Working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, Plan International aims to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized with high quality programs that deliver long lasting benefits by increasing its income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively.
Plan International, one of the worldโs largest childrenโs NGOs, has been working in Haiti for over 49 years with children, youth and poor communities.
ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organisation working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation.
Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children's rights and equality for girls.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalised and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality.
Our organisation is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work.
Dimensions of the Role
The Safety &Security Officer will be responsible for overseeing and actively monitoring the safety and security environment and movement of staff in Haiti, especially in security management, logistics support, and movement planning, by establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with all the areas and specifically with the Security, ensuring that Security Protocols are regularly reviewed, updated and followed by both staff and visitors, to ensure the security of all Plan International staff.
This will involve but is not limited to overseeing, contributing towards, promoting and implementing the global security strategy, policies and guidelines in conjunction with (and in consideration of) Plan's Global Security Policies, Standards and Plans; promoting a culture of security between staff; monitoring and analysing the security context in Haiti, facilitating the sending of alerts and the decision-making process. The person in this role will be responsible for actively participating in security management activities, overseeing movement planning and tracking., as well as collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure the smooth and secure operation of the organisation.
The scope of responsibility is for both Plan International Haiti and all authorised visitors
Objectives:
The primary objectives of this role are as follows:
- Contribute to the effective management of security by assisting in the development and enforcement of policies and procedures.
- Provide logistical support to various operations, ensuring timely procurement, inventory management, and distribution of resources.
- Plan and track movements of personnel, vehicles, and equipment to ensure efficient and secure operations.
Accountabilities
Security Management:
- Collaborate with the Safety & Security Advisor to develop, implement, and enforce security policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Participate in risk assessments and assist in identifying potential security risks and vulnerabilities.
- If requested, participate or collaborate in the Security and/or Access clusters.
- Ensure and monitor movement/travel/missions of the whole mission.
- Assist in delivering security awareness training to staff members.
- Ensure and update communication trees and ensure plans for communication in emergencies.
- Support and availability to be deployed for Security Assessments and Security Management during emergencies.
Collaboration and Networking
- Undertake security & safety, as well as logistics assessments to inform programming decisions and actions.
- Work with the National Security area, internal and external, including UN and interagency forums.
- Assist in gathering information for SITREPS and security-related alerts and advisories for Haiti.
Assessment, Analysis and Oversight
- Participate in field missions if requested and necessary to assist in security.
- Provide informed recommendations in the context of security assessments and reviews.
- Assess the application of security policies and level of facility vulnerability and recommend/oversee any changes needed to enhance security and humanitarian access.
- Coordinate the proper use of telecommunications systems.
- Support in the implementation of the security training plan for all staff and partners.
Child Protection (CPP), Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)