Overview
The Expedited Field Security Associate will assist in maintaining effective working relationships with security-related agencies and support the Field Security Officer in collecting and communicating security information. The role involves supporting the development and implementation of security plans and ensuring staff compliance with protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in maintaining effective working relationships with country United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) office, host government agencies, and local authorities responsible for security.
- Assist the Field Security Officer in collecting, updating and communicating information regarding the security situation.
- Support the Field Security Officer in the development and implementation of IOM Country Office-specific security plans including contingency and emergency response plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including providing security-related inputs into the Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
- In coordination with Field Security Officer follow up staff member’s compliance with safety and security protocols including completion of mandatory security training, obtaining security clearances as required.
- Provides support in conducting security survey of offices in IOM South Sudan.
- Support the effective management of the Country Office Warden system, by maintaining updated staff lists, including call sign lists, and ensuring the overall operability of communications systems particularly SCAAN.
- Ensure that all relevant safety and security information is disseminated in a timely manner to IOM personnel.
- Ensure that all safety and security communications equipment is functioning and in good condition, with a regular inventory duly maintained.
- Assist in reporting security incidents affecting IOM personnel, premises, assets, and operational activities in South Sudan.
- Provides support in organizing and conducting training courses on security awareness and preparedness and providing security orientation to newly assigned IOM personnel in the duty station.
- Conducts security briefings, as required.
- Maintain an orderly filing system for confidential correspondence, security files/documents.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
University degree in Security, Social Sciences, International Studies, Communications or a related field from an accredited academic institution, with three years of relevant professional experience; Completed High School degree from an accredited academic institution, with five years of relevant professional experience. Relevant professional experience in the humanitarian, public, private or corporate sector is desirable; Experience in providing security coordination and administrative support for an international organization is desirable; Experience in the use of radio communications is desirable, and; Successful completion of the UNDSS Field Security Associate (FSA) course is desirable.
Qualifications
University degree in Security, Social Sciences, International Studies, Communications or a related field from an accredited academic institution; Completed High School degree from an accredited academic institution.
