Global Health, Safety and Security Specialist at One Acre Fund

One Acre, founded in 2006, supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. We serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Global Health, Safety and Security Specialist

Location: Minna, Niger
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Duration: Full-Time Job

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced safety, and security professional to meaningfully contribute to the One Acre Fund Health, Safety and Security Department. We believe that our team is our greatest asset.
We also understand that our locations of work can at times pose heightened risks. Given this, we investing in the safety, security and well-being of our team, and so see this as role as absolutely critical to the success of the organisation.
The Safety and Security Specialist will be a key deputy to the Global Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Manager, and will work closely with the Global HSS team to develop HSS strategy and vision in One Acre Fund’s New and Growth Countries.
You will collaboratively provide this strategy through simple, effective and scalable systems to proactively mitigate risk and improve our preparedness to keep our staff safe and healthy.
You will also contribute to the response to any situations that do arise, such as staff injury in the field or collaborating with local authorities in the aftermath of security incidents

Specific Responsibilities Include

Further develop relationships with local security partners and independently expand network of information sources to update the security information gathering tracker
Hold regular (weekly) check-ins with Global Health, Safety and Security to discuss findings and determine necessary security communications strategy
Work with Global HSS to develop monthly security updates to country & department leadership
Develop an understanding of the threshold for sending out ad-hoc security alerts to country staff, and can draft and send updates with moderate Global HSS involvement
Implement safety and security and transport minimum standards at all office/residence locations in countries of responsibility
Complete security assessment checklists and develop recommended risk mitigation measures with some guidance from Global HSS
Be the primary responder to security incidents involving staff during office hours, and escalating incident response management to leadership
Provide security-related on-boarding
Project management of priority Corporate Operations department projects, managing a team to execute tasks of medium complexity – these include office services, visitor services, rural housing services and in-country transport & fleet management services
Partner engagement with all points of contact to propel priority projects

Career Growth and Development:

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. YouТll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance.
We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2-3 years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for our mission. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

Strong work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience, e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a conference, or starting a business
Experience implementing security management strategies for organizations of similar size/scope to One Acre Fund, with responsibilities that cross international boundaries
Experience in a role that requires action as a first respondent to security/medical incidents
Experience working closely with local security authorities
Strong educational background – a bachelor’s degree
Leadership experience at work, or outside of work, enthusiasm for learning, and openness to feedback
Experience managing projects throughout a project lifecycle
Ability to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
Language: English fluency required
2-3 years of work experience.