One Acre Fund Opportunity - Nigeria Safety and Security Coordinator 2024 for Fellowship

Eligibility Criteria

Across all roles, these are the  general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• At least two years of professional experience on similar roles. 
• A relevant university degree or equivalence 
• Experience developing security risks mitigation strategies. 
• Demonstrated experience in conducting security risk assessments and reporting. 
• Experience engaging with external partners to gather information. 
• Experience analyzing information and providing recommendations and advisory to organizations’ leadership. 
• Demonstrated project management abilities, in unstructured environments
• Collaborative approach and ability to work across many different departments effectively
• Proficiency in MS Suite, particularly spreadsheets (can maintain complex spreadsheets) for contact and risk management experience
• Language: English required

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply

Offered Benefits

Responsibilities

• Analysis, Reporting and Coordination 
  • Conduct Situational and Security Risk Assessments to determine risk levels for staff, provide operations updates and recommendations. 
  • Conduct security trend analysis and provide advice for program planning. 
  • Engage with stakeholders in coordination of contingency plans and information.
  • Monitor the security preparedness of country staff and enforce staff compliance with internal security rules and SOPs, ensuring they are communicated to all staff and understood.
  • Ensure regular communication GR lead and country director on key security issues and imperative for business. 
  • Provide HSS advice and support to 1AF Nigeria leadership decision-making, providing valuable information for the Country Crisis Management Team.
  • Develop relationships with local security contacts and independently expand networks of information sources.
• Strategy Development & Management
  • Develop and ensure compliance with Country Security Plans, policies, Contingency Plans, SOPs, mitigation measures, and Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS).
  • Ensure internal incident tracking system is utilized; create a security incident database and perform incident mapping, assessments and analysis.
  • Update the Risk Analysis Matrix (threat, likelihood, impact, level of vulnerability, level of risk).
  • Be the primary responder to security incidents involving staff during and after office hours, and escalating incident response management to leadership when needed.
• Staff Training & Capacity building  
  • Ensure all field staff are fully cognizant of prevailing security threats, duly advises on means of reducing their vulnerability to those threats and develops action plans for security upgrades.
  • Conduct capacity building, coaching and drilling with concerned staff to enhance their capacity in implementation of the preparedness and security measures.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Application Process

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @ oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ( ), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.