Вакансія: National Security and Risk Management Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking for the Country Office in Kyiv a qualified staff member to fill the position of a

National Security and Risk Management Advisor (full-time, Kyiv/Lviv)

(internal SAP code: Security Risk Management Advisor)

As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The commissioning parties and cooperation partners all place their trust in GIZ, and we work with them to generate ideas for political, social and economic change, to develop these into concrete plans and to implement them. Since we are a public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to our work. Together with our partners in national governments worldwide and cooperation partners from the worlds of business, research and civil society, we work flexibly to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions.

Key responsibilities:

Ukrainian national Security Risk Management Advisors (N-SRMAs) are based in Kyiv and Lviv and will be embedded in GIZ Ukraine’s Risk Management Office (RMO). The RMO team is responsible for all risk and security-related issues and procedures of GIZ’s operations in Ukraine. The RMO’s role involves conducting security risk assessments and briefings, escorting business trips by GIZ staff, assessing potential GIZ offices, distributing security updates, managing the Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS), and organizing various security/first aid trainings. The RMO is headed by an international Senior SRMA, who in turn is assisted by a Senior N-SRMA based in the Country Office.  

The N-SRMA is responsible for:

• Analysis and Security Updates:

- Conducting Site Security Assessments (SSAs) and Reviews of GIZ offices;

- Maintaining networks with UA security agencies and security staff of IOs, NGOs, embassies and sharing security analysis and reports;

- Keeping the RMO Electronic Risk Mapping updated.

• Operations and Security Trainings:

- Carrying out safety/security tasks relating to the Country Office when required, including maintaining fire safety; 

- Delivering Country Security Briefings, EMNS onboarding and issuing ID cards when required;

- Ensuring timely EMNS Alerts and security advice is sent to relevant GIZ UA staff; 

- Monitoring the GIZ UA Emergency Number when required;

- Assisting with running SRM trainings when required for Eg: 1st Aid, Fire Safety, HEAT, EORE;

- Escorting and assisting international staff and their families with local liaison during business trips to UA when required.

• Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) and database management:

- Updating the EMNS database as notified by HR about personnel changes;

- Updating RMO’s various SharePoint portals;

- Maintaining online databases and records of SRM trainings and Security Briefings.

• Logistics:

- Procurement of SRM goods and services, coordinating with GIZ’s Country Office Finance Unit;

- Maintaining RMO stocks of stationary and responsibility for the RMO office inventory;

• Substituting for Senior N-SRMA in security tasks when required by Head of RMO;
• Completing the GIZ work timesheet (ZAS) by end of month when supporting projects directly.

Required qualifications, competences and experience:

• University degree; preferably in a Social Science-related field;
• 2 – 3 years of experience in Crisis Management / SRM positions in an IO / I-NGO. Experience in GIZ is highly advantageous;
• Experience in conducting online briefings and trainings is desirable;
• Intimate knowledge of current regional and national political and security context is essential;
• Demonstrable knowledge and existing security-related networks; including in eastern UA;
• Coordinating safety trainings; such as Fire Safety; First Aid; and HEAT is essential;
• Information analysis as well as producing security assessments in very good written English;
• Excellent knowledge and experience with MS SharePoint and electronic mapping;
• Very good spoken and written English language skills is essential and German desirable;
• Provable self-organizational skills in high-tempo risk management scenarios;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a ‘service mentality’.

We offer:

• Official employment;
• Salary fixed in EUR, performance-related bonuses and 13th salary;
• Medical insurance, 29 vacation days annually;
• Language classes, hard and soft skills trainings;
• Individual and group psychological support;
• Possible remote and flexible work;
• Meaningful and valuable work, international environment. 

Employment

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. Contract duration is 1 year. Prolongation is possible.

GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

Application

We are looking forward to your application in English, comprising your CV and a Cover letter explaining your motivation to apply for the job to [email protected] until COB 29 June 2023, Thursday.

By sending the application the candidate gives the consent for the personal data processing for recruitment processes solely.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.