UN Women: Regional Security and Safety Specialist, Cairo, Egypt, P4 FTA

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN-Women will lead and coordinate the United Nations System's efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The UN Women Security & Safety Services within the Division of Management and Administration reporting to the Executive Director, is responsible for all aspects of security and safety management for UN-Women.

Under the direct supervision of the UN Women Global Security Advisor and in coordination with the Regional Directors in the Asia and the Pacific and Arab States/North Africa regions, the Regional Security Specialist for Asia and the Pacific and Arab States/North Africa (2 regions), is responsible for all aspects of the UN Women Security and Safety services. The UN Women Regional Security and Safety Specialist is to advise, assist and support UN Women Headquarters, Regional, Multi-Country, Country Offices, and UN Women Security Field personnel with their security and safety responsibilities. The responsibilities are aligned to UN Security Management System and UN Women security policies, procedures and guidelines to minimize the risk to UN Women personnel, property, and operations in the field while at the same time enable UN Women programme delivery throughout the organization.

The duty station for this position is Cairo, Egypt, whilst the incumbent may be requested to operate and travel beyond assigned regions when required.  

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

Provide technical support, guidance, and advice to Country, Multi-Country and Regional Offices

• Provide security advice, recommendations to the Regional Offices, Country Offices and field offices in assigned regions, including senior management;
• Approve organizational missions;
• Participate in development and implementation 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 Global 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.

Manage security assessments and take necessary action

• Oversee substantive assessment of the security situation at duty stations and ensure adequate collation and verification of security information;
• Finalize organizational security assessments to enable UN Women programme delivery;
• Participates in UNSMS mandated security risk management assessments, and communicates change process where applicable.

Liaise with and participate in the local and regional security community

• Liaise and coordinate with the host government security organizations and/or personnel, including national and local provincial authorities, military, and police officers, as well as non-governmental organizations, UN entities, and other non-State actors;
• Participate as a member of security groups, particularly IASMN Working Groups as designated by the UN Women Global Security Adviser;
• Provide an advisory presence at UN security management meetings such as the country SMT, UNCT, and OMT
• Maintain a security network of international and national security personnel;
• Represent UN Women on behalf of the Global Security Adviser at security meetings, and attends security; workshops/training sessions, working groups and conferences as directed;
• Participate in inter-agency security working groups to advise other UN agencies on the mainstreaming of gender into security and risk management and advocate the UN Women mandate.

Collect, update, and communicate security information

• Provides update, initial input, design and information to HQ in relation to the security intranet portal, documentation, reports;
• Disseminate security information and measures to personnel; using security’s intranet page to share policy and programme updates;
• Disseminate analytical products and outputs of the Section to stakeholders; Conduct regular communications with UN Women Security Focal Points;
• Establish a UN Women Warden System/Communication Tree where applicable;
• Assist UN Women offices in assigned region on implementation of UN Women Mass Notification and Personnel Accounting system.

Develop, maintain, manage and implement the UN Women Security Plan, including updating personnel lists

• Oversee the development and implementation the UN Women Security Plan in accordance with the UN Security Plan; maintain the plan;
• Manage the preparation and review of the UN Security Plan and provide technical support in its implementation;
• Provide advice and recommendations in the selection and purchasing of security equipment and services;
• Procure security services and equipment as required;
• Prepare and submit security clearance/movement of personnel requests;
• Develop, manage, coordinate and implement the UN Women Warden System.
• Keep and update of information related to UN Women offices locations in Global Premises Directory.

Monitor, manage and implement UN Women compliance of the Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) established for the duty station/s

• Compile data required for the SRMM Self-Assessment of the UN Women and UN Security and Safety Compliance Survey (SSCS) Programme;
• Provide technical support to and advise the UN Women Security Focal Points in the completion and updating of the SSCS;
• Provide technical support to and advise the UN Women Security Focal Points in the evaluation and implementation of the UN Women Security and Safety Compliance Action Plan (SSCAP);
• Provide technical advisory support to the Security Focal Points for the UN Women Security Compliance Enhancement Funding (SSCEF);
• Implement SRMM for UN Women personnel, premises and assets, and systems and protocols, in accordance with organizational risk acceptance, ensuring the mainstreaming of security;
• Provide UN Women managers with prescriptive content such as policy, risk management methodology, SRMM and RSM;
• Provide technical support to security compliance input of all UN Women offices within AOR;
• Provide technical support to the Programme team in completing and submitting the UN Women online Programme Assessment format.

Report security and safety incidents affecting UN Women personnel, programmes, offices and assets

• Collate information and provide inputs to security reports, such as the Security & Safety Incident Reporting System (SSIRS), Security Risk Management (SRM) Assessments and other ad-hoc incident reports;
• Manage security evaluations and surveys of RO/MCO/CO/PPOs, as required;
• Finalize accurate and timely written country briefings; add substantive inputs to position papers from a field perspective;
• Provide periodic reports on UN Women implementation of internal and external security protocols and systems;
• Provide information to the country UN Security Management System (UNSMS) as required.

Develop and conduct training courses on security and safety awareness, preparedness, mainstreaming, BCP and specialized functions

• Participate in the development and delivery of UNSMS training;
• Develop UN Women specific security training and conduct security training;
• Provide security orientation to newly assigned personnel members and security briefings;
• Provide security mainstreaming sessions as required;
• Provide Business Continuity training sessions as required and under the guidance of the UN Women Business Continuity Coordinator;
• Provide Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training sessions as required and under the guidance of the UN Women Occupational Health and Safety Manager;
• Provide Business Continuity Plan training sessions and assist in implementation of Business Continuity and Crisis Management Application as required;
• Monitor compliance with Business Continuity and Crisis Management requirements and guide UN Women offices to achieve desired compliance level;
• Coordinate with Human Resources to provide UN Women Representatives and Heads of Offices security briefings.
• Identify, develop and deliver specialized security training under the guidance of the Global Security Adviser.

Manage the Budget and Finances

• Manage the security annual work plan and related budget; initiate budget revisions for approval;
• Prepare security budgets as well as completion of UN Women SCEF funding requests;
• Provide substantive security inputs to UN Women AWP/SN, programme appraisal bodies, and related budgets;
• Monitor and support allotted UN Women Security Compliance funds to budget and utilize them in a timely manner within Quantum;
• Monitor and communicate the costs and expenditures remain within budget and approved limits through the monitoring of monthly Quantum budget reports;
• Keep the Global Security Adviser updated on expenditures in the operational budget and follow closely remaining expenditure;
• Manage budget closures and reports as per HQ processes;
• Ensure that all projects and programmes contribute resources to implementation of security measures.

Personnel Management

• Provide supervision and guidance to Sub-Regional Security Specialists;
• Act as second reporting offices for in-country security staff when required;
• Provide guidance and training to Local Security Associates in assigned region.

Perform other security-related tasks including but not limited to:

• Provide Air Travel Focal Point services to UN Women as per CATSU requirements;
• Maintain liaison with commercial companies used for UN Women security at offices and residences, in order to ensure the effective and efficient use of the guard force.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent knowledge of security and risk management;
• Excellent knowledge of country's security situation/ laws;
• Ability to be client focused;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Ability to create, edit and present information in clear, presentable and concise formats;
• Ability to build effective client relationships and partnerships;
• Ability to interact at all levels of staff/organization;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to provide guidance and support to others;
• Ability to plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time;
• Ability to develop creative solutions;
• Ability to function effectively in crisis and stressful circumstances.

Recruitment Qualifications:

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 minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in security of which at least 2 years is in a regional security role is required.

•           Experience of conducting security and/or safety risk assessments as integral part of operational planning and the enabling of operations is required.

•           Budget management experience as it relates to field security support is required

•           Minimum 1 year of experience in implementation of business continuity programme. 

•           Experience of disaster and/or conflict surge support is highly desirable.

•           Experience in UNSMS is desirable.

Languages:       

•           Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

•           Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel 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.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.