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In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.\nMercy Corps has been present in Ethiopia since 2004 working to drive bold and transformative ideas, working closely with government, the private sector and civil society actors to build a more resilient country, ensuring that programs are responsive to and influenced by participants and stakeholders. Our vision is to enhance the resilience of climate and conflict-affected communities through market systems development for improved livelihoods, access to food, and safe and clean water to thrive in the face of crises. Our strategy focuses on the four outcome areas of: 1) Economically marginalized populations have improved and diversified livelihoods, income, and assets; 2) Pastoralists, farmers, and households have access to sustainably produced, safe, nutritious food; 3) Social cohesion and inclusive governance processes are built in crisis-affected communities; and 4) People have equitable, sustained access to clean water and sanitation for domestic and productive use. Currently we operate in the regional states of Afar, Amhara, Gambella, Oromia, Somali, Sidama, Southern Ethiopia, Tigray and Addis Ababa city administration working with a diverse base of donors that includes the U.S. Department of State, the European Union (EU), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the United Nations (UN), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN), Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA), and a range of other institutional and private foundations.\nLocation: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with frequent travel to field locations across Ethiopia\nPosition Status: Full-time, Regular\nSalary Level: (Refer to the relevant salary scale)\nRisk Level: Level 3\n(Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability.\nThe Program / Department / Team\nThe Operations team supports Mercy Corps Ethiopia programs through the systems, services and resources needed for effective delivery. The safety and security function works with country and field teams to identify and manage risks to personnel, assets and operations, strengthen preparedness and support safe program access. The function operates within Mercy Corps country and global safety and security policies and established decision-making arrangements..\nThe Position\nThe Safety and Security Coordinator coordinates the day-to-day implementation of safety and security measures across Mercy Corps Ethiopia. The role supports security planning and risk assessments, monitors the operating context, maintains security information and incident systems, coordinates field movement and emergency preparedness, and provides staff briefings and training.\nThe position reports directly to the Head of Operations, with technical reporting to the Security Manager on security standards, risk analysis, planning and incident response. The Coordinator translates approved plans into practical actions, follows up compliance and corrective measures, and provides timely recommendations to program and operations colleagues. Country security strategy, acceptance of significant risk and crisis decisions remain with the authorized country leadership and security management structures.\nEssential Responsibilities\nSAFETY AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION\nCoordinate day-to-day implementation of Mercy Corps Ethiopia safety and security procedures across country and field offices, working with program and operations teams and designated security focal points.\nSupport the development and periodic review of the Security Management Plan (SMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), contingency plans and security risk assessments. Prepare updates for technical review by the Security Manager and approval through established country processes.\nConduct security assessments and routine inspections of offices, accommodation, program sites and activity venues; identify vulnerabilities, recommend practical mitigation measures and track agreed corrective actions.\nMaintain accessible systems for sharing security alerts, procedures and emergency contacts with staff. Coordinate translation and localization of key documents and confirm that field teams understand their responsibilities.\nMonitor implementation of applicable organizational policies, national requirements and donor security provisions; flag gaps to the Head of Operations and Security Manager and follow up agreed actions.\nCoordinate journey-management arrangements with field teams, fleet and logistics staff, including route checks, travel briefings, movement tracking and missed check-in follow-up. Apply approved movement restrictions and promptly escalate changes in risk.\nSECURITY AND CONTEXTUAL RISK ANALYSIS\nMonitor security, political, conflict, social and environmental developments affecting Mercy Corps operations in Ethiopia, including field locations and travel routes. Identify emerging risks and their implications for staff safety, access and programme continuity.\nGather and triangulate information from field teams, partners, established security networks and credible open sources. Clearly distinguish verified facts, unconfirmed reports and analytical judgement.\nPrepare regular security updates, weekly briefings, incident trend analyses and location-specific risk assessments for review by the Security Manager and timely use by program and operations teams.\nMaintain incident mapping, risk registers and other practical visualization tools. Recommend proportionate mitigation measures, movement restrictions or Go/No-Go options for decisions by the authorized country security decision-makers.\nProvide timely security input to program planning, field assessments, major events and changes in operating arrangements. Use conflict-sensitive language and consider different risks faced by staff, partners and communities.\nSECURITY PLANNING PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT\nCoordinate operational preparedness for evacuation, relocation, hibernation and other foreseeable emergencies under the technical guidance of the Security Manager and in line with approved contingency plans.\nMaintain staff accountability arrangements, emergency contact lists, communications trees and information on assembly points, safe locations and emergency support services; review these regularly with field teams.\nWork with operations and logistics colleagues to check the availability, condition and readiness of security and communications equipment, first-aid supplies and fire-safety equipment. Report gaps and follow up maintenance or replacement.\nOrganize scenario discussions, tabletop exercises and practical drills with relevant teams; document lessons and follow up improvements to procedures and readiness.\nIdentify equipment, training and other security resource needs and provide timely inputs to operational workplans and budgets for management consideration.\nINCIDENT REPORTING AND RESPONSE COORDINATION\nAct as a designated operational contact for security incidents, promptly notify the Head of Operations and Security Manager, and support immediate protective actions within approved procedures and delegated authority.\nCoordinate initial information gathering, staff accountability, communications and operational follow-up during incidents. Support the Incident Management Team and implement response tasks assigned by the Security Manager or authorised incident lead.\nMaintain the incident reporting and tracking system so incidents, near misses and significant threats are reported promptly and accurately documented. Support authorised fact-finding and after-action reviews while protecting confidentiality.\nTrack corrective actions and lessons from incidents and support updates to briefings, risk assessments and procedures following technical review.\nLiaise with authorities, community representatives and other external contacts during incidents when delegated. Escalate sensitive engagement and refer safeguarding, ethics and other specialised matters through the appropriate reporting channels.\nSTAFF SECURITY TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING\nDeliver safety and security inductions and context-specific briefings for new staff, consultants and visitors, including movement procedures, communications, incident reporting and emergency actions.\nWork with the Security Manager to identify training needs and coordinate an annual safety and security training plan, maintaining records of participation and follow-up needs.\nDeliver or facilitate practical sessions on personal safety, situational awareness, journey management, emergency preparedness and conflict-sensitive behaviour; coordinate specialist training where required.\nProvide practical support and refresher briefings to field security focal points and relevant partner staff, adapting materials to local languages, working conditions and different staff needs.\nPromote early reporting of concerns, individual responsibility for safety and consistent application of security procedures through routine engagement with staff and field teams.\nEXTERNAL COORDINATION AND OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS\nParticipate in relevant INGO, UN-led and local security coordination forums as delegated; share operationally relevant information with the Security Manager and affected teams in line with information-sharing protocols.\nMaintain working relationships with partner security focal points, relevant authorities, community leaders and other authorised contacts to support situational awareness, acceptance, access and emergency coordination.\nProvide practical security guidance to programme and operations colleagues and coordinate agreed mitigation measures during activity planning and implementation.\nSupport partner security reviews and capacity strengthening as appropriate, recognising differences in exposure and resources and avoiding unreasonable transfer of risk to partners or communities.\nKeep the Head of Operations and Security Manager informed of material coordination issues, access constraints and external requests that require management decisions or commitments beyond delegated authority.SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES\nActively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.\nPractices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.\nEncourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.\nHandle security reports, movement details, personal data and sensitive incident information securely, applying need-to-know access and Mercy Corps information-management requirements.\nSupervisory Responsibility\nNone. Provides technical guidance and coordination support to designated security focal points and relevant staff. Any formal supervisory responsibilities will follow the approved country structure\nAccountability\nReports Directly To: Head of Operations\nTechnical Reporting To: BSP Ethiopia Country Lead\nWorks Directly With: Country and field program teams; field and area leadership; security focal points; operations, logistics, fleet, procurement, HR and other support teams; implementing partners; and authorized external security and access coordination contacts.\nAccountability to Participants and Stakeholders\nMercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, co...","description_format":"text","description_chars":17971,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Ethiopia","iso":"ET","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Nonprofits & Foundations"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T18:32:54Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":45,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.572,"p_room":0.788,"age_days":8,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/prosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/prosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T03:18:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1359,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":62682},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=62682"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fprosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fprosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fprosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/prosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fprosper-global-safety-and-security-coordinator"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3538625}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"mercycorps.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3538625},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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