Job

International Rescue Committee

Regional Safety & Security Director

📍 Ethiopia 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 22 Oct 2026
  • Oversee safety and security operations across IRC's East Africa region, protecting staff and programmes in six countries amid conflict, weak governance, and environmental challenges
  • Lead comprehensive risk assessments and security protocols to enable effective humanitarian delivery in high-threat environments
  • Manage security incidents, emergency response procedures, and continuity planning across Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia
  • Develop harmonised security strategies that strengthen regional coordination whilst responding to country-specific access constraints and shifting threats
  • Drive collaboration between country programmes to amplify security learning, enhance staff safety culture, and build organisational resilience

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