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Job Title  Staff Security Officer
Organisation Church World Service CWS



Duty Station  Kampala, Uganda
Grade 6N
Reports to   The Country Representative, Kampala Uganda
 
About US
Church World Service was founded in 1946 and is a cooperative ministry of 37 Christian denominations and communions, providing sustainable self-help, development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance around the world.
 
Job Summary This position is primarily responsible for supporting, implementing and ensuring the systematic application of safety and security policies for all CWS Africa operational activities and programs in Uganda. The Staff Security Officer will compile and draft Weekly Regional Security Updates, conduct expat residential surveys, analyze and complete security assessments of ongoing activities in Uganda as well as ensure proper documentation and filling of security electronic and physical files. This position will act as the primary focal point in daily security operations in the country. This position will report to the Country
Representative and will liaise closely with the Staff Security Coordinator and Assistant Staff Security Coordinator based in Nairobi, Kenya.
 
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Compiles and drafts Weekly Regional Security Update report including and dissemination of security alerts to Uganda Staff. Shares security reports from the partner agencies, diplomatic missions, UN agencies with the Staff Security Coordinator and Country Representative for situational awareness and further dissemination as directed.
Submits of situational reports and Monthly Reports of areas of operation to Staff Security Coordinator inNairobi and the Country Representative based in Kampala Uganda.
Trains all new staff on safety and security procedures and provides periodic refresher training to regular staff. Conducts new hire and visitors’ security orientation.
Requests guards’ deployment, supervises and conducts regular briefings of the contracted guard force and also activation response and panic button testing in office and any expatriate staff residences.
Continuously monitors surveillance cameras and works closely with the IT team to ensure surveillance systems are up and running.
Collects, updates and communicates information regarding the security situation in areas of operation using existing CWS Minimum Operating Security Standards MOSS and security manual guidelines.
Coordinates and liaises with the General Service Officer on servicing of fire extinguishers and first aid boxes to ensure that offices are OSHA compliant and also in-house periodic motor vehicle inspections to ascertain validity of Insurance and Inspections.
Conducts expat residential physical security surveys as requested and advises staff on the findings and recommendations.
Coordinates and takes led in carrying out Uganda office emergency response drills including lockdowns and building evacuations on a quarterly basis, and conduct After Action Review AAR.
Attends security meetings in areas of operation/OSHA meetings, prepares and follows up on action plans arising from such meetings that pertain to staff security and take minutes of the proceedings.
Undertakes periodic Kampala office security risk assessment and advices the Country Representative and the Staff Security Coordinator on findings with recommendations.
Ensures proper documentation and filling of security electronic and physical security files.
Conducts National Staff background checks with the relevant authorities as well as academic institutions, as required.
Conducts field site assessments in areas of operations in line with CWS MOSS; this will include both accommodation and worksite assessments.
Identifies, establishes and maintains contacts with the local authorities, partner agency security POCs, diplomatic missions including U.S Embassy in Uganda Office of the Regional Security Officer.
Conducts pre-departure security briefings for travelling staff in areas of operation and on arrival security briefing for staff visiting Uganda.
Undertakes additional duties as requested by the Country Representative, the Staff Security Coordinator and the management.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a security, humanitarian, development or discipline related field, or four 4 years of paid work experience in the same field in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree is required
Experience in conducting Contextual security risk assessments required.
Experience in compiling and drafting security reports including incident reporting is required.
Experience in coordinating response to security emergencies required.
Two 2 years working experience with similar INGO or humanitarian agency is preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA and other international NGO security frameworks.
Sensitivity to gender and cultural issues.
Excellent communications skills, with fluency in written and spoken English.
Working knowledge of French or Arabic is also desirable.
Writing skills test may be requested.
Excellent organizational and time management skills
 
How to Apply
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