UNICEF Security Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia

UNICEF Security Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous country on the continent with an estimated population of 115 million. It borders six African countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 square kilometers.

Approximately 85 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of ancient cultures with Middle Eastern and African cultures evident in the religious, ethnic, and language composition of its people.

Over the past two years, children and their families across Ethiopia faced multiple and complex emergencies, such as the conflict in the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in millions of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

UNICEF has programmes in Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Social Policy, and Education and serves over 15 million children in Ethiopia. Join UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to improving the lives of children and women.

How can you make a difference?

Security Risk Management and Planning

Advise the Security Manager and the Chief of Field Office in the execution of his/her duties with regards to the security of UNICEF personnel and eligible family members, premises, and in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems. Attend as an observer, all ASMT meetings, assist the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) as appropriate and participate as a member of the area security coordination cell established by UNDSS.

Provide advice on technical security requirements contained in the UN Security Plan, The Security Risk Management (SRM) Measures, Residential Security Measures (RSM), and other relevant policies, guidelines, and assessments and monitor their implementation. Provide technical oversight for contracted security providers.

Prepare, maintain, and update UNICEF security documentation including security contingency plans and provide the Security Manager, and the Chief of Field Office with mandatory reports in accordance with UNICEF security reporting guidelines. This includes the monitoring/reporting on security compliance and the submission of all Security Incident Reports (SIRs).

Security Services

Monitor the security situation and provide independent and comprehensive security analysis with the goal of identifying trends and predicting the specific conditions that would impact on the security of UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises assets and resources.

Implement security activities in support of UNICEF operations and participate, coordinate and/or undertake security risk management for all locations where UNICEF personnel and eligible family members are present.

Ensure that UNICEF personnel are kept informed of matters affecting their security and the actions to take in the event of an emergency including

those identified in the UN Security Plan as it relates to UNICEF.

Ensure there is an effective and functioning communications system for security management within UNICEF that this is fully integrated into the UN Emergency Communications System. Coordinate with UNDSS to ensure all UNICEF personnel undertake all mandatory security training/briefings and participate in all security related contingency exercises.

Conduct security surveys of international personnel residences in accordance with the Residential Security Measures (RSM).

Programmatic Security Information Analysis
Collect information, provide specific analysis, advice, and support to programme planning and implementation. Conduct analysis to fully understand the issues that have an impact on the delivery of UNICEF programmes particularly in areas deemed security compromised. Work closely with the UNICEF programme and communication personnel in country to integrate all relevant analysis into the planning and implementation of all country programmes.

Security Networking and Partnership Building

Establish contact and maintain networks with all UNSMS/NGOs security advisors and relevant local authorities as appropriate. Ensure that security collaboration with NGOs working as UNICEF implementing partners is undertaken, in coordination with UNDSS, and using the SLT policies as a framework.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Introduce technological innovations and approaches to security procedures and systems.

Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.

Organize, plan and/or implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders on security related preparedness and operations.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Risk Management, International Relations, Cultural Anthropology, Conflict Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Diplomatic Studies, Conflict and Security or Counter Terrorism.

A minimum of five years (5 years) of relevant professional experience in global security risk management and/or security analysis is required.

Demonstrated international security management experience and understanding of the United Nations Security Management System is highly desirable.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF Security Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia

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