Security Risk Assessment/ Security Plan Scope of Work

Background

Democracy International (DI) is implementing USAID’s Engagement with Voters for Equitable Representation (EVER), supporting the High National Election Commission’s (HNEC) ability to strategically plan and conduct national and municipal level elections, increase the demand for credible elections from the Libyan public, and build the capacity of local civil society organizations to advocate for, observe, and support democratic processes.

Objective

The objective of this assignment is to facilitate the start-up of DI’s operations in Tripoli, Libya by providing sound technical guidance and leadership during this initial phase start-up activities. The short-term contract will lay the foundation for the country-security platform by assisting in the design of a scalable security and risk management plan for proposed Libya operations in Tripoli and other areas of Libya.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The security firm will work closely with the Project’s Security Focal Point (the Deputy Chief of Party). The firm will be required to:

• Conduct a contextual analysis and design a security management system, based on program specificities and reflective of the planned personnel profile, to operate and conduct programming in Tripoli.

• Meet with security counterparts from other USAID-funded projects in Libya, as well as other international and local stakeholders, to thoroughly assess risk levels and benchmark security best practices, identify security risks at planned activity locations, including the High National Elections Commission, and develop a security profile and journey management plan for expatriate and local national staff.

-Identify vulnerabilities at partner locations and present a comprehensive list of recommendations required to implement the risk management platform.

• Identify and outline arrival and departure procedures at Mitiga Airfield, including transportation guidelines to access airport. Identify points of contact for facilitating visa process.

• Assess transportation protocols and journey management plans for travel as required by the needs of project staff. This should include journey management plans to locations of external project stakeholders, including the HNEC, MoJ, MoE, and High Judicial Council. Draft a framework and process for assessing, supporting, and clearing travel requests.

• Develop a framework and process to use when responding to incidents. Provide guidance while responding to such incidents and help project staff understand the expectations for a thorough response.

• Provide guidance for identifying potential office space and recommending appropriate security upgrades. Assist in the drafting of office security protocols. Develop minimum security standards at the DI office in Tripoli, including necessary security upgrades to the physical premises. Provide recommendations and timeframes for implementation of appropriate security platform, including the extent of security procurement needs in the future.

• Identify and assess hotel and/or secure residential locations for the Chief of Party (when in country), and other visiting staff or STTA.

• Identify and assess hotels or other venues for holding program meetings, workshops, or events.

• Develop the Scope of Work and staffing requirements for the long-term security contract, including office security and guarding. Vet and report on firms capable of performing the Scope of Work.

• Complete other tasks as required by the field point of contact, including specific site assessments.

• Provide debrief to relevant staff prior to departure.

Deliverables

Upon completion of the assignment, specific deliverables will include:

• Project security risk assessment report written in DI-supplied format with a contextual analysis of the operating environment with a specific focus on the programmatic vulnerabilities related to DI operations in Libya.

• Draft project security plan expanding upon recommended mitigation measures identified in the security risk assessment and outlining proposed approaches for security operations including, but not limited to office security (including guarding), journey management, staff profile management, and staff training.

• Develop Scope of Work for long-term security provider and standing office security.

• Written training program provided to project Security Focal Point and project leadership.

These deliverables should adequately cover the various topics listed in the “principal duties and responsibilities” section. All deliverables are subject to review and requested revisions by DI.

Qualifications

In house experts proposed by the firm shall have the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this contract:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in security, crisis management, and oversight of security platforms;

• Demonstrated ability to generate and leverage network connections in high threat countries to promote an accurate understanding of risk and strengthen knowledge of country context. Prior Libya experience required;

• Prior professional experience working in law enforcement or military coupled with private sector work experience preferred;

• Familiarity with USAID and DI work desired;

• Ability to report to and coordinate with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external;

• Experience in training civilians on safety and security measures;

• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills; and

• Must have the mandatory operating licenses required to operate in Libya;

• Fluency in English is required, proficiency in Arabic is preferred.

Instructions

To apply for this opportunity, please submit a quote, a synopsis of your past experience working in Libya, and the CV(s) of the proposed experts or key personnel who would work on this contract to EVER-PMU@democracyinternational.com.