Senior Field Security Associate

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization focused on migration, is recruiting a Senior Field Security Associate in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Reporting to the Chief of Mission and under the technical supervision of the Office of Staff Security, the post supports all security aspects of field operations and assists the Field Security Officer with security risk management. The role also helps build and maintain an appropriate level of security awareness in Papua New Guinea.

Key responsibilities

• Build working relationships with the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) office, host government agencies and local security authorities to obtain up-to-date security information.
• Help collect, update and communicate information on the security situation, and gather and verify security data for analysis.
• Take part in developing and implementing IOM Country Office security plans, including contingency and emergency response plans, SOPs and inputs to the Business Continuity Plan.
• Take part in Security Risk Management and monitor the implementation of security measures, coordinating with the Chief of Mission and UNDSS.
• Carry out security assessments and advise on residential security measures, staff safety trends and threats.
• Support the Country Office Warden system, keeping staff and call sign lists updated and ensuring communications systems such as SCAAN work properly.
• Disseminate safety and security information promptly, monitor security incidents and prepare Security Incident Reports and Weekly Reports.
• Provide security briefings for deployed staff, coordinate travel security needs and assess road, air and river transport networks, medical evacuations and international staff travel.
• Maintain a secure filing system, including a database of contact details for the UNDSS office and host country security authorities.
• Verify that access control procedures are effective and help investigate incidents affecting IOM personnel, premises and assets.
• Monitor the physical security of IOM premises, supervise the guard force in line with UNSMS policies, and liaise with commercial security providers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Security, Social Sciences, International Studies, Communications or a related field with five years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma with seven years of relevant experience.
• Fluency in English and Tok Pisin; all IOM staff must be fluent in one of the IOM official languages.
• Undersigned UNDSS certifications (Security Certification Programme, Security Analysis Practice and Process, or Field Security Associate) are desirable.
• Experience in humanitarian, public, private or corporate sectors, and in security programmes, risk assessment, operational security risk management, investigations or physical security, is desirable.
• Ability to work with government security counterparts and colleagues from varied cultures, with excellent oral and written skills.