Director Security

Background: The position is for an international development project working to deliver social infrastructure across Pakistan

Position Summary: The position ensures secure and safe program implementation and supports staff to maintain integrated and cooperative support of operations. The position provides Security and Risk Management support to all Project offices, directly oversees program security staff, and ensures that all project staff are operating in a safe working environment.

Location: Islamabad

Reporting and Supervision: This position reports to Duty of Care Director.                    

Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide sound, accurate and reliable security briefings and updates for the Team Leader by collating security information from a variety of sources including networking with local security and police agencies.
• Identify any security threats and risks for senior management
• Act as a point of contact on all security matters for staff in the office.
• Help shape security policies and procedures to enhance the implementation of organization programme delivery in Pakistan.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with all staff in the office locally, nationally, and if required, regionally.
• Liaison with local NGOs, Pakistan Security Forces organizations (Army, Police, etc…) as appropriate.
• Provide day to day security management of security staff
• Tracking and monitoring of all staff movement outside the offices within working hours.
• Tracking all international staff and visitor movement outside the offices on a 24 hour basis.
• Managing and approving vehicle travel by staff (route planning, risk assessments and ensuring vehicles are equipped and fit for travel)
• Give security briefings to all new staff/visitors/consultants arriving in office/country or travelling out to field sites.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• A minimum of five years’ experience as a commissioned officer in the military, police or similar guard force with proven experience in leadership roles is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of non-profit or INGO work experience within international humanitarian assistance programs with demonstrated capabilities in planning, organizing and executing security operations in the field.
• Strong experience as a trainer; ability to develop, implement, facilitate and impart learning to a wide range of audiences.
• Advanced security training and experience with risk management including problem identification and problem solving required.
  • Experience of writing procedures, drafting reports, preparing business cases and compiling and adjusting duty rosters to meet shortfalls in staffing levels.
  • Ability to gain a precise understanding of the various local, regional, country and international policies, operational positions and interactions, providing clear dynamic briefings and analysis of given and unfolding security and political situations when they occur.
  • Must be licensed to drive in Pakistan.
  • Minimum Bachelors or Service Equivalent
  • Basic IT skills with a working knowledge of the range of MS Office packages and knowledge of electronic security systems.
  • Security professional with a proven experience within the security industry, armed services or the public sector.
  • Excellent written and verbal English Skills essential.
  • A strong and well-developed network of contacts with key security providers, as well as key professionals working with these providers.
  • Establish and conduct regular training programmes for staff including refresher training and if necessary to outsource this training where necessary.

 Note: Shortlisting can be done anytime before the deadline of the advertisement.