WHO Jobs in Somalia: Field Security Officer
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- 5+
- Both
Opportunity criteria
- Full time
Opportunity description
WHO is offering a job opportunity as a Field Security Officer in Somalia-Mogadiscio. The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days):
1 year (extendable; subject to availability of funds, satisfactory performance, and continuous need for the position)
Duties & responsibilities
During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme:
- Advise the Incident Manager and the Head of WHO Office with regard to maintaining the safety and security of WHO personnel, premises and assets in compliance with UNSMS and WHO Security Management Policies and Principles, monitor the implementation of the technical security measures outlined in the Security Plan, MOSS, and SOPs; ensure that the Country Office as well as the suboffices have an acceptable level of MOSS compliance.
- Monitor the security situation across the county, coordinate and undertake security risk assessment for the Country Office as well as overall suboffices and provide the Head of WHO Office with independent analysis of emerging security threats to WHO personnel, operations, premises and assets. Facilitate the implementation of recommended mitigating measures.
- Develop contingency plans and SOPs for the Country Office as well as for each suboffice, be instrumental in implementing the enhanced security measures; and ensure staff members are familiar and adhere with the related guidelines.
Eligibility criteria
- Education: Essential: University degree in police science, business administration, political/social science, psychology or international relations or related field from an accredited/recognized institute, with focus on security management or equivalent in military or police academy degree or training.
- Experience: Essential: At least seven years' experience in security management, at the national and international levels. Some experience in training and guiding staff on security issues. Desirable: Experience in field mission of WHO, the UN, health cluster partners or recognized humanitarian organization would be an advantage. Security management experience in developing countries would be an asset.
- Skills:
- Demonstrated technical skills to understand/consolidate varying specializations such as electronics, communications, mechanics, explosives and other sophisticated devices encountered in security system management.
- Tact, discretion and diplomacy.
- Good knowledge of WHO field security operations and the specificities of the operations conducted within the framework of an outbreak and health emergencies.
- Use of Language Skills: Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of local language.
About WHO:
The organization's goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people. They strive to combat diseases; infectious diseases like influenza and HIV and noncommunicable ones like cancer and heart disease. They also help mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age, and ensure the safety of the air people breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink, and the medicines and vaccines they need.
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