Overview
Provide technical risk management expertise and guidance to enable considered decisions regarding risk management escalation. Coordinate the implementation of UNSMS and WFP security risk management strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the implementation of UNSMS and WFP security risk management strategies.
- Ensure that Divisional security evaluation, audit, and compliance recommendations are efficiently implemented.
- Ensure Quarterly Assurance Statements are reported on time.
- Ensure HQ Security Assistance Mission (SAM) recommendations are implemented.
- Support the Country Office in developing crisis management plans.
- Provide direct operational support to Field Offices.
- Ensure communication and implementation of security policies.
- Advise the Country Director in his or her role as a member of the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS).
- Ensure program activities comply with the applicable Security Management Team (SMT) decisions.
- Provide support and advice to the Country Director in elaborating, reviewing, or updating key UNSMS risk management documents.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to strengthen security management and crisis readiness and preparedness capacity.
- Ensure that safety and security considerations are a core component of WFP Uganda program activities.
- Initiate, conduct, and monitor the Security Risk Managements (SRM) process.
- Deliver security atmospherics about the strategic and operational environment.
- Conduct context analysis in conflict-affected operations areas.
- Ensure mandatory weekly security reporting to HQ and the Regional Security Officer.
- Ensure Flash Reports are prepared and disseminated.
- Ensure Significant Incident Reports (SIR) are electronically filed promptly.
- Support WFP field activities and missions by providing technical support related to security clearances.
- Support deep field mission support and coordinate with other units.
- Coordinate with security forces and contracted private security companies to provide armed security arrangements.
- Maintain an effective security management communications system.
- Implement a reporting mechanism on general security operations.
- Ensure that WFP personnel are regularly reminded of implementation and compliance with security mandates and WFP security standard operating procedures.
- Ensure all significant incidents involving WFP staff and cooperating partners are responded to and timely reported.
- Align gender risk management approaches with the security management structure, processes, and reporting.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with local partners.
- Represent WFP at inter-agency meetings.
- Work closely with internal counterparts to align activities with wider security programs.
- Manage, guide, develop, and trains security personnel.
- Leverage WFP WeLearn online platform to ensure WFP personnel are First Aid trained.
- When required, coach and guide Security Associates.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
Minimum of seven (7) years 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. Significant experience in directing and managing security personnel and operations is required, particularly with team-based approaches. Demonstrated skills and experience in providing leadership in a supervisory/managerial capacity. Has managed small teams of national staff with related areas of expertise. Has developed some experience managing resources. Has gained considerable experience in at least one operational area.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree in Security Management, International Relations or Law Enforcement or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses. A diploma obtained from Military/Police Academy with qualifying relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the First University degree.