Are you ready to play a vital role in ensuring safety, security, and operational excellence for a global humanitarian organization?
CARE is seeking a dedicated Security Analysis and Operations Support Coordinator (AOSC) to join our dynamic Security, Operational Access, and Risk (SOAR) team.
This role is your opportunity to make a real impact by supporting CARE’s mission to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice worldwide.
About the Role
This role is open to candidates in any CARE Country Office in our 6 Regions: Asia (ARMU), Latin America (LAC) East, Central Africa (ECA), Southern Africa (SARO), West Africa (WARMU),Middle East Northern Africa (MENA) and will be on a national contract.
As the AOSC, you will be a cornerstone of CARE’s Virtual Security Operations Centre (VSOC), driving incident response, security analysis, and travel safety operations. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth delivery of global security services while coordinating across regions to support our teams worldwide. This position is ideal for a proactive, detail-oriented professional who thrives in fast-paced environments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Incident and Crisis Management Coordination
- Act as the first responder to incidents or crisis events, ensuring timely and accurate communication with global stakeholders.
- Support crisis management teams by gathering, analyzing, and disseminating critical information to aid decision-making.
- Log and document incidents meticulously to enable post-incident learning and process improvement.
- Enhance VSOC systems by contributing to digitalization initiatives and training team members.
2. Reporting and Analysis
- Monitor global events and assess potential risks to staff, operations, and reputation.
- Produce analytical reports, threat assessments, and scenario analyses to inform leadership decisions.
- Develop training materials and strengthen regional and country office capacities in analytical best practices.
- Manage and update key resource platforms like SharePoint and CSU Standards Library.
3. Travel Risk Management
- Provide operational support to ensure staff safety during travel and events, coordinating risk assessments and guidance.
- Oversee travel authorization systems, processing requests, and issuing travel advisories.
- Plan and implement safety measures for organizational events and conferences.
4. Ad-Hoc Projects
- Support workshops, team meetings, policy development, and representation initiatives as needed, utilizing your skills to enhance team objectives.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking candidates with a passion for safety and a commitment to CARE’s values. If you meet the following qualifications, we’d love to hear from you:
- Education & Experience: A degree in international relations, conflict studies, security risk, or related fields, with 2-3 years of professional experience (or equivalent combination).
- Language: To better serve our Arabic and French speaking countries, communication in either language would be an added advantage.
- Skills: Exceptional research, analysis, and communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
- Flexibility: Willingness to work outside standard hours during urgent crisis events.
- Teamwork & Organization: Strong multitasking abilities and a knack for collaborating in remote, multicultural settings.
- Administrative Excellence: Proven experience with office administration and organizational support.
Why Join CARE?
At CARE, we’re committed to equity and inclusion in everything we do. We foster a collaborative and supportive work environment that encourages everyone to thrive, regardless of gender, background, or experience. By joining our team, you’ll gain hands-on experience in security risk management while contributing to meaningful change in communities around the world.
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Starting salaries are based on internal equity, candidate experience, and the cost of labor where the job is based. Salaries listed only apply to jobs based in the US.
