Senior Safety and Access Officer Full Time

Goal Ethiopia New Vacancy 2025

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s degree in security management, Political Science, Police Science, and related Humanitarian Studies or equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Additional qualification or certification in Safety, Security, or Military/Police Science, with relevant experience within the humanitarian community.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Senior Safety & Security Officer / Senior Safety & Access Officer with an INGO or equivalent organization operating in emergencies or high-risk contexts.
• At least 3 years of demonstrable experience in an INGO/NGO/UN or corporate environment, including a field safety and security management.
• Proven experience in security and contextual analysis and providing technical advice to humanitarian staff.
• Proven experience in developing and updating security management documents including SOPs, contingency plans, and risk assessments.
• Proven experience in Incident and crisis management and coordination with local authorities INGOs and UN agencies.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering security training and capacity-building sessions for staff.
• Coordinating security operations in conflict or complex humanitarian settings.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong risk assessment, analysis, and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and coordination abilities.
• Proven capacity to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Ability to remain calm, exercise good judgment, and diffuse tension during incidents.
• Demonstrated skill in motivating and guiding teams on safety and access issues.
• Competent and literate in English, verbal and written, with a sound knowledge of technical expressions.
• Competent and literate in local languages, verbal and written, with a sound knowledge of technical expressions.
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Flexible and willing to travel at short notice to field locations, including high-risk and hard-to-reach areas.
• Sound judgment, diplomatic tact, and mature common sense.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Ethiopia’s socio-political and humanitarian context.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Desirable quality, skill and competence

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and capacity-building abilities.
• Commitment to GOAL’s humanitarian principles, values, and safeguarding standards

Other security management related qualifications

REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

• GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.
• A chance to develop tangible experience.
• Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.