Date of last update: 10/08/2021 2021-08-10
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For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is also the world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. As a global authority UNICEF is able to influence decision makers at the global level and turn the most innovative ideas into reality.
More than 13,000 staff work with UNICEF, with approximately 85 per located in the field in 190 countries. Seven regional offices and over 124 country offices worldwide, 34 national committees, a research centre in Florence, a supply division in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Berlin, Brussels, Seoul and Tokyo, and UNICEF headquarters in New York and Geneva work on helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.
We employ committed professional to work in our five focus areas: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Child Protection and Policy Advocacy and Partnerships. We also employ staff with expertise in administration and finance, human resources, information technology, supply and logistics as well as external relations and communication. UNICEF's presence in humanitarian crises means that we also seek experts in emergency preparedness and response.
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UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, Security
The Field Security (FSA) reports to the Chief Field Office (CFO) and maintains a secondary technical reporting line to the Country Office Security Manager.
The FSA is responsible for advising the Chief Field Office on their security duties and responsibilities in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems. On behalf on the CFO, the FSA manages security activities and provides independent security advice in support of UNICEF mandate and operations within their area of responsibility.
The FSA implements and manages security activities at the duty station in close coordination with all members of the UN Security Management System (UNSMS) including the UN Department of Safety and Security as well as NGO partners in line with the Saving Lives Together (SLT) policy. As a member of the UN Area Security Cell, the FSA contributes to the development of assessments, procedures and guidelines including Security Risk Management (SRM) process, area SRM measures and the Country/Area Security Plan.
How can you make a difference?
Security Risk Management and Planning
Security Services
Programmatic Security Information Analysis
Security Networking and Partnership Building
Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have?
An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Security Risk Management, International Relations, Conflict Analysis, Intelligence Analysis, Diplomatic Studies, Conflict and Security, Counter Terrorism or another relevant technical field.
A university degree in combination with at least 5 years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degreeA minimum of five years of 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.
For every Child, you demonstrate?
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and ..
The UNICEF core competencies required for this post are...
Functional Competencies for these posts are:
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Macro-area: Sub-Saharan Africa
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Security and Safety / Security Risk Management
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations