Deadline: 03 December, 2020

Location: Bamako, Mali

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Management Advisor (Security Research Analyst).

UNOPS is a UN organisation dedicated to helping people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

Responsibilities

• Track developing threats and related risks in the duty station and region
• Generate reports that review the impact of security factors and risk on UN and partner’s personnel premises, assets, programme design and delivery
• Provide recommendations regarding effective risk prevention and mitigation measures, including recommendations on methods for security assessments
• Identify various levels of risk and conduct a risk analysis
• Advise UN Global Pulse as regards data analysis methods applicable in security assessments
• Test the usability of UN Global Pulse developed tools to conduct substantive security assessments
• Ensure adequate collation and verification of security information into assessments
• Contribute to the development of systems and tools for the monitoring and assessment of security situation needs in line with innovative methodologies and best practices
• Oversee the deliverables of a team of field analysts and support the production of project outputs
• Liaise and coordinate with UN Global Pulse’s partners for project implementation
• Oversee and prepare accurate and timely reporting, collate information and prepare project reports

• Provide inputs to conceptualise, implement, monitor and evaluate innovation projects to support SDG 16