Security Operations Support Officer
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building peace through food assistance. WFP operates in challenging environments, striving for a diverse, skilled, and high-performing workforce committed to its core values. This role is based in Aden, Yemen, a complex and high-risk area.
Job Purpose
The Security Operations Support Officer will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of WFP personnel, assets, and operations in a high-risk environment. This position involves supporting the planning, coordination, and implementation of comprehensive security operations. Key responsibilities include conducting thorough security risk assessments, developing and monitoring mitigation measures, and providing timely, actionable security analysis and advice to management. The role also entails planning and coordinating security for field missions, managing incident and emergency responses, and facilitating humanitarian access. By maintaining strong operational coordination with UN agencies, local authorities, and humanitarian partners, the incumbent will contribute to the safe and effective delivery of WFP's vital programmes.
Responsibilities
The Security Operations Support Officer plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of World Food Programme (WFP) operations in complex and high-risk environments. Based in the WFP Aden Country Office, this position reports to the Chief Security Officer and is instrumental in planning, coordinating, and implementing security operations across their area of responsibility. Key duties include comprehensive security risk management, which involves analyzing threats, conducting assessments, and monitoring the implementation of security risk management measures (SRMMs). The officer is responsible for planning and coordinating security support for field missions and humanitarian operations, including route assessments, movement planning, and providing essential security briefings. They also work closely with programme, logistics, and field teams to identify and mitigate security and access constraints that could impact food assistance delivery. Maintaining strong operational liaison with UNDSS, UN agencies, local authorities, and humanitarian partners is vital for information sharing, humanitarian access, and incident response. Furthermore, the role involves conducting physical security assessments of WFP facilities, overseeing mitigation measures, and coordinating the initial security response to incidents. This includes maintaining emergency preparedness plans, conducting security training, managing security equipment, and providing technical guidance to security personnel. The officer must be adept at preparing timely security reports and advisories, translating complex security information into practical, risk-based recommendations to support management decision-making and ensure the protection of WFP personnel, assets, and operations.
Work Experience
Requires demonstrated experience in providing operational security support to humanitarian programs, ideally in complex, high-risk, or conflict-affected settings. Experience in security risk management, operational planning, and supporting humanitarian access is also beneficial.
Skills
Security Risk Management, Operational Security Planning, Incident and Emergency Response, Humanitarian Access, Physical Security, Security Analysis and Reporting, Mission and Movement Planning, Coordination with Stakeholders, Security Training and Briefings, Security Equipment Management