Job Specifications
About CEPI
Launched in 2017, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is an international coalition of governments, academic, philanthropic, private, public, and intergovernmental institutions whose vision is to create a world in which epidemics and pandemics are no longer a threat to humanity. Our mission is to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats so they can be accessible to all people in need. CEPI played a central role in the global response to COVID-19, creating the world’s largest portfolio of COVID-19 vaccines – seven of which are approved for global or domestic use - and co-leading COVAX, the global initiative to support equitable access which supported the delivery of over 2bn vaccine doses globally. CEPI has CEPI has contributed to a number of scientific breakthroughs in vaccine development against other infectious diseases, including the first ever licensed Chikungunya vaccine and the first Nipah and Lassa virus vaccines into Phase 1 trials.
As COVID-19 has demonstrated, emerging infectious diseases represent an existential threat to our way of life. COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of the 21st century, and unless we act now, we can be sure that it will not be the last. Unlike some of the other big threats that humanity faces, we have the tools to systematically reduce and even eliminate the risk of future pandemics. It is vital that we capitalise on the rare alignment of political will, practical experience, and technical and scientific progress emerging from the pandemic to prevent such devastation happening again. CEPI’s five-year plan for 2022-2026 – known as CEPI 2.0 - aims to dramatically reduce or even eliminate the future risk of pandemics and epidemics. Central to the plan is CEPI’s goal to accelerate the time taken to develop safe, effective, globally accessible vaccines against new threats to just 100 days. Achieving this ‘100 Days Mission’, which has been embraced by the G7 and G20, would give the world a fighting chance of containing a future outbreak before it can spread to become a global pandemic, potentially averting millions of deaths and trillions of dollars in economic damage.
CEPI is a not-for-profit association under Norwegian Law and has offices in Oslo (HQ), London, and Washington DC.
In CEPI we strive for diverse thinking, and we want a diverse pool of candidates for all our vacancies. We work for an inclusive working environment where each employee can contribute and grow.
More details about CEPI and our mission can be found on our website: www.cepi.net
About the role
CEPI is committed to establishing a safe and secure working environment such that we can pursue our mission without disruption, harm or concern. CEPI's security and resilience function is a part of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Department, and supports the organisation by putting in place measures which mitigate security risks while at work, during events, and during travel; we also plan for how to respond most effectively when there is an incident or disruption. This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of this function for a one-year, fixed term contract.
The Security and Resilience Manager will work closely with the Acting Security and Resilience Lead and will engage with colleagues across the organisation to identify and mitigate security risks, improve resilience, and raise awareness of relevant topics and safeguards.
We are looking for someone with strong prior work experience in a professional setting, a positive and curious attitude, and strong organisational skills. The ability to effectively communicate is essential, both verbally and in writing. The role will require you to be self-motivated to learn the operations of CEPI and will involve work that is both independent and collaborative. You will also need great judgement and be able to adapt to a fast-paced and continuously changing environment. This is a 1 year fixed term full time role.
Responsibilities
Support the continued development of our physical security programme, including a focus on travel security, event security, workplace security, intelligence, and training and awareness activities;
Support the continued development of our resilience programme, with a focus on crisis management and business continuity;
Collaborate with CEPI’s cybersecurity function to ensure a holistic view of security and resilience;
Review security risks involved in our programmatic work, including the evaluation of security controls of third parties, and offer balanced advice on how to encourage the management of these risks;
Manage third party service providers in accordance with contracted SLAs and KPIs;
Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external security stakeholders;
Take ownership of security and resilience mechanisms within CEPI, in line with your interests and previous experience; and
Support the organisation with other security and resilience needs as needed and adapting to organisational priorities.
Education, Experience and Competence
Essential: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in international affairs, security, resilience, business management, or related field.
Essential: Minimum 5 years security/resilience work experience.
Preferred: Advanced training or certification in security
Essential: Proficient in MS Office and comfortable with applying new IT tools across tasks.
Experienced in commercial resilience or security risk management, security or resilience consulting, law enforcement, military, other government security services, or a combination thereof
Broad and current knowledge of security management, travel security, event security, information security, and resilience best practice
Experienced in managing incidents
Experienced in working across organisational functions to develop integrated, holistic, pragmatic, and optimum approaches and solutions to present-day security challenges
Expertise in a specific geographic region a plus
Strong written and verbal English language skills. Other languages, including Spanish or Portuguese, a plus
Comfortable working at all levels of the organisation
Demonstrable analytical skills, risk awareness and project management when supporting complex projects, or advising on strategic decisions
Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads, keeping stakeholders informed and managing expectations
Proven relationship building and influencing skills
Ability to adapt and work within a multicultural, multidisciplinary environment
Travel and Location Requirements
Position is based in either London, UK, or Oslo, Norway.
Applicants should be based in either UK/Norway and hold a valid work permit. We will not relocate or sponsor a work visa for this one-year, fixed term role.
Travel to as assigned, occasionally at short notice
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About the Company
CEPI is an innovative partnership between public, private, philanthropic, and civil organisations, launched at Davos in 2017, to accelerate the development of vaccines and other biologic countermeasures against epidemic and pandemic threats so they can be accessible to all people in need.
CEPI’s 2022-2026 plan, known as CEPI 2.0, is helping the world to make the scientific progress needed to respond to the next Disease X threat with a new vaccine in just 100 days. This goal is known as the 100 Days Mission.
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