Security Risk Management Mobile Implementation Referent

Security Risk Management Mobile Implementation Referent

Security Risk Management Mobile Implementation Referent (f/m/x) - MSF Belgium

• MSF experience required : Previous MSF experience as an asset

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 70 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation.

CONTEXT

The Security Risk Management Unit (SRMU) is based within the Operations Department of MSF Belgium (OCB – Operational Centre Brussels)

Our unit aims to strengthen MSF OCB's skills and experience in security and crisis management, in particular, the adjustment of mindset, decision-making and tools in response to the volatility of a security context.

To this end, the team organizes numerous training courses and workshops, is available to support teams in MSF projects and Brussels headquarters (HQ) in complex situations, as well as in the case of activation of MSF OCB's crisis management mechanism.

As Security Risk Management Mobile Implementation Officer, you contribute to the security and safety support of MSF-OCB projects in terms of training, assessment, and advice.

You will join a team that consists of the MSF OCB SRMU Coordinator, who'll be your supervisor, a SRMU Deputy Coordinator and two other colleagues in the same role.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Capacity Building and Training

Conduct SRM trainings at HQ and project levels; the target audience are logistics team, the Project Coordinators, and the Country Coordinators

Evaluate needs for new trainings

Contribute to the design and elaboration of the training’s offer in the risk management area of expertise

Security assessment, Risk Analysis & Risk reduction

Conduct SRM assessment and contribute to the Risk Analysis and Risk Reduction process for the benefit of the projects

Contribute to the design and elaboration of operational tools concerning SRM of the MSF-OCB projects

Contribute to the SRMU operational research projects

Security support to our projects

Provide operational support to our projects for the design and implementation of SRM procedures in MSF countries of intervention

Contribute to the promotion of an embedded SRM culture among MSF-OCB projects

Contribute to the SRM “Individualized support” with identified Country Coordinator, Project Coordinator or Country Logistics Coordinators

Crisis Management Preparation

Contribute to the reinforcement to Field Incident Management Team (FIMT) capacity at projects level (trainings, E-learning modules)

Participate in the preparation of the Central Incident Management Team (CIMT)

Participate in collaboration with SRMU Coordinator at MSF Sections CIMT trainings and/or Regional OCB Hub

Note: You are not supposed to intervene during a CIMT; this is SRMU Coordinator responsibility.

Administration and support

Assist the SRMU Coordinator on request

Participate in daily administration of the MSF-OCB incident reporting system

Participate in research of MSF-OCB in the SRM area of interest

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

Minimum 5 years’ international humanitarian experience with MSF or another INGO is mandatory

Minimum 2 years in volatile context, preferably in operations position is mandatory

Experience in security risk management with MSF or another INGO is mandatory

Minimum 2 years’ experience in a coordination position (Project Coordinator, Country Coordinator, Emergency Coordinator) with MSF or other INGO is mandatory

Knowledge of INGO security management mechanism

Experience in coaching and training of staff is an asset

Knowledge of MSF OCB security management approaches is an added value

Experience in crisis management is an asset

Strong capacity to work under pressure - stress resistance

Ability to set priorities and organize work effectively

Ability to work independently

Ability to plan and organize in stressful environment

Strict adherence to confidentiality

Sense of humor is highly appreciated

Strong teamwork and collaboration

Comfortable with Microsoft Office and collaborative platforms

Languages

Proficiency in English and French, both spoken and written is mandatory

Other MSF commonly used languages such as Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese is an asset

Other

An important availability is required to answer the request for support that can happen during working days, nights or weekends. In c