UN Women: Security Associate, Islamabad, Pakistan, G6(local), Fixed Term

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.  Attention is given to issues of excluded groups and their capacity to lobby so that they become part of mainstream in the decision making and planning. 

UN Women provides technical advisory and services on women’s economic empowerment, ending violence against women and girls, women’s leadership, and participation, including in disaster risk reduction and management and gender integration in planning and budgeting. UN Women works towards ensuring an effective UN response by strengthening the effectiveness, coordination, and quality of outputs on gender equality amongst  various stakeholders. The agency’s work in Pakistan is guided by the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and the UN Women Strategic Note 2023-2027, which focuses on normative frameworks and gender disaggregated data systems; innovative gender financing; protection against harmful practices; awareness, voice, agency and leadership; and women economic empowerment. 

Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative Pakistan CO and the direct technical supervision of the Regional Security Specialist (RSS)  for Asia and the Pacific and the daily supervision of Operations Manager, the Security Associate ensures effective execution of security and administrative services at the country and field-Office level. S/he provides assistance in the implementation of the security plan, risk management measures, and all matters relating to safety and security as they pertain to UN Women personnel and assets; and promotes a client oriented approach consistent with UN Women rules and regulations.

Key Functions:

Provide administrative support to assessing the security situation of Pakistan:

• Coordinate, and provide administrative support to periodic security assessments of UN Women premises and equipment; 
• Provide administrative support to the coordination of security evaluations for residences (Residential Security Measures - RSM) of UN Women personnel, as well as on latest trends and threats to personnel safety and security; 
• Collect information about possible security threats to personnel, programmes, and assets and provide inputs to reports. 
• Helps assess the security situation at country and field level, and ensures adequate gathering and verification of security information that may be required for a proper analysis of the situation;
• Provides technical assistance at meetings to support informed decision by the decision makers at the country and field levels.

 Liaise with local security community:

• Liaise and coordinate, as appropriate, 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 ;  
• Maintain regular contacts with UNDSS, Security Cell members, Security Focal Points (SFPs) and Local Security Assistants (LSAs) of other UN AFPOs, as well as SFPs of national and international NGOs, as required; 
• Participate as a member of security groups, particularly IASMN and UNSMIN Working Groups, as delegated; 
• Attend UN security management meetings such as the country Security Cell, SMT, as delegated. 

Collect, update and communicate security and safety information including timely reporting of security and safety incidents affecting UN Women personnel, programmes, offices and assets :

• Draft security unit announcements and notices to personnel;  
• Ensure timely and accurate dissemination of security information and precautions to personnel making use of the warden system/communication tree and emails as appropriate. Maintain Everbridge notification system platform for the AOR;
• Oversee security and safety evaluations and surveys of Country Office and Sub-Offices/Field Offices;
• Conduct regular communications with UN Women Security Focal Points; 
• Ensure the proper and timely dissemination of analytical products and outputs of the Security and Safety Services to stakeholders; 
• Provide updates and information to UN Women HQ in relation to input and content of the security and safety intranet portal and documentation. 

 Maintain and review the Security Plan, the  Business Continuity Plan including updating personnel lists:

• Assist in creating/updating the Business Continuity Protocols and Crisis Management Checklists on BCCMA Platform for the CO and Sub Offices;
• Maintains and tests up-to-date emergency contact lists for all personnel and critical vendors, contractors and consultants (via tools available
• Provide inputs to the preparation and review of the UN Women and UN Security Plan;  
• Supports actions during the implementation of the Security Plan, as required;
• Provide logistical support during the implementation of the Security Plan, as required; 
• Maintain security equipment and inventory; 
• Maintain and coordinate the UN Women Warden System, as required. 
• Helps in the preparation and review of the UN Security Plan;

 Monitor and support organizational security compliance with the Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) established for the duty station:

• Compile data required for the SRMM Self-Assessment of UN Women and UN Security and Safety Compliance Survey (SSCS) processes; 
• Provide logistical support to the UN Women Operations Manager in the completion and updating of the SSCS; 
• Provide administrative support to the UN Women Operations Manager in the evaluation and implementation of the UN Women Security and Safety Compliance Action Plan (SSCAP); 
• Maintain a database of security compliance of all UN Women offices in Pakistan; 
• Monitor contributions to the implementation of SRMM. 

 Report security incidents affecting UN Women personnel, programmes, offices and assets, as appropriate:

• 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; 
• Share all security and safety incidents/reports to the line manager and RSS;
• Provide updates to ongoing incidents as required; 
• Track and log security incidents as required; 
• Liaise with LEA’s and host government authorities in case of a security incident as required.

 Coordinate and conduct training courses on security awareness and preparedness:

• Provide administrative support to the organization of trainings and briefings; 
• Prepare documents and presentation materials for trainings; 
• Maintain records of training certificates; 
• Conduct security training sessions/refreshers; 
• Provide security briefing/ orientation to newly assigned personnel members. 

Provide administrative support to budget and finances of Security Team:

• Provide inputs to annual work plan/s and related budget; initiates security budget revisions for approval; 
• Monitor and support applications and process for UN Women Security and Safety Compliance Enhancement Funding (SSCEF); 
• Prepare information for Security budget closures and reports as per HQ processes. 

 Provide general administrative support services:

• Maintain routine and confidential correspondence files/documents; 
• Maintain a database of contact details in relation to host country security authorities; maintain list of all UN Women Security wardens/Focal Points; 
• Prepare and administer security documentation related to travel arrangements, both local and international, including Travel Authorizations;  
• Organize security meetings, invite participants, and provide administrative assistance at meetings, such as taking notes and meeting minutes; 
• Maintain and update the UN Women global premises directory; 

• 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 services.

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

  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:

• Strong knowledge of security and risk management 
• Strong knowledge of local country’s security situation/ laws 
• Ability to work under pressure and in crisis situations 
• Ability to efficiently and effectively formulate alternate security plans in crisis
• Ability to create, edits and presents information in clear and presentable formats 

Education:

Completion of secondary education is required.  

Bachelor’s degree is an asset. 

Experience:
At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in security, preferably in the military or police context or related field of work.  

Prior experience with the UN system, Diplomatic Missions or an international NGO is desirable  

Experience in diplomatic security, protection and intelligence is desirable. 

Language:

Fluency in English and Urdu is required. 


Application:
Incomplete applications will not be considered for further assessment. HEC Attested degrees are a prerequisite for employment at UN. During the recruitment process candidates may be required to present HEC attested degrees. Foreign Qualified Candidates: Foreign degree holders shall be required to (i) Present a verification/certification letter from the university verifying the degree & student enrollment, or (ii) Foreign degree Equivalence Letter from HEC.

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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.

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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.