Humanitarian Safety & Security Specialist at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Humanitarian Safety & Security Specialist

Location: Any City, Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Plan International is looking for experienced Safety and Security Specialists and Advisors who can be available on short notice (within 72 hours) for contracts of varying duration in various (often high-risk context) countries to gap fill, support scale up and build capacity in inclusive safety and security management.
• The pre-qualified candidates will be included on an external roster and will receive on-call assignments, after receiving training on Plan International’s safety procedures and tools.
• The assignments will take place in countries where humanitarian operations are taking place and will have a variable duration of up to six months.

Requirements

• Deep conceptual understanding of security risk management and risk assessment processes
• Experience working in high-risk areas, including disasters and fragile and conflict-affected states
• Experience working in an international NGO
• Experience in conducting security risk assessments.
• Experience providing technical support and oversight to security programmes.
• Experience in security capacity building in a variety of contexts.
• Understanding of field level representation with key stakeholders and coordination with peer NGOs and UN actors. 
• Experience in Humanitarian access negotiation/strategy.
• In-depth knowledge or work experience in post-conflict and/or complex emergency environments.
• A clear understanding of humanitarian principles.
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong written and spoken English
• Ability to work in an additional language, e.g. French, Arabic, or Spanish – desirable

Application Closing Date
3rd December, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online