As an International Christian Humanitarian Development organization, World Vision Ethiopia (WVE) is trusted to deliver integrated programs with target communities through its 55 Area programs (APs) located in seven regional states of the country. WVE envisions a thriving organization where our strong leadership at all levels results in improved delivery of results for children.

Purpose of the position

To provide security guidance and technical support to World Vision Ethiopia field operations ensuring that all staff are equipped to deliver programs safely and securely and that programs and facilities are designed and or assessed to ensure safety and security of staff and assets.. Lead in the optimization of organizational security and the mitigation of operational risks for ministry effectiveness by establishing security systems and mechanisms for institutionalizing an organizational culture and practice of safety and security

Major duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical security advice and guidance to WV Ethiopia field operations teams ensuring staff and asset safety.
• Support development of field-based security plans, analysis and training for safe programming.
• Identify offices or programs that require safety improvements, advice best practice in relation to context and financial capacity.
• Develop and maintain an effective information management process. Analyze incidents and recommend improvements to security plans.
• Provide security technical input to field offices, develop Field Security assistants, and cluster leader's security management capacity. Annually train FSA's / SFPs in risk management.
• Manage threat warnings and SITREPs at the Field Level, collate data, and supply analytical products to the Staff and Organizational Safety Security Manager.
• Support Field teams with HISS-CAM.
• In Consultation with the Staff and Organizational Safety Security Manager, risk manage field travel for staff, donors, consultants, and partners, develop a robust travel process ensuring travelers are adequately prepared to go into hostile environments. Enable quality security training across the organization within set budgets.
• Implement the Regional Office/ERP security strategy in alignment with WV security policy so as to ensure the operational priorities of the RO/ERP are appropriately supported.
• In consultation with the Staff and Organizational Safety Security Manager provides guidance and oversight in critical incident management/response for field teams.
• Coordinate and assess external security service providers in the field.
• Support in the development of Core Security documents / SSOP for the field operation
• Prepare contingency plans for field offices for use during heightened security and political Ensure Security Risk Assessments, Country Risk Ratings, and Core Security Requirement standards, processes, and procedures are completed in accordance with current Office of Corporate Security guidelines and training

Reporting & Documentation

• Provide regular security reports to the regional office & national office security manager
• Ensure that all security incidents are reported in accordance with WV security policy
• Collect, analyze, and disseminate security information appropriately. 

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Security Studies, Military Science, Security Management Training and Police Science, Security and Disaster Management, Forensic and Criminal Investigations or related fields.
• Military/Police/ any law Enforcement Training
• No previous criminal record or convictions.
• At least three (3) years experience in a proven security field (public, private, and government or NGO sectors). Choose appropriate:

How to Apply

Interested applicants must require to attach Current CV & fill an employment application form which can be found here ) and send prior to the application deadline of this vacancy announcement to Recruitment_ethiopia@wvi.org              

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