.**Security Specialist - Advertisement*******_DT Global is shaping a future where sustainable development and innovation empower individuals, communities, and nations. We work in partnership with local stakeholders to foster inclusive prosperity, social equity, and environmental stewardship. Our global team of 2,500 staff and experts work in over 90 countries to solve complex problems in the peacebuilding, governance, economic development, environment, and human development sectors. With a track record of technical excellence and more than 60 years of international development experience and relationships, we deliver innovative solutions that transform lives._****Project Background**:DT Global is recruiting for project positions for a 38-month USAID-funded program in Sudan called STEP-UP Sudan. The project is focused on strengthening citizen engagement around shared, democratic values. The program aims to build the capacity of civil society organizations, support social institution building, and strengthen strategic communications and public information/outreach in order to improve citizens' access to timely and accurate information.The Country Security Specialist (CSS) will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the security management of project's field operations. It is expected that this position will establish and maintain effective, robust, but realistic security management procedures to ensure the safety and security of project staff and immediate stakeholders without compromising operational efficiency and effectiveness to enable the project's success.**Principal Duties and Responsibilities**:- Responsible for advising in the development and continuous updating of DT Global's security policies for Sudan, working with DT Global's Regional Security Director to ensure policies and procedures are reasonable, implementable, and relevant to the local context.- Monitor and work with Chief of Party (COP) and Africa Regional Security Director (RSD) to enforce staff adherence to security procedures. Immediately notify program leadership of any breach to the procedures in the Security Plan and verify that incident reporting protocols are being observed.- Provide ongoing risk analysis at the national and subnational levels, particularly in areas of program implementation, with respect to level of terrorism, crime, violence, and threats from natural and manmade disasters. Maintain up-to-date incident mapping if operating in conflict-prone areas.- Build and liaise with a network of knowledgeable country wide security providers, counterparts in the government, security forces, and other assistance agencies and programs, as well as knowledgeable local area individuals, to maintain situational security awareness and establish potential resources for emergency assistance to program staff operating in dynamic security environments