Security Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

I- OPPORTUNITY

The Security Manager is responsible for developing and formulating Plan International Cameroon’s security strategy, including budgetary, logistical, and human resources aspects. He or she is also responsible for advising management and the various teams on evolving risks and the security strategies to be implemented, and for coordinating, supporting, and mentoring Plan International Cameroon’s security teams. He or she is also responsible for developing a strategy to promote an intersectional culture that respects diversity and is actively feminist and anti-racist; and for reviewing program projects to incorporate security risk considerations, reviewing security budgets, and proposing innovative approaches to program-specific risk management. in addition to the other duties outlined in the job description

II ABOUT YOU

The Security Manager must have qualifications and/or experience in professional fields related to security; knowledge of training methods and experience in adult education are preferred. He or she must have extensive experience in developing security strategies, knowledge of security systems and procedures, and experience advising senior management and executives on security matters. He or she must also have managerial experience and experience in mentoring, in addition to 8 years of experience in humanitarian security or 10 years of experience in security in high-risk areas, with the ability to apply this knowledge to the humanitarian context. Experience in intersectional and individual security risk management (anti-racism, gender, LGBTIQ+, disability) is also required.

JD - Manager Sécurité et Sureté du Pays_Cameroun 2026.pdf

Location: Yaounde

Reports to: Head of Operations

Closing Date: 20/09/26

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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