Security Specialist, P-3, Fixed Term (2 years), Pemba, Mozambique, #00113729
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. We offer diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Purpose
Join our team as a Security Specialist in Pemba, Mozambique, and help enable UNICEF’s programmes to reach children and communities in a complex and evolving security environment. In this role, you will provide timely security risk analysis, practical operational advice, access support and incident management to safeguard UNICEF personnel, premises and assets, while supporting safe, principled and continuous programme delivery in northern Mozambique and, when required, across the country. This position is crucial for ensuring the safety and security of operations in a challenging context, allowing UNICEF to continue its vital work for children.
Responsibilities
1. Security Risk Management and Planning: Advise UNICEF leadership on security responsibilities, support security risk management processes, maintain key security documentation, and help ensure compliance with relevant UN and UNICEF security policies and procedures. 2. Security Services: Monitor the security situation, provide operational security support for UNICEF activities, lead incident response and preparedness actions, and help ensure staff are informed, trained, and equipped to operate safely. 3. Programmatic Security Information Analysis: Provide analysis on security dynamics, access constraints, and contextual developments to support programme planning, implementation, and decision-making in hard-to-reach and high-risk areas. 4. Security Networking and Partnership Building: Maintain effective coordination with UNDSS, UN agencies, authorities, NGO partners, and other security actors to strengthen information sharing, humanitarian access, and operational continuity. 5. Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building: Promote practical tools, learning, and capacity-building initiatives that strengthen security preparedness, inclusive training, and knowledge sharing across UNICEF and partner teams.
Work Experience
At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Security, Security Risk Management, Security Operations, Incident Response, Access Management, Humanitarian Security, Security Analysis, or any other related fields is required.
Skills
Decision-making, Change management, Risk planning, Security documentation, Security reporting, Security training, Security risk management, Operational resilience