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Security officer
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Date posted
May 12, 2025
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Closing date
May 12, 2025
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Hiring location
Galkaio
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Qualification
Degree
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Experience
1 - 2 Years
Description
Job description
Vacancy Announcement No: JR112384
Job Title: Security officer
Contract Type/Grade: Fixed – Term, NOA
Duty Station: Galkayo
Contract Duration: 1 year (Initial)
Date of Issue: May 11, 2025 | Closing Date: May 20, 2025
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority)
• Lead the monitoring and analysis of security threats and risks in Galkayo and surrounding regions. Provide timely strategic and tactical advice to the Field Security Officer (FSO) and Head of Field Office to inform decision-making and operational planning.
• Coordinate the implementation of all elements of the WFP Security Risk Management Framework in the area of responsibility, including Operational Security Standards, Security Telecommunications Standards, and contingency plans.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, security actors, community leaders, and other UN/NGO secu-rity professionals to support humanitarian access and maintain a stable operational environment.
• Plan, organize, and oversee security arrangements for all WFP missions and field activities, ensuring comprehensive risk assess-ments and movement tracking protocols are in place.
• Support and advise senior management on emerging security challenges, proposing mitigation measures and operational ad-justments as needed to ensure staff safety and business continuity.
• Manage incident reporting, investigation processes, and lessons learned documentation for all security-related events. Ensure timely follow-up and integration of preventive actions.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to Security Assistants, guards, and contracted security providers to ensure adherence to WFP security policies and performance standards.
• Maintain and update the Field Security Plan, staff contact lists, evacuation procedures, relocation routes, and fire safety arrange-ments for the Field Office and guesthouses.
• Monitor and ensure the effective use and maintenance of all security-related systems and equipment (e.g., radios, CCTV, perim-eter lighting, satellite phones). Identify needs and recommend upgrades.
• Provide security briefings and induction training for incoming staff and visitors. Identify learning gaps and facilitate security capacity building within the local team.
• Contribute to emergency preparedness and response planning, ensuring the Field Office has updated crisis plans and supplies for lockdown, relocation, or evacuation scenarios.
• Provide operational security support to UNHAS activities at the Galkayo airstrip, including site security assessments, access control, and coordination with aviation and airport security authorities.
• Represent WFP security interests at inter-agency forums and field-level security coordination platforms.
• Perform other duties as required in support of the safety and security of WFP operations.
Skills and qualifications
Education: A first University degree in Security Management, International Relations or Law Enforcement or other relevant field, Or Advanced University degree in a similar field.
Experience: At least one (1) year of relevant professional experience in security management and managing complex security operations, preferably in conflict or post-conflict settings. Proven experience in engaging armed actors, government bodies, and communities to facilitate humanitarian access. Skilled in team management, mentoring junior staff, and supervising contracted services in high-risk settings. Knowledge of UNSMS policies and protocols is a strong asset.
Language: Fluent knowledge (proficiency/level C) of English and Somali language.
Other Knowledge and Skills Required:
• Good theoretical understanding of security management concepts and principals with a knowledge of best practices, tech-niques and processes.
• Ability to assimilate a range of information and make basic analyses to support the development of efficient solutions.
• Good communication skills and ability to adapt communication style to different situations and individuals.
• Ability to contribute to and/or deliver effective briefing and training, assessing participant needs.
• Knowledge of common business principals and processes and the ability to quickly assimilate UN/WFP specific processes and systems.
• Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
This position is open for qualified Somali candidates. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. WFP offers female friendly spaces in the workplace.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through Workday using the link below:
• External Applicants: Click here!
• Internal Applicants: Click here!
Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
Selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.
WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.
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Overview
Assisting 91.4 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat
Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 92 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need
Every year, we distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31
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Two-thirds of our work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict
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