Afghanistan: SECURITY OFFICER FOR AFGHANISTAN

Starting date:asap

Contract Length:12 months

Exact Job Location:Mazar-e Sharif and Kabul, with field visits to 9 field offices in the provinces of Balkh, Samangan, Paktya, Herat, and Nangarhar.

Reports To:Country Director

Organisation context

People in Need has been active in Afghanistan since 2001, currently running five programs (emergency relief, natural resource management, agricultural education, urban poverty and rural infrastructure development) in seven provinces. PIN maintains a network of nine field offices and two head offices in Mazar-e Sharif and Kabul, supporting a team of 230 local staff and 8 international employees.

Senior Management

As a member of the Country Management Team (CMT), the Security Officer will contribute to the development of the country programme by:

• Actively participating in the CMT meetings and pro-actively taking part in the decision making processes


• Participating in program planning through area risk assessment and analysis


• Mainstreaming security awareness and changes through CMT

Security

• Supervise, build capacity and manage 2 national security coordinators and field-based security focal points


• Implementation of the Security Framework and Standard Operating Procedures;


• Updating and reviewing the Security Framework, Standard Operating Procedures and contingency plans


• Member of Crisis Management Team


• Crisis management in case of security incidents, followed by investigating, analysing, and drawing lessons from such incidents;


• Setting up internal incident tracking system and reporting system with Security personnel


• Mainstreaming security awareness through program activities and activities of support departments


• Providing capacity building for PIN staff


• Continuously assess security situation in current areas of operations, providing in-depth analysis, risk assessments and actors mapping


• Providing risk assessment and analysis of new areas prior new interventions will be carried out


• Establish and maintain contacts with local stakeholders such as other communities, NGOs, partners, and governmental authorities


• Establish and maintain information network to be able to triangulate and provide credible information


• Ensuring that proper contextual and stakeholders analysis is provided to team and management of the mission


• Coordinating with security managers of other partners and liaising with INSO Afghanistan


• Regular reporting of security situation to PIN HQ security department.


• Close cooperation with Country Management Team, Programs and Support departments

Requirements for Applicants:

Education and Experience:

• Third level education degree in relevant subject


• At least two years of experience with security management in volatile contexts


• Experience working in complex and challenging environments desirable


• Previous working experience from Afghanistan is a plus

Skills and Personality Requirements:

• Rigorous and with high attention to detail


• Strong analytical and prescience skills


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Well-developed participatory planning skills and training skills


• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm despite setbacks, managing and meeting deadlines


• Cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness and willingness to travel to remote places in the field, maintaining good relationships with all members of staff


• Empathy with the values of People in Need


• Fluent in English


• multi-country experience is required

PIN offers:

• Flexible and challenging working environment with room for personal growth


• Starting salary defined by PIN salary scale (approx. 3000 – 3700 USD commensurate with experience including per diem)


• reimbursement of flight ticket to the country of residence once every 6 months of work,


• reimbursement of costs of visas and vaccinations; assistance with visa application procedure,


• medical helpdesk and psychological consultation available on line,


• travel insurance,


• 25 days of paid leave annually, compensational leave: if it occurs absolutely necessary work over weekend or on holidays is compensated proportionally 1:1,


• Rest & Recovery: Each employee is entitled to up to 15 days of R&R per year in addition to the standard 25 days. PIN provides 2 regional flights per year in price of 650USD for each of them – all together PIN provides to employee 3 flight tickets per year for the purpose of leave.


• Accommodation in PIN guesthouse, on PIN expenses.