SECURITY OFFICER AT SAHEI GENDER DEVELOPMENT

About Company:

Sahei Gender Development Initiative (SGDI) is a Nigerian non-governmental, not-for-profit organization committed to advocating for and promoting access to essential services for vulnerable populations. The organization focuses on key areas including WASH, Protection/GBV, Livelihood and Empowerment, Waste Management, Health and Nutrition, Climate Change, and Peace-building. Through strategic partnerships, SGDI implements programs aimed at improving the quality of life for vulnerable children, women, girls, men, widows, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and individuals with disabilities.

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities

Humanitarian Access:

• Develop and implement humanitarian access strategies and approaches tailored to local contexts in field sites throughout his areas of operations in Katsina and Sokoto State.
• Work to ensure that SGDI, and its work in the areas of operations is known and accepted.
• Work to encourage stakeholders to work with SGDI in ensuring that staff and programs are safe and allowed to continue with humanitarian activities in areas of operations.
• Conduct training and  development of  Security teams and activities across areas of operations.
• oversee and advise on the implementation and review of tailored acceptance strategies.
• Enhance SGDI image and acceptance within the community and amongst stakeholders by providing guidance on inclusive visibility strategies.
• Work with appropriate SGDI units, including HR, to ensure timely and appropriate follow-up to violations of SGDI’s Code of Conduct, in addition to operational breaches to humanitarian principles.

Safety and Security Risk Management:

• Organize monthly Security Focal Group (SFG) Meeting.
• develop, consolidate and implement operating procedures and contingency plans.
• Develop and maintain a network of SGDI Security Focal Points and enhance gender balance.
• Maintain record of security training for staff.
• Ensure replenishment of hibernation kit, first aid kit.
• Update security incident database regularly.

Liaison, Networking, Analysis:

• Establish and maintain relations and networks in Katsina and sokoto to facilitate understanding and influence on humanitarian access environment.
• Identify barriers to access and develop strategies to address them in area of responsibility including hard-to-reach and contested areas and establishment of partnerships to expand reach.
• Develop and maintain contact lists, stakeholder analyses and humanitarian access profiles in area of responsibility.
• day-to-day operations related to humanitarian access and liaison with authorities and other entities for administrative and substantive staff, program, and organizational needs.

Context Analysis and Reporting:

• Monitor the context, compile, and report information, including incidents and trends pertinent to Humanitarian Access
• Submit monthly contextual analysis as needed by relevant field and program management.
• Work closely with SGDI field  teams  to ensure all incidents are followed up with an official written report.
• Monitor the operating environment, identify new threats, assess SGDI vulnerabilities, and recommend possible responses.
• Contribute to local-level conflict sensitivity analysis and macro- level analysis of trends in the State.

Briefing, Training and Capacity Building:

• Ensure Security briefings (arrival and complete) are of adequate quality and done in timely manner.
• organize high quality, regular trainings to build the capacity of staff, to enable them deal with security-related risks, threats, and incidents

Requirements:

Knowledge of Northwest Nigeria’s context

Work Environment:

• The position will be based in Katsina and Sokoto state, Nigeria.
• This is a national position.

Qualifications and Skills:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management, Sociology or a related field is required.

Work Experience:
Essential:

• 3 year work experience in insecure/hostile environments with NGO.
• Substantial practical field experience in security management in a leadership role
• Fluent in written and spoken English and local language.
• Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multiethnic team.
• Experience and knowledge of personnel and organizational security issues, threat/risk assessment, security management and security awareness in an insecure environment.
• Experience of incident reporting, incident mapping, intelligence collation and analysis functions, set up and execution of an incident warning system, compilation of security reports and assessments.
• Experience in training and coaching staff in safety and security.
• Ability to adapt to needs and balance demands of beneficiary and security actors while maintaining appropriate contextual NGO security advice and coordination.
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality as outlined in the Humanitarian Charter and the International Red Cross Code of Conduct.
• Strong report writing, analytical and interpersonal skills.

Salary

Application Closing Date: 25th July, 2025