About TGH
"Stakeholders in committed & sustainable international solidarity"
Founded in 1994, TGH is a French international solidarity organization based in Lyon. The association designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in the following sectors: water, hygiene and sanitation, civil engineering, food security and rural development, socio-educational and psychosocial. TGH is currently operating in 13 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
TGH in Sudan
TGH has a long-standing presence in Sudan: first implementing a multi-sectoral program targeting displaced people and host communities in Geneina (West Darfur) in 2004, it extended its presence to Central Darfur (Bindizi and Um Dukhun) in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Since then, TGH has maintained a continuous presence in both states, despite an increasingly complex context, and has also intervened in Khartoum, Gedaref, Al-Jazeera, Red Sea, and South Kordofan states.
TGH’s ongoing activities in Sudan include emergency assistance to displaced people (provision of NFIs and emergency shelter, hygiene and dignity kits, etc), WASH (access to water supply systems and sanitation services, hygiene promotion…), FSL and livelihood (distribution of agricultural inputs, promotion of farming best practices, income generating activities, MPCA…) and Protection activities (PSS, general protection, child protection, GBV through Case Management, support for Child Friendly Spaces and Women and Girl Safe Spaces…).
With a current operational volume of approximately €12 million, TGH’s mission in Sudan is supported by key donors including ECHO, BHA, OCHA-SHF, and IFSAN (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
TGH currently employs over 120 national staff across field locations including Geneina and Foro Baranga (West Darfur); Golo, and Zalingei (Central Darfur); Tawila (North Darfur); Wad Madani (Jazirah) , Khartoum and Port Sudan (Red Sea). Additionally, more than 14 expatriate staff are deployed across Sudan and Chad.
Further information is available in the ‘Our actions’ section of our website.
General objectives of the job
Operating in high-risk environments requires a team that is not just aware of safety protocols but deeply prepared to execute them under pressure. As an International NGO, TGH’s highest priority is the safety of our humanitarian workforce.
The Safety & Security Capacity Building Specialist will be responsible for reviewing, designing, and delivering high-impact safety and security training, briefings, and crisis simulations for both our national and international staff. This is a highly mobile role requiring regular travel across Western and Eastern Sudan to ensure the field teams are equipped to handle rapidly evolving security dynamics.
Key Responsibilities
Training Design & Delivery (40%)
- Develop Context-Specific Curricula: design practical, interactive training modules tailored to the specific threat matrix of Sudan.
- Conduct Advanced Simulations: Plan and execute realistic crisis simulations for staff, including but not limited to:
- Drone attack awareness and mitigation protocols.
- Vehicle incidents, checkpoints, carjackings, and ambushes.
- Compound intrusions and hibernation/relocation/evacuation procedures.
- Remote first aid and mass casualty incident management.
- Build Local Capacity: deliver Training-of-Trainers (ToT) sessions to national security focal points to ensure sustainable safety knowledge and proper handover at the end of the assignment.
Security Briefings & Onboarding (30%)
- Overhaul Briefing Materials: review, update, and standardise all country and field-level security briefings to ensure they are accurate, actionable, and culturally sensitive.
- Onboarding: Ensure all incoming international staff and newly hired national staff receive comprehensive, high-quality briefings before field deployment, and that this task is taken over by field coordinators at the end of first quarter of this assignment.
Assessment & Roving Support (30%)
- Training Needs Assessment: travel across Sudan field offices, with a focus on Western Sudan offices, to assess current staff capacities and identify critical security knowledge gaps.
- Contextual Adaptation: Constantly update training materials to reflect shifting local dynamics, weapon contamination risks, and emerging technological threats (e.g., surveillance and drone usage).
Security, working and living conditions
The living conditions in N’Djamena and Port Sudan (=coordination base) are comfortable with most modern conveniences, while in Darfur and other field locations the living conditions are more basic (cold water, limited telephone network and internet disruptions) and social life is limited for security reasons. There are regular flights to and from Chad and Sudan to regional destinations.
Profile
- Field Experience: sound experience managing or training on safety and security in high-risk, conflict, or complex humanitarian environments (Sudan experience is highly desirable).
- INGO Experience: deep understanding of humanitarian principles, “Acceptance” strategies, and how security enables—rather than blocks—program delivery, including in highly involving contexts.
- Technical Expertise: proven track record of developing and facilitating security simulations (especially drone threat mitigation, vehicle incidents and active hostilities).
- Communication Skills: fluency in written and spoken English, with the ability to explain complex security concepts to diverse, multicultural teams.
- Physical & Mental Resilience: ability to travel frequently and work in remote, high-stress, and basic living conditions across Sudan, including in locations that are several days away from operational airports.
- Fluency or working proficiency in Arabic.
- Recognised certifications in Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT), First Aid/Trauma Care, or tactical security management.
Employment terms
Location
Roving across West and East Sudan, mainly field locations.
Duration
06 months, from August 2026
Conditions
- French employment contract
- Gross monthly salary from €2,369 to €2,884 depending on experience
- Monthly per diem €750
- Hardship bonus €300
- Medical coverage of 100% + repatriation insurance
- Accommodation, international and local transportation as part of the mission
- Resting policy: 06 working days at 3 and 9 months + RnR allowance €930 – 25 paid leave days/ year (transportation covered by TGH every 6 months)
- No family duty station
- Psychological support (briefing/debriefing + 5 counselling sessions/year covered by the medical insurance)
- HR follow-up and support for carreer development
TGH has chosen a deliberately simple and transparent remuneration policy, accessible in the “Join us” section of our website. The salary levels advertised in our job offers are set within the framework of the salary scale and are not open to negotiation.