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 Job Description
This position requires that the incumbent possess cognate education and experience to assist the Resource Management Officer; the Facilities Manager and the Security Specialist in the Nigeria Country Office in the day to day running and operation of the country office. He/she is expected to ensure that the administrative processes, travel coordination, protocol arrangements, security architecture/reports and facilities generally in the Country Office are running smoothly, continuously and efficiently at all times and that lapses are promptly brought to the attention of appropriate Bank officers for immediate resolution.

The duties and responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but are not limited to the following:

• The Administrative/Travel/Facilities/Security/Visiting Mission Assistant will be a member of the World Bank’s Resource Management Team while supporting other teams and units where he/she also has a number of other responsibilities.
• The incumbent in this position works under the guidance of senior team members on detailed issues, using accuracy and attention to details in order to meet the target of the country office for timely processing of transactions and reporting of day-to-day RM, Travel, Facilities and Security work programs. Also, he/she needs to use working knowledge of daily Bank procedures to ensure that all the listed work programs are completed effectively, efficiently and timeously, working as need be with others in the team or in other Bank units.
• The incumbent is expected to multi-task as well as smartly apportion his time and energy appropriately to ensure that no area of his assignments suffer neglect or inadequate attention.

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 Job Description

Background
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the ordinary sense but a unique partnership to reduce poverty and support development. The World Bank Group (WBG) comprises five institutions managed by their member countries. Established in 1944, the World Bank Group is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The WBG employs more than 14,000 employees in more than 120 offices worldwide.

General

• The position of Security Specialist – Nigeria will be in the World Bank Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria to support WBG operations. The incumbent will be one of two security specialists responsible for the security programs of the Abuja Country Office and International Finance Corporation office in Lagos, Nigeria.
• The position will be the senior in-country security position within the Corporate Security (GSDRS) division of the General Services Department (GSD) of the World Bank Group (WBG).
• The incumbent will report to, and receive support and direction from, the Head of Global Operations through the Senior Security Specialist for West and Central Africa (AFWC) based in Dakar, Senegal.
• The incumbent will advise and consult and report to the Country Director in the IBRD and IFC Offices of responsibility and will discharge his/her assignment under the direct authority and guidance of both managers.
• The incumbent will serve in a full-time capacity and on-call for emergencies.
• After the initial assignment and assessment period the incumbent will remain based in Abuja but may be responsible for the oversight of security of other AFWC countries and offices.
• Those duties and responsibilities will be determined by Corporate Security Senior Management.
• The incumbent may be required to provide occasional back-up support to WBG Country Offices and Security Specialists in the AFWC region and other regions, which will require travel on short notice.
• The duties of the Country Security Specialist are to provide security support to WBG Country Office management and staff in the following areas: a) security risk management; b) security awareness; c) contingency planning; d) protective operations; e) guard force contract management; f) advise staff on residential security; g) provide 24-hour on call emergency security support to WBG Country Office staff.