Overview
The Security and Access Associate (G6) supports field-level security risk management and humanitarian access activities to enable the safe, principled, and uninterrupted implementation of WFP programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of integrated security risk management and humanitarian access strategies at field level.
- Monitor, analyse, and report on security incidents, access constraints, and context developments.
- Contribute to the identification of risk mitigation and access facilitation measures.
- Support field mission planning by providing security and access advice.
- Support engagement with local authorities, community leaders, non‑state actors, humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders.
- Promote an access‑centered approach in field operations.
- Provide direct supervision, tasking, and technical guidance to the Junior Security Officer and Junior Access Officer.
- Coordinate and consolidate security and access input from junior staff.
- Ensure timely and accurate security and access reporting.
- Maintain field-level security and access documentation.
- Contribute to sitreps, security briefs, and access updates.
- Support coordination with the Country Office Security/Access function, UNDSS as required.
- Ensure compliance with WFP security policies, access guidance, and duty of care obligations.
- Perform additional security and access-related duties as required.
Required Experience
At least six (6) years or more of professional experience in a relevant field of work, preferably in Security Management with a background and interest in international humanitarian development.
Qualifications
Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
