Street Child is a UK charity, established in 2008, that aims to create educational opportunity for some of the world's most vulnerable children Street Child began its work in Sierra Leone in 2008 working with a small number of street children, eight years later we have helped to transform the lives of more than 50,000 children across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal. In 2017 we launched our first project in Nigeria helping children impacted by conflict in the North East to access education.
Job Title: Security & Safety Officer
Role Purpose:
The role of the Security Officer (SO) is to focus on the continuous implementation of safety strategies and protocols to ensure a high level of safety. This is to support all Street Child staff based or travelling in Field locations, across Borneo, Yobe & Adamawa. The role will maintain a high level of contextual awareness of his/her operating area and strong coordination with Programme Managers and Programme support teams at the Field level. The Safety and Security Officer will serve as the Safety unit representative at Field level and serve, when required as the Safety unit representative on the Field Crisis Management Team
Key Responsibilities:
Planning, Preparation and Implementation of established Procedures and Protocols
Continuously monitoring the environment in the operational areas for which he/she is responsible. As required, and at a minimum of once per month, support the Senior Management Team on updating the context analysis for locations
Based on current context make recommendations to the Head of Base for updates to Field Level Standard Operating Procedures and Safety Risk Management Plans.
Ensure that the Field Level Safety Plan and associated documents are kept up to date and reviewed regularly
Ensure the safety readiness of all Street Child staff at Field level through regular integration of safety management priorities and objectives into Field Office planning
Brief, manage and liaise on daily basis with the contracted guarding services to ensuring they maintain a high standard of guarding for Street Child office and residence providing for the safety of Street Child compound/staff and assets
Maintaining physical safety standards for Street Child office and guesthouse at Field level
Accompany staff on field missions on a need basis in order to better develop an awareness of the challenges faced by Street Child staff in the field
Provide movement tracking oversight and support in coordination with Logistics department.
Liaise with government, Army, Police, SSS, Local Heads and other key external stakeholders to ensure that Street Child staff can maintain regular and safe access to program areas
Regularly coordinate with peer organization safety staff/focal points to get the current contextual information.
Prepare Hibernation, Relocation and Evacuation plan for the area of responsibility with the support of Safety advisor.
Reporting and Information management
Submitting when required voice, email or SMS immediate advisories to Field staff and Managers the when a significant safety incident occur
Submit formal incident reports to the Head of Base
Submit to the Head of Base weekly reports
Ensure reporting and advisories are disseminated on a routine basis to all Street Child Field staff, in a proper and orderly manner
Attend regular security network meetings within the area of responsibility and ensure discussion points from these meetings are incorporated into current safety assessments
Report to the Head of Base and relevant Field level senior management any instances of staff non-compliance to established protocols & procedures
Training
In coordination with the Senior Management Team, develop and implement quarterly training plans for all Street Child Field level staff focused on safety awareness and skill sets
Ensure that all Street Child Field level drivers receive annual driver training as well as First Aid training
In coordination with the Senior Management Team, ensure quarterly orientation on Hibernation, relocation and evacuation plan with all field staff.
In coordination with the Senior Management Team, ensure that an annual Crisis Management training session is completed with all relevant Field level staff
Crisis Management
During any critical incident or crises serve as the Safety unit representation on the Field Level Crisis Management Team
Ensure that all Field Level Crisis management plans are kept up to date and reviewed regularly
Ensure that the necessary external relationships are maintained at Field level to facilitate a quick response and assistance to Street Child during any critical incident or crises
Core Values:
Commitment to Street Child mission, vision and values, and the ability to convey with enthusiasm Street Child’s role in accompanying and serving forcibly displaced people and in advocating for their right to protection and a life in dignity.
This role will involve working with vulnerable people and children, and requires relevant knowledge of safeguarding principles
High integrity, honesty and confidentiality; ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with situations, people and information.
Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as a core value.
Willingness to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment.
