Safety and Security Coordinator x2 – Hatay/Antep

The Opportunity

The Safety and Security Coordinator position is a unique and professionally challenging role. Working within one of non-accessible areas of Türkiye for direct implementation, this position offers the selected candidate unprecedented opportunity to support the implementation expansion and maintenance of partners operations in a context currently at the heart of world politics, and all with a capable and committed team.
Working under Governmental Relations, Safety & Security Advisor, the positions require the management of kinetic and non-kinetic risk across a portfolio of partner led programmes in order to enable Access. The successful candidate will require to contextually adapt and then implement SCI Global safety and security standards and policy in a dynamic and complex context.

The Safety and Security Coordinator will have direct communication line with partner’s security focal points and LHA teams, whose role encompasses both traditional INGO safety and security management as well as various liaison and negotiation tasks that are critical to operating in Türkiye.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential

• University degree in political science, international relations, humanitarian law, human rights, conflict studies, social sciences or related field,
• At least 3 years of professional experience in line with the job requirements, including experience in international organizations,
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and represent at all levels, establish information and security networks, and coordinate with country authorities, donors, International organisations and local NGOs, to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues
• Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a highly stressful and challenging environment, balancing between multiple competing priorities, with willingness and ability to function under changing work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams,
• Experience of working in hostile environments,
• Proven ability to undertake safety & security risk assessments,
• Ability to formulate and communicate analysis of a changing security environment.
• Proven skills in concise and succinct report writing,
• Proven knowledge of MS office applications and IT literacy and capacity to learn and use other packages,
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and Turkish, with experience in working with multicultural teams
• 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. Ability to articulate humanitarian principles as a basis for ensuring access.

Desirable

• Previous experience as an NGO Security staff,
• Experience in designing and delivering capacity strengthening initiatives (trainings, workshops, coaching etc.),
• Operational experience in post war / disaster affected environments with NGOs, military, police or similar organizations,
• Communication skills (both written and spoken) in Arabic language.

Position holder will be based in Gaziantep & Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application.

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.