**JOB PURPOSE**

Develop and implement security policies, protocols and procedures to guarantee security standards are respected.

Plan and monitor all security related activities in the mission. Recruit, train and supervise security personnel.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

- Overview of the implementation of security policies, protocols and procedures
- Control budgets for security operations and monitor expenses
- Recruit, train and supervise security focal persons and staffs in coordination and in the field bases
- Guarantee that all the mission staff understand the importance of the security tools in order to work in a safe environment
- Develop context and situation and risk analysis in order to ensure the correct update of the Security and Safety plan
- Ensure networking and attend meetings with other INGO Security Manager and officers
- Support the Incident Management team in country as focal point in case of crisis management
- Prepare reports for management on security status and incidents and breaches
- Analyze data to form proposals for improvements (e.g. implementation of new technology)

**POSITION REQUIREMENTS**

**Education & Professional experience**

- University Degree in relevant field (Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law or other fields related to social development and humanitarian work)
- Master’s degree in human Rights, International Humanitarian Law or other fields related desirable
- Professional experience
- Minimum 3 years of working experience as Security Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context or relevant working experience in safety, security and risk analysis
- Professional requirements
- Good understanding of humanitarian safety practices, procedures and principles and their application
- Experience, based on evidence, of humanitarian negotiation (with national authorities, local authorities, non-state actors, military forces) and humanitarian access in complex emergencies
- Experience in reporting and emergency response planning
- Personal requirements
- Moral integrity
- Teamwork and communication skills
- Networking skills
- Languages (English, Hausa or Kanuri)