Overview
The Security & Safety Officer advises the delegation/site on security risk assessment and associated mitigating measures while ensuring proper diffusion and access to information related to security in line with Duty of Care obligations.
Key Responsibilities
- Compiles security related data/information and its source/origin on a regular or ad hoc basis with the necessary discretion and accuracy.
- Reports security-related events and changes that could have an impact on ICRC's activities.
- Analyses security situation and advises management on the potential risks to the ICRC staff, operations and reputation.
- Contributes to risk analysis exercises undertaken by the delegation and maintains a database and map of the security incidents, threats end trends.
- Monitors the effective implementation of security procedures and processes.
- Provides security briefing and training as required.
- Help raise staff awareness (on context specific) security and safety awareness sessions (across the AoR).
- Monitors effective functioning of the security department, through constant mentoring, demonstrating leadership, staff appraisals and developing a feedback recoding mechanism.
- Supports Management in assessing the safety of residences/training locations (existing and new).
- Advises management on implication in case of non-compliance to security rules.
- Supports management in dealing with possible (judicial) investigations into security or safety incidents.
- Manage security service contracts with complete transparency and professionalism, in consultation with Admin and ICT departments.
- Supervises security guards, including administrative matters related to their management (if required).
- Develops external networking with formal and informal security forums (police and other law enforcing agencies, private security companies.
- Notifies the authorities of the ICRC movements (if required).
- Seeks proactively opportunities for joint and/or complementary activities with other Movement components within security management.
Required Experience
3-6 years’ experience in a similar field of activity.
Qualifications
- University degree.
- Security & safety management background, experience in crisis management an asset, possible background in military, police or emegency services.
