Senior Safety & Security Manager (National Position)
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location:
- Grade: Mid level - Mid level
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Occupational Groups:
- Security and Safety
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces
Job Overview/Summary: The Senior Safety & Security Manager
serves as the security and access focal point for IRC management in Thailand. The
position holder is responsible for overall management of access and security-related
preparedness, prevention, and response for Staff Safety in Thailand.
General Duties
- Implement and maintain IRC standard access,
security and communications systems and procedures
- Provide technical support and advice to
management and staff in all offices
- Monitor and report on access and security
developments and trends
- Participate in security-related
decision-making
- Conduct training and development
activities in accordance with needs and concerns
- Actively coordinate and contribute to
information exchange both internally and externally
Security & Communications Systems
- Implement, maintain, and monitor
security policy compliance, security systems, policies, and procedures
- Assess and maintain access, security and
communications in IRC facilities in consultation with management, civil
authorities, and technical experts
- Conduct regular field and program
security audits and risk assessments of all field sites; report on
findings and recommend improvements to management; oversee implementation
Information Management and Reporting
- Provide comprehensive, neutral, and
non-partisan access and security information and advice to field and
program management
- Report on situational developments,
risks, and concerns
- Maintain, and/or facilitate links with
existing incident reporting system(s) with all field offices
- Compile and provide weekly access and security
situation reports to IRC management
- Hold regular security briefings to visitors,
new staff for field and program management
- Coordinate post-incident information
management and action
- Ensure up-to-date, accurate access and security
information is available at all field sites on a monthly basis with appropriate
local language.
Training
- Orient and train staff on preventive and
reactive systems, policies, and procedures
- Identify need for and coordinate staff
training with appropriate internal and external resources
- Provide field training and information
on systems, policies, and procedures
Coordination
- Establish and maintain relations with
aid community, government and all security agencies
- Facilitate and participate in-country wide
coordination
- Attend and actively participate in
Provincial or Regional management meetings
Common Duties
- Uphold the mission, values, and spirit
of IRC
- Follow and enforce all IRC codes of
conduct and policies (worldwide and in-country)
- Report any violations to appropriate IRC
authority, and participate in preventative initiatives
- Actively seek opportunities that will
complement ability to fulfil position’s responsibilities as well as
further professional development, such as taking part in internal and
external trainings
- Perform other duties as requested by
supervisor
Key
Working Relationships:
Position
Reports to: Deputy
Director, Operations
Position directly supervises: none
Indirect Reporting: Regional
Safety & Security Director (management in partnership)
Other Internal and/or
external contacts: maintain
relations with aid community and all security agencies
Internal: Program Coordinators, Field Coordinator
External: Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Interior, Police Bureau and all security
agencies
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