Based: Juba, South Sudan (with extensive travel to field locations)
To start: as soon as possible
Contract duration: 6 months
Tearfund has worked in South Sudan for over 40 years through local partners, and became operational in 1998 in response to the Ghazal region food crisis. We currently work in the areas affected by conflict as well as chronic vulnerability in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Jonglei, Lakes states and Central Equatoria.
Key responsibilities include revision of Tearfund’s safety and security guidelines, revise contingency plans, foster a culture of safety and security management amongst staff, analyze security environment and incidents, security information management and communication, be part of country management team and support key staff on security in order to assist decision making, support HR and, logistics, finance and other departments in adequately reflecting security needs, manage training and briefing at country level, build positive working relationships with sector-related personnel, and share learning and experiences with wider organization.
Tearfund is seeking an individual with proven experience as security manager and/or advisor in highly insecure regions environments to lead on security management in all the programme’s activities. Candidates need strong inter-personal skills and should be able to provide training to staff of various levels of understanding on security.
The role requires frequent travel to all field sites. This will involve conducting security assessments, providing training to staff, monitoring of progress and developing action plans for immediate implementation. Excellent written and spoken English is essential.
Applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs. All posts involve potential contact with children and the recruitment process will include specific checks related to child protection issues.
