Job Title : NATIONAL POST, Security guard, Uzbekistan CO, Service contract
Job ID : 24108
Location : Eastern Europe, Central Asia
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
Background Information
The Position:
The Security Guard will be working in the UN Building II and will be directly supervised by the UNFPA Senior Security Guard. The Security Guard will be performing a variety of tasks while ensuring Safe and Secure environment for UN House personnel and assets.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
You would be responsible for:
Under the direct supervision of Senior Security Guard, the incumbent must perform the following duties:
- Ensure the continuity of 24 hour guarding service for the UN Building II office and UN Agencies.
- Strictly follow the rules and instructions set up by Office of Security Advisor (SA)/ UNDSS.
- Carry out the functional duties related to the provision of physical security, and access control outline in these instructions and knows specific security provisions related to the agency office to which he is posted.
- Protect information related to agency offices and staff members. Report immediately any attempts to obtain such information to the Radio Control Room under the Office of SA and to the Senior Security Guard.
- Act according to the instructions and rules in cases of fire or other common emergencies and is ready to provide first aid.
- Act to mitigate and defuse any emergencies that occur in the office, or its immediate vicinity. Report all actions taken to Radio Control Room under the Office of SA and Senior Security Guard.
- Coordinate with all law enforcement officers who provide security for the external perimeter of the office within the limits of competence.
- Conduct a thorough handover of all security equipment and logbooks at the beginning and end of every shift, in order to provide the continuity of 24 hour guarding service.
- Routinely inspect the condition of all security doors, grills, and windows as well as general condition of the building and office perimeter. Reports any damage to the Senior Security Guard and Security Focal Point.
- Maintain all post documentation in the prescribed manner. All entries must be clear and complete. Record all security incidents and other significant events that take place during the shift. Record all communications with residential security posts.
- Prevent, and if possible detain any suspicious person that attempts to gain unauthorized access to the office. Such persons should be turned over to the militia.
- Patrol all office grounds. Periodically inspect the external perimeter of the office. Monitor the immediate surrounding at all times.
- Handover room keys to the authorized staff members upon request and car keys to the office drivers and maintain record of the transactions in the proper logbook.
- Follow established procedures for removing valuable office items and equipment from the premises.
- Report all suspicious activities to the Radio Control Room and to the Senior Security Guard and request assistance as appropriate.
- Search all incoming vehicles for explosives, unauthorized persons and contraband before giving them access to the office grounds. Vehicles not belonging to the office should be given access only with the express authorization of agency management. Record all such cases, to include the times, vehicle details, and driver identification in the proper logbook.
- Search all outgoing vehicles to ensure no UN property is being taken out of the premises with out authorization from the administration
- Ensure the visitor access procedures are in accordance with instructions. Prevents visitors not working for the agency from wandering freely through the office.
- Ensure the rules regarding the individuals involved in repairs and maintenance of the building. Accompany workers, in the absence of the building custodians and remain with them until they finish their work.
- The duty schedule for the Security Guard is compiled by the Senior Security Guard in consultation with the Security Focal Point.
- In emergency situations follow all instructions from the Designated Official for Security, the SA.
- Report all incidents to the Senior Security Guard.
- Participate in all trainings and seminars organized by Security Advisor or Local Security Advisor (LSA).
- Must be very polite to all UN Agency staff members and visitors.
- Perform other duties as required.
Required Competencies
Values:
• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing diversity in all its forms
• Embracing change
Core Competencies:
• Achieving Results
• Being Accountable
• Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
• Thinking analytically and Strategically
• Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
• Communicating for Impact
Functional Competencies:
Enabling the safety and security of UNFPA personnel and operations
Job knowledge/technical expertise
Self-management/Emotional Intelligence
Client orientation
Knowledge sharing.
