Overview
The Field Security Officer will be responsible and accountable for providing expert support to enable IOM’s activities in the Country Office with all aspects of security risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with security officials of other UNSMS organizations, government counterparts and partner security services, country United Nations Department Safety and Security (UNDSS) office and all appropriate Security Focal Points.
- Provide accurate and up to date assessments of the security situation in the Country Office and provide advice and recommendations to the COM/ HoO on how to prevent and mitigate against identified threats and risks.
- Develop, implement, and regularly test a functioning warden system.
- Prepare Country-specific training activities, seminars, and briefings, coordinate staff participation, and ensure that security training is carried out professionally.
- Provide security briefings for IOM personnel deployed to and travelling within South Sudan and coordinate all travel security requirements.
- Regularly review and monitor compliance on the UN Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) and Residential Security Measures (RSM).
- Acquire a comprehensive operational understanding of IOM programmes in the South Sudan and provide recommendation, including Security Risk assessments.
- Support the COM/HoO by providing security-related inputs into the Country Office’s Business Continuity Plan.
- Develop, implement and test Country Office-specific security plans.
- Supervise Field Security Officer, Senior Field Security Associates, Senior Radio Operator Associate and Field Security Associates.
- Closely monitor and report on deployment numbers (staff ceilings) established for the mission/s by the UN Designated Official (DO) during emergencies.
- Test the functionally and implementation of IOM-specific emergency communications systems, including SCAAN.
- Report security matters that have a potential or direct impact on IOM operations immediately.
- Conduct preliminary enquiries in respect to any security breaches/incidents in the Country Office.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- Five years of progressively responsible experience in international relations, disarmament affairs, conflict resolution, crime or terrorism prevention, security, risk, disaster, or crisis/emergency management and preparedness in the public or private service areas, responsible for responding to emergency situations that may directly impact security is desirable.
- Experience in planning, design, implementation or review of risk mitigation measures related to operations impacted by insecurity is desirable.
- International experience is desirable.
- Management experience in the humanitarian, public, private or corporate sector is desirable.
- Minimum one year of experience in field operations is desirable.
- Specialized experience in such areas as security programmes, risk assessments, or analysis is desirable.
- UNDSS certification to any of the following: Security Certification Programme (SCP), Security Analysis Practice and Process (SAPP), Hostage Incident Management (HIM), Trainer Development and Certification Course (TDC) and Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE) is desirable.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Security Management, Business Administration, Political/Social Science, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Law, International Relations, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
