Regional Security Advisor LAC

Job Purpose - Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

The Regional Security Advisor (RSA) will support the security lead in each country composing the regionin order to ensure that the country security strategy is developed, implemented, monitored andreviewed; consistent with Oxfam policies, standards and requirements, and considering current violence context in the region, towards an strategy which ensure protection and risk management of theorganization and its partners and allies.

Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge

• Essential Languages: Spanish, English fluent University diploma or equivalent.
• Expertise on the general LAC regional security context and trends as well as good understanding of themost volatile areas in the region.
• Experience on human rights and advocacy.
• Experience working with human rights defenders and social movements in Latin-America is required. Expertise identifying and analyzing subjects with high sensitivity in politics and securityAt least 5 solid years practical experience of security assessment, planning and implementation ofprocedures in the context of UN or NGO humanitarian operations,
• Relevant working experience in volatile areas and high risk subjects which suppose a pose on high riskdue to security and/or politics.
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences including in complex andstressful circumstances.
• Proven experience of field based training.
• Demonstrable ability to advice and support field staff from distance and in a consultative manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with the capacity to remain calm underpressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities.
• Must be organized and efficient.Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
• Willingness to travel at short notice, and often in difficult circumstances.A sound understanding of the importance of gender.
• Committed to Oxfam principles.

Desirable

• Languages: French, Portuguese Experience in health and safety sector.
• Experience with the use of telecommunications (satellite phone, HF, VHF, etc.) Experience with the management of vehicle fleet and related security aspects.
• Experience with the management of sites / buildings and related security aspects. Basic understanding of air safety

Please read the full description here:

https://oxfam.box.com/s/xqtcxni0aaonlvnxw3g54lzum7uy8nmg

Please send your CV to angelica.martinez@oxfaminternational.org

before 1st of March 2017.