Security Specialist

The Security Specialist advises on security-related duties and responsibilities in accordance with the United Nations and UNICEF Security Management Systems. The role involves managing and supporting all security-related activities within the country or area of responsibility to ensure the safety and security of personnel, assets, operations, and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Hub Coordinator on security-related duties and responsibilities in accordance with the United Nations and UNICEF Security Management Systems.
• Contribute to the UNICEF mandate through robust security risk analysis, sound security advice, and the implementation of appropriate risk mitigation measures.
• Manage and support all security-related activities within the country or area of responsibility, ensuring the safety and security of personnel, assets, operations, and programmes.
• Security Risk Management and Planning.
• Security Services.
• Programmatic Security Information Analysis.
• Security Networking and Partnership Building.
• Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in security and any other related fields.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in global security risk management and/or security analysis is required.
• Communication, Collaboration, Problem-solving, Adaptability, Diplomacy, Resilience are required skills.
• Fluency in French is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable.
• Demonstrated international security management experience and understanding of the United Nations Security Management System is highly desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.

Skills

• Global Security Risk Management
• Security Analysis
• Security Management
• UN Security Management System
• Country-level Security Operations
• Security in Humanitarian Contexts
• Security in Fragile Settings
• Security Decision Advising
• Security Operations
• Cybersecurity Incident Response
• Security Policy
• Security Training
• Security Assessments
• Security Coordination
• Security Communication Systems
• Diplomacy
• Resilience
• French
• Security Collaboration

Languages

French