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Deadline 3 Sept 2026 · 3 days left
Level & eligibility Field Service · ~8 yrs · Secondary / High School · English/French/Spanish
Duty station Villavicencio, Colombia
Formality check 1 / 5 — low
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This position is located in Villavicencio, a duty station of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC) and within the UNDSS Integrated Security Workforce in Colombia. Under the overall supervision of the Chief Security Adviser/Officer (CSA/CSO), the Security Officer will report to the Field Security Coordination Officer (FSCO).
Responsibilities
- Assists the FSCO in the office management procedures in his/her Areas of Responsibility (AOR) and/or supervises a Security Unit, as needed;
- Develops and monitors the implementation of security contingency plans for a security unit;
- Serves as a member and assists the FSCO in organizing the Area Security Management Team (ASMT) meetings;
- Contributes and develops the Security Risk Management, including through a gender analysis, in coordination with the Security Information Coordination Unit (SICU) for the area of operations;
- Assesses prevailing local security conditions, identifying security trends and advising UN personnel, project personnel and eligible dependents on security issues;
- Serves as a member of the local Security Cell, contributing to implementation and evaluation of the security plan;
- Evaluates air, land and/or sea emergency evacuation capability; conducts evacuation exercises and recommends appropriate action in his/her Area of responsibility (AOR);
- Determines accessible areas, maintains tracking systems and coordinates a 24-hour Emergency Response System within his/her AOR in coordination with the Security Operations Centre ( SOC);
- Assesses