Hiring Organization: UNDP / UN Women
Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Languages Required: English
Duration of Initial Contract: 1 year
Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:
Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Languages Required: English
Duration of Initial Contract: 1 year
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide guidance and advice to the RO and field offices in the region
Provide security advice, recommendations to the RO and field offices in the region, including senior management;
Approve organizational missions;
Develop and implement UN Women security policy, interpret existing security policies;
Manage 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, planning, programme design and delivery;
Provides timely and proactive recommendations to the UN Women Security Adviser, Senior Management, regarding effective risk prevention and mitigation measures, including possible UN Women support needs and improvements;
Provide security surge support outside of the designated ‘Duty Station’ as required;
Provide remote security support to identified UN Women personnel, offices, programmes and projects as required;
Advise and support UN Women Security Focal points with regard UN Women online security assessments systems.
Required Skills and Experience
Education and certification:
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in management, security, security management, business administration, law enforcement, international relations, programme management or a related field.
A first-level university degree in these or similar fields, in combination with a multi-year education in security management, such as 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
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
A first-level university degree in these or similar fields, in combination with a multi-year education in security management, such as 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
A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in security of which at least 4 of those years is in regional security role is required;
Budget management experience as it relates to field security support is required
Experience of conducting security risk assessments as integral part of operational planning and the enabling of operations is required
Experience of relevant policy development and implementation is required.
Language Requirements:
Budget management experience as it relates to field security support is required
Experience of conducting security risk assessments as integral part of operational planning and the enabling of operations is required
Experience of relevant policy development and implementation is required.
Language Requirements: