Require a Regional Safety & Security Director in Nairobi, Kenya

• Provides input guidance and hands-on support to TNC BUs Regions and individual project teams to prepare emergency management plans.
  
• Assists TNC Africa and Europe BUs and Regions identify appropriate safety/security related protocols to address location and/or activity specific safety and security needs.
  
• In coordination with TNC Safety professionals updates maintains strengthens and supports organizational compliance with and local accountability for regional and/or global safety and security policies and procedures guidelines protocols and overall duty of care.
  
• Develops training programs and drills to increase regional staff and volunteer awareness and skills in meeting safety and security policies procedures guidelines and protocols working independently and in coordination with TNC Safety.
  
• Provides input and guidance on TNC safety/security related Crisis Response.
  
• Conducts safety and security reviews to ensure compliance with applicable country workplace safety security and illness and injury prevention requirements and TNCs other internal standards.
  
• Reviews updates and trains TNC staff on TNCs Safety Incident Reporting Tool (SIRT) and other hazard and incident reporting to include escalation investigation and reporting expectations and requirements.
  
• Promotes safe work practices and compliance with all related Conservancy policies and procedures.
  
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge on safety and security standards industry best-practices and current events and international relations within supported Regions.
  
• Investigates safety/security incidents including both critical safety incidents and near-misses (in coordination with internal stakeholders as needed) including root cause analysis and recommends and/or implements changes to business practices arising from the investigation as needed.
  
• Maintain a network of regional safety and security liaisons (as assigned in agreement with the applicable regional leadership) to gather or disburse safety and security information across all the places TNC works.
  
• Maintain a robust regional site on CONNECT at TNC that provides clear and concise safety and security information guidance and resources to staff on a range of safety and security topics including field safety travel risk medical evacuation planning international SOS and critical incident response which is tailored to individual country programs as needed.
  

• We are looking for a highly organized detail-oriented safety and security professional who can confidently manage multiple priorities while remaining composed in high-pressure and unpredictable situations. The ideal candidate is comfortable using technology to improve results brings diplomacy and sound judgment to complex situations and builds trusted relationships across all levels of a global organization. They are a strong communicator and collaborator who can motivate others work effectively with peers and partners and influence safety and security strategies awareness and initiatives across diverse regional contexts. A successful candidate will also have demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategic program goals in complex cross-regional or international environments.
  

This position will be a hybrid role out of The Nature Conservancys Nairobi office.

What Youll Bring:

• BA/BS degree and 7 years experience in safety security and/or emergency management or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• Safety and Security related experience working in Africa and Europe.
  
• Experience with safety and security audits reviews and/or investigations.
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety legislation codes of practice and best practices;
  
• Experience working internationally in global/international and cross-cultural environments.
  
• Experience directing complex or multiple projects of strategic importance and meeting deadlines.
  
• Communicating clearly via written spoken and graphical means in English.
  

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in conservation environmental or sustainability sectors.
  
• Experience networking with non-profit partners community groups and/or government agencies.
  
• First Aid Officer and Remote First Aid Training.
  
• Experience in operation and maintenance of small boats high level boating training and certifications and/or experience in dive and boat training and curriculum design.
  
• Knowledge of current underwater scientific methodologies conservation and projects.