Security Officer

Mid Security

Overview

Monitor security operations and support UN personnel safety.

You have:

• Minimum three (3) years of security experience in International Organizations or Civilian Sector is required; reduced to one (1) for candidates with a first-level university degree.
• Completion of secondary/high school education with confirmed diploma.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Possession of a valid national driving license is desirable.

Contract

This is a G-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 4 years of experience, depending on education. More about G-4 contracts.

Org. Setting and Reporting

Under the overall guidance of the UNDSS Security Advisor/UNMIK Chief Security Officer (SA/CSO), Deputy Chief Security Officer (D/CSO) and direct supervision of the Security Operations Centre Supervisor, the incumbent shall perform the following duties:

Responsibilities

• Monitor the mission area and report events, activities, or incidents affecting the safety and security of UN personnel and their dependents at the duty station. • Receive, transmit, or relay security and safety messages on behalf of the Designated Official or Senior Security Personnel through all authorized communication channels. • Receive, organize, and disseminate security-related information from Kosovo Police, KFOR, and EULEX Security. • Upon receiving notifications or observations of security incidents through public media, escalate them via appropriate channels for follow-up and support. • Oversee security management system distribution lists and disseminate Security Advisories, Broadcasts, and Travel Advisories via email, SMS, and other electronic channels as required. • When directed by the Designated Official, Area Security Coordinator, or Senior Security Professional, support and facilitate headcounts of all UNSMS personnel using appropriate Security Communications Systems, ensuring timely and accurate reporting per established SOPs. • Maintain contact details for emergency services, host government support structures, local authorities, and UNSMS/NGO response teams, and direct personnel to the nearest support structure during security incidents. • Disseminating “flash” reports to UNHQ as appropriate. • Produce a Daily Occurrence Report (OB) based on incidents and information gathered over a twenty-four-hour period from various sources. • Facilitate immediate support to UNSMS personnel involved in security or safety incidents, alert response and support functions through defined channels, provide feedback to the personnel involved, maintain communication, and act in a supportive role. Record all information and communications related to these incidents. • Access the Personal Information Security Database to retrieve the residence location and contact details of UN personnel or dependents in case of emergency. • Provide a SOC officer on duty at the Security Operations Centre 24/7 with 8-hour shift rotations to address information requests. During silent hours, ensure the SOC Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor is on call to respond to operational matters as needed. • Perform the duties of the FTS Switchboard Operator on a 24/7 basis, ensuring fast and reliable communication by managing all UNMIK incoming and outgoing calls. • Monitor the Radio Tracking System (HF & VHF) to track the movement of the SRSG and the assigned Security Liaison Unit (SLU) team. • Conduct monthly radio checks with the UN Integrated Security Workforce, Substantive Division, Mission Support Division, and UN Agencies, Funds, and Programs call signs. • Monitor the usage of the SCS to ensure compliance with established SOPs and guide personnel on proper behavior when using the system. • Monitor, operate, and maintain the Integrated Security System (ISS) at UNMIK Headquarters, including Personnel Access Control, Perimeter Intrusion Detection, Fire Alarm/Smoke Detection, Public Announcement, Close Circuit Surveillance, Armory Intrusion Detection, and Server Room Status Monitoring systems. • Ensure the safekeeping and management of the SOC Master Access Card, which grants access to all premises and offices within UNMIK Headquarters. • Provide crisis management support by maintaining integrated situational awareness and, where applicable, facilitating operations coordination across the mission area. • Perform other duties as tasked by SOC Supervisor, DCSO Ops or SA/CSO.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Knowledge of internal security policies and procedures generally and in particular those related to work situations, planning, operational and organizational abilities. Knowledge of local laws and practices related to mission area, ability to gather information from a variety of sources, trustworthy, high sense of responsibility, alertness, emotional stability and neatness, ability to remain calm in emergency situations, willingness to work on shifts, good knowledge of the section organizational units, functions, and key personnel. • Teamwork: Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicit input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; place team agenda before personal agenda; support and act in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; share credit for team accomplishments and accept joint responsibility for team shortcomings. • Planning & Organizing: Develop clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identify priority activities and assignments; adjust priorities as required; allocate appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning; monitor and adjust plans and actions as necessary; use time efficiently.

Education

Completion of secondary/high school education with confirmed diploma.

Job - Specific Qualification

Possession a valid national driving license is desirable.

Work Experience

Minimum three (3) years of security experience in International Organizations or Civilian Sector is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to one (1) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise and a competency-based interview.

Special Notice

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules. Applicants for positions in the General Service and related categories must be authorized to work for the United Nations in the duty station where the position is located. Eligible applicants selected from outside the duty station are responsible for any expenses in connection with their relocation to the duty station. Staff members subject to local recruitment are not eligible for allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions. Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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