[Hiring] Security and Safety Analyst @UN Women

Role Description

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

This international-level position is located within the Division of Finance and Administration, Security and Safety Services. The Security and Safety Services team supports UN Women offices in meeting the requirements of the United Nations Security Management System Policy Manual, including area-specific Security Risk Management Measures and system-wide policy requirements.

The position supports the third phase of the Security and Safety Compliance System upgrade, its implementation and global rollout, as well as Business Continuity and Crisis Management compliance and application support.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Deputy Global Security Advisor, the Security and Safety Analyst (Compliance System Upgrade), 3rd Phase and BCCMA Support, is responsible for:

• Supporting the upgrade, testing, rollout and maintenance of the Security and Safety Compliance System.
• Providing support for BCCMA compliance and the BCCMA application.
• Working in close collaboration with Vendors, UN Women IST Team, Security Specialists and UN Women offices.
• Home-based role with official travel to UN Women offices.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in security, Business Administration, Risk Management, Political Science or a similar field is required.
• A first-level degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Requirements

• Relevant work experience in areas of compliance systems, training delivery, research and/or administration is desirable.
• Experience in the United Nations Security Management System is desirable.
• Experience in the review and design of online compliance systems is desirable.
• Experience in data visualization is desirable.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages, and experience in handling of web-based management systems is desired.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion commitment.
• Support for reasonable accommodation during recruitment and selection process.
• Zero-tolerance policy on conduct incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women.

Company Description

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.

• Merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.