Médecins Sans Frontières
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GENERAL CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is a medical humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF operates in over 70 countries around the world, providing medical care, advocacy, and humanitarian assistance to those in need. MSF OCBA is part of the larger MSF movement, is headquartered in Barcelona (Spain) and 3 Decentralized Operational Units in Dakar (Senegal), Nairobi (Kenya) and (Amman (Jordan) and has projects in more than 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
MSF OCBA organizes its support to security management around a Security Focal Point who coordinates a Security Advisory Group (SAG). The SAG is a multidisciplinary group within the Operations department that anticipates and responds to operational needs in security risk management.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE AND JOB ENVIRONMENT
The Security Management Advisor works closely with the Security Focal Point and other members of the SAG, contributing to the security and safety support to the missions of MSF-OCBA in terms of training, assessment and advisement. The Security Management Advisor is a member of the SAG and is accountable to the Security Focal Point.
His/her main objective is to support in the deployment and implementation of risk management in the field missions of OCBA.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
- Analyze needs and support learning and application of improved risk analysis in the field.
- Propose and implement improvements to standard security management tools.
- Guide and support field on context analysis practices and intra-mission security related discussion/communication.
- Guide and support field teams in implementation of OCBA security plan.
- Lead the development and roll-out of the Risk Management Support (RMS) position in field projects.
- Lead the development and roll-out of improved informed consent mechanisms for all field staff.
- Support the development of appropriate learning paths in security management for identified profiles.
- Facilitate regular and ad hoc training events related to security management.
- Lead or support ad hoc dossiers such as field guidance on humanitarian notification, common security context geo app initiative, “tool-maturity” in missions, etc.
Other Responsibilities:
- Reports regularly to SFP -and when relevant to Dirops/DepDirops or RECOs- on the state of projects and dossiers.
- Makes regular field visits to give in-person support and guidance as described above (up to 30% approx.).
SELECTION CRITERIA
- Relevant university degree.
- Minimum 2 years in the field in volatile context with MSF.
- Head of Mission and Field Coordinator experience with MSF.
- Fluent written and spoken English. French, Arab or Spanish are a plus.
- Proficiency Word & Excel user.
Knowledge
- Coaching and training of staff in highly insecure contexts.
- Managing critical incidents in the field.
COMPETENCES
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Ability to set priorities and organize his/her own work.
- Ability to travel in OCBA missions/projects.
- Teamwork and Cooperation.
CONDITIONS
- Duration: 2 years.
- Contract modality according to local legal framework.
- Full time work.
- Headquarters based with regular field visits (up to 30% of the time).
- Gross salary: level 4A (divided in 12 monthly payments) + secondary benefits based on MSF OCBA Reward Policy. Subjected to local conditions.
- Starting date: October 2023.
How to apply
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter.
- https://careers.msf-applications.org/job-invite/8187/
- Closing date: August 30th, 2023, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).
MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, race, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
Médecins Sans Frontières, as a responsible employer, under article 38 of “Ley de Integración Social del Minusválido de 1982 (LISMI)” invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above-mentioned position.