Employer: OSCE
Deadline: 27 May 2020
Tasks and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head, Security Management, the selected candidate will act as the OSCE Secretariat’s main technical and operational contact point for field security issues and provide support and assistance to the field operations as required. She/he will ensure that the provisions of The Framework of Security Management and the Organization’s security policy are met and complied with by all OSCE Institutions and field operations.
More specifically, she/he will be responsible for:
Reviewing all mission security plans and security risk assessments and providing feedback to improve emergency and contingency planning; travelling to the field operations and Institutions, as required, to provide technical and operational support;
Maintaining continuing lines of communication with the designated Mission Security Officers/Officials, providing guidance and assistance and supporting the development of security training programmes for all field staff;
Carrying out security compliance missions to ensure implementation of security instructions and recommendations, submitting reports on findings and following up to ensure implementation of recommendations as required;
Supporting the OSCE Secretariat Situation Room in its security-related activities, particularly during crisis situations impacting staff safety and security;
Assisting the Institutions to meet their security responsibilities and to put into place adequate security arrangements when operating in the field, including initiating and updating all organizational travel advisories;
Travelling to Field Operations, Institutions and Missions to provide technical and operational support as required;
Monitoring the implementation of Security Instructions, Directives and Guidelines;
Serving as a member of various security management teams and acting as the focal point for the UN Saving Lives Together initiative;
Backstopping the activities of the Head, Security Management and deputizing when required;
Performing any other related duties, as assigned.
Necessary Qualifications
First-level university degree in risk, disaster or emergency management, political science, military science, public administration, law enforcement, law, social science, international relations or related area, or other relevant field or graduate of a national military or police academy at officer level;
A minimum of six years of professional experience in security management in international organizations or national experience in a military or police environment;
Professional fluency in English with excellent written and oral communication skills;
Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, whilst maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
Computer literate with practical experience in Microsoft applications.