Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children.
The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
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We recognise that our staff and associates may work in or travel to hostile and complex environments that present unique safety and security risks, and we are proactive in identifying and mitigating these risks. We understand that security management should be an enabler rather than a barrier. Plan International is committed to fulfilling its duty of care to our staff and providing a safe and secure environment so that we can better fulfil our purpose and objectives.
As the Head of Security Risk Analysis you will be working within Plan International’s Global Safety and Security Team, and will oversee the creation of a new analysis function to further professionalise and be more predictive in our organisational security risk management.
You will be required to provide analysis and advice to the Plan International Leadership Team and Regional and Country Management Teams on key security trends facing our staff and operations.
You will promote a positive security culture, focused on advancing our Security for All initiative to create a more inclusive and intersectional approach to security risk management. As well as encourage staff to report security concerns and incidents, follow-up and/or investigate as needed, and ensure management incorporates lessons learned into future operations.
The Requirements
Deep knowledge of security risk and geopolitical analysis methodology
Experience building analysis systems and products
Deep conceptual understanding of security risk management and risk assessment processes
Experience working in high risk areas, including disasters and fragile and conflict affected states
Experience working in an international NGO
Experience leading diverse and geographically dispersed teams
Able to build networks and relationships under challenging conditions
Communicate clearly and effectively
Comfortable in challenging at all levels
Able to deliver on time, to work under long term pressure and to prioritise
Able to work with standard IT equipment and software suites (e.g. Office)
Strong written and spoken English
Risk management and/or project management certification, as well as ability to work in an additional language, e.g. French or Spanish is highly desirable
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