ILRI seeks a qualified Chief Security Officer to ensure the security and safeguarding of the people and physical resources on the ILRI Addis Ababa campus, as well as ILRI staff and property throughout the country.
General: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) and East Asia (China). www.ilri.org.
Key duties & responsibilities:
SCOPE
- Ensures the security of ILRI staff, campus users, and ILRI property on the ILRI Addis Ababa campus, as well as ILRI events off-campus, ILRI staff and property stationed throughout the country, and ILRI staff and consultants travelling throughout the country.
POLICIES & PLANNING
- Implements security policies. Regularly reviews policies, identifies gaps, and drafts recommended improvements to policies;
- Verifies compliance with policies through regular and documented spot checks;
- Conducts regular risk assessments, develops risk mitigation plans, and monitors plans;
- Develops, implements, monitors and maintains preventive safety and security plans, as well as emergency preparedness plans. Regularly reviews plans in relation to the changing need;
- Works closely with the Chief Security Office in Nairobi, to ensure as far as possible, policies, procedures and SOPs are uniform;
MONITORING SECURITY
- Monitors the security situation throughout the country;
- Coordinates information and advisories on security situations and disseminates the information to relevant users;
- Monitors security of ILRI campus and other ILRI offices;
- Conducts random inspections and audits of the security services at all sites including assessing the security standards in hotels, external events, external IRS staff housing and provides recommendations for risk mitigation;
- Manages residential security surveys and assesses threat level on a continuous basis;
- Manages investigations of security-related incidents and follows-up on after-actions;
- Advises management on Ethiopia security related matters;
EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, and COORDINATION
- Ensures that all ILRI staff, campus users, travelling consultants, and eligible family members receive required orientation, security training and briefings;
- Issues relevant security advisories to relevant stakeholders;
- Ensures all understand and complies with all security policies and procedures;
- Establishes and manage relationships with program /department /unit managers, identifies their security needs, advices and supports them on the development of relevant security protocols;
- Liaises with external stakeholders such as government security agencies, other organizations, companies, embassies, local authorities on matters specific to security;
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Provides leadership and guidance to security group leaders including managing their performance;
- Ensures the out-sourced service providers/contractors meet and comply with ILRI’s security policies and protocols;
- Develops and manages the security budget – plans, monitors and makes adjustments where and when necessary;
- Ensures that all security equipment is procured, used and maintained effectively;
REPORTING
- Maintains daily logs and statistics and prepares risk management reports, regular summary reports any other ad hoc reports, as required;
- Ensures logs and reports are properly filed;
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Education & Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience in security or risk management, gained from public or private service, in such areas as national security, military or police service, or in a corporate environment or international organization
Personal attributes/Core competencies
- Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, implement and maintain security operations with high standards;
- Excellent judgment and decision making skills;
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a multicultural environment;
- Ability to lead teams
- Integrity
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Job level: 3A.
Monthly Base Salary: Birr 21,198 (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate)
Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is fixed term for three years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.
The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.
Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae. The position and reference number: REF: A/063/14should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com on or before 13 January 2015.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
