Location
: Global
Contract:
Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to:
Deputy Director
Salary
: Grade 4
About The Role
Front Line Defenders is recruiting a Global Security Lead to strengthen Front Line Defenders' safety and security policies and procedures, ensuring a robust security management framework, and developing the security strategies for FLD personnel at risk and work worldwide supporting human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk.
The Global Security Lead will provide ongoing management and oversight of the safety and security of FLD operations, personnel, as well as premises and events. This will include support for staff in high-risk contexts, and must be grounded in contextual and intersectional analysis on the impacts that race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, location, religion, ethnicity and other identities have in security, in their countries of residence and as they travel across communities, countries and borders.
This role requires extensive (at least 7 years) experience in security management across multiple high risk countries, and in the context of NGO, INGO, news media, inter-governmental agency operations or other relevant organisation. The successful candidate will have the ability to lead risk assessment processes and threat assessments, and to work well with a wide range of people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences, with empathy and clear boundaries.
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About Front Line Defenders
Front Line Defenders is an international organisation/charity based in Ireland that works exclusively for the protection of human rights defenders at risk. Human rights defenders are people who are persecuted because of their peaceful work for the rights of others. Front Line Defenders provides help through protection grants, physical and digital protection training, lobbying, advocacy and campaigning.
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To Apply
To apply, candidates need to submit a copy of their application - CV and cover letter - via the 'Apply now' button as per FLD vacancies page: The closing date for applications is midnight (local Irish time) on
Wednesday, 14 October 2025
.