Sub-Regional Safety and Security Advisor (f/m/d)

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation, we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in more than 130 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support us with this important responsibility the International Office CEE/CIS/ME is looking for a committed:

Sub-Regional Safety and Security Advisor (f/m/d)

Location: Amman/Jordan

Duration: Limited Contract – 12 Months (with potential for renewal)

Purpose of the position:

The purpose of this position is to provide technical leadership in security risk and crisis management through strategy, policies and resources to support Member Associations (MA).

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the regional Safety & Security strategy for MA Palestine, taking into account context, culture, existing business process, budget and strategic direction. Key focus is building the internal capacity of staff within MA Palestine so they reach self-sufficiency.
• Provide day-to-day security leadership to MA Palestine support the response and resolution of security incidents and crises.
• Secondarily, support the Regional Safety and Security Advisor as needed with building security capacity, providing expert leadership and guidance during crisis times with other Member Associations in the sub-region.
• Support the Regional Advisor’s implementation of the Travel Safety process for Palestine.
• Apply global strategies and integrate these into regional business processes including a Kidnapping Prevention and Response strategy and the Travel Safety program.
• Support the Regional Advisor to expand and extend the competence of Security Managers and Security Focal Points in the sub-region.
• Ensure adequate communication on security issues regarding MA Palestine and, where needed, across the program locations.
• Provide technical advice and respond to training needs to develop MA staff safety and security competencies in Palestine and elsewhere in the sub-region as needed.
• Undertake regular security assessment missions to all locations in Palestine, both West Bank and Gaza.
• Monitor the reporting and data gathering of security incidents and generate analysis/reports on security trends.
• Build a professional culture of candor and integrity in every interaction.
• Build a professional network in the region through OSAC and other organizations enabling benchmarking and information exchange. Maintain effective working relationships with key external stakeholders in the sub-region.
• Live the humanitarian values (neutrality, impartiality, independence & humanity) in interactions with stakeholders.
• Serve as acting regional security leader during vacation periods.
• Be on-call during agreed-upon evenings, weekends and holidays to enable rapid support for urgent travel and crisis response.
• Have a working knowledge of Palestine, the ability to enter Palestine, and know the INGO entry system for Gaza.

Requirements:

• A university degree (BA, BS or equivalent) in a relevant field including Risk Management, International Affairs or Humanitarian Studies.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in the field of Security.
• Knowledge of functional leadership in regional and national organizations.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.
• strong integrity, emotional intelligence and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Positive working attitude and ability to work under high pressure.
• Ability to work in an international setting – multicultural environment.

• Willingness and ability for international travel within the region at short notice.

We offer:

• Working for a meaningful cause.
• The opportunity to work in one of the largest International Non-Profit Organisations on Childcare, in a position with a varied scope of tasks and responsibilities directly impacting on the development of the organisation in achieving its strategic goals.
• Be at the forefront of safety and security in dynamic and challenging environments.
• Collaborate with diverse, multicultural teams.
• Enjoy a competitive salary, home-office possibility, and opportunities for professional growth.

What We Stand For: **

SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting, and ease response. The organisation prohibits harassment, exploitation and abuses by or of any employee, supervisor, manager, child, young people, community, contractor, applicant, or other individual with whom SOS Children’s Villages employees come into contact by virtue of their work. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our prevention and protection against Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse policy. In addition, SOS Children’s Villages apply a zero-tolerance concerning any fraud situation.

We also provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

Further information

This position involves working with an INGO committed to children and human rights and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete safer recruitment checks including police and reference checks to help verify their suitability to work for SOS CV. In addition to candidate’s ability to perform the duties of the post, in the selection process will be also explored the motivation and approach of the candidate to safeguarding.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please apply by the latest 2 January 2025

SOS-Children’s Villages International, www.sos-childrensvillages.org