VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN WIDOWS AND ORPHANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (WEWE) – SECURITY MANAGER

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN WIDOWS AND ORPHANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION (WEWE)

SECURITY MANAGER

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is soliciting experienced and qualified professionals to join its management team.

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE), is a strong, upcoming faith-based local NGO, that is expanding its operations and workforce in Nigeria in line with its new five-year strategic plan and to align with international donor localization initiatives such as the Foreign Commonwealth Development Organization (FCDO) working with Women’s Rights Organizations (WROs), USAID localization strategy, and the European Union’s interest in engaging more local organizations. 

WEWE is compiling a list of qualified and experienced professionals who will be on standby to be engaged if WEWE secures any grants this year 2024 and early next year 2025. If your application is successful, WEWE will reach out to you first when we win a new award.

Are you interested in joining a local organization, especially now that international donors are allocating more funds to local organizations?

Is your internationally donor-funded project ending, and as a result, will you be out of work in a few months?

Are you working in an insecure part of Nigeria and looking to relocate to the South-South or South West, where you are more familiar with the terrain?

Do you currently work far from your family and wish to move closer to them, perhaps to the South-South or Southwest? The come and join the WEWE family.

Position:         Security Manager

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• S/he will lead the development of the security platform.
• S/he will develop comprehensive and realistic security protocols for program operations to ensure that they are in compliant with WEWE’s safety and security policies and procedures.
• S/he will work closely with the project technical and operations teams to create tailored processes to protect project staff and assets
• S/he will supervise and manage direct-line security advisors and ensure appropriate professional standards, growth, and performance.
• S/he will build and enhance security relationships.
• S/he will establish relationships with local law enforcement, civil authorities, and development organizations to obtain the most current information affecting the security of the program.
• S/he will liaise with local security forces, beneficiaries, and members of the team and establish a network of contacts who can provide information regularly.
• S/he will coordinate with the management, continue rigorous liaising and networking with appropriate international security sources other donors, and their projects.
• S/he will make recommendations for security enhancements and modifications and ensure that approved recommendations are implemented.
• S/he will conduct incident and situation reporting. Reach out to staff and contacts for local and regional updates on security.
• S/he will transmit security alerts for emerging situations and report all security-related incidents involving WEWE staff.
• S/he will provide reports as requested to the senior management team that capture major events and any impact on staff or program delivery.
• S/he will be guided with threat information and recommendations on travel before any field trips outside of the station, including providing area-specific emergency contact information (local hospitals, police stations, etc.).
• S/he will manage and continuously upgrade the WEWE’s security management program.
• S/he will conduct scenario training and test exercises and ensure emergency continuity.
• S/he will facilitate training as required, and periodic drills at each project office.
• S/he will strengthen project staff security skills and habits.
• S/he will recommend staff training programs and monitor completion and compliance. This includes regular briefings, security guidelines, communication procedures, travel precautions, emergency procedures, and movement restrictions (as needed).
• Perform other functions assigned by the supervisor

 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Strong contextual knowledge of the security environment in Nigeria.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in security management and oversight of security platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to generate and leverage network connections to promote an accurate understanding of risk and strengthen knowledge of country context.
• Proven effectiveness in conducting liaison activities in complex and high-risk environments.
• Prior professional experience working in law enforcement or the military coupled with private sector work experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S. government and USAID processes and regulations is preferred.
• Well-connected with local Nigerian authorities and international NGOs operating in Nigeria, as well as possessing a high ability to build strategic relationships and expand network.
• Proven expertise in Nigerian security issues, including current threat environment, security policy, key actors, risk assessment, and best practices.
• Experience providing security oversight to an international donor program is desirable.
• Ability to report to and coordinate with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Experience in training civilians on safety and security measures.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Good interpersonal skills: must function well in a team setting.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Training facilitation skill is a plus.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified individual should send their comprehensive curriculum and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS Word document) explaining their suitability for the job to: securitymanager2024@weweng.org on or before Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Kindly Note: WEWE reserves the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable individual is selected. While WEWE thanks all for showing interest, only shortlisted individuals will be contacted.

“WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which promotes diversity and does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability”.

“WEWE’s organizational culture promotes the principles of safeguarding and high moral values. WEWE’s Safeguarding Policy 2022 promotes an environment where no staff, associates, volunteers, case workers, consultants, board members, and partners engage in a sexual relationship, harass, or exploit anyone under the age of 18 or vulnerable adult, especially our beneficiaries”.

“WEWE’s organizational culture also has zero tolerance for corrupt practices. Therefore, for any of our job vacancies, we advise that applicants do not offer or accept any request for money, favors, or gifts from anyone to facilitate an employment opportunity with WEWE. Applicants found engaging in such practices could jeopardize their chances of being selected. If anyone contacts, you with such an offer please report this immediately to WEWE management on this WhatsApp line 09037811024”.

“WEWE’s Vision, Mission and Ideologies ”

Organization Vision:  A society without vulnerable persons

Organization Mission: Empowering communities, vulnerable persons, and local  organizations to be resilient by faith

WEWE’s Organizational Ideologies

1. To beat global standards of excellence in all we do
2. To improve the lives of vulnerable people
3. To be statutorily and financially compliant at all times. We want to strengthen the capacity of other local NGOs to equally be statutorily and financially compliant and thereby contribute to increasing the number of compliant NGOs in Nigeria and Africa.
4. To consistently deliver superior and ever-improving programs and services than any other local and international organization.
5. To be better than the rest and be better than the best in all we do