Security Manager

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.

About Oxfam

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

Our Team

Oxfam in Lebanon is increasingly working at local, national and international levels to improve the protection of civilian population in situation of insecurity and displacement. The Security Manager will provide oversight on security management for the country office and provide timely analysis, training and guidance to Oxfam staff and its partners.

Job Purpose

The Security Manager will ensure that the Oxfam in Lebanon Security Framework is in place including programme security strategy, security management plans and Standard Operating Procedures are developed, communicated TO ALL STAFF, implemented, monitored and reviewed; consistent with Oxfam policies, standards and requirements. He/She will provide incident management and support on crisis management if and when required. Ensure that Oxfam staff in the programme is well trained and will comply with Oxfam safety/security policies and also provide context and situational  analysis and support in drafting incident reports. The Security Manager will link with the human resources department on staff wellbeing and safety. The Security Manager will maintain open lines of communications with their respective Matrix Manager the MENA RSA. 

Core Details

Location: Beirut

Internal Grade: C2

This role reports to: Country Director with Matrix management provided by the MENA RSA

Staff reporting to this post: None

Annual budget for the post: None

Screening checks:

All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Technical

• To carry out security/risk assessments and security management reviews in locations Oxfam is working or is considering working and provide management with recommendations and implement the action plan when required
• Lead on developing a security management system which includes a security management plan which allows for the continuous updating of security measures.
• Advise and support the Country Director with regard to implementing the security management system.
• Ensure the security management system is in line with existing Oxfam Security Policy, Risk Management policy and Approach.
• Support the Country Director and other senior staff to manage country security incidents.
• Provide crisis management content information to the crisis manager for crisis management response and decision making.
• Provide context specific risk analysis
• Provide quarterly reports to the Oxfam International (OI) Global Security Team and other security related reports as deemed necessary by the Country Director/MENA RSA/OI Global Security Lead. 
• Provide support to the assigned to security focal points in country as appropriate.
• Provide support and capacity building to Oxfam’s partners where requested/needed.
• Ensure that the supporting departments (HR, Logistics and Administration) take on their role in facilitating good security management.
• Travel regularly in the areas covered by the programme to help to review and update the procedures and instructions of security

Staff Support

• Ensure that staff have the security skills and awareness that they need to be effective, by motivating all staff to do the PST online security training and all line manager the PST security management online training at Learning at Oxfam.
• Support and coordinate additional security training deemed required by the CD/OI Security Lead.  
• Ensure that all staff and visitors receive appropriate security briefings.
• Ensure that an appropriate system is in place to provide security information to travellers in advance of their departure (Welcome Pack, part of Country Security Management Plan).
• Make sure latest CD approved version of SMP and Welcome Pack is placed on Box for all staff to access.
• Engage with relevant staff in order to ensure that the security management system complements the program and advocacy activities and vice versa.

External Representation

• Establish network of contacts with local stakeholders such as government, (I)NGO’s, UN, partners, communities to share and exchange information.

Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Person specification

Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.

Key Organisational Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.

• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to undertake Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

Organisational Values

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences

Oxfam Leadership Competencies

• Self awareness: we are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
• Enabling: we all work to effectively empower and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom; demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support. We give more freedom and demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate support.
• Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity: we scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.

Essential - Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Competencies

• 3-5 years’ experience of security assessment, planning and implementation of procedures in the context of UN or NGO humanitarian operations.
• Ability to advice and support field staff in a consultative manner.                
• Understanding of emerging trends and challenges of conflict affected communities and ability to manage safety of staff and community members
• Experience at working with communities and civil society organisations in various communities throughout Lebanon.
• Team player, self-motivated, ability to work with little supervision.
• Ability to provide security training to Oxfam staff and partners.
• Ability to travel outside Beirut with possibility of overnight stays in field offices.
• Excellent written and spoken skills in both English and Arabic

Desirable

• A sound understanding of the importance of gender.
• Experience in using data analysis software (Atlas TI).

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.