Hiring Organization:
Duty Station : Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P3
Type of Appointment : Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 05 July 2022
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Establish and maintain effective working exchanges and relationships with security officials of
other UN agencies and organizations, government counterparts and partner security services,
country United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) office and all appropriate
security focal points, in order to ensure up-to-date security-related information that is beneficial
to the Haiti specific missions and individual offices is obtained.
2. Provide accurate and up to date assessments of the security situation in Haiti and provide
advice and recommendations to the CoM on how to prevent and mitigate against identified
threats and risks.
3. Develop, implement, and regularly test a functioning warden system. Warden testing methods
should include multiple systems, including SCAAN.
4. Regularly conduct a security training needs assessment and develop, deliver, and/or
coordinate the delivery of the security trainings for IOM personnel in IOM Haiti, in coordination
with UNDSS and other UN Security Management System (UNSMS) agencies and
organizations. Security trainings could be extended to other UN personnel and implementing
partners, to extent possible.
5. Provide safety/security briefings for IOM staff deployed to and travelling within Haiti and
coordinate all travel security for the Mission relating to all IOM operations, including
assessments of road, air and river transport networks, medical evacuations and international
staff travel within and from/to Haiti.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in Security Management/Social Science, Law, Disaster Management,
International Studies, Communication, or a related field from an accredited academic Institution
with five years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Having successfully passed the UN Security Certification Programme is highly desirable.
• Safe and secure Approaches in the Field Environments (SSAFE), Training of Trainers (ToT) or
other official UN ToT certification would be an advantage.
Experience
• Relevant professional experience working in security management, security risk management,
at an international level;
• Previous experience in UN Missions, International Peacekeeping or Emergency Missions;
• Experience in planning and execution of security measures in UN agencies or organizations is
highly desirable;
• Previous experience in dealing with law enforcement agencies an advantage; and,
• Experience working in hardship duty stations and having previous training in hostage incident
management scenarios would be an advantage.
Skills
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior military and government counterparts is an advantage;
• Good knowledge of security management cycle;
• Personal commitment, efficiency, flexibility, drive for results, creative thinking; and,
• Good level of computer literacy.
Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
External applicants for all positions in the Professional category are required to be proficient in
English and have at least a working knowledge of one additional UN Language (French,
Spanish, Arabic, Russian or Chinese).
For all applicants, fluency in English and French is required (oral and written). Working
knowledge of Spanish or any UN official language is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process,
which may include written and/or oral assessments.
APPLY
Duty Station : Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P3
Type of Appointment : Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 05 July 2022
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Establish and maintain effective working exchanges and relationships with security officials of
other UN agencies and organizations, government counterparts and partner security services,
country United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) office and all appropriate
security focal points, in order to ensure up-to-date security-related information that is beneficial
to the Haiti specific missions and individual offices is obtained.
2. Provide accurate and up to date assessments of the security situation in Haiti and provide
advice and recommendations to the CoM on how to prevent and mitigate against identified
threats and risks.
3. Develop, implement, and regularly test a functioning warden system. Warden testing methods
should include multiple systems, including SCAAN.
4. Regularly conduct a security training needs assessment and develop, deliver, and/or
coordinate the delivery of the security trainings for IOM personnel in IOM Haiti, in coordination
with UNDSS and other UN Security Management System (UNSMS) agencies and
organizations. Security trainings could be extended to other UN personnel and implementing
partners, to extent possible.
5. Provide safety/security briefings for IOM staff deployed to and travelling within Haiti and
coordinate all travel security for the Mission relating to all IOM operations, including
assessments of road, air and river transport networks, medical evacuations and international
staff travel within and from/to Haiti.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in Security Management/Social Science, Law, Disaster Management,
International Studies, Communication, or a related field from an accredited academic Institution
with five years of relevant professional experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Having successfully passed the UN Security Certification Programme is highly desirable.
• Safe and secure Approaches in the Field Environments (SSAFE), Training of Trainers (ToT) or
other official UN ToT certification would be an advantage.
Experience
• Relevant professional experience working in security management, security risk management,
at an international level;
• Previous experience in UN Missions, International Peacekeeping or Emergency Missions;
• Experience in planning and execution of security measures in UN agencies or organizations is
highly desirable;
• Previous experience in dealing with law enforcement agencies an advantage; and,
• Experience working in hardship duty stations and having previous training in hostage incident
management scenarios would be an advantage.
Skills
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior military and government counterparts is an advantage;
• Good knowledge of security management cycle;
• Personal commitment, efficiency, flexibility, drive for results, creative thinking; and,
• Good level of computer literacy.
Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
External applicants for all positions in the Professional category are required to be proficient in
English and have at least a working knowledge of one additional UN Language (French,
Spanish, Arabic, Russian or Chinese).
For all applicants, fluency in English and French is required (oral and written). Working
knowledge of Spanish or any UN official language is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process,
which may include written and/or oral assessments.
APPLY