Lebanon: Regional Security Advisor -Consultancy (3 Months)

1.SUMMARY

Purpose: -The Security Advisor integrates the management team of the Region and is accountable, on behalf and under the direction and guidance of the Director of Region, for ensuring that the Minimum-Security Requirements (MSR) are implemented and enforced.**

Coordinate effective security processes and procedures that aim to further improve the Federation’s overall security management in the Region, Delegations and National Societies working or operating under the Federation’s security umbrella. To maintain external relations and information sharing with ICRC, UN and NGO’s in the Region **

Consultant/facilitator roles and responsibilities

1. Undertake security assessment missions of Federation operations according to the needs and as directed by the MENA Director to ensure compliance with the Federation’s Minimum-Security Requirements (MSR). This includes Contingency planning, Office, Residential and site security coordination, as well as contact and liaison with security service providers.

2. Advise and assist Federation managers and PNSs in the development of appropriate security plans and procedures in accordance with MSR.

3. Provide security-related input into the operational plans in the Region in order to enhance the security of field operations.

4. Monitor and analyses the security situation in the Region and identify security-related trends and issues that affect the Federation and RC/RC Movement.

5. Advise senior management in the Federation and PNSs on required changes to operations and procedures to address identified trends and issues.

6. Advise and assist federation Managers and PNSs in the development of appropriate security plans and procedures in accordance with MSR.

7. Disseminate and promote the various Federation security tools and initiatives in the Zone such as the Stay Safe handbooks and the two-security e-learning modules.

8. Establish and maintain internal and external security-related contacts and participate in security meetings both internally and externally with ICRC, UN, local authorities and NGO’s as required. Assist Federation and PNS office in developing similar external relations within their area of operations as required.

9. Advise field managers on coordinating actions required to deal with security sensitive situations and if required the management of critical incidents.

10. Follow up on security incident reporting and assist the Operational Field Managers in the region in incident analysis and country/delegation specific “incident mapping”. 11. Establish and maintain internal and external security-related contacts and participate in security meetings both internally and externally with the ICRC, UN, local authorities and NGOs as required, assist

    Federation Staff and PNSs office in developing similar external relations with their area of operations as required.

    1. Develop and support security focal points identified in the countries

    2. Provide country-specific security briefings and debriefings to Federation and PNS delegates and visitors entering or exiting the Region and others as required. Maintain the debriefing file and on a regular basis provide the Director with feedback from debriefings.

    3. Coordinate training sessions for delegates and Federation employed national staff in both basic security awareness and technical security-related areas such as defensive and 4X4 driving, radio communications, fire drills and use of firefighting equipment.

    4. Develop and support security focal points identified in the Region

    5. Create, maintain and improve any Duty Officer system.

    6. Undertake operational field liaison functions as assigned by the Director.

    LATERAL RELATIONSHIPS: 1. Establish and ensure effective working relations with the delegates and national staff.

    1. Establish and maintain effective liaison relations with ICRC, UN, the interagency community and local authorities.

    2. Ensure effective working and reporting relations with the Security Unit in Geneva.

    3. Ensure effective liaison with National Society leadership at all levels in the Region

    ACCOUNTABILITY: 1. To strengthen the security management structure and improve the Federation's overall preventive security management by ensuring compliance with MSR.

    1. To provide timely and effective support to field managers regarding all security-related matters.

    2. To ensure that the Operational Field Managers in the Region are kept informed of all security incidents, security trends, relocation/evacuation procedures and all proposed actions or measures to improve individual, institutional and operational security.

    3. To ensure that all modifiable security incidents are routinely advised to the Security Unit in Geneva and other relevant sections of the Secretariat.

    Knowledge and Skills

    Demonstrated success in planning, project management and reporting;

    Advanced computer knowledge as user

    Sharing the RC/RC principles and values

    Ability to work in a multicultural environment;

    Proven ability as a good communicator

    Qualifications:

    7 years management experience in a similarly wide-ranging role

    Field experience in humanitarian work, preferably in the region and with the RC/RC

For those who are interested in the above-mentioned position, kindly submit your CV with the cover letter to the HR personnel: hr.mena@ifrc.org

Make sure to put the title of the vacancy you are applying to as the subject of your email, otherwise, your application will NOT be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the ad is closed.