Safety & Security Protocol Assessment & Development

• Review CIP’s existing safety and security frameworks and identify gaps against good practice.
• Conduct risk assessments for each priority country, reflecting the local threat and operating environment.
• Develop and update country-specific safety and security plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), escalation protocols and crisis/evacuation procedures.
• Design clear communication trees to support rapid escalation in the event of an incident.
• Consolidate findings into a set of minimum safety and security standards applicable across all CIP field operations.

Ad Hoc Advisory Support

• Be available on a retainer basis to provide rapid, expert guidance in response to security deterioration, civil unrest, natural disasters or other serious incidents.
• Advise on travel risk in advance of, and during, staff travel to higher-risk locations.
• Support senior management with timely, practical recommendations as situations evolve.
• Participate in crisis response calls as required, providing specialist input to decision-making.

Deliverables & Reporting

• Deliver two annual training sessions, complete with supporting materials and attendance records.
• Provide updated risk assessments and revised or newly developed protocols and SOPs for each priority country.
• Produce written advisory notes following any ad hoc support provided.
• Prepare an annual summary report covering training delivered, protocols developed and advisory support provided over the year.

Values Alignment

Alignment with company values of ambition, integrity, innovation, and service, with a demonstrated commitment to leveraging your role to drive positive impact and meaningful change.

Industry Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of safety and security risk management in international development, humanitarian or corporate contexts, including experience operating in or advising on higher-risk environments.
• Familiarity with the operating context of Kenya, the Philippines, Colombia and India, or comparable higher-risk environments.
• Sound understanding of travel risk management, crisis and emergency response planning, and incident escalation protocols.
• Working knowledge of safeguarding principles and their application to field-based operations.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering safety and security training to teams operating in the field, ideally across multiple countries or regions.
• Track record of developing safety and security protocols, SOPs, risk assessments and crisis/evacuation plans.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills, with the ability to translate complex risk information into clear, practical guidance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience advising senior stakeholders.
• Experience providing crisis or incident response support, including remote advisory support outside standard hours where required.
• Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in security management, risk management or hostile environment training are desirable.
• Eligible to work as a self-employed contractor in the UK, engaged on a Statement of Work basis under CIP’s standard Contractor Agreement.