Security Coordinator At World Vision

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Job Purpose:

This Purpose of Position will be used in the WVI Careers site, and if applicable, advertisements. Please describe the role in 2-3 concise sentences. Focus on the core of what this role is supposed to achieve.

Describe the purpose of this position and how this position contributes to achieving department objectives and the management and performance of others. To support World Vision’s safety and security risk management efforts in Turkey and Northern west and Northern Central of Syria: Ensure continuous safety and security awareness, planning, and preparedness within areas of responsibility. Support the Program Support Director and Security Team Lead in ensuring that effective security measures for World Vision programmes are appropriately planned for and addressed. Be a focal point for Implementing Partners. Carry out routine tasks relating to safety and security risk management.

Major Responsibilities:

Organization and Planning

• Ensure alignment with WV security
• policies and standards, thus ensuring that operational priorities are appropriately supported.
• Work closely with relevant WV staff
• and selected Partner staff for the NCS as appropriate to carry out Security Risk Assessments. Ensure adequate and contextually appropriate Planning, including: Safety and Security Management Plan, Contingency Plans, and Emergency Plan.
• Review and keep up-to-date Safety and Security Management SOPs.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Conduct context analysis and stakeholder analysis, as it relates to safety of WV staff, assets, and operations.
• Maintain daily situation awareness, as it relates to safety and security threats in area as well as WV staff, assets, and Programs.
• Ensure that all security incidents are reported in accordance with WV Security Policy.
• Provide security-related advice, in written and oral form, to the manager and other staff.
• Collect, analyze and disseminate security information appropriately
• Safety and Security Implementation.
• Ensure Core Security Requirements are implemented in line with local context and in accordance with Office or Corporate Security guidelines.
• Provide input and support to management in crisis and critical incidents.
• Management in crisis situations and critical incidents.
• Ensure incidents are managed properly and conduct investigations when required.
• Evaluate existing security measures to determine their appropriateness and identify areas needing improvement. Follow up with actions to oversee or implement those improvements.
• Support present and new Areas of Operations in terms of access and Safety as required/directed.
• Seek to develop a culture of security awareness and monitor compliance.
• Undertake other security-related functions or responsibilities as delegated/ requested by manager

Capacity Building, Training and Briefings.

• Contribute to the assessment, development and implementation of the Response Office Capacity Building Plan.
• Conduct rehearsals and practical exercises to ensure that staff are familiar with contingency plans and can implement them confidently.
• Deliver all required Training and Briefings to WV staff and visitors in Turkey.
• Assist in developing and delivering Safety and Security Training and Briefing material for WV inside Turkey and NCS.

Networking and External Liaison/ Engagement.

• Build ongoing networks for sharing security information and coordination.
• Represent WV at local NGO and UN security and access network meetings. Ensure information from these groups is disseminated to relevant staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with security-related actors, including host government law enforcement authorities and other stakeholders to ensure effective information sharing
• Coordinate with Partner organizations and local implementing Partners on Security related matters, including Capacity Assessment and support.

Required Professional Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to humanitarian work or risk management, such as security management, disaster response, regional studies, social science, business administration or similar.
• A detailed understanding of security and cultural context of Syria (especially in the north).
• Computer competency with email and MS Office.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification:

• At least 5 years’ work experience, preferably – in an international organization
• Undergraduate degree in relevant field would be an asset.
• GIS skills or advances ICT skills would be an advantage.
• Professional qualifications would be an asset (e.g. ISMI CSMP, ASIS CPP or INSSA SRMP).

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a must. Fluency in Arabic is strongly preferred. Working knowledge of Turkish would be an asset.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement:

• Requires regular travel in Turkey
• International travel might be required

Language Requirements:

Arabic, English and Turkish will be preferred.