UNDSS Chief Security Adviser Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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UNDSS Chief Security Adviser Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNDSS Ethiopia looking for “Chief Security Adviser”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before 02nd June, 2024.

The Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) is a department of the United Nations providing professional safety and security services to enable the United Nations to deliver its programmes globally. UNDSS reports directly to the Secretary-General. UNDSS manages a network of security advisers, analysts, officers and coordinators in more than 100 countries in support of around 180,000 United Nations personnel, 400,000 dependents and 4,500 United Nations premises worldwide.

The UNDSS has published a job vacancy announcement on 21st May, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Chief Security Adviser to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

UNDSS Job Vacancy 2024

Responsibilities:

Within delegated authority, the Chief Security Adviser may be responsible for the following duties:

Serves as Principal Adviser to the Designated Official and/or Head of Mission and to the United Nations Security Management System organizations on all security risk management matters, security policies and procedures.
Serves as a member of the Security Management Team.
Chairs the Security Cell, building consensus to ensure alignment and support for security operations and initiatives to best enable UN activities.
Ensures forecasting of the evolving security environment and, the UN’s security and operational responses. Using analytical techniques and collaborative team research, supports planning and ensure awareness of the current trends to enhance or adjust security programmes.
Leads the development of inclusive risk management strategies and drives planning using situational awareness, critical thinking, and logic to detect and interpret early signals, emerging trends and analysis of multi-dimensional threats that may impact security.
Identifies the strengths and weaknesses of different solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Leads the preparation, review and implementation of security planning, security risk management documents and security solutions through innovation and creativity. Ensures written analysis of security trends and timely reporting of incidents. Participates in meetings, committees, and task forces, prepares papers on security issues, delivers briefings provides responses, as needed.
Advises on the inclusion of security in all stages of United Nations activities and programmes. Provides operational and strategic advice and support to line managers responsible for security. Enables the delivery of mandates and programmes through direct operational assistance.
Oversees complex security-related projects, prioritizing work to meet deadlines and following defined processes, policies, procedures and guidance, fostering alignment with colleagues and across organizations.
Monitors and contributes to activities that relate to the implementation and evaluation of preparedness and compliance; drives results that help support operational efficiency and effectiveness. Guides the definition of policies, methodology and processes for the implementation of the substantive activities of the relevant teams, (Security team, Division, Unit or Section).
Ensures effective communication and trust through active collaboration, consultation and exchanges with UN system organizations and other stakeholders, for information sharing, coordination of responses, provision of security briefings, taking into account operational activities and risks.
Collaborates closely with peers and colleagues, non-governmental organizations, diplomatic missions, and Host Government representatives.
Strengthens awareness and capacity of personnel by supporting the development, updates and delivery of contextually relevant security training and advice.
Ensures the conduct of security surveys and assessments, creatively leveraging tools and processes, identifying and recommending simple, reasonable, inclusive, effective and efficient security measures, including when there is incomplete, contradictory and/or fluid information.
Ensures implementation and maintenance of a functioning Security Communication System.
Ensures conduct of budget, finance and logistical planning for the security office and participation in relevant United Nations administration, finance, and logistics forums. Supports resource mobilization.

Position in Organization:

Posting Title: Chief Security Adviser, P5
Job Opening ID: 234631
Job Network: Internal Security and Safety
Job Family: Security
Category and Level: Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
Department/Office: Department of Safety and Security
Date Posted: May 20, 2024
Deadline: Jun 2, 2024

Minimum Requirement:

Education:

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, political/social science, psychology, criminal justice, law, international relations, security management or a related field is required.
A relevant first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A first-level university degree may be substituted with a diploma from a police or military education institution, college or academy obtained over a minimum of a three-year period.

Experience:

A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in international relations, disarmament affairs, conflict resolution, crime or terrorism prevention, security, risk or disaster or emergency management and preparedness in the public or private sector areas responsible for responding to emergency situations that directly impact security is required.
Experience in planning, design, implementation, or review of risk mitigation measures related to operations impacted by insecurity is required. Of these, at least five years of managing personnel and leadership experience is required.
A minimum of three years of experience in the UN Security Management System or similar International Organizations within security or related area is required.
A minimum of two years of international field security experience in humanitarian settings is desirable.

Languages:

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English (oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable. Note: Fluency equals a rating of “fluent” in all four areas (speak, read, write and understand). Knowledge of equals a rating of “confident” or “fluent” in at least two of the four areas.