Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The impact of the continued regional instability on Jordan’s overall development, through the overwhelming influx of refugees and the increase in violent extremism within its borders is the CO’s primary contextual and programmatic risk.  With the increased regional and national insecurity, there are increased safety and security concerns for UNWOMEN staff, and its programmes and operations.

Under the overall guidance of the Operations Manager, the Security Associate will provide assistance in the implementation of the security plan, risk management measures, and all matters relating to safety and security as they pertain to UN Women personnel and assets.  The Security Associate works closely with the Regional Security Adviser and UNDSS in Jordan.

Duties and Responsibilities

Functions :

Provide administrative support to assessing the security situation in the country

• Coordinate, and provide administrative support to periodic security assessments of UN Women premises and equipment;
• Provide administrative support to the coordination of security evaluations for residences (Residential Security Measures - RSM) of UN Women personnel, as well as on latest trends and threats to personnel safety and security;
• Collect information about possible security threats to personnel, programmes, and assets and provide inputs to reports.

Liaise with local security community

• Liaise and coordinate, as appropriate, with the host government security organizations and/or personnel, including national and local provincial authorities, military, and police officers, as well as non-governmental organizations and other non-State actors;
• Maintain regular contacts with Security Focal Points of UN agencies, as required;
• Participate as a member of security groups, as delegated;
• Attend UN security management meetings such as the country SMT, as delegated.

Collect, update and communicate information regarding security situation in the country

• Draft security unit announcements and notices to personnel;
• Ensure timely and accurate dissemination of security information and precautions to personnel;
• Provide inputs to the preparation and review of the UN Women and UN Security Plan;
• Provide logistical support during the implementation of the Security Plan, as required;
• Maintain security equipment and inventory;
• Maintain and coordinate the UN Women Warden System, as required.

Monitor and support organizational security compliance with the Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) established for the duty station

• Compile data required for the SRMM Self-Assessment of UN Women and UN Security Compliance Survey (SCS) processes;
• Provide logistical support in the completion and updating of the SCS;
• Provide administrative support in the evaluation and implementation of the UN Women Security Compliance Action Plan (SCAP);

Report security incidents affecting UN Women personnel, programmes, offices and assets, as appropriate

• Collate information and provide inputs to security reports, such as the Security & Safety Incident Reporting; System (SSIRS), Security Risk Management (SRM) Assessments and other ad-hoc incident reports;
• Provide updates to ongoing incidents as required;
• Track and log security incidents as required.

Coordinate and conduct training courses on security awareness and preparedness

• Provide administrative support to the organization of trainings and briefings;
• Prepare documents and presentation materials for trainings;
• Maintain records of training certificates;
• Conduct security training sessions;
• Provide security orientation to newly assigned personnel members.

Provide general administrative support services

• Maintain routine and confidential correspondence files/documents;
• Maintain a database on contact details in relation to host country security authorities;
• Maintain liaison with commercial companies used for UN Women security at offices in order to ensure the effective and efficient use of the guard force.

Key Performance Indicators

• Provide timely and accurate information to reports
• Provide accurate information to personnel, including newly hired personnel and non-personnel
• Accurate and timely support to the implementation of the overall UN Women security plan at the country level
• Timely compilation of SRM and SRMM/RSM data
• Timely completion and input to the UN Women security business process SCS – SCAP- SCAP
• Maintenance of timely and accurate organization of records

Competencies

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Functional Competencies

• Strong knowledge of security and risk management
• Strong knowledge of local country’s security situation/ laws
• Ability to work under pressure and in crisis situations
• Ability to create, edits and presents information in clear and presentable formats

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

• Secondary education is required. 
• Bachelor’s Degree is an asset.

Experience:

• At least 6 years of progressively responsible experience in security, preferably in the military or police context or related field of work.
• Prior experience with the UN system or an international NGO is an asset
• Experience in diplomatic security, protection and intelligence is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Arabic is required
• Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.