Security Coordination Officer

Lead IAEA operational security across headquarters and field travel by managing crisis and incident response, travel risk, emergency planning, protective arrangements and early-warning reporting; supervising junior staff, coordinating UNDSS and local services, and advising leadership on security action.

Department: MTGS-Security Hub

• Lead headquarters and travel-security operations under UNSMS requirements
• Manage crisis incidents, emergency response and security investigations
• Maintain crisis plans, procedures, exercises and staff training
• Oversee incident reporting, early warnings and security assessments
• Address risks in senior-official travel, accommodation and transport
• Coordinate security for external events, meetings and conferences
• Supervise field-travel security work and guide junior staff
• Advise the Central Security Coordinator on operational responses

• Bachelor's degree in a security-related discipline or equivalent military or police qualification
• At least five years of progressively responsible operational-security or security-management experience
• At least three years of UN Security Management System experience, including field experience
• Experience working with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and spoken English

• Fixed-term regular appointment
• Selection may establish a roster for similar functions
• Professional staff are subject to the IAEA rotation policy