Security Specialist, P-3, Gaza, State of Palestine (Temporary Appointment)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of children to access services and protection, from early childhood through adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential. We are working for every child and young person in the State of Palestine.

How can you make a difference?

In response to the escalation of armed conflict in the Gaza Strip, State of Palestine (SoP) that started in October 2023, UNICEF has rapidly scaled up its programming and personnel in Gaza.  As UNICEF continues to expand its programmatic reach and geographic coverage of the emergency response, an additional temporary Security Specialist is required to support staff and programme implementation Reporting to the Senior Emergency Coordinator (SEC), the Security Specialist (TA) will work in very close collaboration with the current Security Specialist (FT) and advise the SEC on their security duties and responsibilities in the area of responsibility in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems. The Security Specialist will also contribute to the UNICEF mandate through strong security risk analysis, advice, and relevant mitigation.

Key responsibilities and tasks

1. Security Risk Management and Planning

• Advise and support the SEC in the execution of his/her duties with regards to the security of UNICEF personnel and eligible family members, premises, and in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems.  In coordination with the Security Officer represent UNICEF at Security Cell meetings, attend as an observer, A/SMT meetings as and when required, assist the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) as appropriate and participate as a member of the security cell established by UNDSS.
• Provide advice on and manage the implementation of all technical security requirements identified in the SRMs, the Security Plan(s) and the Residential Security Measures (RSM), and support the compliance with other relevant policies, guidelines, and assessments.
• Prepare, maintain, and update UNICEF security documentation including security contingency plans and provide the Representative/CFO/CSM with mandatory reports in accordance with UNICEF security reporting guidelines.  This includes the monitoring/reporting on security compliance and the submission of all Security Incident Reports (SIRs).
• When required, prepare and submit necessary documentation under the Humanitarian Notification System (HNS) including notifying static humanitarian locations, notifying movements, drafting ConOps and requisite documentation for coordination missions and convoys.

1. Security Services

• Monitor the security situation and provide independent and comprehensive security analysis with the goal of identifying trends and predicting the specific conditions that would impact on the security of UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises, assets and resources.
• Implement security activities in support of UNICEF operations and participate, coordinate and/or undertake security risk management for all locations where UNICEF personnel and eligible family members are present.
• Ensure that UNICEF personnel are kept informed of matters affecting their security and the actions to take in the event of an emergency including those identified in the Security Plan(s) as it relates to UNICEF. 
• Ensure there is an effective and functioning communications system for security management within UNICEF that is fully integrated into the UN Emergency Communications System. 
• Coordinate with UNDSS to ensure all UNICEF personnel undertake all mandatory security training/briefings and participate in all security related contingency exercises. 
• Conduct security surveys of international personnel residences in accordance with the Residential Security Measures (RSM).
• Provide technical oversight for UNICEF contracted security providers such as guards service.
• Develop and conduct security training for UNICEF personnel as required.
• Monitor that all UNICEF offices comply with an