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SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST Church World Service - Nairobi, Kenya ABOUT THE ROLE Church World Service (CWS) is seeking a Security Risk Management Specialist to join our Admin and Operations Division in Nairobi. Reporting to the Security Risk Manager, you will play a critical role in implementing and maintaining comprehensive safety and security standards across our Africa operations. This position offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on organizational safety while supporting our mission to transform communities through sustainable solutions to poverty, hunger, displacement, and disaster. In this role, you will serve as a key operational security professional, developing and delivering security training programs, conducting facility assessments, managing security documentation systems, and providing daily security guidance to program teams. You will compile weekly security updates for leadership, coordinate with field teams on risk mitigation strategies, and ensure all safety protocols are systematically applied across our operations. JOB GRADE: Grade 6, National Level PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Your day-to-day work will encompass five core areas. Leadership and management functions will consume approximately 10 percent of your time, where you will champion security policies, coordinate guard deployments, brief traveling teams on context-specific risks, and deliver high-quality security intelligence to leadership. Administrative responsibilities represent 35 percent of your role and include reviewing field protocols, developing and implementing security training programs, conducting office security assessments, managing both electronic and physical security records, preparing security briefings for travelers, and disseminating security advisories to in-country staff. Representation activities account for 10 percent of your workload, involving attendance at partner meetings, collaboration with property management on safety compliance, participation in security risk management meetings, and engagement with security focal points and external stakeholders. Compliance functions comprise 25 percent of your responsibilities and encompass monitoring surveillance systems, conducting annual security assessments, planning and executing building evacuation and lockdown drills, delivering safety training, and ensuring CCTV systems maintain 90 days of footage retention. Data management and technical support require approximately 15 percent of your time, collaborating with IT teams to maintain security platforms and ensure 24/7 CCTV functionality. You will also perform additional duties as assigned. KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE You must bring a minimum of five years of professional work experience in security. Ideally, you will have spent at least two of those years working within a non-profit or NGO environment in an international humanitarian and development context, with demonstrated understanding of INGO security frameworks. Your background should include solid knowledge of physical security measures such as CCTV systems, safe room design, perimeter security, and access control mechanisms, alongside competency with communications technology and procedures. You must demonstrate proven expertise in developing security training plans and modules, implementing safety frameworks, conducting security risk assessments, drafting security and incident reports, and coordinating responses to security emergencies. Experience facilitating security training for large groups, with the ability to conduct pre- and post-training assessments, is essential. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS A bachelor's degree in security risk management, humanitarian studies, development, or a related field is required. Professional certification in Security Risk Management at the country level is preferred. Prior experience managing security plans and documentation within a humanitarian context is desirable. ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS You will need strong organizational, facilitation, and training abilities, coupled with excellent writing and communication skills with advanced proficiency in English, both verbal and written. Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint is mandatory. You must demonstrate a meticulous attention to detail with the capacity to manage multiple competing deadlines simultaneously. Basic knowledge of humanitarian principles and demonstrated ability to work effectively in multicultural teams are required. WORKING STYLE AND ATTRIBUTES Successful candidates will work independently, make sound decisions, and contribute meaningfully to organizational operations at the management level. You maintain high performance standards, complete tasks within established timelines, and exercise good judgment while knowing when to seek guidance on unanticipated challenges. You engage courteously and effectively with colleagues, external partners, and the public across diverse cultural contexts. You demonstrate the capacity to manage high-volume and diverse workloads under pressure while handling competing priorities. You maintain the integrity and confidentiality of official records, analyze complex issues with sound decision-making abilities, and operate effectively with minimal supervision. You adapt flexibly to evolving priorities and changing operational demands while actively supporting CWS program implementation. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND REQUIREMENTS This is a full-time position based in Nairobi, Kenya, requiring regular physical presence in the office. You will occasionally work holiday and weekend coverage, undertake periodic field travel as needed, and be prepared for short-notice emergency response