ABOUT THE COMPANY
UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future
For every child, the right to a chance.
How can you make a difference?
The Security Specialist at Level 3 is based in Nairobi, Kenya and supports all UNICEF offices in Nairobi, including the expanding UNICEF footprint, increasing scale and complexity of personnel presence, premises, operations, missions, partnerships and programme support functions.
The Security Specialist advises and supports the Representative, Chief Field Office or Country Security Specialist in fulfilling security duties and responsibilities under the UNSMS and UNICEF security policies. This role contributes to UNICEF’s mandate by enabling principled and timely delivery within acceptable levels of risk through security risk analysis, planning, preparedness, access support, incident management and implementation of appropriate risk mitigation measures. In Nairobi, the Security Specialist leads and manages a team of national security professionals to provide integrated, scalable, coordinated and responsive security support across all UNICEF offices in Nairobi, meeting the needs arising from UNICEF’s growing operational footprint, staff presence, premises, missions, events and regional programme support requirements. The Security Specialist manages and supports security activities for all UNICEF Nairobi offices and designated locations, in coordination with UNDSS, the Security Cell, other UNSMS actors and relevant partners, including under the Saving Lives Together framework.
Key duties and responsibilities:
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…
Minimum requirements
Education
: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in security studies, international relations, political science, criminology, emergency management, public administration, risk management, or other related fields is required.
A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Work Experience
: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in security, global security risk management, security analysis or other related fields is required.
Language Requirements
: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables
Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Demonstrated international security management experience and understanding of the United Nations Security Management System is an asset.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:
UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people
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