Senior Field Security Associate

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization for migration, is recruiting a Senior Field Security Associate for its Bunia and Ituri Province office in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Office of Staff Security manages security policy and risk, and the post supports the Senior Country Field Security Officer in Kinshasa in keeping the duty station aware of security risks.

Key responsibilities

• Build working relationships with the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), host government agencies and local authorities to gather up-to-date security information.
• Collect, update and communicate security information, and help develop the country office security plan, contingency and emergency plans, SOPs and inputs to the Business Continuity Plan.
• Support Security Risk Management, security evaluations, advice on residential security measures and security briefings.
• Maintain the Offices Warden system, staff lists and call sign lists, and ensure timely dissemination of safety and security information.
• Report security incidents in Bunia and Ituri Province, including incident and weekly reports, and follow up investigations.
• Organize security awareness training, orient new personnel and keep confidential files and contact databases up to date.
• Verify access control procedures, liaise with commercial security providers and perform other assigned duties.

Required profile

• University degree in Security, Social Sciences, International Studies, Communications or a related field, with four years of relevant experience; or a high school degree with six years of experience.
• Fluency in French and English (oral and written); understanding of local languages is an asset.
• Advantages: experience in UNSMS or an international NGO, security orientation, law enforcement liaison, radio communications and the Field Security Associate course.

Required skills

• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
• Ability to work in a multicultural team and handle a heavy workload with minimal supervision.