| Safety and Security Coordinating Group |
- Ensures coordination between Lead Members, CARE Member Partners and relevant stakeholders
- Harmonizes approaches across CARE International
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| The CARE International Member, Affiliate or Candidate |
- Is accountable and responsible to ensure compliance with the CARE International Safety and Security Standards
- Members hold the legal responsibility for duty of care for their employees and respective Country Offices and therefore decision-making responsibilities reside here.
- Directly supports Implementing Presences and temporary presence missions
- Manages crisis events, including kidnappings and evacuations
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| The CARE International Country Office or Implementing Presence |
- Has overall responsibility on safety and security matters, including conducting safety & security risk assessments, ensuring staff are trained, briefed, receive adequate equipment and support, respond to safety & security incidents and ensure they are reported.
- The Country/National Director is the final decision-making authority (in consultation with the CI Member), including disciplinary action when security lapses occur.
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| Safety and Security Focal Point (SSFP) |
- Is responsible for implementing all safety and security policies at field level together with the Emergency Safety and Security Officer
- Ensures all staff are adequately briefed and familiar with security plans, and manages any incident reporting
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| Emergency Team Leader |
- Ensures security considerations are addressed in all emergency operations including planning, implementing a security plan before deployment to the field, adequate resourcing and managing the team’s safety
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| Emergency Team Safety and Security Officer (SSO) |
- Is part of the emergency team and reports to the team leader, but works closely with the CO’s safety and security focal point
- Works to adapt or develop security plans for the emergency, and coordinates team briefings and operations.
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| Emergency Response Team |
- All emergency response team members have an obligation to follow CARE safety and security policy and procedures.
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