Security Manager

The Security Manager (P-4) serves as the senior operational security focal point for UNICEF Gaza operations, providing leadership and supervision of security personnel and ensuring effective implementation of security risk management, humanitarian access coordination, emergency preparedness, and operational security compliance in a highly complex and volatile environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership and supervision of Gaza-based security personnel.
• Ensure effective implementation of UNICEF security risk management, humanitarian access coordination, emergency preparedness and operational security compliance.
• Support senior management through operational analysis, crisis coordination, humanitarian liaison and field-level operational decision support.
• Manage sensitive security coordination responsibilities including engagement with de facto authorities, local power brokers, armed actors, convoy coordination mechanisms, community leaders and humanitarian partners to facilitate operational access while ensuring compliance with UN security management policies and humanitarian principles.
• Work in close collaboration with the Country Office Security Manager in Jerusalem on technical issues.
• Advise the Senior Emergency Coordinator/Chief Field Office on security duties and responsibilities in accordance with UN and UNICEF Security Management Systems.
• Contribute to the UNICEF mandate through strong security risk analysis, advice, and relevant mitigation.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Safety, security studies, international relations, conflict studies, intelligence studies, humanitarian affairs, political science and any other related fields.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in Security, security management, risk management, emergency response, humanitarian access, crisis coordination, incident management, movement coordination, civil military coordination, physical security, capacity building, and any other related fields.
• Knowledge of Security Management, Coordination, Leadership, Analysis, Humanitarian Operations, and Emergency Coordination is Required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable.
• Conflict environment experience, UNSMS knowledge, Humanitarian operations exposure, UNDSS coordination experience, Arabic language, Field leadership experience is desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.

Skills

• Security Management
• Risk Management
• Emergency Response
• Humanitarian Access
• Crisis Communication Coordination
• Incident Management
• Movement Coordination
• Civil-Military Coordination
• Physical Security
• Capacity Building
• Security Analysis
• Humanitarian Operations Liaison
• Emergency Coordination
• Leadership
• UN Security Management System
• Field Leadership
• Operational Security Compliance
• Security Personnel Supervision

Languages

English