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Security Specialist

Aweil

  • Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
  • Location: Aweil
  • Grade: Volunteer - International Specialist - Internationally recruited Volunteer
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Security and Safety
  • Closing Date: Closed

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Chief Technical Advisor for Rule of Law and Program Manager, or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the IUN Volunteer Security Specialist will perform the following tasks:

Provision of advice and technical support:

  • Advise the state security leadership, Police Commissioner and Prisons Director and their senior management team on strategic approaches to issues related to security services, police and prisons;
  • Advise the state security leadership, Police Commissioner and Prisons Director and their staff on policies, strategies, systems, methods of management and training needs;
  • Liaise with the Chief Technical Advisor to provide overall technical guidance on matters of government policy on security, policing, law enforcement and prison management;
  • Put in place policies, strategies and systems for effective security, policing and law enforcement in the state in line with democratic principles;
  • Collect and issue updates on activities in the security, policing and law enforcement area including changes in legislation and national or regional strategies or action plans.

Capacity building of state level stakeholders:

  • Support national institutions to develop and implement policies, long term strategies, systems and action plans for the establishment of effective Police and Prisons services in the states including organizational structure, compilation of crime statistics, inmate statistics, early warning mechanisms;
  • Support the development and practice of alternative and modern methods of policing in line with democratic principles including people centred community security;
  • Develop and implement capacity building strategies to meet the training needs of the state Police and Prisons senior management teams, and rank and file
  • Support Civil Society and community groups to develop skills to actively engage in community policing and community security, including planning and implementing joint activities;
  • Promote skills for mainstreaming gender, respect for human rights and support to vulnerable groups into reform priorities of and service delivery by security institutions, police and prisons;
  • Coordinate and manage implementation of capacity building support to security institutions including the Police, Prisons departments and local security actors
  • Identify and support initiatives for addressing the concerns of vulnerable groups such as women and children and provide basic legal aid services;
  • Organize and/or conduct human rights and rule of law trainings

Support to Program planning and implementation:

  • Provide substantial inputs to program planning, implementation and monitoring, including drafting of relevant project documents including memos, briefs, talking points, meeting debriefs, minutes;
  • Develop detailed Program Annual Work Plans for the state regarding security, law enforcement, policing and prison initiatives together with the Program Specialist, and provide inputs to develop the consolidated Program Annual Work Plans;
  • Support development of ToRs for Small Grants, oversee the work of beneficiaries of Small Grants Facility, and ensure quality of outputs in keeping with grants applications;
  • Implement program work plans in the state and supervise UNDP supported work undertaken in the state as and when required.
  • Submit quarterly analytical reports and provide inputs into other reporting requirements to the donor and M&E activities in the rule of law area to the Program Manager on work done and further prospects as decided by the program.
  • Support the program management to develop necessary documentation (concept notes, briefs, and fundraising notes) to operationalize and steer programmatic initiatives and activities;

Facilitation of the strategic partnerships:

  • Develop strong working relationships with all local stakeholders and between the state security institutions, Police and Prisons team and the justice actors, other relevant government agencies, CSOs and international partners;
  • Liaise with partners and facilitate communication on Program-related activities including organizing joint thematic learning and networking events on community security and prison management topics;
  • Develop and maintain close working relationships with local civil society and community groups to facilitate project implementation, as well as identify issues, risks, priorities, and opportunities that support effective project implementation;
  • Liaise with and establish strong working relationships with other UN agencies and international organizations to promote a coordinated approach to the development and implementation of security, law enforcement and prisons programs;

Knowledge management and communication of results:

  • Collect Program monitoring data on a regular basis and issue updates on activities in the rule of law area including changes in legislation and national or regional strategies or action plans;
  • Monitor the key interventions of the Program on security particularly for vulnerable groups such as IDPs, children, the elderly, and survivors of SGBV;
  • Monitor and report on community security and prisons management issues locally justice, and identify emerging trends using program mapping and other available data;
  • Communicate results based on corporate principles of gender-responsive communications and non-discriminatory language.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

  • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
  • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
  • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
  • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
  • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
  • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Master’s degree in either law, security management, international relations or public administration

First university degree in in Law, Public Administration, Political Science, Social Sciences or related field from an accredited/recognized institute.

Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark:

A minimum of Five years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in planning, developing, managing and monitoring legal, security reforms, police and prisons management;

Language skills:
  • English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
Area of expertise: Human rights, Rule of law, judicial and national legal system reform, Other rule of law or governance related experience Area of expertise details:
  • A minimum of Five years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in planning, developing, managing and monitoring legal, security reforms, police and prisons management;
  • High-level planning, facilitation, communication and capacity development skills with a demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge and skills in a complex institutional environment
  • Experience of working in conflict/post-conflict settings;
  • Demonstrated experience in coordinating with and reporting on the work of diverse teams and financial resources at international level.
    • Other desired/mandatory required technical knowledge
    • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
    • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
  • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
  • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
  • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
Driving license: No Competencies values:

Client Orientation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.
Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypageand click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?
First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypageand click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

Application deadline: 05-Mar-2020

This vacancy is now closed.