POSITION SUMMARY:

HIAS’ Vice President, Global Safety and Security is responsible for safety and security management at HIAS globally, working at both a strategic and operational level. This includes advising HIAS executive on safety and security matters, ensuring consistently strong executive protection measures are in place, strengthening a culture of safety and security risk awareness across the organization, and developing and maintaining policies and procedures for effective safety and security management. It also includes hands-on support, advice, assessments and action planning, in person and virtually, to HIAS offices and affiliated organizations in the US and around the world. The role holder works in lockstep with internal and external partners to ensure a coordinated, informed and proactive approach to safety and security, with the wellbeing of staff and program participants as a constant priority.

The salary range for this position is $150,000-165,000.00.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Leadership of Global Safety and Security

• Supervises, mentors and develops HQ and country office-based staff who are responsible for global safety and security best practice and operational support, security analysis, travel management, and physical security.
• Represents HIAS in internal and external forums as a sector expert and advisor.
• Provides ongoing support to focal points, Country Directors and staff based in the US and globally.
• Reports to executive leadership and key stakeholders on safety and security metrics and trends, including updates on incident rates, training completion, security risk assessments and preparedness measures.
• Advises the Crisis Management Team (CMT), ensuring that policies and processes are in a constant state of readiness and that the CMT have the training and guidance needed, before, during and after a crisis, working with People and Culture colleagues to ensure continued focus on duty of care for those impacted.

Advancing Safety and Security policy and practice

• Works in lockstep with People and Culture colleagues to ensure that duty of care is at the heart of the way we operate around the world both directly and through affiliated organizations.
• Collaborates with Communications & Cyber Security adhoc & through coordinated teams to enhance threat monitoring & detection, organizational learning, and incident response.
• Provides in person and virtual security advice, assessments and action planning to HIAS offices and affiliated organizations in the US and around the world.
• Provides subject matter expertise in response to threats, safety hazards and humanitarian access matters.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships across the organization to enhance HIAS’ culture of safety and security risk management.
• Coordinates closely with People Operations and other stakeholders/partners, internally and externally, on health and security of staff related to incidents and other security matters globally
• Collaborates with programs and business development colleagues globally to ensure safety and security considerations are incorporated into program design and implementation, and into grant proposals.
• Ensures that safety and security standards grounded in sector best practice are baked into policies, processes and ways of working.
• Regularly reports to the Executive Group on safety and security matters, potential threats and trends.

Technical support to HIAS operations in the US and around the world

• Develops a strong, engaged and informed global community of practice.
• Supports each country office to develop safety and security management processes including crisis/incident management, hibernation and relocation evacuation plans, and security emergency planning processes.
• Stays abreast of regulatory safety and security standards and contexts in all HIAS operational locations.
• Conducts regular trends and situational analysis of each country in which HIAS operates.
• Establishes and maintains strong networks in the US and in HIAS countries of operation with relevant agencies, Government, NGOs, and security coordination bodies.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree (or extensive highly relevant work experience) required; graduate degree in relevant field preferred.
• Significant practical experience in security management with strong experience (likely at least three years) in a leadership role in a complex global organization in HIAS’ sector (essential).
• Extensive overseas work experience in insecure and/or hostile environments a plus including experience managing security in country offices.
• Experience and understanding of executive protection.
• High degree of empathy and a people-centered approach.
• Exceptional understanding of the intersect between cyber, online and physical security, with strong experience collaborating with technical experts internally and externally.
• Ability to create and maintain strong and trusted relationships internally and externally.
• Ability to proactively manage stakeholders at all levels in the organization, with exceptional judgement and ability to predict needs.
• Comfortable working with an operational hands-on approach as well as in a strategic advisory capacity, as a trusted advisor to the CPCO and other executive leaders.
• Highly organized and accurate, able to deliver multiple projects simultaneously and at pace.
• Able to provide advice and make recommendations quickly and under pressure.
• Formal security qualifications or appropriate security management training.
• Ability to ensure exceptional global safety and security management within a culturally diverse and globally distributed organization, with an understanding through experience of how culture and context impacts the approach needed.
• Experience of risk assessment, incident reporting, incident mapping, information collation and analysis.
• Ability to adapt to needs and balance demands of security actors and program activities and deliverables while maintaining appropriate contextual NGO security advice and coordination.
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality as outlined in the Humanitarian Charter and the International Red Cross Code of Conduct.
• Ability to train and coach national and international staff in safety and security management.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office, internet, and email applications; strong report and presentation writing, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English; language skills in Spanish and/or French a plus.
• Ability to travel to country offices including to complex and insecure working environments.