Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

About the Opportunity
As Inkomoko’s team expands, and our colleagues continue to travel to more complicated and rapidly changing external environments, we seek a new team member to ensure that we have the policies, protocols, and support available to keep our team safe, healthy, and effective. The Security & Safety Officer reports to the Regional Security Director and will work closely with the Country-specific leaders to maintain local knowledge and strategies. This job description is not a comprehensive list of responsibilities, as these may change at any time as the need requires in an emergency situation.

The Officer can, however, reasonably expect duties to include:

Responsibilities
Risk Assessment and Prevention (40% time):
• Constant security audits and risk assessments to stay apprised of risks to staff and assets
• Prepare and share threat assessment and security briefs to prevent incidents
• Develop risk mitigation policies, and practices, aligned with local guidelines and realities
• Train and support colleagues to detect risks and prevent harm
• Ensure staff fulfill all company or country required health and safety guidelines while traveling and prepare advance travel briefs
• Maintains dialog with local security authorities to understand all potential risks

Employee Safety & Welfare (40%):
• Plan and implement safety, risk, and compliance training programs, including onboarding all new employees with Inkomoko health, safety, and security protocols
• Facilitate efficient administration of employee wellness programs, mental health, and vaccines (ie. COVID response, illness response, etc)
• Manage the International SOS travel platform
• Maintain the daily briefings for all staff from OSAC, etc.
• Train staff on all protocols related to child protection, refugee protection, gender protection
• Maintain a constant two-way flow of information with security focal points in each office

Harm Reduction (20% time):
• Facilitate communication in any active incident to ensure as positive resolution as possible
• Lead investigations and reporting of incidents involving Inkomoko staff or assets.
• Create and maintain a case log of any incidents, near misses, and follow-ups.
• Work with local authorities to report any incidents, including UNHCR, police, etc
• Provide appropriate support for staff physical, medical, emotional, and logistical needs after an incident
• Ensure resources are available for emergency response (first aid, fire response, etc) in all locations and coordinate vendors/purchases
• Review all incidents to develop learnings from any incidents or near misses.

Minimum Qualifications
Inkomoko seeks a proactive, resourceful, self-motivated security and safety expert, who cares deeply about people. A successful candidate will demonstrate:
• Industry expertise and excellent knowledge of health, safety & security management
• Geographic experience in managing risks across diverse hardship locations in Africa.
• Expertise in concepts of duty of care for the organization’s responsibility
• A proactive communicator who can correctly interpret messages from others and raise issues quickly and efficiently without creating drama; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Excellent judgment and ability to make thoughtful decisions quickly in emergencies; makes tough decisions when necessary.
• Preferred experience in mental health, vulnerable populations, and gender lens approach
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a related field
• Bachelor's or Master's in security management, health, or a related field
• Digitally savvy, using MS Suite, Slack, email, International SOS platforms, etc
• Ability to travel locally, regionally, and internationally with limited advanced notice


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC) on aec-jobs-portal.web.app to apply


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