Regional Security Manager, East Africa And Asia

Job Description

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We are hiring a Regional Security Manager to work out of our field office in East Africa. This role provides defensible, expert security assessments and recommendations to the Samaritans Purse Country Director and Regional Security Director that balance the need to address Samaritans Purse mission priorities with the long-term security of programs and staff members inEast Africa and Asia. You will assist the Regional Security Director and Country Security Managers to provide simultaneous and direct support to Projects, World Medical Mission, Operation Christmas Child, Mission Aviation Service, Disaster Response operations, and other departments or internal teams as required. This requires the ability to navigate complex interpersonal and cross-cultural relationships with diverse personnel including host government leaders, United Nations, U.S. Embassy, military, police, other NGOs, and local village leaders. Requires significant field travel in the country of assignment as well as some international travel (30-45 days annually). Requires exposure to volatile and dangerous areas and situations.

A day in the life of a Regional Security Manager

At Samaritans Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other and our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Regional Security Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.
• Work closely with the Projects Country Directors and Senior Management Team to support overall objectives of Samaritans Purse in the region by advising on security strategy and implementation and keeping them informed of the security status, information, needs, and concerns in the country.
• Continually update and maintain security policies and procedures for the country office, base locations, and international field staff housing. This includes but is not limited to base security procedures, emergency relocation/evacuation, travel restrictions, security training, new staff/volunteer briefing, and other physical security measures.
• Advise and assist Country Directors and Country Security Managers in the design and implementation of field and programmatic security policies to include site assessments, trip planning procedures, program implementation, emergency response plans, redundant communications systems and procedures, travel restrictions, and incident reporting.
• Directly supervise a Security Program Manager and other security staff. Advise and assist the Country Director on the contracting, implementation, management, training, and supervision of the security guard force.
• Monitor potential and present emergencies and keep all staff informed of events. Maintain and adjust thresholds and triggers for changes in local security.
• Assist the Regional Security Director in supporting World Medical Mission by conducting security site assessments for WMM partner hospitals and in supporting World Medical Mission Post-Residents, family members, and medical volunteers in the field.
• Assist the Regional Security Director in supporting Operation Christmas Child operations in the region to include staff travel, shoebox distribution, and The Greatest Journey Training.
• Assist the Regional Security Director in providing Country Security Manager-level support to other Projects Country Offices in the region as needed.
• Respond immediately as the security advisor of the Disaster Assistance Response Team or Incident Management Team anywhere within the region.
• Analyze open source and confidential information to support security department objectives. Provide analysis of security incident patterns and trends in the country and ensure proper incident reporting procedures are followed in cases where security incidents involve Samaritans Purse staff.
• Develop and maintain a network of security contacts who can provide real time security information to support Samaritans Purse operations and staff. Maintain an in-depth understanding of the country security challenges and emerging threats.
• Conduct comprehensive after-action investigations after a security incident has occurred with specific regard to Samaritans Purse policies and procedures as well as legal and cultural requirements. Assist the compliance and internal audit teams in investigations as necessary.
• All other duties as assigned

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous Security experience required. Previous management experience required. Bachelors degree (B. A.) or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. INSSA Security Risk Management Professional-Country level required. Willingness and ability to obtain INSSA Security Risk Management Professional-Regional level within the first 12 months of employment required.
• Ability to navigate complex and dangerous situations and balance divergent or competing objectives
• Ability to understand complex security situations and advise on their strategic impact on the ministry
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information to develop a complete picture of security situations
• Ability to make timely and accurate decisions in complex or uncertain environments
• Ability to communicate effectively across socio-economic, political and cultural lines
• Spiritual maturity; Ability to lead direct reports in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Ability to navigate complex interpersonal and cross-cultural relationships with diverse personnel including host government leaders, United Nations, U.S. Embassy, military, police, other NGOs, and local village leaders.
• Willingness and ability to obtain INSSA Security Risk Management Professional-Regional level within the first 12 months of employment required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.

Job Location: East Africa

Type (Full-Time/Part-Time/Associate): Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required);

Accompaniment: Family Accompaniment

Travel Expectations: 50-60 days annually; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

Benefits

• International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days
• Annual Home Leave
• When at IHQ, on-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17)
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)