field related to Humanitarian Work or Risk Management
• At least 3 years of demonstrative experience in INGO/NGO field (operations) with at least 2 years of field safety management experience included
• Competent and literate in English, verbal and written, with a sound knowledge of technical expressions
• Competent and literate in local language of the assigned location(s), verbal and written, with a sound knowledge of technical expressions
• Sound judgment and the ability to work effectively with others at all levels
• Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis and strategic planning skills
• IT literate, MS – Word, Excel and PowerPoint  
• Qualifications and / or experience in professional security related fields