Associate Field Security Officer (P-2) (24509)

Overview

The Associate Field Security Officer (AFSO) will be assigned to the Country Office in Ukraine to provide security advisory and support. The role involves planning and coordinating security operations, executing missions requiring security support, and monitoring security situations.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates security operations on assignment to field locations, in accordance with security plans and related security policies and standards.
• Plans and executes missions requiring detailed (or specialized) security support.
• Maintains a network of local contacts to exchange security-related information.
• Monitors and compiles incident and security situation reports.
• Develops and implements ‘immediate response plans’.
• Conducts investigations and prepares related reports.
• Prepares and provides security briefing to new Country Office staff members and persons on mission.
• Contributes to update SOPs.
• Provides direction and supervises local security staff and/or external security service providers.

Required Experience

A minimum of two years (four years with a first level university degree) of progressively responsible, security-related relevant professional experience, including security-related experience working in a police, military or security force service with experience at field officer level or equivalent; Experience in conflict/post-conflict zones in an operational role (peacekeeping, humanitarian or other operations) would be an advantage.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in security related field such as security or emergency management/planning, disaster management, law, social/political sciences, public/business administration (with focus on security management), international relations and police/military sciences. A first level university degree in combination with relevant and qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Police, military or comparable law enforcement training and/or equivalent qualifications combined with 8 years of relevant security-related experience may be considered in lieu of a university degree.

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