UNICEF is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.

Job Title: Field Security Associate

Job Overview:

Job Type: Full Time

Salary:  Company’s Scale

Place of Work:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Application Deadline: 14, September, 2022

Responsibilities:

• Monitor the local security situation through local media and networks providing regular information and updates to the supervisor relative to ongoing and emerging security issues in the country.

• Assist the supervisor in security activities that support UNICEF staff, premises and operations for all locations where UNICEF personnel and/or eligible family members are present.

• Provide ongoing routine technical support and direction for contracted security providers on behalf of the SFP.

• Under the direct guidance of the supervisor, share information with UNICEF personnel and eligible family members that would affect their safety and security and information regarding the actions to take in the event of an emergency, including those identified in the UNICEF/UN Security Plans.

• Support the supervisor in the establishment of effective and functioning Communications/Warden Systems for UNICEF and the periodic testing of these systems.

• Support the supervisor in the conduct of all security related contingency exercises particularly relating to administration, communications and logistics.

• Conduct physical security surveys of international personnel residences in accordance with the Residential Security Measures (RSM) on behalf of the SFP as required.

• Coordinate, as required, with UNDSS, on behalf of the SFP, to ensure all UNICEF personnel undertake mandatory security training/briefings.

• With strong support and guidance from the supervisor, develop and conduct country-level familiarization sessions for contracted security guards specifically regarding their UN/UNICEF-related duties and responsibilities.

• With strong support and guidance from the supervisor, develop and conduct country-level training sessions for drivers to familiarize them with the specific actions to take when encountering a security-related situation while driving.

• Assist in the provision of any security-related training for UNICEF personnel or eligible family members, particularly to ensure comprehension by those more comfortable in the local language.

Job Requirement

Qualification:

Education: 

• Completion of secondary education, supplemented by relevant technical/military/police courses and/or university courses in a relevant discipline.

Experience:     

• A minimum of Six [6] years of relevant professional experience in a security-related environment is required.

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies is considered an asset.

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

How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:

https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/554765/field-security-associate-gs6-temporary-appointment-364-days-addis-ababa-ethiopia-oromia-field-office-121466