Security Officer - Nigeria Integrated Health Program at Palladium Group

Location: Kebbi, Nigeria  Application Link

             Bauchi  Application Link

             Sokoto  Application Link
Reports to: Finance and Operations Manager
Duration: 5 years

Project/ Role Overview

• IHP is an integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems. It will focus its support for service delivery in six intervention areas, family planning, malaria, routine immunization, nutrition, maternal/newborn health, and treatment of childhood pneumonia/diarrhoea.

Job Description

• The Security Officer is responsible assisting in the preparation of a security operational plan and ensuring that all procedures and practices are well communicated and functional.
• The Security Officer will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, cost effective operational and tactical security service for all project staff, and the provision of strategic advice to the Palladium management at all levels.

Responsibilities
Reporting:

• Compile and complete incident reports for any safety and security related incidents affecting our staff or work throughout the area of operation.
• Provide weekly risk review reports

Security in Field:

• Responsible for overall safety and security of IHP staff and assets in respective fields
• Regularly coordinate and communicate with Country Director to provide feedback; guidance, advice and support; help formulate strategies to improve field office safety and security.
• Manage/update threat analysis, contingency plan, Safety and Security Assessment on regular basis
• Ensure Weekly situation reports are prepared and shared with all the staff
• Ensure that all staff are adhering to security SOPs and update these on quarterly basis
• Identify hibernation points and brief all national and international staff what drills to follow in cases of emergency and practice
• Provide feedback to field staff in response to security-related inquiries
• Provide technical input, material support and training to build capacity of SSFP
• Prepare and share Security Updates (include, situational analysis, action taken and actions recommended) to Country Director on regular basis (Daily/ Weekly and Monthly Updates).

Communications:

• Ensure that appropriate systems are in place to effectively disseminate safety and security information and updates of security situation to IHP staff through following means: SMS alerts, Emails, Voice calls on satellite phones in the remote and inaccessible areas
• Assess communications needs and recommend improvements-technological aspects to make sure that all equipment are working and in good condition
• Update/distribute safety and security emergency tree

Training and Development:

• Security introduction with all staff within 24hrs of arrival in area of operations.
• Work with the Country Director ensure staff security training / briefing and orientation of all IHP staff members through an elaborate training and development plan
• With guidance from the Security Managers, carry out safety and security training needs assessments for all staff and guards
• Deliver crisis management / incident management training for Field Office management teams

Candidate Requirements
Essential:

• At least three years’ relevant work experience in security system implementation for international development project activities;
• Demonstrated understanding of security plan development and implementation in a developing country context;
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation and performance reporting of programs and activities;
• Experience working in diverse teams with a focus on relationship building; and
• Experience in supporting high-level dialogue with government ministries and other development partners regarding program management, resource allocation and capacity development.

Desirable:

• Relevant formal qualifications.
• Knowledge of the security sector and stakeholders in Nigeria.
• Knowledge of and experience in security training.
• The ability to work effectively in a large organisation to negotiate organisational change with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Skills:

• Report writing and good communication skills.
• Team player
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office, email, internet)
• Good writing and presentation skills
• Extensive knowledge of political and security situation in Nigeria
• Strong command of some of the local languages
• Good training delivers skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex tasks independently
• Strong leadership and communication (interpersonal, verbal and written) skills
• Trouble shoot Security Hi tech equipment like CCTV, NVRs.