Security Officer

Job Role The Security Officer is a seasoned professional in their field of work with extensive, in-depth experience in IFAD or similar UN and/or IFIs.
As an experienced professional, the Security Officer has a complete understanding of the subject-matter area in the context of the Fund's programs.
The Security Officer has the capacity to adapt policies, approaches, models, and methodologies to meet emerging needs and to establish the continuing relevance of the team's capacity to provide technically competent operational/administrative services support to client departments across the Fund.
Position Specific: The Security Officer (Surge) : Supports the coordination of IFAD security operations in the assigned region and other countries as may be required; The incumbent will support the development and adaptation of existing security policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures; Represents IFAD on security issues as necessary, participating in joint activities with other UN and/or IFIs agencies as required.
Key Functions and Results 1.SECURITY ADVICE: The Security Officer advises the Senior Security Officer, the Director, ADM, and the relevant Regional Director on all aspects related to the safety and security of IFAD personnel, their eligible family members as well as premises, assets, operations, and supports the Senior Security Officer in regional security operations.
Within delegated authority, advise and assist the Regional Division Directors, IFAD Country Representatives, Country Directors, and Heads of Multi-Country Offices and IFAD business units on all safety and security matters, including, but not limited to response to critical security incidents and emergencies as required.
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SECURITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, ADVISORIES AND ALERTS: The Security Officer ensures that the Senior Security Officer, Director, ADM, and IFAD personnel are kept regularly updated in a timely manner on security developments, providing briefings and reports when required; the incumbent ensures that all IFAD personnel have access to and receive timely security training and updates, alerts, and warnings when the security situation warrants it.
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SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT/REPORTING: The Security Officer: supports the monitoring and implementation of IFAD and the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) policies and procedures on safety and security; oversees adherence of IFAD personnel to all applicable security training requirements, policies, and procedures, including but not limited to Security Risk Management and emergency security plans, promoting understanding and support for security requirements; within delegated authority conducts and/or oversees regular missions to ICOs and IFAD project areas to assess prevailing local security conditions, conducts Security Risk Assessments and makes recommendations aimed at improving the safety and security of staff and assets; assists program managers to, inter alia, ensures compliance with security standards and requirements, reviews and revises IFAD operational plans vis-à-vis security; introduces analytical reports on changes in the security environment and threat level, drafts situation reports, maintains statistics of security incidents to staff and property and ensures proper follow-up to security incidents to staff and property; supports IFAD country representatives with their participation in the Security Management Team and UNCT, as applicable; monitors Local Cost Shared Security Budgets (LCSSBs) regionally, to ensure IFAD's contribution is in accordance with IFAD's personnel figures and expenses; serves as a member or alternate member, as applicable, of the relevant Security Management networks; collaborates with all internal stakeholders including Regional Front offices, Corporate Services Managers, and other IFAD personnel as necessary.
4. BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT PLAN COORDINATION: The Security Officer supports coordination of Business Continuity activities in support of Business Continuity Management to ensure the preparedness of all elements of the emergency procedures in IFAD and raising staff awareness in accordance with the IFAD Business Continuity Management System.
This includes testing, exercising, and enhancing BC Plans.
The Security Officer supports the maintenance of IFAD security compliance standards, emergency communications system, and provision of advice to Country Representatives for the selection of appropriate equipment for security.
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SECURITY ADVOCATE: The Security Officer: provides operational analyses related to safety and security threats/risks posed to IFAD personnel, operations, premises, and field assets, providing security management and personnel with the necessary guidance and mitigation measures; liaises and coordinates security and safety operations with UNSMS and IFIs Security personnel and host country agencies regionally.
Develops, negotiates, and implements safe and secure access strategies to enable IFAD teams to perform their missions; acts as Alternate Security Focal Point and attends meetings of UNSMS working groups security cell, SAG for duty station country, as and when required; conducts and/or oversees safety/security assessments of IFAD operations in high-risk environments to ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures; makes appropriate recommendations to strengthen IFAD Safety and Security procedures and address non-compliance issues; supports incidents involving IFAD personnel and/or the Fund's assets and provide the necessary recommendations.
6.SECURITY TRAINING: The Security Officer facilitates the provision of security training, such as security induction program (SIP), SSAFE, WSAT, etc.
and briefings to all personnel of the Fund.
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MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The Security Officer is accountable for integrity, transparency, and equity in the management of IFAD resources, where applicable.
This may include: People Management through recruitment, performance and career management of staff as well as learning management establishing learning plans and ensuring staff supervised meet their development needs while meeting the needs of IFAD; Resource Management by providing data inputs into the unit budget preparation exercises; Knowledge and Content Management by ensuring (1) knowledge content within the functional area is continuously updated and available to colleagues and clients (2) best practices are continuously identified, documented and distributed and (3) appropriate and up-to-date information and learning tools are available to the Fund's managers, supervisors and staff; Information Technology Management through leveraging ERP functionality for improved business results, simplification of transaction and reporting processes and improved client services.
Job Profile Requirements Level 1: Building relationships and partnerships - Builds and maintains effective working relationships Communicating and negotiating - Communicates effectively; creates understanding between self and others Demonstrating leadership - Personal leadership and attitude to change Focusing on clients - Focuses on clients Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating - Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge & innovates Managing performance and developing staff Managing time, resources and information - Manages own time, information and resources effectively Problem-solving and decision-making - Demonstrates sound problem-solving and decision-making ability Strategic thinking and organizational development - Personal influence Team working - Contributes effectively to the team Education: Advanced* university degree from an accredited institution.
Areas - security management, military science, law enforcement, disaster or emergency management, public administration, social/political science or related area.
A Bachelors degree or similar level qualification from a Police/Military Academy in combination with an additional 4 years relevant experience will also be considered in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Degree must be an accredited institution listed on The following certifications are highly desirable: Security Certification Programme (SCP) Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environment (SSAFE) Trainer Women Security Awareness Training (WSAT) Trainer Hostage incident Management (HIM) Security Analysis Process and Practice (SAPP) The following certifications are an asset: Security Sector Internationally recognized certifications in the areas of: Business Continuity Management e.g.
CBCI/DBCI Physical Security e.g.
ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) Enterprise Risk Management Experience: At least five (5) – years of progressively responsible experience in corporate security management, preferably in a multi-cultural organization or national organization providing security services management and support on a global scale.
Professional Security Management experience and training certification in the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) as well as field experience in developing countries are assets.
Ability to research and apply best practices/lessons learned and develop regulations, rules and standard operating procedures to meet evolving Fund security requirements.
Languages: Required English (4 – Excellent) Asset: Spanish and/or Arabic and/or French (3-Good) Skills: Security: Know-how in security management and measures; Stakeholder management: Strong alignment capabilities and consultation skills, building on effective interactions and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g.
for the co-creation of communication material with member states) and ability to build and maintain a strong network (e.g.
with journalists, media outlets, etc.
); Strategy implementation: Ability to lead and manage the development and implementation of medium to longer-term strategies for IFAD / for respective divisions; Performance management: Know-how in managing performance so that staff supervised deliver on the agreed objectives and meet their development needs while meeting the needs of IFAD.
Is proficient in establishing clear performance goals (operational and behavioral) and learning plans as well as in evaluating the performance of staff against the set goals; Adaptability: Adaptability and flexibility when facing new or unexpected situations, and to specific constraints and circumstances and managing complex processes; Change management: Role modeling, anticipation of key risks & conflicts and formulation of contingency plans/solutions, action-oriented; Initiative and good judgment: High sense of proactive initiative-taking and good judgment (including on security matters); Problem solving: Strong systemic and structured thinking, ability to identify and dissect problems into components and formulate a comprehensive set of creative viable and sustainable solutions and strategies.
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