DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

6 October 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Kampala)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technical risk management expertise and guidance that enables considered decisions regarding risk management escalation.
• Coordinate the implementation of UNSMS and WFP security risk management strategies and provide direct support to the security personnel at the Country Office and Field Offices in their implementation.
• Ensure that Divisional security evaluation, audit, and compliance recommendations are efficiently implemented across all facilities - Country Office, Field Offices, and Warehouses.
• Ensure Quarterly Assurance Statements are reported on time on the digital platform e-TREMP.
• Ensure HQ Security Assistance Mission (SAM) recommendations are implemented, and their status reported on the digital platform e-TREMP.
• Support the Country Office in developing crisis management plans (including crisis and business continuity planning).
• Provide direct operational support to Field Offices.
• Ensure communication and implementation of security policies across the Security Unit to ensure uniform and effective risk management.
• Advise the Country Director in his or her role as a member of the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) in-country architecture.
• Ensure program activities comply with the applicable Security Management Team (SMT) decisions.
• Provide support and advice to the Country Director in elaborating, reviewing, or updating key UNSMS risk management documents, standard operating procedures (SOP), contingency planning, and readiness - Security Plans.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to strengthen security management and crisis readiness and preparedness capacity at the Country Office and Field Offices.
• Ensure that safety and security considerations are a core component of WFP Uganda program activities.
• Initiates, conducts, and monitors the Security Risk Managements (SRM) process and other relevant requirements of the United Nations Security Risk Management System (UNSMS) security policies and guidelines.
• Deliver security atmospherics about the strategic and operational environment and advise the Country Director upon local security developments and issues.
• Conduct context analysis in conflict-affected operations areas.
• Ensure mandatory weekly security reporting to HQ and the Regional Security Officer is strictly adhered to.
• Ensure Flash Reports are prepared and disseminated to the appropriate distribution list immediately after a significant incident impacting WFP or partners.
• Ensure Significant Incident Reports (SIR) are electronically filed promptly in the Security Incident Management and Security Analysis System (SIMSAS).
• Support WFP field activities and missions by providing technical support related to security clearances.
• Coordinate with security forces and contracted private security companies to provide armed security arrangements for WFP road movements.
• Maintain an effective security management communications system.
• Implement a reporting mechanism on general security operations.
• Ensure that WFP personnel are regularly reminded of implementation and compliance with security with UNSMS mandates.
• Ensure all significant incidents involving WFP staff and cooperating partners are responded to and timely reported.
• Align gender risk management approaches with the security management structure.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with local partners.
• Represent WFP at inter-agency meetings.
• Manage, guide, develop, and train security personnel.
• Leverage WFP WeLearn online platform to ensure WFP personnel are First Aid trained.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Education:

Advanced University degree in Security Management, International Relations or Law Enforcement or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience:

Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in security, risk or disaster or emergency management in the public or private service areas.

Languages:

Working knowledge (fluent or mother tongue) of English and intermediate knowledge of another official WFP language; Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, or Portuguese.