Security Officer

Employer:

Free Press Unlimited

Location: Global



Applications | Close: 10

Nov 2013



Team/Programme:

Free Press Unlimited is looking for a part-time

SECURITY COORDINATOR (24 hr/pw), your

responsibility will be the security of staff in the

field, during travel as well as at the head office.

Post type:

Part-time Security Officer (24 hr/wk)



Key areas of responsability:

Organizational goal

Organize, coordinate and monitor physical (and

digital) security of staff at the office, in the field &

during travel;

Advise management on policy and risk

management around staff security, provide

solutions or risk mitigation measures and

implement them.



Hierarchy

Reports to the director of operations;

Provides guidance to (temporary) staff and

volunteers in the field of security expertise.



Core Activities

Responsible for physical security of the head

office of Free Press Unlimited;

Advise staff on implementations and development

of Free Press Unlimited general security, security

manual and specific country related security

plans;

Perform quality and consistency check for each

country Security Management Plan before

approval by the Team Leader;

Collect and analyse information on security

incidents with and around Free Press Unlimited

staff and formulate recommendations for

improvement of security practice and procedures;

Define the need for training throughout the

organisation and organize according to findings;

Report to the Management Team on regular basis

regarding the security situation globally and

provides recommendations for improvement;

Develop initiatives to revise /update the security

policy and related support material and discuss

this with the Director of Operations;

Contribute to awareness raising and extension of

the security policy throughout Free Press

Unlimited and partner organisations;

Represent Free Press Unlimited in relevant

security networks;

Follows new developments in the field, updates

the organizations on chances and threats and

advises management on policy and strategy in

the field;

Deepens and broadens her/his knowledge and

experience in the terrain of one of the core

competencies of the organization stays abreast of

current research and development efforts.



Qualifications and Experience:

Education

College degree / BA in a relevant academic field or

equivalent work experience;

Demonstrable training in advanced security

preferred.



Experience

A minimum of 5 years experience as security

advisor, preferably in the field;

Experience working in an international

environment, preferably in a development

context;

Good communication skills in presentation and

writing;

Good command of Dutch and English, a third

language in the operational areas an asset.

Competencies

Ability to learn (cognitive and participative);

Problem solving skills and team player;

Communication;

Integrity;

Quality driven;

Affinity with digital security tools;

Convinces others in the organization to accept

and follow security guidelines as a priority;

Convinces external parties and partner

organizations of the quality of security solutions

provided by Free Press Unlimited.



How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please

send you motivation letter and résumé in

PDF format to:

vacancies@freepressunlimited.org before

November 10, 2013, citing Security Officer

in the subject line.