Close: 30 Jan 2012
Job Location Goma
Position Type Fixed Term
Budget Responsibility None
Line Management Responsibility 1 - 5
Annual Salary and Benefits £29660 per annum + international full benefits package for you
Contract Duration 12 months
Closing date for applications 30 January 2012
Introduction
Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
Save the Children in DRC
Save the Children UK began working in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1994 when the conflict started in the East of the country.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult countries in which to grow up. Access to essential services is very limited and children are subject to widespread exploitation and abuse, including recruitment into armed groups, forced labour, sexual abuse and abandonment. Save the Children UK operates in the East (North Kivu and Ituri) and West (Kinshasa and Kasai Oriental) of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern programme is mainly rural and conflict-related, the western work is urban and development oriented. The main unifying theme is child protection, which includes a prominent role in the national Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme (East) as well as pioneering work with children accused of witchcraft (West) . In addition, the Democratic Republic of Congo programme makes an important contribution to the Save the Children’s global programme and campaign on education in conflict ‘Rewrite the Future’ and on Child Survival ‘Every One’.
Job Purpose:
The post holder will develop and ensure the systematic application of safety and security management policies and procedures in all of SC operational areas of DRC. This will include the assessment of threats and provision of advice to manage risk; the maintenance and
updating of security guidelines and ensuring that field security working practices are robust and that all staff are aware of, trained in,and adhere to security management policy guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The job holder will assess the
capacity of current Safety and Security (S&S ) staff in DRC (including S&S focal points), and ensure mentoring and capacity building as appropriate.
Integral to the post is the ability to work successfully with field teams to cultivate capacity and motivation thereby ensuring field-based responsibility for security analysis and management.
The post reports to the Operations Director, works in close collaboration with the HR Manager, the Field Managers, as well as all other staff. S/he receives technical support from the Senior Specialist for Regional Safety and Security (SSRSS) based in Dakar.
Additional Information
Please be aware that applications may be viewed and applicants contacted prior to the close date.
How to apply:
To apply to this role; please ! visit directly our jobs website:
www.savethechildren.org.uk/jobs
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