RESPONSIBILITY 1: Team Leadership, Staff Management, Coaching, Mentoring & Capacity Building

Coach, mentor and professionally develop West & Central Africa’s safety and security stakeholders. This will require a significant portion of the RSSO's time as the IUCN-PACO region operates with a range of safety and security personnel; from Sub-Regional Security Officers (SRSOs) and professional safety and security managers to field safety and security focal points.

Support or facilitate training in accordance with IUCN policy and principles for staff and stakeholders. In close liaison with IUCN Security Global Team, he will build the capacity of safety and employees. During programs office visits, provide ongoing mentorship and coaching to the security focal points.

Identify other training needs, based on developing trends or repeat incident. If necessary, the RSSO will support program offices to identify suitable training providers and packages.

Provide regular high-level support to Head of programs, and country / regional leadership teams. Including strategic recommendations as to the country level security posture, technical guidance on high-risk mitigation strategies, crisis response and maintaining security budgets, including advice and support on proposal design.

RESPONSIBILITY 2: Administrative & Financial Management Responsibilities

Develop activities and goals in line with the Regional and Global roadmaps. Ensure that the planned annual activities for the RSSOs contribute to the realization of the Global Security Plan’ roadmap.

Ensure that the administration and logistical requirements of reporting staff are completed in a timely, and regular fashion.

Ensure that the Program offices operational security budgets are completed, updated, and reflect the operational needs of the operational environment.

Complete and participate in a personal annual performance assessment.

Ensure the Global Security mission cycle protocol is completed for each deployment, including, developing terms of reference, mission reporting, expense accounting and follow up on recommendations.

Supervise the completion of the Regional monthly from P0’s and ensure that a regional security report is submitted, on time to the Global Security ‘Team.

Ensure that Global Security’ KPI records are regularly reviewed and updated. Ensure that there is a formal discussion with regional and Head of Programs at least once per quarter on KPIs.

RESPONSIBILITY 3: Develop Strategies, Procedures and Protocols

Advise Regional leadership and Head of Programs and work with Global safety and security Teams so that best practice models and approaches to safety and security can be developed.

Based on the findings of the threat and risk assessments, oversee the development of relevant procedures to be implemented in programs offices and all IUCN-PACO presences to mitigate risk and demonstrate best practices.

Ensure that all Procedures and Protocols as required, by the IUCN Global Safety and Security Principles and Standards are observed.

Participate in the recruitment of, focal points, guard services and security service providers, where appropriate.

Advise and assist the Programs Offices in the development and maintenance of Program Office Safety and Security Committee, Crisis Management Team and any other structure to enhance safety and security in the PO.

RESPONSIBILITY 4: Assessments, Planning and information Management

Conduct strategic regional assessments and/or specific assessments as prioritized in a collaboration with the Regional Director. Develop and maintain a robust contextual understanding of our areas of operations, in consultation with program, safety and security stakeholders, staff and peer security advisors.

Conduct program office or presence specific security assessments and assist Program Offices to prepare and maintain comprehensive Threat and Risk assessments of IUCN-PACO vulnerabilities. Where it is feasible / time permitting the RSSO may undertake and complete country Threat and Risk Assessments in close liaison with either the safety and security stakeholders of a program office.

The RSSO will advise the program office on technical requirements and support the development of the safety and security management plans.

The RSSO will assist the program office prepare for catastrophic events and critical incidents.

RESPONSIBILITY 5: Act in a crisis

The RSSO acts as a key advisor to the regional Crisis Management Team, ensuring that when required a full Crisis Management Team (CMT) is implemented and that Flash messages are sent to the Regional Director and SLT.

Establish and coordinate with the regional and program office crisis management team (CMT) and advise them of possible actions and best practices.

Coordinate between affected program offices during a crisis, in multi-presence situations.

Where possible assist with emergency medical evacuations within the region.

Deploy to support program Office crisis response.

Investigate and follow up security incidents in which IUCN-PACO staff are involved, eg. Arrest, detention etc.

RESPONSIBILITY 6: Regional Liaison and Representation

Participation in Regional Senior Leadership Teams and other program Offices management fora to both contribute to the general management of the regions and to ensure the safety and security perspective is represented.

Attend, lead regional safety and security meetings with peer organizations and partners. Represent IUCN-PACO on regional forums.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AS ASSIGNED

Perform other duties as assigned.