Global Security Officer
Closing date | 26 May 2024 |
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Organisation | Open Society Foundations |
Location | Nairobi, Kenya or Bogota, Colombia |
External URL | https://osfglobal.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSF/details/Global-Safety-and-Security-Officer-_JR-0003409-2 |
Description | Role PurposeThe Global Safety, Security and Resilience team is responsible for identifying, mitigating, and responding to threats and security issues relevant to Open Society’s people, assets operations and programmatic work. Working across all departments, the team supports the strategic and operational delivery of a range of safety, security resiliency services to create an inclusive, enabling, and empowering culture of security risk management. The Global Security Officer sits within the Open Society Foundations Global Safety, Security and Resilience team. Reporting to the Associate Director, Security Operations. This new role will be part of a globally dispersed team leading, delivering, and advising a range of our safety and security services across the organization with a primary focus on supporting the safety and security of our staff, in the pursuit of Open Society’s objectives. As a Global Safety and Security Officer you will help embed of safety and security standards and best practice for our staff and assets, use internal and external sources to identify, assess and mitigate threats to employees to empower and enable OSFs mission and further develop and promote a proactive and inclusive security culture. Designing, developing, and implementing processes and procedures in line with our global policy and standards calibrated for the relevant contexts the successful candidate may have extensive experience within a certain geography but is expected to leverage that to be an advisory partner, implementer and resource in all matters of operational security globally. Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Global Security Officer at Open Society, you will: Deliver operational security support across our global footprint. QualificationsA level of education that when combined with your professional experience will adequately show you have the capability to perform the key responsibilities and contribute to organizational success. Recognized qualifications in security risk management ExperienceEssential:Substantial, relevant experience of physical security and risk management with practical experience working across a global footprint in high risk and complex operating environments. Desirable:Experience in working with organizations with comparable threat landscapes such as: philanthropic foundations, human rights and civil society organizations or the media sector. CompetenciesFunctional Competencies:Knowledge of global security and geo-political trends Personal Competencies:Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and the ability to distil security information for internal and external consumption is required. Languages:An excellent knowledge of English is essential. For applicants applying to be based in Bogota, an excellent knowledge of Spanish is also required. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset. |
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