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Global Security Officer Jobs in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya at Open Society Foundations
Title: Global Security Officer
Company: Open Society Foundations
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Global Security Officer . Nairobi. Posting Date: 04/29/2024. Deadline: 05/26/2024
Global Security OfficerReporting ToAssociate Director, Security Operations
Program/Tool/ Department/Unit NameGlobal Safety, Security and Resilience
Team NameGlobal Safety, Security and Resilience
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.
Assist in the design, development and implementation of security related operating procedures processes, templates, and frameworks across the span of our services and that align with the security strategy.
Monitor the security situation in locations of significance to Open Society and communicate relevant information to stakeholders.
Provide security support, briefings, and guidance to staff.
Provide initial incident response guidance and partnership for Open Society departments as required.
Contribute to the development and delivery of internal security training programs.
Support wider global safety, security, and resilience team activities such as our workplace security program as needed.
Work to ensure an integrated approach to security risk management at Open Society
Promote a common understanding and culture around security at Open Society
People Responsibilities – No Direct Reports.
Key internal relationships
Associate Director, Security Operations; Global Safety and Security team; Opportunity teams, Global Operations; Staff across all geographies
Key external relationships
Peer networks, vendors
Qualifications
A 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.
Desirable:
Recognized qualifications in security risk management
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