Short Term Technical Assistant (STTA): Security Management Expert at Malaria Consortium - 13 Openings

Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

We are recruiting to fill the following Short Term Technical Assistants (STTAs) positions below:

Job Titles: Short Term Technical Assistant (STTA): Security Management Expert

Locations: Abuja, Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Plateau and Sokoto
Duration: February-March 2023
Duration of assignment: 9 days/location
Category - National and State consultants

Job Summary

• We require qualified National Consultant and State consultants with expertise in security management who will review and update the documentation on the extant security situation in each MC Implementing states, LGA, ward and community level with the aim of ensuring the safety and security of lives and properties for the implementation of its activities in 13 Locations in Nigeria.

Expected Outputs / Deliverables
Comprehensive report produced using standard Malaria Consortium report template, to include feedback from conducted desk review related to the ff:

• Security profile review of each state and the FCT;
• Risk assessment review for the respective states and the FCT;
• Possible updated catalogue of security structures in the states and the FCT; and
• Recommendation on security infrastructures/equipment/ tools needed by MC, their costs and the process of procurement or hiring.

Responsibilities

• Updated Risk mitigation plan for deploying SMC and other Malaria Consortium operations in the states where applicable.
• Updated Map of the high, medium, and low-risk LGAs where applicable.
• Updated List of hard-to-reach (HTR) communities due mainly to insecurity, geographical and other constraints where applicable; and
• Updated List of recommendations on justifiable security infrastructure/equipment/tools needed by Malaria Consortium and its implementation partners regarding SMC intervention in the state, with adequate costs and process for procurement or hiring where applicable.
• Recommendation on modification of implementation strategy where applicable.
• Orientation of key implementers and SSFPs on required security measures that would be required for the 2023 SMC implementation.
• Updated Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the security management of all implementation staff.
• Updated 2023 SRA/SSPs for all 12 Malaria Consortium SMC supported states and the FCT: and

National Consultant (1 No)
The team lead will be a security management expert with experience in security assessments and risk mitigation planning. Other requirements include:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience working in the context of a complex and challenging operating environment.
• Demonstrable experience in security assessment/evaluation.
• Good report writing skills and communication with stakeholders.
• Experience providing similar services to other iNGOs in Nigeria; and
• Experience working in highly resource-constrained environments.

State Consultant (13 Nos – 1/State/FCT)
The State Consultant will be a security management expert with experience in security assessments and risk mitigation planning. Other requirements include:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in the context of a complex and challenging operating environment.
• Demonstrable experience in security assessment/evaluation.
• Good report writing skills and communication with stakeholders; and
• Experience working in highly resource-constrained environments.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: hr.nigeriaconsultant@malariaconsortium.org using the position as the subject of the email.