Home | الرئيسية Post Jobs | اعلن عن وظيفه Help | مساعده | إتصل Humanitarian Access Safety and Security Manager Save the Children International Vacancy No: 17365 Section/Unit: Safety and Security Grade Level: NAT 2 Supervisor: Humanitarian Access، Safety and Security Director No. of Post: 1 Duty Station: Country Office Duration: 12 Months Closing Date: 05 Sept 2026 Background: ROLE PURPOSE The Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Manager will report to and work ly with the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director (HASSD) to implement the country HASS strategy and objectives agreed with the SLT and GSS

Key Responsibilities

• Duties and

• Ability to prioritise security related tasks and complete reports to deadlines

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification، Skills and Experience Required

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels، establish information and security networks، and coordinate with country authorities، none state actors، international organisations security forums and local NGOs

• Strong technical safety and security management skills (e.g. security risk assessment methodologies، security communications and incident-reporting systems)، combined with demonstrated ability to transfer this expertise and build technical capacity within a national team through structured coaching and mentoring

• Proven skills in concise and succinct report writing

• Strong leadership skills

Key

The role will strengthen collaboration with other functions، conduct safety and security assessments، make recommendations، and support their implementation across country programmes

The HASSM will help implement Save the Children�s Safety and Security Policy and Standards and Duty of Care Policy، drive improvements in safety and security management، and support compliance with Minimum Standards

The post holder will also promote the organisation�s security ethos and، while on assignment، play a key role in building the capacity of Safety and Security Focal Points and field-based HASS teams

MAIN

Engage country programme management and staff at all levels to promote adoption of، and compliance with، Save the Children�s Safety and Security Policy and Standards

Conduct quarterly Security Risk Assessments for all field offices، emergency responses and humanitarian operations، and share findings with operations leadership

Support implementation of، and compliance with، Save the Children�s Safety and Security Policy and Standards in coordination with HASS field teams، Area Directors and Field Managers

Develop and deliver safety and security capacity-building training for Country Office and field office staff، in line with HASS Department training plans

Provide safety and security management advice، guidance and support to field offices، emergency teams and incident management teams

Support emergency responses across operational areas and coordinate with the humanitarian team to assign a Safety and Security Focal Point for each emergency response project

Provide technical guidance to field offices on implementing action plans related to the safety and security management framework، SOPs، arrangements and improvement plans

Review country and programme security guidelines and recommend improvements to security management plans، evacuation contingency plans and standard operating procedures، in line with Save the Children�s Policy and Standards

Promote team-led development of safety and security plans and guidelines to strengthen ownership and compliance

Ensure safety and security are integrated into programme design and operations from the earliest planning stages

Promote appointment of a Safety and Security Focal Point in each programme، reporting to the SMT، and advise on minimum training standards based on the country security context

Support capacity-building for each focal point according to programme needs

Promote safety and security as a standing SMT agenda item and support establishment of a core Crisis Management Team

Contribute to new project kick-off meetings by analysing the context and security situation in project locations، presenting updated Security Risk Assessments، and updating security risks in the PART

General: Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding، code of conduct، health and safety، equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures

Planning and Preparation: Ensure compliance with، and alignment to، SCI Key Performance Indicators

Prepare، manage and report on the SCI security budget

Work with the HASSD to review existing CO safety and security policies and procedures، assess their functionality across the Country Office، and identify improvements، including incident monitoring and communications، staff movement، and security risk assessments

Support CO and field office leadership teams in preparing for major events and critical security incidents

Prepare and update CO and field office safety and security management plans، and support development of field plans aligned with CO and supporting Country Office plans

Work ly with the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director on emergency planning، including country and field office emergency plans، contingency plans، relocation and evacuation plans، and staff headcounts

Conduct security awareness training in line with SCI policies and procedures، in coordination with the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director and relevant teams

Support the selection of security focal points and ensure they receive appropriate training

Oversee regular assessments of SCI and international staff residences and advise on required security measures or relocation

Establish and maintain a consolidated residence map، assistance response plan، and emergency alert and response system

Work with Area Directors، HPIs and relevant field programme teams to update background documentation and analysis for context assessments، develop actor and stakeholder mapping، and maintain an operations stakeholder map

Work with the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director and Area Directors to develop safety and security scenario planning، including triggers for hibernation، relocation and evacuation of international staff under threat in high-risk situations

Ensure appropriate and adequate contingency and emergency planning، including incident management، crisis management and HERP

Promote a culture of safety and security planning، including effective journey planning in line with core safety and security principles

Procedures and Protocols: Develop، implement and maintain SCI international safety and security protocols، including emergency medical and evacuation procedures، coordinating with supporting Country Offices as needed

Engage with HASS colleagues and external organisations to gather and analyse information on the security environment and develop context-specific standard operating procedures for programme implementation

Ensure effective communication systems are in place، including communication trees، mobile phones and Thuraya networks

Update and maintain written transportation and movement protocols to institutionalise procedures

Develop and maintain a Go/No-Go area map in collaboration with Field Senior Management Teams and monitor staff compliance with approved safety and security measures

Act in a Crisis: Support Field Senior Management Teams during crises or emergencies by advising on possible response options and actions

Immediately notify the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director، DCD Operations، Operations Director and Country Office of events that affect، or may affect، staff safety and security or cause asset damage. incidents

Provide the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director with regular updates on the security situation and actions taken to mitigate identified threats

Support emergency evacuations in coordination with Area Directors، HPIs and the Humanitarian Access and Safety and Security Director

Investigate security incidents and ensure appropriate follow-up

Report security incidents promptly، in line with SCI protocols and using the online reporting system

Capacity-building and gap-filling: Support Field Office teams to strengthen safety and security capacity and provide deployable support during exceptional circumstances.

include: Develop and deliver training modules that address identified knowledge gaps within field offices and implementing partners، strengthening local safety and security capacity

Deliver HEAT and related safety and security training، including fire safety and first aid، where required

Identify gaps in field office security management and planning and support resourcing and implementation of improvements

Identify external training opportunities for field office programme، safety and security teams

Support Safety and Security Officers in mentoring new and junior staff to strengthen recruitment، onboarding and professional development

Develop effective Standard Operating Procedures and support their implementation

Ensure movement control procedures are implemented effectively across all offices

Coordinate with the HASS team to develop contingency plans for major events and critical incidents، share best practices، ensure consistency، and build implementing partners� safety and security capacity

Deploy at short notice to support operations in any SCI programme area or temporarily cover vacant safety and security roles، under the Country Office line management structure

AND EXPERIENCE Essential: Relevant professional qualification in security، safety or risk management، together with proven experience in a similar senior security management role. 5 years of relevant experience with NGOs or similar Expertise in current safety and security practices and issues affecting aid work globally

Previous experience as an NGO Humanitarian Access/ Security Adviser/Manager Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Experience of working in high-risk areas contexts

Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environments and circumstances

Proven ability to undertake Security Risk assessments

Proven، hands-on experience managing security incidents and crises at field or country office level، including activation of incident/crisis management plans، coordination of the response، and post-incident review

Proven experience designing and delivering safety and security training programmes to national and international staff، including assessing training needs and evaluating training effectiveness

Be willing to attend training as directed and implement the outcomes of the training attended

Ability to formulate and communicate analysis of a changing security environment

Proven knowledge of MS office applications and IT literacy and capacity to learn and use other packages

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

Desirable: Degree in Security Risk Management، Crisis/Disaster Management or a related field

HEAT، First Aid & Health & Safety Training and/or

Operational experience in post war / disaster affected environments with NGO، Military or police background

Recognised training/facilitation certification (e.g

Training of Trainers، HEAT Trainer)

Additional language(s) � ideally perfect English and Arabic 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، ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff

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