Overview
The Security Manager, P4, serves as the senior operational security focal point for UNICEF Gaza operations, providing operational leadership and supervision to ensure effective implementation of security risk management, humanitarian access coordination, emergency preparedness, and operational security compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Serves as the senior operational security focal point for UNICEF Gaza operations.
- Provides operational leadership and supervision of Gaza-based security personnel.
- Ensures effective implementation of UNICEF security risk management, humanitarian access coordination, emergency preparedness, and operational security compliance.
- Supports senior management through operational analysis, crisis coordination, humanitarian liaison, and field-level operational decision support.
- Works in close collaboration with the Country Office Security Manager in Jerusalem on technical issues.
- Advises the Senior Emergency Coordinator (SEC)/Chief Field Office (CFO) on security duties and responsibilities.
- Contributes to the UNICEF mandate through strong security risk analysis, advice, and relevant mitigation.
- Independently manages sensitive security coordination responsibilities, including engagement with de facto authorities, local power brokers, armed actors, convoy coordination mechanisms, community leaders, and humanitarian partners to facilitate operational access while ensuring compliance with United Nations security management policies and humanitarian principles.
Required Experience
At least 8 years of relevant work experience in Security, Security Management, Risk Management, Emergency Response, Humanitarian Access, Crisis Coordination, Incident Management, Movement Coordination, Civil Military Coordination, Physical Security, Capacity Building. and any other related fields. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
Qualifications
Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Safety, security studies, international relations, conflict studies, intelligence studies, humanitarian affairs, political science and any other related fields.
