FIED invites qualified and experienced candidates to submit Expressions of Interest for the position of Access and Security Officer for the ECHO-funded Inclusive Education Project. The Access and Security Officer will support the safe and effective implementation of project activities by ensuring access to hard-to-reach communities, conducting security risk assessments, maintaining security information systems, and advising management on operational safety and humanitarian access matters in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon. The position contributes to ensuring that vulnerable children and communities benefit from project interventions while maintaining compliance with humanitarian principles and organisational security standards. Based on the project’s emphasis on reaching hard-to-reach communities and ensuring impartial access to education services, access and security management is a critical component of successful implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project access and security plans for operational areas.
• Conduct regular security risk assessments and provide recommendations to management.
• Monitor security incidents, trends, and contextual developments within project locations.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly security updates and incident reports.
• Establish and maintain community acceptance and stakeholder engagement mechanisms to facilitate humanitarian access.
• Support project teams in conducting safe field missions and community visits.
• Develop and update security briefings, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and contingency plans.
• Coordinate with local authorities, community leaders, security actors, and humanitarian partners on access-related matters.
• Ensure staff receive security briefings before deployment to field locations.
• Maintain movement tracking systems and ensure compliance with travel authorisation procedures.
• Support emergency preparedness and response planning.
• Provide security training and awareness sessions for project staff and community facilitators.
• Ensure compliance with FIED security policies, safeguarding policies, and donor requirements.
• Advise programme teams on access constraints and mitigation measures to support implementation in hard-to-reach communities.

Eligibility Requirements

• University degree in Security Management, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Development Studies, Law, Sociology, or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in security, access management, humanitarian operations, or risk management.
• Experience working with NGOs, humanitarian organisations, or donor-funded programmes.
• Strong understanding of security risk assessment and humanitarian access principles.
• Knowledge of the North-West and South-West operational context will be an advantage.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work under pressure and respond effectively to security incidents.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with community leaders and local authorities.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of local languages will be an added advantage.

Submission Requirements

• Expression of Interest / Cover Letter.
• Updated Curriculum Vitae.
• Copies of academic and professional certificates.
• Copies of relevant identification documents.
• Security or risk management training certificates (where applicable).
• References from previous employers.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on:

• Academic qualifications.
• Relevant access and security management experience.
• Experience operating in humanitarian or conflict-affected environments.
• Knowledge of humanitarian principles and access negotiations.
• Technical competence in risk assessment and incident management.
• Communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Capacity to support safe programme implementation and achieve expected results.

Compliance Clause

The selected Access and Security Officer shall comply with all FIED policies, security protocols, safeguarding procedures, and ECHO donor requirements. The officer shall ensure timely reporting of incidents, maintain accurate security records, and provide regular security updates to management. Failure to meet security, reporting, or compliance obligations may constitute grounds for performance review or contract termination.

Confidentiality and Ethics

The successful candidate shall maintain strict confidentiality regarding organisational operations, security information, staff movements, beneficiary data, and project activities. The officer shall comply with safeguarding, anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and humanitarian ethical standards at all times.

FIED reserves the right to accept or reject any Expression of Interest and is not bound to provide reasons for its decision.

Application Link: ________________________________________

Deadline for Submission: 30 October 2026

Submission Email: contact@ffiedu.org

Reference: EOI/ACCESS-SECURITY/ECHO/2026