Abt Associates – The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Safety and Security Manager
Location: Nigeria
Opportunity
Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded PMI VectorLink Project.
The project will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria.
Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world.
Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic, Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.
Job Description
- In Nigeria, under the supervision of the Chief of Party/Technical Director, the Safety and Security Manager oversees and directs all aspects organization’s security functions, including physical security and safety of employees, facilities, and assets of USAID-funded PMI VectorLink Project in the country.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Coordinate and supervise security planning and operations to effectively support program management and the achievement of program goals.
- Maintain and oversee a comprehensive travel management program based on current risk assessments, neighborhood/road reconnaissance, and the full use of information gathering networks. Incorporate the use of vehicle tracking, vehicle management and convoy discipline as required along with periodic and mandatory reporting requirements to ensure staff accountability during the conduct of personnel movements.
- Provide regular assessments and recommendations regarding personal, technical, communications, and physical security to the SMT and the GSO.
- Conduct initial and periodic reassessments of all program leased property to include office space, residences, and warehouses and make recommendations regarding upgrades and enhancements as appropriate to the SMT and GSO.
- Build active networks to gather current safety/security information and take responsibility for all security relationships with partners, contractor organizations, embassies, INGOs, local law enforcement and military organizations, and community representatives.
- Provide monthly reports to the GSO summarizing incidents, training, upcoming significant events.
- Recommend budgets in alignment with Security Risk Assessments.
- Collaborate with the Security Management Team (SMT) consisting of senior field officers that will work closely with and depend heavily on the counsel and guidance of the Security Manager.
- Collaborate with the Global SecurityOffice (GSO).
- Develop and maintain all plans and protocols relating to personnel safety and the management of security programs to include security management plans, current risk and vulnerability assessments, incident and crisis response plans, preand post-arrival security briefings, and business continuity plans as required.
- Manage and oversee a comprehensive training program to include security training, situational awareness, hostile environment training, travel management, fire safety and first aid, incident response/management, and crisis response and preparatiorstraining.
- Develop detailed Post Orders for guards assigned at all Abt program facilities as needed. Oversee guard force conduct and discipline at all facilities and act as a focal point with all guard service providers.
- Manage and oversee all driver selection and training, dispatch, communications, and vehide maintenance.
Requirements
- Education Any combination of training and experience that has prepared the manager for the assignment.
- Certifications none required, completion of safety and security management course is preferred.
- Experience: 3-5 years full time experience in safety and security or related experience.
- Language Must speak/write Enghsh and one or two other Nigerian languages
- Must use Microsoft word, excel PPT
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: VectorControl_Nigeria@abtassoc.com
Application Deadline 7th June, 2018.