Job

International Rescue Committee

Regional Safety & Security Director

📍 Ethiopia 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 22 Oct 2026
  • Oversee safety and security operations across the International Rescue Committee's East Africa region, supporting effective humanitarian programming in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia
  • Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive security policies, risk assessments, and contingency plans to protect staff, beneficiaries, and programme assets
  • Manage security incident response protocols and coordinate with country teams to navigate access constraints, emergencies, and rapidly evolving security threats
  • Drive staff security awareness and training initiatives to embed safety culture across all regional operations and frontline teams
  • Coordinate cross-country security intelligence sharing and best-practice harmonisation to strengthen collective regional resilience and adaptive security posture

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