Security Monitoring Officer

Host entity: UNAIDS

Volunteer type: National

Areas of expertise: Safety and security

Application deadline: 18/11/2026

Mission and objectives

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family which brings together the efforts and resources of 11 UN system organizations to unite the world against AIDS.

UNAIDS’ mission is to lead and inspire the world in achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. UNAIDS fulfils its mission by:
- Uniting the efforts of the United Nations system, civil society, national governments, the private sector, global institutions and people living with and most affected by HIV;
- Speaking out in solidarity with the people most affected by HIV in defence of human dignity, human rights and gender equality;
- Mobilizing political, technical, scientific and financial resources and holding ourselves and others accountable for results;
- Empowering agents of change with strategic information and evidence to influence and ensure that resources are targeted where they deliver the greatest impact and bring about a prevention revolution; and
- Supporting inclusive country leadership for sustainable responses that are integral to and integrated with national health and development efforts.

Assignment context

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) leads and inspires the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. UNAIDS brings together the efforts of its Cosponsors and works with governments, civil society, communities and other partners at global, regional and country levels.

The UNAIDS safety and security function supports the organization in protecting its personnel, operations, programmes, premises and assets. This requires timely access to accurate security information, consistent monitoring of developments across countries and regions, systematic tracking of incidents and concerns, and clear reporting to support situational awareness and informed decision-making.

UNAIDS requires temporary professional support for a period of six months to strengthen its global security monitoring, tracking and reporting capacity. The position will support the UNAIDS Security Focal Point and Safety and Security Advisor by monitoring relevant developments, maintaining structured and confidential records, identifying emerging patterns, tracking outstanding actions, and producing timely and source-referenced reports.

The position will not independently issue official security advice, determine security risk levels, or authorize operational security measures. Matters requiring security assessment, validation, escalation or management action will be referred to the Director, Department of People and Culture and Safety and Security Advisor or designated Security Focal Point. The UNAIDS Virtual Security Operations Centre (VSOC) provides 24/7 global situational awareness, incident monitoring, security intelligence, crisis coordination support, and duty-of-care services to protect UNAIDS personnel, assets, information, and operations worldwide while enabling informed decision-making and organizational resilience. The VSOC is a virtual hub for global security monitoring, analysis, coordination, and duty-of-care support, built on pillars including Monitoring & Early Warning, Security Intelligence & Analysis, Incident Management, Duty of Care, Business Continuity, Security Communications, Knowledge Management, and Crisis Coordination.

Organisational Context and Project Description

UNAIDS requires dedicated support to monitor, document, and track security-related concerns that may affect its personnel, operations, programme delivery, premises, assets, partners, and the communities it serves. In line with United Nations security management arrangements, United Nations Volunteers serving with UNAIDS are expected to comply with applicable security instructions and be integrated into relevant security planning and management processes. This assignment will help address UNAIDS' operational security needs by strengthening information management, supporting timely follow-up, and enabling evidence-informed decision-making on security-related matters.

Reporting and Authority
• Reports directly to: UNAIDS Advisor, Safety and Security.
• In the Advisor's absence: Director, Department of People and Culture.
• Supervisory role: None.
• Dissemination authority: None. Does not issue, publish, distribute, or externally communicate alerts, reports, or situational awareness products.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the UNAIDS Advisor, Safety and Security, and in his/her absence, the Director, Department of People and Culture, the volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
Security Monitoring and Logging
• Monitor security information from agreed UNAIDS and UN sources, including reports, advisories, updates, and approved communications, and global security events.
• Identify and flag emerging security threats for review by authorized staff.
• Maintain an accurate, up to date, categorized security log aligned with operational needs.
• Support country offices to record key details: date, location, category, source, severity, status, actions, focal point, and follow-up needs.

Security Risk Management and Compliance
• Support country offices in high-risk contexts to track and document compliance with mandatory Security Risk Management requirements.
Information Management and Reporting
• Prepare security documents for the Safety and Security Advisor and relevant focal points, as requested.
• Ensure formal monitoring and analytical products are submitted to the Safety and Security Advisor or designated Security Focal Point for validation before wider circulation.
• Maintain a structured schedule of routine reporting requirements, deadlines, and responsible contributors.
• Quality check assigned deliverables before routing to authorized staff.
• Prepare concise records of security monitoring meetings, including decisions, assigned actions, responsible persons and deadlines.
• Identify recurring issues, emerging patterns, and potential operational implications, avoiding speculation.
• Prepare summaries, dashboards, or briefing notes for the Safety and Security Advisor and relevant focal points, as requested.

Coordination and Information Flow
• Support information flow and timely action across administrative, programme, security, and operations teams.
• Follow up on open items to support timely updates, closure, or escalation under established procedures.

Records, Data Protection, and Continuity
• Maintain confidential security records with appropriate data protection, restricted access, and responsible handling.
• Maintain working files and records for continuity throughout the six-month assignment.
• Prepare a structured handover package before the end of the assignment.
• Maintain business continuity systems during critical incidents.

Other Duties
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Results and expected outputs
Deliverable Description Frequency
Security concerns tracking log - Updated register of reported concerns, actions, status and follow-up requirements - Ongoing
Summary update - Concise overview of key trends, open items and issues requiring management attention - Weekly or as requested
Monthly analytical note Brief analysis of patterns - recurring concerns, response status and recommended follow-up areas - Monthly
Improved tracking tools Refined templates - categories or workflow suggestions to strengthen monitoring and reporting - As needed

Skills and experience

• Demonstrated experience monitoring security developments affecting multiple countries, regions or operational locations.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to review information from multiple sources, identify recurring issues and emerging patterns, and produce clear, factual and timely assessments.
• Strong analytical writing and editing skills in English.
• Demonstrated ability to cross-check information, document sources, and distinguish verified from unverified reporting.
• Ability to manage recurring reporting requirements and competing priorities with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize matters requiring referral to a security specialist or supervisor.
• Experience handling confidential, restricted or otherwise sensitive information, with knowledge of data protection and responsible information handling.
• Coordination and communication skills to support information flow across administrative, programme, security and operations teams, including geographically dispersed operations.

Desirable
• Specialized professional training or certification in one or more of the following areas: security risk management; security analysis; incident management; crisis information management; situation reporting.

Eligibility Criteria and required experience
• Demonstrated ability to review information from multiple sources and produce clear, factual and timely assessments or reports.
• Practical experience maintaining an incident, risk, issue or action-tracking system.
• Experience tracking assigned actions, responsible persons, deadlines and closure status.
• Experience preparing professional products such as security updates, incident summaries, situation reports, dashboards, briefing notes or management reports.

Desirable experience
• Experience in the United Nations system, an international organization, humanitarian organization, international NGO, public-sector security institution or corporate security function.
• Familiarity with United Nations security management arrangements or comparable duty-of-care and security risk-management frameworks.
• Experience supporting country and regional security focal points or geographically dispersed operations.

Technical Competencies
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including structured tables, filters, data validation, conditional formatting, formulas and pivot tables.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for professional reporting and briefings.
• Data visualization skills desirable, with familiarity in Esri ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Pro, and Power BI.
• Ability to organize and analyse structured and unstructured information.

Competencies and values

UNAIDS Competencies and Values:
Values:
• Commitment to the AIDS response
• Integrity
• Respect for diversity

Core competencies:
• Working in teams
• Applying expertise
• Delivering results

Living conditions

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; Nation-al Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available.

The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; Nation-al Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available.

The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

This is a remote assignment

Conditions of Service 1 April 2026_0.pdf

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