Security Coordinator / Security Manager - Ukraine

Detailed description available on the official website.

• Stakeholder engagement: Establish and maintain professional relationships with relevant authorities, humanitarian coordination mechanisms and other security stakeholders to facilitate humanitarian access, improve situational awareness and support the safe delivery of programmes.
• Security advice: Conduct security assessments of programme locations to ensure the safety and protection of UK-Med staff, partners and beneficiaries, and provide practical recommendations to mitigate identified risks.
• Situational assessment: Monitor and analyse the security environment, prepare regular security updates, assess routes and provide recommendations to support operational decision-making.
• Operational planning: Provide technical security advice during programme planning and implementation, ensuring that activities are delivered safely and in accordance with humanitarian principles and UK-Med security standards.
• Administrative support: Support programmes in obtaining operational permissions, movement permits and other administrative requirements necessary for programme delivery, as required.
• Training and support: Deliver security inductions, briefings and training for staff, visitors and consultants, promoting compliance with UK-Med security procedures and improving staff preparedness.
• Risk mitigation: Conduct security risk assessments, monitor security incidents and recommend appropriate risk-mitigation measures for staff, assets and operations.
• Security planning: Develop, review and update the Country Security Plan, contingency plans, evacuation procedures, incident-management procedures and relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Information management: Produce regular security reports, maintain security records and incident logs, and provide timely reports to the Country Director, programme teams and headquarters, as required.
• Technical support: Produce security maps and analytical materials using GIS applications such as Google Earth, ArcGIS, QGIS or similar. Analyse information from multiple sources, including open-source intelligence (OSINT), to support evidence-based security analysis.
• Staff supervision: Provide daily technical oversight, guidance and support to the Security Officer, helping to build a strong culture of security awareness and duty of care across the programme.

• Willingness to travel to Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.
• At least two years of relevant professional experience in security coordination, security management or risk management within humanitarian, conflict-affected or other high-risk operational environments.
• Demonstrable experience engaging with relevant authorities, humanitarian coordination mechanisms and other security stakeholders to support the safe delivery of programmes.
• A strong ability to assess security risks, analyse and interpret security data from multiple sources, and provide practical recommendations that support operational decision-making.
• Demonstrable ability to identify security risks, implement practical mitigation measures and support operational continuity in dynamic environments.
• English proficiency at B2 level.
• The ability to use geographic information systems analytically is desirable.
• Experience delivering security briefings, inductions and security-related training.
• Relevant professional security qualifications or training, such as HEAT, UNDSS, INSO or equivalent, are desirable.
• A strong understanding of humanitarian security management, humanitarian principles and humanitarian access.
• Knowledge of security protocols, evacuation plans and logistical arrangements in high-risk areas.
• Experience preparing and updating security risk assessments, contingency plans, security plans, incident-management procedures and scenario-planning documents.
• An understanding of how humanitarian principles apply to and affect security management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience in security and risk analysis, including open-source intelligence analysis.

• A competitive salary of UAH 108,700 gross.
• Medical insurance following successful completion of the probationary period, as well as life insurance.
• Professional development opportunities.
• The opportunity to work for an international humanitarian organisation supporting the people of Ukraine during the ongoing armed conflict.