Overview
The Field Security Coordination Officer will report directly to the Chief Security Adviser and is responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the United Nations security management system globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Serves as Adviser to the Designated Official and/or Head of Mission, and to United Nations Security Management System organizations on all security risk management matters, security policy and procedures.
- Serves as a member of the Area Security Management Team.
- Chairs the Area Security Cell, building consensus to ensure alignment and support for security operations and initiatives to best enable UN activities.
- Ensures forecasting of the evolving security environment and, the UN’s security and operational responses.
- Ensures the development of inclusive risk management strategies and drives planning using continuous monitoring of operational and security environments.
- Ensures the preparation, review and implementation of security planning, security risk management documents and risk management-based security solutions.
- Advises on the inclusion of security in all stages of United Nations activities and programmes.
- Oversees security-related projects, prioritizing work to meet deadlines and following defined processes, policies, procedures and guidance.
- Monitors and contributes to activities that relate to the implementation and evaluation of preparedness and compliance.
- Enhances communication and trust through active collaboration, consultation and exchanges with UN system organizations and other stakeholders.
- Collaborates closely with peers and colleagues, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions, and Host Government representatives.
- Strengthens awareness and capacity of personnel by supporting the development, updates and facilitation of contextually relevant and specifically tailored security training and advice.
- Ensures the conduct of security surveys and assessments, creatively leveraging tools and processes, identifying and recommending simple, reasonable, inclusive, effective and efficient security measures.
- Ensures implementation and maintenance of a functioning Security Communication System.
- Ensures conduct of budget, finance and logistical planning for the security office and participation in relevant United Nations administration, finance, and logistics forums.
- Leads and manages the security team, anticipate human resources needs through workforce planning, assesses performance and support the development security personnel under his/her supervision.
- Ensures implementation of departmental approaches to mainstreaming gender, diversity and inclusion into all aspects of the work as well as ensuring the implementation of people-centred security risk management approaches considering specific threats or vulnerabilities of personnel and adapting practices and measures in support of diversity and inclusion.
- Performs other functions as directed.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in international relations, disarmament affairs, conflict resolution, crime or terrorism prevention, security, risk or disaster or emergency management and preparedness in the public or private sector areas responsible for responding to emergency situations that directly impact security is required. At least three years of experience working within the UN Common System or a comparable international or nongovernmental organization in an active or post conflict environments at the international level is required. At least three years of experience in security programme management, evidence based operational risk analysis, and design/implementation of mitigation measures in support of humanitarian and development plans in an active or post conflict environment is required. At least three years of experience serving as a lead adviser to senior management or security decision-making bodies is desirable. Experience in planning, resourcing, deploying with and managing humanitarian convoy movements in an active or post conflict environments is desirable. Experience in direct management of a multi-national and geographically dispersed security teams is desirable. Experience in an international capacity in coordinating and liaising with multiple stakeholders, including partner organizations, operations centres, and/or military or civil liaison authorities is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, political/social science, psychology, criminal justice, law, international relations, security management or a related field is required. A relevant first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A first-level university degree may be substituted with a diploma from a police or military education institution, college or academy obtained over a minimum of a three-year period.
