JOB TITLE: Safety and Security Officer
JOB LOCATION: Kano
JOB DETAILS:
Qualifications, Experience And Attributes
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- Degree level qualifications in any of Humanities or Sciences and Security Management. (longer period of experience can be taken in place of Degree)
- At least three years’ work experience with an INGO performing Safety and security functions
- Strong learning attitude and capacity for learning and development of technical and professional skills.
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an internationally diverse environment.
- Willingness to work and travel in often difficult and insecure environments
- Fluency in English and at least one of the languages in the locations context.
- Ability to speak other Nigerian local languages is a plus.
- Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s Diversity, particularly in the humanitarian sector.
Values and Critical Competencies:
- Discrete
- Trustworthy
- Loyal
- Honest
- Capable of displaying Leadership
- Self-reliant, reliable
Skills and Behaviours:
- Covert Information Gathering and analysis skills using good knowledge of management practice and technologies used in the sector
- Good understanding of INGOs programming. ie. Humanitarian principles
- Basic knowledge of Fraud and criminal investigation procedures and methods.
- Critical thinking and excellent logical skills
- Strong proficiency in the use of Office suites. i.e. Outlook, Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint etc
- Nose-for-news’ and ability to spot flaws in systems
- Have good oral, written communication and presentations skills
Integrity:
- Honest, openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
- Consistent excellent judgement.
Communication and Training:
- Liaise on a regular basis with other INGOs and UN agencies across Northern Nigeria and Kano state in particular, stakeholders, government and local administration agencies and where possible with community leaders in the process of gathering and verifying security information
- Coordinate and manage the proper use of SCI communication equipment/systems and alert the Field Manager of any hardware failures.
- Develop security briefing material and provide orientation to incoming or newly appointed staff
- Coordinate Safety and Security trainings to SCI Kano staff and partners. Trainings will include medical, communications, guard force and driving but will also include other higher-level security trainings as maybe prescribed by the HoSS.
- Provide timely security briefings for visitors to Kano and on occasions support visitors on field trips/missions.
- Develop and implement security training for all Kano staff, develop and apply evaluation processes to determine whether training competencies are met.
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Deadline: February 9, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Security / Intelligence |