Regional Safety & Security Director

• Provide strategic leadership on safety, security, and humanitarian access across the East Africa region.
• Advise the Regional Vice President on risk-informed decisions and crisis management.
• Partner with Country Directors to align security and access with operational priorities.
• Lead identification, analysis, and mitigation of security risks regionally.
• Ensure compliance with Security Minimum Standards and support emergency preparedness.
• Develop and implement gender-sensitive safety and security policies and training.
• Support incident management including reporting, analysis, and after-action reviews.

• At least 10 years of experience in international humanitarian assistance with security management leadership.
• Strong knowledge and prior experience in East Africa's regional and country security dynamics.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Arabic, Amharic, Somali, or Swahili is an advantage.
• Understanding of humanitarian principles, NGO culture, and gender-sensitive security management.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across multinational teams and partners.
• Experience in mentoring and knowledge transfer.
• Strong analytical skills to present complex security information clearly and promptly.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 40% of the time.

The IRC offers a competitive national salary scale and benefits for national candidates. Returning nationals with over 4 years international experience may receive additional relocation support including flight, shipping allowance, temporary housing, and relocation allowance.

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