Security Officer, Rubkona/Pariang, South Sudan

Closing date: Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Vacancy code VA/2016/B5304/9454
Position title Security Officer
Department/office AFR, KEOH, South Sudan
Duty station Rubkona/Pariang, South Sudan
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-8
Duration 1 year

Application period 10-Feb-2016 to 18-Feb-2016
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Background Information - UNOPS
UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.
Working in some of the world's most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners' expectations.
With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.
Background Information -South Sudan
The UNOPS South Sudan office helps a wide range of local and international partners improve the lives of the South Sudanese people by implementing infrastructure and procurement projects. All UNOPS operations have an increasing emphasis on developing national capacities and considering gender, environmental and community concerns. UNOPS is working in a range of sectors in South Sudan including: transport, education, health, post-conflict stabilization and emergency response.
Background Information - Job-specific
The project focuses on provision of support to UNMISS in its efforts to meet its mandate in terms of protection of civilians in South Sudan. A critical part of such efforts revolve around ongoing operations to provide suitable protection to civilians in the Protection Of Civilians (POC) area in Bentiu, which continues to experience an ongoing influx of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) due to insecurity caused by conflict in the north of South Sudan. The population of the Bentiu POC has increased dramatically during 2015, and the influx of IDPs continues. As the POC population increases, so greater pressure is applied to UNMISS to ensure the continued protection of these IDPs. To ensure it can meet its mandate, UNMISS is in need of ever increasing amounts of logistical supplies to be delivered to Bentiu. To this end, the project is aimed at the rehabilitation and extension of the existing airstrip in Rubkona to accommodate C-130 landing. Use of C-130s will offer immediate costs savings, in comparison to continued use of rotary assets, while simultaneously facilitating the movement of greater quantities of much needed UNMISS supplies to Bentiu.