Job categoriesProject Management, Programme Management

Vacancy codeVA/2024/B5017/27652

LevelICS-10

Department/officeGPO, NYPO, PSC, Somalia Project Unit

Duty stationMogadishu, Somalia

Contract typeFixed Term

Contract levelP3

DurationOne year renewable subject to performance and available funds

Application period29-Feb-2024 to 16-Mar-2024

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Functional Responsibilities

*CANDIDATES WITH NO UN OR UNOPS EXPERIENCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY *Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Under the supervision of the Information Management (IM) and and Analysis Advisor, the Lead Threat Analysis Specialist  will conduct and support programme-level IED incident and IED threat related analysis. S/he will be responsible for the following functions:

• Identification of information requirements, supporting information acquisition and collation, conducting analysis and disseminating finished reports and products as directed by the head of IM and Analysis;
• Compile and disseminate monthly and quarterly incident reports;
• Conduct research to investigate and analyze the source of IED components and material;
• Research, analyze and present findings on the flow of IED components and material;
• Liaise and collaborate with appropriate national, regional and international stakeholders to facilitate information sharing;
• Provide briefings and presentations of analytical findings and conclusions;
• Continually assess post-blast imagery to identify IED components used in the construction of explosive devices.
• Review incident reporting to monitor IED aggressor tactics, techniques and procedures;
• Identify lessons learned as the result of IED incidents;
• Monitor and report on wider regional factors that facilitate the production and deployment of IEDs;
• Maintain and create IED data visualization dashboards;
• Supportly weekly QA/QC of IED incident data;
• Review all available IED-related reporting;
• Implement any other tasks requested by the IM and Analysis Advisor.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education 

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; OR
• First Level University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience; OR
• Secondary/High School diploma, Police or Military College with a minimum of 11 years of relevant experience.

Work Experience 

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in Security, Police, Defense Intelligence or Threat Analysis.
• Experience supporting IED threat mitigation operations, weapons technical intelligence or explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations is desired.
• Experience in report writing is required.

Language

• Fluency in English (spoken, written and reading) is required;
• Knowledge of another UN official language is desired.

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