UN Women: Security Specialist
Contract
This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.
Salary
The salary for this job should be between 101,597 USD and 133,034 USD.
Salary for a P-3 contract in Kyiv
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UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
With unfolding military invasion of Ukraine, there is a need for the Ukraine County Office to have a dedicated Security professional within the team to be able to provide timely advice to the Senior Management and security support to the UN Women personnel. As the conflict is complex and multifaceted, there is a continuous demand in professional security services, which will include participation in consultations with UNDSS and other security professionals, identification of the best security approaches for UN Women with regard to staffing, safeguarding of assets and any movements within the country.
To support its operations, the UN Women office in Ukraine seeks to hire the Security Specialist. S/he is expected to be based in Kyiv and support UN Women’s and report directly to UN Women Resident Representative while maintaining a technical reporting line with Global Security Advisor.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide technical support, guidance, and advice to the UN Women Ukraine Country Office
- Provide timely and accurate security advice and recommendations to the Ukraine CO; and approve organizational missions;
- Clarify, interpret, and implement existing UN and UN Women security policy as applicable;
- Oversee security evaluations and provide advice on security measures for the residences (Residential Security Measures - RSM) of UN Women personnel, as well as on latest trends and threats to personnel safety and security;
- Track developing threats and related risks, reviewing the impact of security factors and risk on UN Women personnel, premises, assets, programme design and delivery;
- Provide recommendations regarding effective risk prevention and mitigation measures, including recommendations for possible UN Women support needs and improvements;
- Capacity build UN Women local Security Officer through continuous training, shadowing and guidance
Oversee security assessments and take necessary action
- Oversee substantive assessment of the security situation at the duty station and ensure adequate collation and verification of security information;
- Conduct security assessments of UN Women premises and equipment and provide recommendations on risk management.
Liaise with and participate in the local security community
- Maintain close liaison with Reginal Security Specialist;
- Actively participate in UNSMS Security Cell;
- Liaise and coordinate with the host government security organizations and/or personnel, including national and local provincial authorities, military, and police officers, as well as non-governmental organizations, UN entities, and other non-State actor;
- Participate as a member of security groups, particularly Inter-Agency Security Management Network Working Groups as directed by the UN Women Global Security Adviser; Provide an advisory presence at UN security management meetings such as the country SMT, UNCT, and OMT
- Maintain a security network of international and national security personnel;
- Represent UN Women on behalf of the Security Adviser at security meetings, and attends security workshops/training sessions, working groups and conferences as directed.
Collect, update, and communicate security information
- Provide updates and information to HQ in relation to the security intranet portal and documentation;
- Disseminate of security information and measures to personnel;
- Disseminate analytical products and outputs of the Section to stakeholders;
- Disseminate analytical products and outputs of the Section to stakeholders; Conduct regular communications with UN Women Security Focal Points;
- Establish a UN Women Warden System/Communication Tree where applicable.
Develop, maintain, manage and implement the UN Women Security Plan, including updating personnel lists
- Oversee the development and implementation the UN Women Security Plan in accordance with the UN Security Plan; maintain the plan;
- Manage the preparation and review of the UN Security Plan and provide technical support in its implementation;
- Provide advice and recommendations in the selection and purchasing of security equipment;
- Prepare and submit security clearance/movement of personnel requests;
- Maintain, coordinates and implements the UN Women Warden System;
- Keep and update of information related to UN Women offices and residences including Global Premises Directory.
Monitor, manage and implement UN Women compliance of the Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) established for the duty station/s
- Compile data required for the SRMM Self-Assessment of the UN Women and UN Security Compliance Survey (SCS) Programme;
- Provide technical support to and advise the UN Women Security Focal Point in the completion and updating of the SCS;
- Provide technical support to and advise the UN Women Security Focal Point in the evaluation and implementation of the UN Women Security Compliance Action Plan (SCAP);
- Provide technical advisory support to the Security Focal Point for the UN Women Security Compliance Enhancement Funding (SCEF);
- Implement SRMM for UN Women personnel, premises and assets, and systems and protocols, in accordance with organizational risk acceptance, ensuring the mainstreaming of security;
- Provide UN Women managers with prescriptive content such as policy, risk management methodology, SRMM and RSM;
- Provide technical support to security compliance input of all UN Women offices within AOR;
- Provide technical support to the Programme team in completing and submitting the UN Women online Programme Assessment format.
Report security incidents affecting UN Women personnel, programmes, offices and assets
- Collate information and provide inputs to security reports, such as the Security & Safety Incident Reporting System (SSIRS), Security Risk Management (SRM) Assessments and other ad-hoc incident reports;
- Oversee security evaluations and surveys of Country Office and Field Offices;
- Develop accurate and timely written country briefings; add inputs to position papers from a field perspective;
- Provide information to the country UN Security Management System (UNSMS) as required.
Develop and conduct training courses on security awareness, preparedness, mainstreaming, BCP and specialized security functions
- Participate in the development and delivery of UNSMS training;
- Develop UN Women specific security training and conduct security training;
- Provide security orientation to newly assigned personnel members and security briefings;
- Provide security mainstreaming sessions as required;
- Provide BCP training sessions as required;
- Coordinate with Human Resources to provide UN Women Representatives and Heads of Offices security briefings.
Perform other security-related tasks including but not limited to:
- Provide Air Travel Focal Point services to UN Women as per ARMO requirements;
- Maintain liaison with commercial companies used for UN Women security at offices and residences, in order to ensure the effective and efficient use of the guard force.
- Ensure 100% with UN Women UN Women Security and Safety Compliance Survey.
- Ensure 100% compliance with UN Women Business County and Crisis Management Application.
- Active participation at all UNSMS Security Cell meetings.
- Deliver SMT talking points for the Country Representative prior to the meeting and provide updates on the Security Cell discissions.
- Complete a review of physical security arrangements at UN Women office locations in the area of operations.
- Prepare movement plan for field missions for UN Women personnel.
- Establish proof of life protocol with the CO and regional HR Business Partner for CO based and visiting personnel.
- Develop a quick reference guide for the HIM scenario for the Country Office.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Quality and timely security recommendations and advice
- Adherence to UN Women and UN security standards
- Provide timely and accurate security reports
- Accurate and timely implementation of the overall UN Women security plan
- Provide accurate information and briefings to personnel, including newly hired personnel and non-personnel
- Regular interaction and maintain good relationships with important partners, including Security Focal Points, UN agencies and external parties
- Timely completion and input to the UN Women security business process SCS – SCAP- SCAP
Competencies
Core Values:
- Respect for Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Inclusive Collaboration
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading by Example
Functional Competencies
- Strong knowledge of business, operations, and programming cycle
- Strong knowledge of security and risk management
- Strong knowledge of local country’s security situation/ laws
- Good knowledge of UN System policies and procedures
- Ability to work under pressure and in crisis situations
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to be strategic and provide advice
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf
Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in security management, risk management, business administration, leadership, political/social science, international relations, legal, or a related field.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- UN, military or police senior Command and Staff College qualification with command experience at senior level, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in security with experience of programme management in the field in a development context is required; 7 years if not in possession of a Master’s degree.
- Budget management experience as it relates to field support is required.
- Experience of conducting security risk assessments as an integral part of operational planning and the enabling of operations is required.
- International security experience in conflict or post-conflict environment is desirable.
- Experience of disaster and/or conflict surge support is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of UN Security Policy Manual in highly desirable.
- Formally qualified to deliver Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments and Individual First Aid Kit training is highly desirable.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English is required
- Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.
Application:
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
Note:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
Diversity and inclusion:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.