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    Principal, Global Event Security and Risk Management

    Wikimedia
    Remote
    Remote
    Senior
    Full Time
    26 days ago
    💰$145,429 - $223,286
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    Requirements

    • Substantial professional experience in corporate and physical security in various geographic and political contexts
    • Experience working in the global south
    • Substantial risk management experience in a leadership role
    • Experience developing, communicating, and executing emergency response plans
    • Strong networking and analytical skills to synthesize geopolitical trends
    • Strong communication skills for executive summaries and detailed plans
    • Ability to remain calm and focused in ambiguous and high-risk situations
    • Experience collaborating with subject-matter experts and leadership in threat modeling and contingency planning
    • Good people skills to lead and motivate teams in high intensity situations
    • Resilience in dealing with difficult subject matter and ability to exercise self-care
    • Experience using digital security tools for secure communication at events
    • Adaptability to online communities and technology
    • Flexibility in working hours to respond to unanticipated situations and coordinate across time zones

    What You'll Do

    • Develop and maintain understanding of environments and challenges facing Wikimedia volunteers globally
    • Mitigate risks and define best practices for physical security in movement activities
    • Strengthen enterprise risk management approach and execution including policy development
    • Create risk and gap assessments to identify and track high risks
    • Improve expertise in identifying and addressing emerging physical security threats
    • Lead risk assessments for community conferences and events
    • Create and manage emergency response plans for physical security threats
    • Be on-call to review emergency alerts and lead emergency response working groups
    • Stay current on emerging geopolitical trends and best practices in physical security
    • Brief Deputy General Counsel and senior leadership regularly with recommendations
    • Provide crisis support to internal teams working with at-risk communities

    Nice to Have

    • Interest in the role of technology in culture and civic society
    • Readiness to assess and respond to risks with cultural context consideration
    • Experience with internet technologies and their impact on human rights
    • Proactive problem solving and comfort with ambiguity
    • Willingness to undertake moderate international travel (4-6 trips per year)
    • Fluency in English and ability to correspond in Arabic, French, or Spanish

    Benefits

    • Competitive and equitable salary based on skills, experience, and location
    • Remote-first work environment
    • Inclusive and equitable workplace
    • Opportunity to work with a global nonprofit organization

    About Wikimedia

    Wikimedia Foundation encourages the development and distribution of free educational content with projects such as Wikipedia.

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