Security Manager, Islamabad

Employer: International Rescue Committee
Closing date: 11 Sep 2013
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The IRC has been working in Pakistan since 1980. The IRC is leading a USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project (PRP): Aou Parho! (“Let’s Read!”) to improve the quality of reading in public and private schools, supporting at least 2.5 million additional primary school students to read at a level commensurate with standards at their grade level. This goal will be supported by the mutually-reinforcing components of teacher education and professional development (PD), systems reform, and civil society engagement.

SCOPE OF WORK

Under the supervision of the Operations Coordinator, the Security Manager will be responsible for overall security matters for IRC Country Office programs. The major focus is to enable the secure delivery of programs and to proactively identify deficiencies and risks.

Responsibilities

• To promote the development of appropriate security information networks relevant to all IRC teams working in Pakistan. • To support managers/teams in collecting and disseminating relevant security information thus enabling line management to manage security and safety effectively. This includes the security level and its implication. • To support staff in methods ensuring security information is recorded and analyzed regularly, and help management provide regular, concise and clear verbal and written security updates • To ensure the staff movement across the country is updated on a case by case basis. • To attend relevant security meetings. • Design and deliver security management training to all field office senior staff, security focal points. • Design and deliver security awareness training strategy for all staff, and supervise the implementation. • Conduct investigations into security incidents that impact on IRC Pakistan Program. • Undertake regular site assessments of IRC physical properties and project areas, report on findings and design necessary improvements. • Review security plans and policies. • Maintain an updated list and contacts with focal points across the programs. • Undertake ongoing threat assessments using the security triangle as a basis of analysis. • Liaise with other agency security focal points, including NGOs, UN and local authorities concerned for security related issues and update SC. • Develop weekly security update and progress reports for submission to Country Security Coordinator. • Maintain confidentiality, impartiality and neutrality in all aspects of security arrangements. • Context analysis (internal and external) including: incident maps, stakeholder analysis, review of existing security management arrangements, risk analysis (on a monthly basis and where the situation changes) and capacity assessment. • Co-ordinate with managers, administration, and logistics to ensure that the appropriate systems of administration, communication and transport are in place to facilitate good security management. • In conjunction with the Security Coordinator, organize refresher workshops on security and initiate simulation training in given risks (hi-jacking, robbery, evacuation, etc).

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant experience preferably in INGO • Relevant education degree or certification, in Social Sciences or Security. • Security professional with NGO and/ or UN security background and of highest moral and professional integrity. • Broad understanding of the work of the IRC in the humanitarian context. • Ability to work under pressure in an unstable security environment. Able to handle sensitive information with strict confidentiality. • Able to maintain impartiality and neutrality in all aspects of his / her work. • Good English verbal & written communication and influencing skills, in order to work effectively with international staff. • Working knowledge of MS Office. • Experience in security management. • Proven level of technical security expertise. • Demonstrated coaching skills. • Demonstrates initiative and pro-active problem-solving skills.

How to apply:

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