Security Specialist

**Security Specialist**

**Job #**:

- req24081**Organization**:

- World Bank**Sector**:

- General Services**Grade**:

- GF**Term Duration**:

- 3 years 0 months**Recruitment Type**:

- Local Recruitment**Location**:

- Lima,Peru**Required Language(s)**:

- Spanish/English**Preferred Language(s)**:
**Closing Date**:

- 9/13/2023 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC**Description**

Reporting to the Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer, the Global Corporate Solutions (GCS) Department brings together the functions of Corporate Security, Corporate Real Estate, and Corporate Services, such as travel, conferences, and multimedia.

Corporate Security (GCSSC) is a division within the World Bank's Global Corporate Solutions Department. It is responsible for the strategic security program that empowers the WBG to carry out its business worldwide.

GCSSC staff serve at both WBG Headquarters in D.C. and Bank Group offices in more than 40 countries. The division's mission is to support global operations by employing risk mitigation strategies and promoting the principle of shared responsibility for security and safety.

**General**

The position of Country Security Specialist (CSS) will be located in the Country Office in Lima and will be responsible for the security programs at World Bank Group IBRD and IFC Offices in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Chile.

The incumbent CSS will report to, and receive support and direction from, the Manager (based in Washingon, DC), through the Senior Security Specialist (SSS) for the Latin America and Caribbean Region (based in Washington, DC). The incumbent will advise and consult with management in the WBG Offices within his/her area responsibility and will discharge his/her assignment under the direct authority and guidance of the IBRD and IFC Heads of Office in Peru.

The CSS may, when requested, be required to provide occasional back-up support to WBG Country Offices and other Country Security Specialists in the Latin American and Caribbean Region, and possibly to other geographical regions, and may be required to travel on short notice. In addition, the CSS will serve in a full-time capacity and on-call for emergencies.

**Roles and Responsibility**:
The duties of the Country Security Specialist are to provide security support to WBG Country Office Management and staff in the following areas: a) security risk management; b) security awareness; c) contingency planning; d) protective operations; e) guard force contract management; f) provide 24-hour on call emergency security support to IBRD and IFC Country Office and staff.
A. Security Risk Management:
1. Assist Senior Security Specialist and Country Office Management in developing and overseeing the day-to-day conduct of the office security programs and ensuring preparation of adequate responses to security incidents and natural and man-made disasters.
2. Provide inputs for the preparation of the Security Risk Assessment for Peru and other Andean Countries yet to be determined, may be required from time-to-time.
3. Manage the video surveillance, card access and other physical security and fire/life safety systems. Carry out testing and evacuation drills periodically.
4. Manage the Country Office major security equipment programs (portable items such as handheld/ walk-through metal detectors, package screening devices, communications and ECM equipment) to include the procurement process when applicable.
5. Provide technical security advice to and coordinate with Corporate Real Estate, in consultation with the Senior Security Specialist and headquarters security staff, for all existing facilities and any potential new offices to include site selection, renovation of existing facilities and installation of effective physical and procedural security measures.
6. Monitor and advise on overall residential security for newly acquired and existing residences of international staff and upon request provide general residential security advice to all staff.
7. Provide advice on security arrangements at hotels, restaurants, ministries diplomatic/international organizations and other locations which staff may visit for business or recreation purposes.
8. Advise on the implementation of the WBG Road Safety policy in the area of responsibility.
9. Liaise with host government security and law enforcement officials as appropriate and with security advisors for diplomatic/international organizations and private security firms to establish a network of contacts.
10. Assist staff and visiting missions in reporting incidents (Corporate Security, UNDSS, host government, etc.).
11. Ensure country office has a viable system is in place to track staff and visiting missions, note arrival/departure/ residence changes, contact details while at the field location, and coordinate with UNDSS and the WBG Security Operations Center, including internal UN Security clearance program requirements.
12. Represent WBG and GCS at security meeting