Deputy Regional Safety & Security Advisor, CARO at Catholic Relief Services in Baltimore, Maryland

Job Description:

Position title: Deputy Regional Safety & Security Advisor, CARO

Location: Remote, Benin | and 9 more | (Remote)


Responsibilities:

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Technical Support to specified CPs (Up to 60% of time)

• Constantly monitor contextual safety and security events and dynamics, providing insight, situation reports and supporting CP and regional level security decisions
• Provide technical advice and direct support to Country Programs placed under his/her responsibilities on safety & security risk management, trends, processes and best practices.
• Review risk assessments, security management plans, SOPs and contingency plans as requested.
• Advise on the development, implementation and monitoring of contextualized access and security risk management strategies for CP.
• Analyze mitigation measures across Country Programs, including their prioritization, status and resourcing. Use this analysis to inform possible regional improvements strategy and projects.
• Support Country Program level incident management responses.
• Monitor CPs adherence to CRS HSS policy and standards and analyze the results to prioritize support needs.
• Assist Country Programs with HSS annual HSS KPI objectives
• Support initiatives across countries and the Region to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion in safety, security and humanitarian access management.
• Advise Country Programs on HSS information collection and analysis to support decision making
• Support Country Program Security Focal Points with qualitative HSS reporting.
• Travel to country programs to provide gap coverage, support key projects or during the onset of an emergency and/or in support of entry to additional countries in the Region. Some of this support may be delivered remotely.

Training, Learning and Knowledge Sharing for specified CP (Up to 30% of time)

• Identify CPs’ learning and development needs on HSS risk management, personal security, principled humanitarian access and support durable programming.
• Track learning and development activities across CPs.
• Support capacity-sharing initiatives with implementing partners in coordination with the Country Programs and other existing regional partnership initiatives.
• Support Country Programs in liaising with established external training providers to identify and assess effective training options.
• Through in-country training activities, participate in building a core group of HSS Trainers across the Region to exemplify Learning and Development capacities and reach.

Regional and Global HSS initiatives and activities (Up to 20% of time)

• Deputize for the SRSSA and other Deputy RSSA when needed.
• Participate in Regional HSS improvement strategy definition and projects (security app, online movement approval and tracking tools, staff and assets tracking and tracing technologies…)
• Actively participate in developing and implementing a regional approach towards capacity-building with partner organizations for security risk management and personal security.
• Participate in the development of tools to assess the impact of learning and development activities across the Region.
• Actively participate in HSSU global improvement initiatives

Required Languages – Fluency in French and English required

Travel - Maximum 50% of the time, primarily to/within the regions, and sometimes in remote areas with minimal amenities available. Often with short notice.

Supervisory Responsibilities: none

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Senior Regional Advisor Safety and Security Risk Management, Deputy Regional Director, Regional Technical Advisors, Country Representatives, Heads of Operations, Heads of Programs, Security Focal Points, Health Safety and Security Unit and Humanitarian Response Department.

External: International and local partners, including local and US Catholic agencies, US Embassy RSOs within the region, contracted security service providers, security officers of other international and local NGOs operating in CARO.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions
• Strong communications and relations management abilities including ability to influence without authority. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.
• Sound working knowledge of humanitarian access and security, and a commitment to humanitarian principles.
• A strong track record in learning and development initiatives in Humanitarian Access and Security
• Experience in project management, including project planning, scoping and delivery, proposal writing, budget planning/spending, and delivery.
• Strong track record of HSS risk management including context analysis and prospective scenario planning
• Demonstrable competence in and enthusiasm for practical training methods
• Ability to manage a complex workload and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-and results oriented

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in security management, international development, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in operational safety and security management with an international humanitarian organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in security and staff safety

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in related discipline
• Familiarity in working for Non-governmental Organizations in high-risk environments
• Experience working in delicate situations with partner organizations
• Knowledge of and working experience in the regions strongly preferred
• Strong cross-cultural skills
• Ability to train and convey information to non-security personnel
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Excellent writing skills and strong communicator
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Diplomatic, able to manage conflict and move groups toward consensus
• Ability to make sound decision, including when to escalate issues
• Excellent organization and planning skills, detail-oriented, ability to work on multiple task simultaneously
• Strong initiative and self-motivated, with a commitment to humanitarian principles
• Able to work without close supervision
• Quick learner, adaptable and creative
• Demonstrated experience of successful safety and security program support at regional level
• Previous experience with partner engagement
• Ability to present and train different levels and compositions of staff and partners
• Formal technical training(s) in safety and security certification and track record is a plus

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

WHAT WE OFFER

CRS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, generous retirement savings plan and the opportunity to work in a collaborative, mission-driven culture that is committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

CRS is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Selection and hiring decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, veteran status or any other protected area.

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