Security Information Management Specialist

BACKGROUND

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) is responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of the security management system to enable the safest and most efficient conduct of the security programs and activities of the United Nations System. The advertised post is in Addis Ababa; the incumbent reports to the UNDSS Chief Security Adviser, Ethiopia.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Advises and provides guidance to the CSAs/SAs/ with regards to Regional and Country specific threats affecting the United Nations.
2. Develops and coordinates security threat information requirements, acquisition, examination, collation, analysis, and dissemination of security threat information to relevant clients.
3. Conducts strategic security threat information liaison visits (SSTILV) to determine if the security threat information management system is functioning properly and in compliance with established Security Analysis Process and Practice Standards.
4. Participates in development of procedures of security operations, contributing with preparation and review of briefs for UN and other key decision makers on current/significant security-related events in the designated region.
5. Provides briefing materials such as periodic security threat information alerts, notices, warnings, and advisories on security for DSS senior management and Designated Officials on security threats.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: Supervises a team of National Staff and International Security Officers within the Information Cell.

COMPETENCIES

Core Competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

Business Direction and Strategy – Effective Decision Making

• Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources.

Business Management - Communication

• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media, and other appropriate channels.

Business Management – Digital Awareness and Literacy

• Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skillful grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed.

Business Management – Working with Evidence and Data

• Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision making.

Security Services- Security policy awareness & implementation

• Knowledge of security policy concepts and ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations.

Security Services – Security Information Management

• Analytical capabilities to process diverse security information and develop recommendations.

Security Services – Security crisis management & response

• Knowledge of crisis management and response arrangements as well as the ability to prepare for, respond to, support/manage security crisis events.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Master's degree or equivalent degree in security, political, military, international relations, or related field, or
• Bachelor's Degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

• Minimum 5 years (master’s degree) or 7 years (bachelor's degree) of progressively responsible experience in security, risk or disaster or emergency management in the public or private service areas, such as national security, military or police, or in a corporate environment is required.
• A minimum of one year of experience in security, humanitarian or political information analysis is required.
• At least six months of international experience in support of humanitarian operations is required.
• UNDSS certification in any of the following is an asset: Security Certification Programme, Security Analysis Process and Practice, Hostage Incident Management.

Language requirements

• Proficiency in oral and written English 
• Working knowledge of another UN language is desirable.

Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

 

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