1- Safety System:

• Support the HASA in implementing the Security Management Plan at the base level.

• Ensure day-to-day compliance with MdM’s SOPs related to base-level security and safety.

• Regularly collect, verify, and analyze local security information in line with planned field activities; promptly share relevant updates and recommendations with the HASA and Field Manager.

• Contribute to the development and updating of comprehensive security risk assessments and context analyses for base locations and project sites.

• Monitor the local security context closely to provide anticipatory guidance to staff and management.

• Facilitate incident response at the base level, ensuring timely reporting of all security incidents to the HASA and Field Manager, using the prescribed incident report format.

• Conduct daily security briefings for drivers and ensure their awareness of movement SOPs and road safety protocols.

• Conduct security inductions and briefings for new staff, visitors, and prior to any movement.

• Support HASA/Field Manager in maintaining updated security management tools/protocols.

2- Movement & Site Security:

• Conduct pre-movement security assessments and clearances, providing go/no-go recommendations to the HASA and Field Manager.

• Monitor and coordinate field movement plans (bi-weekly and weekly) and ensure consistency with security advisories.

• Carry out base and guesthouse security risk assessments for new premises in coordination with the HASA.

• Participate in regular visits to MdM PHCCs and field locations to assess security dynamics and support safe programming.

3- Access Facilitation & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Maintain close coordination with local authorities and community-level actors to support access negotiation and resolve access constraints.

• In collaboration with program teams and under the guidance of HASA/Field Manager, contribute to building and maintaining strong relationships with security stakeholders, ensuring regular and coordinated engagement.

• Ensure that all access issues, denials, or restrictions are documented and reported to the HASA using MdM’s

access reporting tools.

• Manage and secure movement approvals for staff, assets, and cargo in line with local authority requirements.

4- Training & Capacity Building:

• Identify training needs related to security and safety (e.g., personal security, first aid, radio communication, incident response).

• Facilitate or coordinate training sessions for staff, drivers, guards, and others on key safety protocols.

• Organize regular refresher sessions to maintain staff readiness and awareness of evolving threats and mitigation measures.

• Orientation on security protocols for the new joiners.

5- Security Guard Management:

• Supervise base-level security guards and ensure adherence to duty schedules, rotation plans, and protocols.

• Monitor the guards’ performance, ensuring they are well-informed of MdM's code of conduct, security policies, and incident protocols.

• Ensure appropriate deployment of guards to cover critical premises (e.g., office, guesthouse, warehouse) in line with assessed risks.