Location: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Job Description
The Security Coordinator is responsible to assist the Security Manager – Ethiopia to promote and support the success and safety of Amhara PIE programs, staff, and facilities. This position will also help develop and maintain security and evacuation plans, assist with the development and enforcement of security policies and procedures in line with security manager. Safety and Security Coordinator regularly train national and international staff on security measures and risk redaction mechanisms. The Security Coordinator will occasionally make site visits to program areas to evaluate safety and security situation on the ground especially in location where security concerns is high and produce written reports on such visits. This position will also help facilitate the community acceptance model of security in project area communities.
Job Requirements
• Develop and maintain relationships with diverse personnel who impact security of PIE organization’s personnel.
• Assist in developing and update as required the security guidelines, SOP’s and Contingency Plans for PIE.
• Coordinate and monitor security activities to ensure that safety and security policies and procedures are implemented
• Ensure that incidents in the PIE Ethiopia follow the procedure of reporting as set up by Global Hub/ Regional Hub and are distributed to the correct authorized persons/ offices
• When directed, carry out investigations and capture lessons learned to be incorporated into future staff trainings
• Recommends changes in PIE security plans as needed.
• Ensure induction security briefings are conducted to all arriving staff, visitors or volunteers
• Oversee the recruitment of Security Guards and engage in addressing control gaps across offices, recommend disciplinary action and termination of staff in consultation with the relevant time manager
• Attends security coordination meetings and provides updates on current security issues in the area of assignment
• Liaison with local and regional officials, UN, NGO and other agencies regarding security issues in the planning, coordination, promotion of, and support for existing PIE projects in coordination with Country Safety and Security Manager.
• Collect, author, compile and analyze security related reports, SOP’s and humanitarian related intelligence from multiple sources and regions ensuring PIE’s security posture is current and relevant to the situation on the ground
Work to insure the flow of reliable information and resources are provided up and down the chain of command
Compliance (25%)
• Ensure weekly security reports are completed and submitted, providing timely updates of all situational and security developments including investigation of security incidents
• Conducts and submits Security Risk Assessments of PIE programs, as required.
• Conducts and submits full PIE Site Security Surveys of every site visited.
• Support in monitoring the security preparedness of the organization and works to enforce staff compliance with internal security policies and SOPs
• Make frequent site visits to facilities to carry out security assessments and ensure appropriate care and training are being conducted. Maintain open lines of communications with all field staff
Training/ Capacity Building (25%)
• Support Safety and Security Manager in the determination of training needs for PIE staff and the timely implementation of PIE’s Safety and Security training plan
• Train PIE staff in various locations in all safety and security procedures and policies with the support Program Area Management team or Security Focal Persons as well as CO departments to address issues of Safety and Security.
Qualifications/ Experience Essential:
• BA Degree in Security Management, Social Studies or related fields of study.
• At least three-year relevant experience, preferably in INGO
• Must have Military or police background
• Knowledge of local security rules, regulations and procedures
Location: Bahir Dar
Type of Role: Safety and Security Coordinator
Reports to: Safety and Security Manager
Grade: C2
Closing Date: 16 November 2021
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
