Global Head of Security and Crisis Management

Sightsavers is excited to be looking for a Global Head of Security and Crisis Management to manage their operational safety and security risk management framework.

Salary: £58,000 – £63,000 dependent on experience

Location: UK (remote) with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, West Sussex as required.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked

As Global Head of Security and Crisis Management, you will be a subject matter expert on security and field safety. Reporting to the General Counsel, supporting the organisational management team and Country Directors, and leading on the implementation of organisational resilience processes and analyses of current and emerging threats to Sightsavers’ staff, programmes and assets.

About the Role

The main areas of responsibility for the Global Head of Security and Crisis Management include Travel Safety and Security, Audit and Compliance, Country Office and Programme Safety and Security, Reporting and Assessments, Training, Crisis and Incident Management, Liaison, Health and Safety and Investigations as well as line management responsibilities. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Safety and Security professional with deployed exposure within the countries we operate in.

The Global Head of Security and Crisis Management will:

Oversee Sightsavers’ travel security processes for staff traveling abroad, assessing and approving all high-risk trips.
Hold responsibility for conducting continuity and business impact analysis and planning across all Sightsavers’ offices.
Designing and embedding an appropriate risk management system for security risks and contributing to overall organisational risk management procedures.
Liaise with travel team to ensure travellers adhere to travel security processes.
Audit country office security plans and processes through physical visits to programme countries.
Ensure compliance of all staff to organisational security policies
Ensure country and programme teams have workable security management strategies.
Prepare monthly security reports for management team.
Brief management team and regional teams on security challenges at regular meetings.
Manage the relationship between safety and security training providers and Sightsavers.
Act as security lead during crisis scenarios.
Act as Sightsavers representative at security forums such as GISF
Lead and develop health and safety practices within global operations in line with appropriate legislation.
Support the Controller, Crisis and Risk in conducting internal investigations as necessary.
Line management of 2 x Security Managers and 1 x Global Security Officer.

This is a highly involved role, please see the Job Description for full details.

Essential

Significant international security experience in development, humanitarian or similar sectors.
Deployed experience in fragile or complex contexts
Proven experience of working across cultures.
Professional experience of successfully developing and implementing processes remotely.
In-depth knowledge of humanitarian or development security management.
Experience of real-life crisis and incident management events with enhanced risk assessment capabilities
Knowledge of safeguarding, fraud management and business continuity
Knowledge of Sightsavers’ operating countries and environments.
Experience in corporate risk management.
Availability to travel between 8 to 12 weeks of the year, including to high-risk environments or areas with limited infrastructure.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to communicate complex and sensitive subjects to varying audiences.
Proven ability to work effectively in a fast moving environment with conflicting deadlines and make clear decisions.
Excellent time management skills.

Desirable

Security qualification such as CPP, CSMP, SRMP-R, ASIS or INSSA
Health and Safety qualification such as NEBOSH, IOSH

Benefits

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.

The deadline to apply is 4 February 2024 23.59pm Greenwich Mean Time

To apply please simply click on the Apply link provided.

We anticipate remote interviews will take place from mid-February 2024 onwards. The evaluation process will also include a written task.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.