Safety & Security Coordinator

About the role

World Vision, a humanitarian organisation focused on helping vulnerable children, is hiring a Safety & Security Coordinator in Yangon. This is a local fixed-term position responsible for risk management, crisis preparedness, security procedures and staff safety training within the country office.

Key responsibilities

• Risk management: conduct risk assessments, develop and implement security standard operating procedures and plans, and submit and update the Integrated Risk Management report for the National Director, partners and the Regional Security Adviser
• Train ADP managers and staff on first aid, staff safety and incident reporting, and coordinate with P&C, Finances, Communications, IT and HEA on the risk report
• Crisis management: ensure a crisis management plan and business continuity plan exist, maintain emergency communication protocols and run simulations
• Safety and security management: update context-related SOPs, report incidents with P&C and Finances, implement core security requirements from the Office of Corporate Security, and include safety and security in programme design
• Training and development: prepare pre-arrival and onsite security briefings for visitors and guests, and give basic security training and refresher sessions to staff
• Networking: attend inter-agency meetings, document information sharing and coordinate with other agencies
• Maintain an alert system, provide regular risk advisories, compile and validate security information, and include security measures in the annual budget

Required profile

• 3 to 5 years of field experience in humanitarian relief, development aid or international relations programmes in difficult environments
• Experience managing a security portfolio
• Bachelor's or master's degree
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environment
• Willingness to work in uncertain security environments

Required skills

• Knowledge of current risk management practices and expertise in international relations and international law
• Ability to deliver training to multi-national staff and to write concise reports
• Proven knowledge of MS Office applications and IT literacy
• Knowledge of local languages highly desirable