JOB ADVERTISEMENT – Safety and Security Coordinator x2 - Gaziantep & Hatay  

SCI employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

 Level 3 – The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking / vetting process of staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Safety and Security Coordinator position is a unique and professionally challenging role. Working within one of non-accessible areas of Türkiye for direct implementation, this position offers the selected candidate unprecedented opportunity to support the implementation expansion and maintenance of partners operations in a context currently at the heart of world politics, and all with a capable and committed team. 

Working under Governmental Relations, Safety & Security Advisor, the positions require the management of kinetic and non-kinetic risk across a portfolio of partner led programmes in order to enable Access. The successful candidate will require to contextually adapt and then implement SCI Global safety and security standards and policy in a dynamic and complex context.

The Safety and Security Coordinator will have direct communication line with partner’s security focal points and LHA teams, whose role encompasses both traditional INGO safety and security management as well as various liaison and negotiation tasks that are critical to operating in Türkiye.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: Area Manager

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Safety and Security Management

• Ensure information / analysis led security decisions are made and communicated with SMT
• Lead in the development and maintenance of a ‘security culture’ within SCI TCO
• Ensure compliance with SCI S&S related policy and standards
• Track the visits and make sure that incoming visitors receive on time induction for S&S
• Develop and take ownership of core SCI S&S documents
• Develop and enhance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and monitor compliance by staff.
• Manage the S&S budget to the area office and related awards.
• Ensure completion and approval of TARs for staff that are travelling within Türkiye.
• Ensure efficient and timely movement of security information within Türkiye and to the TCO leadership.
• Ensure Security risk management is in place at all levels and within all departments
• Provide day-to-day Safety and Security Management, and assurance, including: situation monitoring, information sharing and reporting, implementing mitigation measures, reporting, and evaluation.
• Conduct, update, and compile reports on humanitarian Security assessments of field areas, distribution sites, and facilities.
• Work with the team to maintain the communications tree and conduct drills on regular basis.
• Investigate, follow-up, and report on incidents, ensuring consistent communication with designated staff.

Humanitarian Access

• Report to the Governmental Relations, Safety & Security Advisor daily on the changing security situation and context through detailed collection and verification of information.
• Coordinate with law enforcement agencies, other INGOs, and government sectors, as requested.
• External representation: attend Access group meetings and any other coordination meetings as appointed by the Governmental Relations, Safety & Security Advisor or equivalent
• Support the program team and partners on the location selection and conduct safety assessment and mapping of locations where SCI provide assistance in Türkiye.
• Engage with program team on proposal development to support in providing the access analysis and planned locations safety assessments

Contextual understanding and reporting

• Develop, maintain and hold the security contextual picture / understanding of Türkiye
• Build and maintain networks for information sharing and coordination among other INGOs, local authorities, partners and other actors.
• Maintain oversight of the operational, security and cultural context in Türkiye, and advise other departments on contextual factors.
• Compile and write regular advisory and analytical reports for both internal and external audiences.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of all incidents affecting SCI in Türkiye. Lead on lessons learned exercises with Partners following incidents or near misses.
• Collect and compile weekly report on local information relative to SCI areas of operation.
• Manage the incident reporting system and enhance the quality of incident reporting from partners, submit within 24 hours and alarm relevant team members on the impact and share the analysis from SS perspective.

 Capacity Building & Team Management

• Support the TCO team to implement routine and special staff learning / training
• Build, maintain, resource and develop the Partners security focal points
• Ensure all required S&S training are undertaken by staff & where required develop and deliver training
• Undertake assessments of partner security management capacity and develop capacity building plans and proposals for them

Crisis Management

• Ensure effective incident management capacity for the team
• Support with Incident/Crisis Management as required.
• Develop, maintain and ensure the effectiveness of TCO Hibernation, Relocation, and Evacuation Plans.
• Ensure effective medical evacuation systems are in place

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential:

• University degree in political science, international relations, humanitarian law, human rights, conflict studies, social sciences or related field,
• At least 3 years of professional experience in line with the job requirements, including experience in international organizations,
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and represent at all levels, establish information and security networks, and coordinate with country authorities, donors, International organisations and local NGOs, to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environment, balancing between multiple competing priorities, with willingness and ability to function under changing work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams,
• Experience of working in hostile environments,
• Proven ability to undertake safety & security risk assessments,
• Ability to formulate and communicate analysis of a changing security environment.
• Proven skills in concise and succinct report writing,
• Proven knowledge of MS office applications and IT literacy and capacity to learn and use other packages,
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and Turkish, with experience in working with multicultural teams
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin all aspects of the job. Commitment to Save the Children child protection policy. Ability to articulate humanitarian principles as a basis for ensuring access.

Desirable

• Previous experience as an NGO Security staff,
• Experience in designing and delivering capacity strengthening initiatives (trainings, workshops, coaching etc.),
• Operational experience in post war / disaster affected environments with NGOs, military, police or similar organizations,
• Communication skills (both written and spoken) in Arabic language.

Position holder will be based in Gaziantep or Hatay therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

Benefits Package provided to National Staff:

• Salary commensurate with the pay-grade of the position.
• Allowance as per relevant internal memorandum
• 20 days of annual leave
• Life and critical diseases insurance