Security Assistant

Description

Roving Security Assistant (or Safety and Security Assistant) provides frontline operational support to protect personnel, assets, and facilities, particularly in high-risk humanitarian and development contexts like Northeast Nigeria.
In 2026, the role is highly focused on real-time context monitoring, staff tracking, and maintaining local security networks.
Key Responsibilities
The duties blend physical security oversight with administrative and analytical tasks:

Incident Monitoring & Reporting: Tracking local security trends, compiling daily situation reports (SITREPs), and immediately alerting management to incidents or emerging threats.
Staff Tracking & Movement Coordination: Managing security clearances and tracking the real-time movement of staff, visitors, and vehicles in the field to ensure safe arrival.
Guard Force Management: Supervising contracted security guards, planning duty rosters, and ensuring they are trained on organizational standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Security Risk Assessments (SRA): Assisting in evaluating the safety of office premises, guesthouses, and prospective project sites.
Liaison & Networking: Building and maintaining relationships with local authorities, police, military forces, and other humanitarian security actors to facilitate safe access to program areas.
Equipment Maintenance: Ensuring functionality of security assets like VHF/HF radios, satellite phones, first aid kits, and fire safety equipment.
Core Requirements

Education: A Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Security Management, Criminology, Political Science, or International Relations is standard.
Experience: Typically requires 1–3 years of relevant experience with an NGO or UN agency. Many organizations prioritize candidates with prior service in the Military, Police, or Civil Defence (NSCDC).
Languages: Fluency in English is mandatory. Proficiency in local languages (such as Hausa, Kanuri, or Shuwa for roles in Maiduguri) is often a critical requirement for community liaison.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with security communication systems (HF/VHF radios, SatPhones) and tracking tools like Kobo Toolbox or GIS.