Global Security and Safety Associate, Nairobi

About the role

UN Women's Division of Finance and Administration (DFA) is recruiting a Global Security and Safety Associate in Nairobi, Kenya. Reporting to the UN Women Global Security Advisor, the Associate provides specialized administrative and technical support for security and safety operations across UN Women's 60+ global locations, coordinating security information systems, compliance monitoring, training logistics and administrative operations. The role requires periodic deployment to high-risk duty stations at short notice.

This vacancy is open to Kenyan nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the global directory of UN Women Security and Safety focal points and coordinate with them, and prepare and process UN Women security plans in line with HQ Security Plans and the UNSMS.
• Organize and deliver training and briefing sessions, and coordinate security briefings for new representatives and heads of office before deployment.
• Support the biannual budgeting process, monitor compliance funds in the ERP, and prepare budget closures and reports.
• Gather information on security and safety trends, liaise with partners and participate in security and safety working groups.
• Support threat and risk assessments, act as alternative Air Travel Focal Point, and help implement the UN Security Framework and emergency notification system.
• Organize Business Continuity and Crisis Management training, and take part in crisis activations.
• Provide security SURGE support and remote security support on short notice, and coordinate incident reporting and information sharing.

Required profile

• Completion of secondary education; a bachelor's degree or a police/military diploma is an asset.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in security, administration, risk management or a related field.
• Experience monitoring and administering multimillion USD budgets, and 2 years of training coordination and delivery.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.
• Desirable: international experience, inter-agency group experience, gender-focused work, UNSMS and modern web-based ERP (e.g. Oracle Cloud) experience.

Required skills

• Use of computers and office software (MS Word, Excel, databases, web-based management systems).
• Administration of financial processes and transactions.