Senior Security Advisor

Employer: Save The Child

Contract length: 6 months

The role:
The Senior Security Advisor will work closely with the Regional Security Directors (RSD) to support overall safety and security management for the country program. The Senior Security Advisor, working closely with the Safety & Security Director, will facilitate the implementation of Save the Children’s Safety and Security Policy and Standards within country programmes; help drive systemic change in the quality of safety and security management, contribute to building country compliance Safety and Security. Policy and Standards; and carry out safety and security assessments; make recommendations and provide support for their implementation by country programmes. He/She will also take forward the organisational security ethos.

As a Senior Advisor s/he will be expected to undertake a leadership role in an emergency and support the team leaders and team at a senior level.


Required qualifications and experience:
Essential
* Expertise in current safety and security practices and issues affecting aid work globally.
* Fluent in English (written and spoken).
* Significant experience of NGO security management/Adviser- - at least for 5 years.
* Proven experience and understanding of humanitarian operations and understanding of programming in an emergency.
* Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels, establish information and security networks, and coordinate with country authorities, militias, donors, International Organisations and local NGOs.
* Experience of working in hostile environments. Self motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environment.
* Accredited training of trainers skills and proven experience of training multi-national staff
* Ability to formul ate and communicate analysis of a changing security environment.
* Proven skills in concise and succinct report writing. Ability to prioritise security related tasks and complete reports to deadlines.
* Strong leadership skills and proven skills in managing a team in hostile environments
* Proven knowledge of MS office applications and IT literacy and capacity to learn and use other packages.
* Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin all aspects of the job. Commitment to Save the Children child protection policy.

Desirable
* Operational experience in post war / disaster affected environments with NGO, Military or police background.
* Previous experience of having worked in South Sudan
* Operational programming experience.
* Additional languag e(s) – ideally Arabic.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

To see a full job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to:
spettersson.78834.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com