Security Associate (Access and Coordination), G-6

UNICEF – Security Associate (Access and Coordination), G-6

Join our UNICEF Security team in East Jerusalem as a Security Associate (Access and Coordination), G-6, and contribute to safe, timely and well-coordinated UNICEF operations across Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem.

In this role, you will play a key part in coordinating UNICEF personnel movements into and out of Gaza, supporting security operations, and ensuring accurate information management and effective communication with colleagues and relevant partners.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Access and Personnel Movement Coordination (50%): Coordinate staff rotations and movements into and out of Gaza, maintain accurate schedules and tracking records, and liaise with relevant UN and UNICEF counterparts.
• Security Planning, Safety and Security Services, and Security Networking (35%): Support security planning, monitoring, reporting and coordination.
• Administrative, Personnel Accountability and Information Support (15%): Maintain personnel records, mission tracking and security-related documentation.
• Knowledge Management and Capacity Building: Support security briefings, training and awareness activities.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: UNICEF SOP_GS6_Security_Access_Coordination_Job_Profile.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Completion of secondary education, supplemented by relevant technical/military/police courses and/or university courses in a relevant discipline. A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) from a recognized academic institution in a field relevant to the position may replace 3 years of related work experience. A Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) may replace an additional 2 years.
• Work

Experience

• A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible experience in a security related environment is required.
• Skills: Candidates must demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and strong operational coordination skills, with proven experience in security planning, physical security surveys, security frameworks, and security training. The role also requires strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication and collaboration skills, the capacity to manage ambiguity and complexity, and a high level of self-awareness in dynamic operational environments.
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

• Experience in staff movement/access coordination, operational logistics, UN inter-agency liaison, personnel tracking or a comparable complex operational environment is an asset.

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

• UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships

• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact

• (4) Innovates and embraces change

• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

• (6) Thinks and acts strategically

• (7) Works collaboratively with others

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.

• UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.