Employer: International Medical Corps
Location : United Kingdom
Department: Security
Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
JOB SUMMARY
The Global Security Officer works at the direction of the Director of Global Security and the Deputy Director of Global Security. The primary function of the Global Security Officer is provide assistance to the Director of Global Security, the Deputy Director of Global Security and the Global Security Managers, a variety of Country Directors and country programs, as assigned, on all issues of safety and security as they relate to staff at a program site and specialized safety and security trainings. The Global Security Officer also oversees daily security management of a country program when on assignment to a specific site location and manages the National Security Officer(s) or Security Focal Points (SFPs). The Global Security Officer will monitor and assess security conditions, assist and provide direction to Country Security Managers and Security Focal Points. The Global Security Manager will also make recommendations to the Country Director as appropriate. The Director of Global Security (DGS) is the manager for the Global Security Manager.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Security Management
• Coordinate and monitor security activities to ensure that safety and security policies and procedures are implemented
• Ensure that all field staff is fully cognizant of prevailing security threats and fully advised on means to reduce staff vulnerability to those threats
• Ensure internal incident tracking system is utilized properly and perform incident mapping and analysis
• Collects security related information from local and regional resources as it applies to sites and communicates with Director of Global Security (DGS) and Country Director (CD) as appropriate
• Monitors the security preparedness of country staff and works with CD to enforce staff compliance with internal security policies and SOPs
• When directed by the DGS, carry out investigations and capture lessons learned to be incorporated into future staff trainings
• Act as a key member of the Field Incident Team when required during a crisis so that safety policies and procedures are implemented
• Ensures logistics follows a servicing and maintenance schedule for vehicles
• Audits communications equipment and facilitates communications-related assistance when necessary.
• Recommends changes in country security plans to CD and DGS as needed
Ensure induction security briefings are conducted to all arriving staff, visitors or volunteers
3. Compliance
• Conducts and submits Security Risk Assessments of programs, as required.
Conducts and submits full Site Security Surveys of every site visited.
Conducts and submits Trip Reports of all trainings and field deployments.
The above should be completed using the Security Department approved templates, and be submitted to the Director of Global Security and the Deputy Director of Global Security.
Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to internal and external actors.
Other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
1. 5 years of field security experience in hostile environments or equivalent combination of education and experience
2. Ability to relate to and motivate national staff effectively
3. Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
4. Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations
5. Excellent decision making skills
6. Advance First Aid training
7. Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
8. Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively
9. Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
10. Excellent decision making skills
11. Must work independently under difficult conditions
Location : United Kingdom
Department: Security
Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
JOB SUMMARY
The Global Security Officer works at the direction of the Director of Global Security and the Deputy Director of Global Security. The primary function of the Global Security Officer is provide assistance to the Director of Global Security, the Deputy Director of Global Security and the Global Security Managers, a variety of Country Directors and country programs, as assigned, on all issues of safety and security as they relate to staff at a program site and specialized safety and security trainings. The Global Security Officer also oversees daily security management of a country program when on assignment to a specific site location and manages the National Security Officer(s) or Security Focal Points (SFPs). The Global Security Officer will monitor and assess security conditions, assist and provide direction to Country Security Managers and Security Focal Points. The Global Security Manager will also make recommendations to the Country Director as appropriate. The Director of Global Security (DGS) is the manager for the Global Security Manager.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Security Management
• Coordinate and monitor security activities to ensure that safety and security policies and procedures are implemented
• Ensure that all field staff is fully cognizant of prevailing security threats and fully advised on means to reduce staff vulnerability to those threats
• Ensure internal incident tracking system is utilized properly and perform incident mapping and analysis
• Collects security related information from local and regional resources as it applies to sites and communicates with Director of Global Security (DGS) and Country Director (CD) as appropriate
• Monitors the security preparedness of country staff and works with CD to enforce staff compliance with internal security policies and SOPs
• When directed by the DGS, carry out investigations and capture lessons learned to be incorporated into future staff trainings
• Act as a key member of the Field Incident Team when required during a crisis so that safety policies and procedures are implemented
• Ensures logistics follows a servicing and maintenance schedule for vehicles
• Audits communications equipment and facilitates communications-related assistance when necessary.
• Recommends changes in country security plans to CD and DGS as needed
Ensure induction security briefings are conducted to all arriving staff, visitors or volunteers
3. Compliance
• Conducts and submits Security Risk Assessments of programs, as required.
Conducts and submits full Site Security Surveys of every site visited.
Conducts and submits Trip Reports of all trainings and field deployments.
The above should be completed using the Security Department approved templates, and be submitted to the Director of Global Security and the Deputy Director of Global Security.
Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to internal and external actors.
Other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
1. 5 years of field security experience in hostile environments or equivalent combination of education and experience
2. Ability to relate to and motivate national staff effectively
3. Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
4. Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations
5. Excellent decision making skills
6. Advance First Aid training
7. Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
8. Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively
9. Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
10. Excellent decision making skills
11. Must work independently under difficult conditions