Access & Security Manager

**Job Title:** Access & Security Manager

**Department:** Operations

**Duty Station:** Roving

**Line Manager:** Head of Mission

**Direct Coordination with:** Head of Mission and Programmatic Technical Advisors

**Line Management Responsibilities:** Yes (in the future)

**Position Type:** Full-time (6 months initially)

Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) is a dynamic, international non-governmental organization. We work with people affected by violent conflicts to enhance their security and dignity through Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP). We work to reduce violence, protect civilians in countries affected by violent conflict and its aftermath, and help transform the world’s response to conflict situations.

**OVERVIEW**

NP has been working in Darfur for several years, with particular focus on North Darfur and is now looking at expanding its operations. Working through Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP), NP centres local communities in preventing violence and promoting positive peace. The NP programming focuses on building capacities within local communities to engage in nonviolent self-protection methods such as protective accompaniment/presence, community-led safety and security initiatives such as conflict de-escalation techniques and early warning/response mechanisms.

**JOB SUMMARY**

This position interacts with all other functions as well as the field-based program teams. The position includes on-site security support and capacity building to field staff and ensuring that all staff are aware of and trained in the Standard Operating Procedures and related skills necessary for compliance.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Security Information Collection, Management and Communication:**

- Lead security information gathering, collation and dissemination from a range of local and international sources and produce formal security updates
- Initiate and maintain close contact with all relevant stakeholders to develop a network and build relationships with key actors – NGOs, INGOs, UN and government agencies, security forces and other armed actors
- Monitor and analyze the security situation, ensuring reliable security information as basis for informed decision-making and maintain a map and log of critical security incidents to support security decision making and ensure staff and management are aware of the issues
- Ensure the whole team is aware of how to report and manage security incidents
- Provide security context analysis and daily security updates and rapidly communicate relevant security information, analysis and recommendations to SMT and staff
- Provide on-the-ground security advice and ensure situational awareness to mitigate risks to programme staff in the field
- Support risk analysis for the country program as a whole, advise the SMT on security-related issues
- Ensure that a centralized filing system of security-related documents is maintained and available to the appropriate staff.

**Tools Development and Team Training:**

- Map security training needs, such as personal security, security management, health and safety and trauma care/first aid, in addition to role specific training for drivers, security guards and other related roles. Coordinate in-field and in-country training, as needed, to meet training needs.
- Plan and lead trainings for all new staff in the priority subjects and regular refresher trainings for all staff to ensure continuity in learning and skills capacity
- Provide in-depth security inductions for new staff upon arrival and additional briefings for all staff upon major shifts in the security context.
- Recommend new protocols, or adjustments to procedures, to improve effective risk mitigation and support drafting of such as necessary
- In coordination with SMT, ensure that all staff are aware of, and trained in, the procedures detailed in NP security documentation and Standard Operating Procedure documents

**Access and Risk Mitigation and Management for Unarmed Civilian Protection Approaches:**

- Undertake detailed mapping and access analysis for primary, secondary and contingency routes to and from the NP project sites
- Support HoM in mapping access for protection needs, entry points for engagement and de-escalation tactics for engagement with difficult, key stakeholders (authorities, de facto authorities, armed groups, non-state armed groups)
- Support the HoM and other key project team members in ensuring good analysis and relationship building critical to access
- Support Senior Management Team and Base Managers in initiating and maintaining close links to relevant security actors at national, regional, state and local level with relevance per location; where helpful to initiate and maintain own close links as well for negotiating and implementing access approaches. Facilitate an ongoing culture within the wider team of security awareness and ownership, and commitment to the procedures and to each other and arrange ongoing training as a key strategy for improved securit