Senior Advisor – Security Training

World Vision International

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As Senior Advisor – Security Training, you are a part of the realigned Development and Capacity team which is progressively reimagining how we deliver ‘people risk’ learning and training solutions to the organization and developing internal capacity in SSR. You will be focused on all aspects of ‘security training’ development and delivery of blended (instructor lead & e-learning) targeted training and learning solutions that prepare staff and leaders to operate in dynamic, fragile, and insecure operational environments. You will also be expected to work collaboratively with the group Director and other senior staff in the ongoing development of learning needs assessments, innovative learning design, appropriate delivery methods, and impact measurements – creating an agile and engaging learning journey for SSR staff, and collaborating with regional leads to deliver innovative learning solutions across key areas of delivery. You will focus on clear learning needs assessments, gaps analysis, training ROI, and impact measurements for security training across the organization.

Requirements include:

• Associate/Bachelor Degree (or equivalent experience) in one or more of the following: Education/Professional Education, Training, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Security Management, Risk Management, Strategic Studies, Law, Disaster Management, International Studies, or significant industry experience.
• Minimum of 10 years working internationally in a complex global organization, ideally with experience in an INGO setting.
• A firm understanding of humanitarian security risk management that will inform a balanced approach in relation to staff security training for high/medium risk deployment.
• Experience developing learning strategies, needs assessment, gaps analysis, instructional design, and learning metrics ideally in an NGO, UN, Military, Law Enforcement, or Emergency Services environment.
• Understanding of L&D (Learning and Development) and capacity-building practices, challenges, trends, and accepted practices within the humanitarian sector.
• Highly proficient in written and verbal communication in English. Additional language skills desirable – French, Spanish, or Arabic.
• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 33% of the time and could include travel to high-risk locations with minimal notice.