POLISH HUMANITARIAN ACTION IS LOOKING FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY COORDINATOR

General information:

Starting date: ASAP.

Reports to: Country Director.

Application Deadline:26th September, 2022.

About PAH: Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is a non-governmental organization which mission it is to make the world a better place. For over 20 years, we have been providing relief in big and small emergencies worldwide alongside with running long-term missions in several countries in crisis.

Our interventions – of both humanitarian and development character– have been carried out in 44 countries so far. Our focus is on ensuring sustainable and stable development of regions suffering the consequences of war and/or natural disasters. We possess long-standing expertise in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), but also implement projects in Nutrition. For more information, please refer to www.pah.org.pl.PAH Mission in Somalia: PAH has been present in Somalia since 2011. With WASH, FSL and Nutrition programs PAH supported people from the most vulnerable communities in different regions in Somalia. Our primary focus is to provide safe drinking water through rehabilitation of water infrastructure, constructing water distribution systems, and constructing rain water reservoirs. In our work we also focus on other WASH components such as improvement of sanitary conditions, hygiene promotion to make our WASH interventions fully comprehensive. Our current donors are ECHO, ARCHENOVA, SHF and UNICEF. PAH programs targets the most vulnerable IDPs, host and rural communities as well as institutions in Banadir, Lower Shebelle, Middle Shebelle and Galmudug Region.

PAH in Somalia is looking for a Safety and Security Coordinator who will become part of our operation team. The person will hold the following responsibilities:

 Provide timely advice and guidance to the Head of Mission and all staff members regarding security and risk awareness by monitoring the security situation, identifying and collecting, analyzing and disseminating information relating to the context with focus on impacts to the staff, programmes and assets.

 Evaluate, review and update the security plans and procedures on a regular basis in compliance with PAH global safety and security standards and requirements.

 Develop and maintain close contacts with all relevant stakeholders and actors on matters related to safety and security

 Conduct continuous risk and threat assessment of existing locations for PAH programming and make necessary adjustments where necessary

 Oversea security assessments and development of security systems for new programme locations and areas within the country

 Conduct risk assessments of contracted and prospective offices and residences. Follow up on actions to be taken to ensure compliance with safety and security standards

 Provide trainings using regularly updated case study information and ensure that staff are fully aware of up- to-date security information

 Alongside the project managers and field coordinators, coordinate all security aspects of operational and programme planning and contingency responses

 Participate in program review meetings and contribute to implementation plans to ensure the timely, safe, and secure delivery of PAH service to beneficiaries.

 Conduct briefing and orientation of the new staff and visitors on safety and security matters upon arrival

 Develop and maintain incident reporting systems, make lessons of the security incident trends and advise the Head of Mission accordingly

 Support the procurement committee on procurement of security related items and services

 Perform other duties assigned.

Requirements:

 Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, international relations, security management or equivalent qualification in related field of study. (Education qualification may be relaxed for experienced candidates with specialist technical trainings in safety and security management)

 A minimum of 3 years’ experience at a position with a similar work responsibility.

 A minimum of 2 years’ experience in assisting a non-profit organization in safety and security programs.

 Excellent knowledge of the political, security, economic, social and cultural environment in Somalia and good networking within Somalia.

 Analytical skills, foresight and the ability to identify solutions.

 Good verbal and written communication skills.

 Knowledge of, and ability to create security plans, procedures, strategies;

 Good knowledge of safety and security risk management and associated principles.

 Strong training, facilitation and briefing skills.

 Good interpersonal skills, both in bilateral and multilateral contacts;

 Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively in Somalia.

How to apply:

If you are interested in applying for this position, kindly click the link below: https://system.erecruiter.pl/FormTemplates/RecruitmentForm.aspx?WebID=4417eb72ecaa41a9b274683ae912a9

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We strongly encourage qualified candidates to apply immediately as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for interviews and tests. Interviews for shortlisted

candidates are planned in Banaadir. Candidates interested in the position must be ready to attend the interviews and the test in Mogadishu office.