Security Officer (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)FilmAid International, Dadaab, Kenya

Employer : FilmAid

Location : Kenya



Applications opened: 04 Nov 2013 | Close: 30

Nov 2013



Team/Programme:

Working with other relief agencies and

community leaders, FilmAid identifies emerging

critical issues and develops appropriate film

messages to help educate and inform. People of

concern participate actively in the creation of

these films, and the resulting pieces are widely

distributed and screened throughout beneficiary

communities.



Role:

To ensure safety of all FilmAid Dadaab programs

by providing leadership in all security related

matters in the location.



Key areas of responsability:

Regularly assess and update security threats and

provide recommendations to management;

Supervise and monitor provision of security to

FilmAid staff and equipment in all FilmAid

activities;

Train and supervise a team of refugee Safety

Crew in situational awareness, crowd control,

radio communication and safety related matters;

Conduct regular vetting of FilmAid's Community

Resource Persons (CoRPs) and tracking of

equipment;

Maintain an up-to-date CoRPs database and camp

mapping system;

Ensure regular training and implementation of

security and evacuation plans and regulations in

Dadaab;

Continually review security and evacuation

policies and procedures, ensure their viability and

recommend changes and improvements.

Conduct staff and vehicle tracking on a daily

basis;

Provide verbal security reports to the Program

Manager, weekly reports and monthly written

summary security reports;



Conduct orientation to visitors, volunteers and

new staff in the location on the FilmAid security

guidelines. Ensure that all visitors to Dadaab

(local and international) are aware of security

operating procedures and follow them;

Liaise with GoK, INSO, UNHCR and other security

agencies and officers in Dadaab in assessing

security threats in the camps and providing

regular updates on this to the Program Manager.



Qualifications and Experience:

Must be of Kenyan nationality or must be eligible

to work in Kenya;

Diploma in relevant discipline (Advanced

university degree in Social Sciences or a related

technical field like a military or police academy

degree would be an asset;

Relevant military or police training courses

showing career progression with emphasis on

operational planning and communication skills,

combined with significant practical operational

and UN experience would be of great advantage

but not essential;

A minimum of three (3) years of progressively

responsible experience in security management,

preferably in a police/military context or with

considerable UN field mission experience. The

applicant's experience should demonstrate

capabilities which should include the ability to

conduct planning and operate under extreme

stress, a demonstration of high level of leadership

and capability of rapid decision-making (with little

margin of error);

A high degree of physical fitness would be

required;

Experience in control of large crowds;

Flexible in quick decision making;

Ready to work with minimal supervision and with

ability to work both independently and as part of

a team;

Ready to work for long hours in a hardship area;

Team player, excellent interpersonal,

organizational, multitasking and communication

skills;

Commitment to humanitarian principles and

action. • Security planning & management skills;

Intelligence gathering and ability to network with

local authorities and community structures;

Relationship building and maintenance skills;

Leadership, communication and management

skills;

Problem solving & decision making skills;

Skills in use of a wide range of communication

equipment;

Report writing skills.



How to apply:

Please email applications with only cover

letter, CV and 3 references by 30th of

November 2013 to: jobskenya@filmaid.org



Note that applicants who send any other

documents apart from those requested will

be automatically disqualified.



Only short-listed candidates will be notified.