UNDSS Chief, Threat and Risk Assessment

Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) is responsible for providing leadership, operational support and oversight to the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) to enable the safest and most efficient conduct of the programmes and activities of the United Nations System. This post is located in the Division of the Regional Operations within the Department of Safety and Security.

Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Director for Regional Operations and the overall guidance from the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, the incumbent will serve as Chief, Threat and Risk Assessment Section and is responsible for the timely identification of trends of developing threats to personnel, assets and operations of the organizations of the United Nations system by ensuring coherent and effective functioning of the Threat and Risk Assessment Service. Specifically, the duties and responsibilities include:1. Planning and directing activities of the Service; identifying analytical and assessment priorities on the basis of requirements and needs of individual duty stations and organisations of the United Nations system; developing corresponding work plans and modalities; and overseeing the process of analysis and assessment.

1. Ensuring that the output of security analysts in the field is properly coordinated with the work of other DSS units, departments, duty stations and organizations of the United Nations system through the streamlining of global analytic methodologies to ensure a uniform approach to threat identification and risk analysis and the training of new security analysts on security analysis process and practices.
2. Organising and leading the process of strategic trend analysis and security threat and risk assessment, identifying prevailing security threats, their associated route causes and impacts on personnel, assets and operations within the scale of the UNSMS as well as providing recommendations on how to mitigate or minimize the impact of the above threats.
3. Reviewing and endorsing analysis and assessment documents and reports to ensure quality control, accuracy and objectivity of judgments and conclusions, and recommending immediate actions to mitigate or minimize identified security threats and associated risks.
4. Coordinating analysis and assessment requirements with individual duty stations and the organizations of the UNSMS, seeking and accommodating inputs from the above organizations to analysis and assessment process.
5. Ensuring day-to-day supervision of personnel and the management of the Threat and Risk Assessment Service, building its capacity and empowering staff to perform complex assessment and analysis tasks and assignments; overseeing activities and input of security analysts at field duty stations.
6. Ensuring analytical information support to the crisis management process and assessments for contingencies and crisis preparedness process.
   Competencies
   Professionalism

-Shows pride in work and in achievements
-Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter
-Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results
-Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns
-Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges
-Remains calm in stressful situations;
Communication:
-Speaks and writes clearly and effectively
-Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately
-Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication
-Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience
-Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed;
Teamwork:
-Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals
-Solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others
-Places team agenda before personal agenda-Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position
-Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings; Leadership:-
Serves as a role model that other people want to follow
-Empowers others to translate vision into results-Is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives
-Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support
-Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions
-Drives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo
-Shows the courage to take unpopular stands;
Managing Performance:
-Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority
-Makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member
-Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills
-Monitors progress against milestones and deadlines
-Regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff
-Encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative
-Actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff
-Appraises performance fairly

Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Political Science, Military Science, Criminology, International Relations or Technical fields relating to analysis and assessment. A first-level university degree in combination with additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience
A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in security, operations or related field in an international setting is required, with at least 10 years in applied military, law enforcement or political analysis; and at least five years experience in senior commanding or managerial positions. Security management experience with the United Nations or other international organisations, is desirable. Qualifying years of experience are calculated following the receipt of the first-level university degree recognized by the United Nations.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of another United Nations official language is desirable.

Assessment Method
Competency-based interview and/or other assessment method.

Special Notice
Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

United Nations Considerations
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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