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Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?


If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.


At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

 

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

 

 

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.


Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.



This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.



POSITION SUMMARY:

As the Global Safety & Security Manager, you will design and implement safety and security structures for World Relief in moderate to high-risk conflict and fragile contexts in alignment with World Relief's security policies and procedures. The Manager will create an enabling environment for WR to implement programming securely and in a timely manner while maximizing staff safety.  This position will support US Programs 20% and International Programs 80%.  Internationally, World Relief operates in eleven (11) countries, employing over 700 international and local staff. World Relief implements both emergency humanitarian programming as well as multi-year developmental programs that are often located in rural, hard-to-reach areas. High-risk countries within the portfolio include Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Ukraine and Haiti. Moderate to medium risk countries within the portfolio include Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi, and Cambodia. Within the US, World Relief operates in 23 offices with over 1200 staff. Programming primarily consists of refugee resettlement and integration. The primary objective of the Manager is to provide support, mentorship and technical expertise to offices so that they are able to maintain business continuity and ensure safety of staff members as they implement World Relief programming. World Relief values interagency collaboration and a security strategy of risk mitigation and prevention. 


ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Oversee compliance with organizational safety and security policies and procedures (in coordination with US Programs and organizational leadership). 
  • Advise senior management on improvements to the overall security management framework.
  • Design and manage the writing and updating Safety and Security SOPs, tools and templates and supporting their implementation. 

  • Training
  • Ensure safety and security orientations are provided in a consistent manner.
  • Conduct safety and security trainings on a variety of topics, as needed, and maintain a Security Community of Practice.
  • Determine training needs and expectations for different categories of staff, both at Home Office and within local offices.
  • Train trainers in each office to be able to deliver Safety and Security Training modules.   

  • Technical Support
  • Provide technical support and constructive input in achieving effective safety and security management within the context of each office and area of operation. This includes operational security, humanitarian access and safe access for our teams and partners within our areas of operation as well as providing basic analysis on the security context.
  • Support in the writing and oversight for any donor required security plans.
  • Support the writing of FEMA grant applications for US Offices, including supporting environmental or security assessments as required by the state. 
  • Travel frequently and offer support to local teams with challenges such as new initiatives, emergency response, program growth and, of course, response critical incidents.
  • Support the development and maintenance of current security plans and provide quality control and useful feedback. 
  • Advise Unit Directors on staff evacuation and relocation. Ensure that each office has an established evacuation plan and that it is updated regularly. 

  • Incident Management
  • Be part of the crisis management response of any significant event to support through the resolution of an incident.
  • Triage the incident reports within US to ensure they are routed to the correct staff for resolution and close out. 
  • Interact with FBI or local law enforcement as appropriate 

  • Information Management
  • Follow the security and political situation in each country, including significant regional trends.
  • Produce high-quality analysis of events, groups or situations that have safety and security implications for WR offices.
  • Analyze incident trends quarterly, identifying trends and vulnerabilities. Advise on necessary changes as a result of these trends, leading implementation of changes at HO and supporting implementation at offices.
  • Organize and maintain the library of safety and security documents, resources, and trainings on SharePoint (in coordination with the US Programs). 

  • New Humanitarian Responses or New Offices
  • Security lead for new responses, likely to deploy with first-in team. 
  • Responsible for completing Security Risk Assessments and making go/no-go recommendations to Team Lead.
  • Assess new properties, advising on which properties are appropriate from a security perspective, and providing technical security specifications needed for the property.
  • Assess security equipment needs and work with budget holders/logistics to fulfill.
  • Provide pre-departure security brief to first-in team, and regular security briefs once on ground.
  • Lead on security coordination, building a network with of local contacts, INGO/UN security staff, and attending coordination meetings.


JOB REQUIREMENTS:
  • Mature and personal Christian faith
  • Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
  • Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
  • Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
  • Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Risk Management, International Relations or Emergency Management; or
  • Minimum of 4+ years’ experience in the professional security arena (INGO, Corporate, Military, Law Enforcement or Emergency Services)
  • Experience a high-risk environment programming or role with similar responsibilities
  • Willingness to travel frequently to environments that are often difficult, insecure, remote and/or lack basic services
  • Sound knowledge of INGO security practices with proven experience in Security Risk Assessments (SRA), security planning and critical security incident/crisis management in the humanitarian context
  • Demonstrable capabilities in planning, organizing and executing security operations in humanitarian programming
  • Experience developing and facilitating training workshops on safety and security topics
  • Proven experience writing policies, protocols and/or manuals (sample may be requested)
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills including influencing, negotiation and mentoring
  • A self-starter, able to work well with limited supervision to produce results
  • The ability to work effectively in cross-cultural settings with people from diverse backgrounds 


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Formal training qualifications (Hostile Environment Awareness Training, Kidnap & Ransom, Personal Security, First Aid, etc.)
  • Fluent in written and spoken English; Fluency in French, Swahili and/or Arabic a plus
  • Experience working or managing a program that required humanitarian access negotiations and strategizing is highly desired.


$75,000 - $95,000 a year

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.

 

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

 

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

 

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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