Security Coordination Associate [Open to EU & EFTA nationals]

This vacancy is open to UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments of all nationalities. Other applicants must be nationals of an EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland.

Background

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our people are united by a common call to action: building a fairer and more inclusive world for those in need through sustainable development.

The UNDP Security Office is responsible for the provision of guidance, advice, and support to the organization with respect to security risk management activities not directly managed by UNDSS. The UNDP Security Office (SO) is tasked to coordinate and manage Strategic Security Information processes, Security Training, Policy Development, Special Communications Efforts, Crisis Response, and Compliance Oversight.

Position Purpose:

The Security Coordination Associate will ensure the effort to develop and establish an effective communications process, informing staff via electronic and printed media of activities, policy, process, and other issues relevant to security risk management within the organization.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Security Policy Specialist at the Security Office, the Security Coordination Associate supports efforts to implement the Security Office strategic and operational goals in the areas of Information Management, Policy Development and Communications and will serve as a focal point for dissemination of prescriptive content and development of communications materials, development and maintenance of the Security Community Website, and the Security Practice Network, including the related flow of information.

The Security Coordination Associate will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the different knowledge management platforms within the Security Office SharePoint site.

The Security Coordination Associate coordinates with different actors within the Security Office, UNDP, and the UNSMS to support policy and communications efforts.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1.) Support prescriptive content management efforts, including development, review, and dissemination of security content.

• In their capacity as Focal Point for prescriptive content, ensure t...