Director of Global Safety, Security, &

Safeguarding
Organization
 Community Organized Relief Effort

Posted
16 May 2024

Closing date
30 Jun 2024

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) is a relief organization based in Los

Angeles, California. CORE is currently providing its support in multiple states in the
United States and communities around the world. CORE’s efforts are driven by a
focus on equity, locally hired staff, and an investment that starts from within the
community and adapts to its dynamic needs.

CORE is seeking an experienced Director of Global Safety, Security, and

Safeguarding to oversee and implement the organization's global safety, security, and
safeguarding strategy for CORE’s international, nonprofit, programing support. The
Director of Safety, Security, and Safeguarding will be responsible for overseeing the
development, implementation, and monitoring of safety, security, and safeguarding
policies, procedures, and practices across all of CORE’s programs and operations.
They will work closely with senior management, program teams, and external
stakeholders to ensure the safety and security of staff, beneficiaries, and
organizational assets.

They will be responsible for identifying and mitigating safety and security risks,
ensuring the continuity of operations and programs, managing incidents, and
safeguarding the well-being of all employees, beneficiaries, and assets. Additionally,
they will provide security risk recommendations to our Country Directors, Regional
Directors, and the Senior Management Team (SMT) on strategic, operational,
programmatic, partnership, and cross-cutting risks. They will also establish protocols
and mechanisms to address unique safety and security risks and challenges for our
operations in high-risk countries such as Haiti and Ukraine.
Responsibilities:
 Strategic Planning:
 Develop and implement a comprehensive safety, security, and safeguarding
strategy aligned with the organization's mission and values.

Policy Development:

 Develop, review, and update safety, security, and safeguarding policies,

protocols, and guidelines in line with best practices and relevant legal
frameworks.
 Review and update CORE’s Safety and Security Manual and CORE’s
Safeguarding Policy on a regular basis to maintain CORE at the cutting edge in
these vital disciplines.

Risk Assessment and Management:

 Conduct regular risk assessments, security audits, and threat analyses to

identify potential risks and vulnerabilities, and develop mitigation strategies
accordingly.
 Develop Country security profiles and Risk Assessment Management Plans
(RAMPs) for all CORE field locations and provide substantive inputs in the
forecasting of the evolving safety and security conditions in the environments
and field locations in which CORE operates. Develop site security plans, SOPs,
and contingency plans.
 Ensure that all staff are aware of prevailing safety and security threats and
advised on means to reduce their vulnerability to those threats.
 Conduct site safety/security surveys and assessments, creatively leveraging
tools and processes, identifying, and recommending the most simple,
reasonable, effective, and efficient safety and security measures to address
findings and prevent avoidable safety and security incidents.

Capacity Building:

 Provide training, capacity building, and technical support to staff, partners, and
stakeholders on safety, security, and safeguarding issues.
 Oversee regular annual training of staff on CORE’s Global Safety and Security
Manual and CORE’s Safeguarding Policy.
 Develops guidance for Country Leadership to manage Safeguarding issues.
 Maintain systems for reporting, investigating, and responding to safety,
security, and safeguarding incidents promptly and effectively.
 Identify interdepartmental Safeguarding referral pathways and recommended
actions.

Crisis Response:

 Develop and implement contingency plans and protocols for responding to

emergencies, crises, and critical incidents.
 Support organizational resilience through contingency planning, crisis decision-
making, and the development of disaster recovery and business continuity
plans, by providing information and analysis including situational monitoring
and updates. Assist with internally relocating personnel and assets in a conflict
zone or supporting the development and implementation of evacuation plans
from a country.

Coordination and Collaboration:

 Liaise with external stakeholders, including government agencies, UN bodies,

NGOs, and security providers, to coordinate security arrangements and share
information and best practices.
 Collaborate closely with peers and colleagues, non-governmental
organizations, diplomatic missions, and Host Government representatives with
a view to obtaining the best security support and staying abreast of existing and
emerging threats and how they may affect/impact CORE’s activities, personnel,
dependents, premises, residences, and property.
 Prepare/review communication with donors, regulatory bodies and any third
party about Safeguarding violations.

Compliance and Monitoring:

 Ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements related to

safety, security, and safeguarding, and monitor adherence to organizational
policies and procedures.
 Work closely with country office field security managers/officers to advice,
guide, train and ensure appropriate S&S mechanisms, SOPs and to ensure staff
safety and implementation of programs.
 Lead the coordination of Safeguarding investigations including conducting
objective, fair, thorough, unbiased, and timely investigations.
 Organize and facilitate monthly meetings of Global Safety and Safeguarding
focal points.
 Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the
organization, notably through the application of the CORE’s Code of Conduct
and policies.
  Assist with developing, coordinating and recommending changes for the
improvement of Safeguarding workflows in country programs and corporate
business units.

Advocacy and Representation:

 Represent the organization in safety, security, and safeguarding forums,

networks, and working groups, and advocate for the protection of staff and
beneficiaries.

Reporting and Documentation:

 Prepare regular reports, updates, and briefings on safety, security, and

safeguarding issues for senior management, the Board of Directors, and
external stakeholders.
 Contribute to strategic and programmatic discussions with the management
team by providing continuous analysis of the security, economic and political
context in country and field operations.
 Provide written analysis of security trends and reporting of incidents.
 Participate in meetings, committees, and task forces, prepare reports on security
issues, deliver briefings, and provide responses, as needed.
 Prepare and provide necessary updates on Safeguarding issues to program
teams, where appropriate.

Training:

 Oversee regular annual training of staff on CORE’s Global Safety and Security
Manual and CORE’s Safeguarding Policy. Review and update these
foundational policy documents on a regular basis to maintain CORE at the
cutting edge in these vital disciplines.

Scope and Travel

 Direct Reports: N/A
 Indirect Reports: Field Safety and Security Managers, Global Safety and
Security Focal Points, Global Safeguarding focal points
 Travel: 10 – 50 percent

Qualifications:
  Required:
 Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, political/social science,
psychology, criminal justice, law, international relations, security management
or a related field is required.
 Master’s degree
 Language: Proficiency in English is necessary, and proficiency in French and
Spanish is an added advantage.

Experience:
 8+ years of safety, security, safeguarding and project management experience
at an INGO, private organization, or a security consultancy organization in
which a minimum of 2 years should be working in an insecure environment and
humanitarian response context.
 Experience creating safety and security plans and Safeguarding policies and
SOPs.
 Experience working in a multicultural setting is desirable

Skills and Competencies:

 Ability to prioritize, manage, and implement multiple high-level projects in a
timely manner, even in fast-changing contexts.
 Ability to make quick decisions in emergencies or when rapid response is
needed.
 Ability to communicates complex concepts effectively both verbally and in
writing.
 Familiar with MS. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheets, and Outlook
How to apply
To apply, please go to CORE's website using this link:
https://jobs.lever.co/coreresponse/2f5336c7-6e93-4af2-b5af-093c021faeea