Position Title: Security Focal Point and Operational support Officer

Location: Aden, Yemen.

Employment Type: Full time.

Department:  Operations department.

Line Manager: CD with dotted line reporting to Senior Operations Officer

Close collaboration with:       All Team members

Purpose of Role: To provide security management support to CD through information gathering, movement and incident tracking to help ensure appropriate measures are in place  for the team to function in their work safely. Provide operational support to the wider team

BACKGROUND

Dorcas Aid International is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization that works with people affected by poverty, exclusion, or crisis in three regions around the world: the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe. In all the three regions, we are locally present and work together with our partners to implement programmes designed to support people before, during and after crisis.

Dorcas Aid International Yemen was successfully registered as an NGO in the South of Yemen in 2021, with an office located in Aden. Currently Dorcas is implementing projects   in the FSL/Cash, Wash and Health mainly in Aden, Aldhalee and Taiz Governorates

Key Responsibilities

1.      Security (35%) 

• Operating as the Security Focal Point (SFP) and coordinating with other NGO’s SFPs.
• Working closely with the CD to support in updating and developing the Security SOPs as part of the Dorcas Country Security Plan (CSP) and ensuring staff are familiar with CSP and applying it.
• Updating the team regarding security/context specifically in the Dorcas intervention areas.
• Setting up and maintaining of relationships and contact list (from authorities, security entities, community leaders, Dorcas staff, district office staff, local authorities ...etc.).
• Conducting regular Safety Risk Assessments (of Dorcas intervention areas) and create/update risk analysis with participation of Dorcas national and international staff.
• Verifying of safe access by communicating with key people before field visits.
• Ensuring travel permits are applied for where necessary
• Providing security briefings (instructions) for the international staff upon their arrival as well as for the newly recruited national staff.
• Supporting Senior operations officer in Training / Supervising of Security guards and drivers

2.     Operational support (50%)

Assisting the Operations and Finance officers in logistic and administration related tasks, such as:

• Support procurement and logistical procedures
• Support preparation of documentation for operations/finance officers
• Translation of documents
• Support in filing, scanning and data management.
• Assisting in training of the office staff on Dorcas CSP.
• Provide cover for liaison tasks when Senior Operations officer is on leave or unavailable

3.  Management of telecommunications / IT   (15%)

In collaboration with  Senior Operation’s support Officer

• Assist in installing and securing IT equipment.
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining materials.
• Organize training sessions on the use of means of communications equipment.
• Update antivirus software in consultation with IT from International Office (IO).
• Provide teams with adequate means for data backup in consultation with IT from IO.
• Updating of communications’ subscription in coordination with IO

Skills and Experience required.