CARE is an organization driven by its mission to overcome poverty and social injustice. The CARE ECSA Regional Office is responsible for the oversight of CARE’s operations in the region as well as the provision of support to Country Offices. We work with 16 Country Offices in the region. We are seeking competent, innovative, self-driven and passionate individual who will be flexible and able to travel extensively within the region to fill the Field Security Officer position based in Nairobi with frequent travel to other COs within the region.
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with specialist technical training in safety and security management with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in security, preferably in NGO sector or development organization in safety and security program.
Experience working outside country of residence in safety and security context working with same or other NGO agencies is required. The ideal candidate will also need solid technical skills in information collection, investigations, analysis, assessments and reporting.
Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send their application letters and detailed CVs to recruit@som.care.org by 11th March, 2015. Kindly indicate the position title on the subject line when applying. Please visit http://reliefweb.int for more information. This position is open to Kenya nationals only. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
CARE is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.