Senior Security Manager at Malaria Consortium

The Senior Security Manager (SSM) position will be in charge of managing the day to day security of all Malaria Consortium operations in Borno State to ensure the achievement of SMC project objectives. The successful candidate will analyse complex security issues and contexts, define and continually refine security SOPs, give sound practical safety and security advice, and along with the Zonal Programme Manager (ZPM) and the Country Safety and Security Manager (CSM) make decisions to support safe operations.

Key accountabilities

• Establish, implement and continually update the Borno State Safety and Security Plan, with SOPs including communications and movement protocols, security tree, information flows, etc.
• Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes state security actors, peer NGO security focal points and relevant security alert sources to obtain daily reliable and credible and relevant safety information.
• Input daily and weekly into all project activity plans for state, LGA, ward and community activities ensuring that all activities are planned based on the principle of ‘staff safety first’.
• Make daily decisions on project activities from a security perspective, restricting or delaying activities and/or movements where needed.
• Embed all safety and security SOPs and develop the safety and security capacity of the state staff.
• Ensure that all Malaria Consortium vehicles, offices and rented vehicles have the right equipment and tools to support good safety and security, and that all such equipment is regularly checked and tested.

Qualifications and experience:        

•  Minimum of 10 years’ experience in security management of operations in a conflict situation.
• Demonstrated courses in security management.
• Has held a senior security manager role in an international NGO within the last two years.
• Significant experience in risk analysis and management.
• Ability to reside and work in Borno State.
• Ability to demonstrate their links with relevant security networks in Nigeria.