Francis Mariao Ekunoit

• Advice the country directors for GIZ and KfW on all matters related to the health, safety, and security of staff, assets, premises, and partners.
• Collaborate with corporate security unit at the HQ on training, strategic direction,operational threat environment, and international practice
• Maintain good working relationships with key Security interlocutors e.g., UNDSS, UNHCR, UNWFP, INSO, Police, private security co and military within Area of Responsibility.
• Monitoring and reporting risks, travel security, and applications and compliance of duty of care.
• Participate in or develop and review the country's security plans.
• Maintain continuing lines of communication with security focal points in all GIZ projects.
• Analyses security related information, evaluates reports, and provides input to the Senior Management Team on the implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of the security plan
• Develops security contingency plans, SOPs and procedures, inductions, training in personal security awareness, hand-outs, and briefings to all categories of staff, non-staff, visitors, consultants, and partners
• Review investigation reports of incidents/accidents involving staff/eligible dependents, and loss or damage to property; ensures appropriate and timely remedial responses and actions
• Ensures that fire detection devices and fire-fighting equipment are available on the premises.
• Maintains fire evacuation plan and conducts fire drills and training as necessary.
• Maintains an ongoing evaluation of air, land and sea evacuation routes and resources for use in emergencies, ensuring the availability of vehicles, aircraft, vessels, fuel supply and assessable roads.
• Periodically checks emergency communications system to determine if system is functioning properly;arranges for necessary repairs or adjustments.
• Coordinate with the Regional Security Hub for East Africa on all security issues in the region.
• Conduct regular country and location -specific threat reviews and risk assessments
• Undertake site security assessments of staff, hotels, and office premises.
• Manage information during a critical event and keeping track of all notes, logs, and other information
• Conduct annual drills and scenario exercises to build incident response capacity in the field
• Support the team leaders and staff with incident response, reporting, and post-incident action
• Support the country office and projects in delivering in-person security training
• Provide pre-deployment and arrival briefings, on safety, security, and cultural awareness
• Undertake training of staff in relevant training to enhance their personal safety.

• Ensure protective security for all persons and property and advises the Speaker and the Clerk.
• Overseeing implementation of security measures and regulations by staffs and visitors.
• Safeguarding security of assets against theft, pilferage, damage, misuse or sabotage.
• Liaising with law enforcement agencies to ensure effective execution of security services.
• Conduct security briefing for new staff and visitors.
• Supervising contracted and seconded security personnel to ensure value for money.
• Investigations accidents involving County Assembly vehicles and taking the necessary actions.
• Evaluating changes to the security environment and sharing the findings to management.
• Carries out periodical security surveys and conducts institutional risk assessment.
• Coordinating investigations into all acts of crime or any losses against the Institution.
• Ensure fire prevention and safety of the facilities.
• Ensure compliance with occupational health requirements/standards.
• Crowd management.

• Plan the delivery of the overall program and its activities in accordance with the mission and thegoals of the organization
• Develop new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization
• Develop a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for improvement.
• Develop funding proposals for the program to ensure the continuous delivery of services
• Ensure that program activities comply to the policies and procedures of the Organization
• In consultation with the Executive Director, recruit, interview and select well-qualified staff.
• Establish and implement a performance management process for all program staff.
• In-charge of the designing and developing the project till the production stage.
• Developing different risk management strategies.
• Clearly define requirements and make targets accordingly.
• Define resources and the schedule for the implementation of the project.
• Identify and solve project issues effectively.
• Supervising the project team and managing conflicts within the different department.
• Perform performance appraise of individual team members.
• Designing and maintaining projects and technical documentation
• Recognize areas for internal improvement and developing plans for implementing them

• Coordinate activities related to the project management disciplines.
• Performing project administrative duties including disseminating project Information to project stakeholders.
• Monitoring the achievement of project activities on behalf of the project manager.
• Developing and maintaining project deliverables under the direction of the manager and Program Coordinator.
• Gather and input data into databases.
• Plan logistics for meetings, conferences, trainings, and other project-related events.
• Organizing project committee meetings and preparing the necessary materials including reports,presentations, agendas, and other meeting collateral.
• Excellent transcribing and recording of key decisions and actions resulting from meetings.

• Carryout Interview, record, transcribe and translate In-depth interviews and Focus groups
• Name and store collected qualitative data
• Mobilization for data collection

As a trainer, my area of focus included:

• Counter terrorism.
• VIP Protection.
• Vital installation protection.
• Skills at Arms.
• Military field operations.
• Reconnaissance patrols.

I also undertook the general duties of a policeman:

• Maintenance of law and order..
• Apprehension of law offenders.
• Prevention of crime.
• Protection of life and property
• Enforcement of laws and regulations.