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• Under the guidance and supervision of the acting Deputy Global Security Advisor, the Security and Safety Specialist is responsible for backstopping coverage of Africa.
• The UN Women Security and Safety Specialist is to advise, assist and support UN Women Headquarters, Regional, Multi-Country, Country Offices, and UN Women Security Field personnel with regard to their security and safety responsibilities with primary focus on Africa.
• The responsibilities are aligned to UN & UN Women security policies, procedures and guidelines to minimize the risk to UN Women personnel, property, and operations in the field while at the same time enable UN Women programme delivery throughout the organization.
• This is a temporary appointment position through 30 November 2026. The incumbent will be located in Nairobi, Kenya, and may be expected to complete mission travel as required within the regions covered and internationally. 

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

• Provide technical support, guidance, and advice to Country, Multi-Country and Regional Offices
• Provide timely and accurate security and safety advice and recommendations to the CO/MCO/RO; and approve organizational missions;
• Clarify, interpret, and implement existing UN and UN Women security and safety policy as applicable;
• Oversee security evaluations and provide advice on security measures for the residences (Residential Security Measures - RSM) of UN Women personnel, as well as on latest trends and threats to personnel safety and security;
• Track developing threats and related risks, reviewing the impact of security and safety factors and risk on UN Women personnel, premises, assets, programme design and delivery;
• Provide recommendations regarding effective risk prevention and mitigation measures, including recommendations for possible UN Women support needs and improvements;
• Provide security surge support outside of the designated ‘Duty Station’ as required;
• Provide remote security support to identified UN Women personnel, offices, programmes and projects;
• Advise and support UN Women Security Focal Points with regard UN Women online security assessments and compliance systems.

Oversee security assessments and take necessary action

• Oversee substantive assessment of the security situation at duty stations and ensure adequate collation and verification of security information;
• Conduct security assessments of UN Women premises and equipment and provide recommendations on risk management.

Liaise with and participate in the local and regional security community

• Liaise and coordinate with the host government security organizations and/or personnel, including national and local provincial authorities, military, and police officers, as well as non-governmental organizations, UN entities, and other non-State actors;
• Participate as a member of security groups, particularly IASMN Working Groups as directed by the UN Women Global Security Adviser;
• Provide an advisory presence at UN security management meetings such as the country SMT, UNCT, and OMT
• Maintain a security network of international and national security personnel;
• Represent UN Women on behalf of the Global Security Adviser at security meetings, and attends security workshops/training sessions, working groups and conferences as directed.

Collect, update, and communicate security information

• Provide updates and information to HQ in relation to the security intranet portal and documentation;
• Disseminate security information and measures to personnel;
• Disseminate analytical products and outputs of the Security and Safety Services to stakeholders; 
• Conduct regular communications with UN Women Security Focal Points;
• Establish a UN Women Warden Systems/Communication Trees where applicable.

Develop, maintain, manage and implement the UN Women Security Plan, including updating personnel lists

• Oversee the development and implementation the UN Women Security Plan in accordance with the UN Security Plan; maintain the plan;
• Manage the preparation and review of the UN Security Plan and provide technical support in its implementation;
• Provide advice and recommendations in the selection and purchasing of security and safety equipment;
• Prepare and submit security clearance/movement of personnel requests;
• Provides oversight and coordinates the implementation of UN Women Warden Systems;
• Keep and update of information related to UN Women offices and residences including Global Premises Directory.

Monitor, manage and implement UN Women compliance of the Security Risk Management Measures (SRMM) established for the duty station/s

• Compile data required for the SRMM Self-Assessment of the UN Women and UN Security and Safety Compliance Survey (SSCS) Programme;
• Provide technical support to and advise the UN Women Security Focal Points in the completion and updating of the SSCS;
• Provide technical support to and advise the UN Women Security Focal Points in the evaluation and implementation of the UN Women Security and Safety Compliance Action Plan (SSCAP);
• Provide technical advisory support to the Security Focal Points for the UN Women Security Compliance Enhancement Funding (SSCEF);
• Implement SRMM for UN Women personnel, premises and assets, and systems and protocols, in accordance with organizational risk acceptance, ensuring the mainstreaming of security;
• Provide UN Women managers with prescriptive content such as policy, risk management methodology, SRMM and RSM;
• Provide technical support to security compliance input of all UN Women offices within AOR;
• Provide technical support to the Programme team in completing and submitting the UN Women online Programme Assessment format.

Report security and safety incidents affecting UN Women personnel, programmes, offices and assets

• Collate information and provide inputs to security reports, such as the Security & Safety Incident Reporting System (SSIRS), Security Risk Management (SRM) Assessments and other ad-hoc incident reports;
• Oversee security and safety evaluations and surveys of RO/MCO/CO/PPOs;
• Develop accurate and timely written country briefings; add inputs to position papers from a field perspective;
• Provide information to the country UN Security Management System (UNSMS) as required.

Develop and conduct training courses on security and safety awareness, preparedness, mainstreaming, BCP and specialized functions

• Participate in the development and delivery of UNSMS training;
• Develop and deliver UN Women specific security and safety training;
• Provide security and safety orientation to newly assigned personnel members and briefings;
• Provide security and safety mainstreaming sessions as required;
• Provide BCP training sessions as required and under the guidance of the UN Women Business Continuity Coordinator;
• Provide Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training sessions as required and under the guidance of the UN Women Occupational Health and Safety Specialist;
• Coordinate with Human Resources to provide UN Women Representatives and Heads of Offices security and safety briefings.
• Identify, develop and deliver specialized security and safety training under the guidance of the Global Security Adviser.

Oversee the Budget and Finances

• Oversee the security and safety bi-annual work plan and related budget; initiate budget revisions for approval;
• Prepare security budgets as well as completion of UN Women SSCEF funding requests;
• Provide substantive security inputs to UN Women BWP/SN, programme appraisal bodies, and related budgets;
• Monitor and support allotted UN Women Security and Safety Compliance funds to budget and utilize them in a timely manner;
• Monitor that costs and expenditures remain within budget and approved limits through the monitoring of monthly budget reports;
• Keep the Global Security Adviser updated on expenditures in the operational budget and follow closely remaining expenditure;
• Oversee budget closures and reports as per HQ processes;
• Ensure that all projects and programmes contribute resources to implementation of security and safety measures.

Perform other security-related tasks including but not limited to:

• Provide Air Travel Focal Point services to UN Women as per CATSU requirements;
• Maintain liaison with commercial companies used for UN Women security at offices and residences, in order to ensure the effective and efficient use of the guard force.
• The incumbent will perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation.
• Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The incumbent will work closely with the region’s Security Specialist, Local Security Associates, and country offices in line with the above accountabilities. 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Excellent knowledge of security and risk management;
• Excellent knowledge of country's security situation/ laws;
• Ability to be client focused;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Ability to create, edit and present information in clear, presentable and concise formats;
• Ability to build effective client relationships and partnerships;
• Ability to interact at all levels of staff/organization;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to provide guidance and support to others;
• Ability to plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time;
• Ability to develop creative solutions;
• Ability to function effectively in crisis and stressful circumstances.

Recruitment Qualifications:
Education and Certification:       

• Master's degree or equivalent in security management, business administration, leadership, political/social science, psychology, international relations or a related field;
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. UN, military or police senior Command and Staff College qualification with command experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:        

• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in security of which at least 2 years at the international level in country, regional or global context.
• Experience of conducting security and/or safety risk assessments as integral part of operational planning and the enabling of operations is required.
• Experience of disaster and/or conflict operations is desirable.
• Experience in implementation of business continuity programme is desirable. 
• Experience in a regional or global security role is desirable. 
• Experience in United Nations Security Management System is desirable.

Languages:         

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Apply Before: 08/14/2026, 04:59 AM

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Objective of the Consultancy

• The consultant for Knowledge Management and Evidence Systems will lead the management, institutionalization, accessibility, and governance of gender evidence across the East and Southern Africa Region.
• The position is responsible for ensuring that data, research, evaluations, lessons learned, knowledge products, and learning outputs are systematically and coherently captured, curated, , analyzed, visualized, organized, stored, and shared to support evidence-informed decision-making and organizational learning.
• The role serves as the regional lead on knowledge management, information management, evidence systems, digital repositories, dashboards, and business intelligence solutions and ensures that evidence is relevant and remains accessible, interoperable, secure, and actionable across UN Women country offices and regional programmes. 

Responsibilities 

Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning and Evidence Governance

• Lead the development and oversight of regional knowledge management systems, evidence governance frameworks, and organizational learning processes to ensure that knowledge, evidence, and institutional memory are systematically captured, curated, shared, and applied across the region.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, strengthen, and maintain standards, methodologies, processes, and protocols for evidence and knowledge management.
• Review and oversee governance arrangements for evidence, knowledge assets, institutional memory, and information stewardship.
• Ensure the systematic capture, organization, synthesis, and reuse of knowledge generated through regional and country programmes.
• Develop and maintain taxonomies, metadata standards, classification systems, and evidence cataloguing frameworks.
• Integrate knowledge management across programme design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, learning, and decision-making processes.
• Establish systems for capturing lessons learned, innovations, good practices, and emerging knowledge.
• Facilitate learning reviews, after-action reviews, evidence reflection exercises, and adaptive management processes.
• Coordinate evidence synthesis, lessons-learned products, knowledge briefs, and other learning outputs.
• Promote continuous learning, knowledge exchange, and communities of practice across the ESA region.
• Support implementation of UN Women corporate knowledge management strategies, policies, and standards.

Information Management, Digital Evidence Systems and Information Architecture

Lead the design, management, and continuous improvement of information management systems, digital evidence platforms, repositories, and database architecture to ensure evidence is accessible, secure, searchable, and effectively used.

Key responsibilities:

• Assess, strengthen, and optimize regional information management, document management, and content management systems.
• Design, oversee, and continuously improve regional digital knowledge platforms, evidence repositories, and information services.
• Manage systems that facilitate the discovery, access, curation, and dissemination of datasets, research reports, assessments, policy briefs, learning products, and good practices.
• Curate, connect, and integrate knowledge assets from corporate platforms (including GATE and other corporate systems) into regional evidence and knowledge ecosystems.
• Design and maintain evidence databases, data models, data dictionaries, metadata frameworks, and information architecture.
• Ensure interoperability across data, knowledge, research, programme, monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems.
• Establish procedures for version control, archiving, records management, data preservation, and institutional memory.
• Promote harmonized information management standards and practices across ESA country offices.
• Support digital transformation initiatives related to evidence management and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure compliance with UN Women information governance, records management, cybersecurity, and data protection requirements.
• Promote the adoption of modern digital collaboration and information management technologies.

Business Intelligence, Data Visualization and Evidence Analytics

Lead the development of business intelligence solutions, analytics products, dashboards, and visualization systems that transform data and evidence into actionable insights for decision-making and accountability.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards, scorecards, and business intelligence solutions.
• Develop automated reporting, monitoring, and visualization products that support evidence-informed decision-making.
• Integrate multiple internal and external data sources into unified analytical and reporting platforms.
• Develop evidence tracking systems and analytical tools that improve organizational performance monitoring and learning.
• Establish quality assurance procedures for dashboards, analytical products, and reporting systems.
• Produce visual analytics, evidence summaries, and decision-support products for management and programme teams.
• Develop user-friendly interfaces and self-service analytics tools that improve access to evidence.
• Support regional and country reporting through automated analytics and visualization solutions.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the use of data, analytics, and evidence in strategic planning, programme management, and resource mobilization.

Capacity Building, Technical Advisory Services and Innovation

• Provide strategic technical leadership, capacity strengthening, and advisory support to country offices and partners to enhance knowledge management, information management, evidence systems, organizational learning, and the effective use of emerging technologies for evidence-informed programming and decision-making.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on knowledge management and information management systems to country offices.
• Build capacity of staff and implementing partners in information management, evidence systems, dashboard development, and the use of digital knowledge platforms for monitoring, reporting, learning, and decision-making.
• Develop and disseminate guidance materials, standards, tools, templates, and good practice resources.
• Support country offices in strengthening national and organizational evidence ecosystems, knowledge-sharing mechanisms, and institutional learning systems.
• Promote innovative applications of emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and knowledge platforms, to improve evidence accessibility, discoverability, and utilization.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, digital innovation, and evidence use across the East and Southern Africa region.

Deliverables

• Regional evidence management framework strengthened, institutionalized, and operationalized.
• Functional regional evidence repository and knowledge platform established.
• Interactive dashboards and business intelligence systems developed, maintained, and regularly and effectively used.
• Improved accessibility and retrieval of evidence across regional and country offices through the development of dashboards and business intelligence systems.
• Increased use of lessons learned and knowledge products in programming and policy work for more relevant and strategic delivery.
• Strong user and stakeholder satisfaction with knowledge services and evidence systems.
• Improved organizational learning and evidence-sharing practices.
• Communities of practice established and operational.
• End of assignment report documenting achievements, lessons learned and recommendations

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Functional Competencies:

• Database design and administration.
• Data governance and quality assurance.
• Evidence synthesis and knowledge product development.
• Data integration for Monitoring, Reporting, and Knowledge Management Systems expertise
• Capacity building and training 

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Master's degree in one of the following areas: information management; information science; information systems; data and information management; data science; library and information science; computer science; digital transformation; or related field
• A first-level university degree combined with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in designing and managing information systems, databases or digital repositories, knowledge management, digital knowledge systems or related areas.
• Experience in business intelligence and dashboard development including but not limited to Power BI, Tableau, SQL, KOBO toolbox and other data visualization and analysis tools.
• Experience in working and programming with R or STATA will be an advantage 
• Experience working on gender equality, international development, humanitarian settings, statistics, research or evidence programmes wil be an advantage.
• Experience within the UN system or international organizations is an advantage.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Apply Before: 08/20/2026, 04:59 AM