Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an allied organization to Family Health International (FHI360) with co-existing and mutually supportive interest in advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

SECURITY MANAGER: Will develop and coordinate the implementation of the project’s security plan, monitor and control the safety and security of Staff and assets of AHNi. S/He will help to improve contextual analysis, support operational management and strengthen the security capacities of the project and supervise the Security Coordinator and Officer. S/He will collect and analyze all security information, carry out a thorough analysis of the security situation in the current and potential areas of intervention and provide periodic update to Management. Also, s/he will convene and participate in the review of security procedures for the project/organization, ensuring that the elements of the contingency plan are updated and support the admin/logistics department in monitoring movements. The successful Candidate will develop and establish an effective and functioning communications system for security management within AHNi that is fully integrated into the UN Emergency Communications System. S/He will identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned for knowledge development and build the capacity of staff and stakeholders as well as develop capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of Staff/stakeholders on security-related preparedness and operations.

Minimum Recruitment Standard:           

• BSc. /BA degree in international relations, Security Management, Risk Management, Humanitarian Work with 8 to 9 years’ experience
• Experience as Ex-Military – Nigeria, SSS or Nigeria Police.
• Experience in incident reporting, incident mapping, compilation of security reports and assessments.
• Experience in training and coaching national staff in safety and security.
• Technical competency and training experience in field-based communication systems, Thuraya and internet systems.
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian principals of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.
• Nigeria experience and understanding local languages is an advantage.
• Strong report-writing, analytical and interpersonal skills, competency in internet and Microsoft office systems including word, excel, power-point, access and other database mapping systems.

Method of application: Interested and Qualified candidates should forward a suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: AHNi-F&AJobs@ahnigeria.org

Vacancy closes: Tuesday, 28^th February 2023

Only applications sent electronically (i.e., by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

AHNi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimer: AHNi does not charge Candidates a fee for a test or interview