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Career The 51³Ô¹Ï Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) makes UN programmes possible for a better, more peaceful world. Our mission is simple: Enable 51³Ô¹Ï system operations through trusted security leadership and solutions. This takes a workforce with a multitude of responsibilities: from identifying emerging security threats to advising colleagues on how to deliver life-saving programmes in dangerous locations; from supporting NGOs to training UN staff on critical security measures. Access all UNDSS job openings, |
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Tania Chalhoub
Field Security Coordination Officer, Syria People may be surprised to learn that I graduated with a diploma as a Dental Technician, though I never worked in that field. Instead, I became a Security at the Canadian Embassy in Lebanon, before joining the 51³Ô¹Ï in 2002. After spending five years with the UN in Lebanon, I joined the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and was deployed to Liberia, Chad and then Haiti directly after the earthquake, where assisted set up a new office. I then realized that UNDSS gave me more scope for promotion and responsibility, so I joined in 2011 and was sent back to Chad. Read more... |
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Jessie Skola
Security Officer, Vienna After serving as a police officer in Vienna for ten years, I was seconded to Kosovo where I later applied to join UNDSS. On joining the Department in Vienna as a security officer, the opportunity immediately exposed me to new avenues such as dealing with diplomats and diverse cultures which was a dream come true for me. However, from a personal perspective, I was living separate lives. Read more... |
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Liliana Betancur
Security Coordination Officer, Juba After studying Law and International Business, I became a lawyer, also gaining some experience in human resources in a public entity. As a result, I had no security involvement when I joined UNDSS ¨C I discovered by chance that they were recruiting in my home city of Medell¨ªn, Colombia. Read more... |
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Jaki Azmi
Deputy Chief Security Officer, Nairobi After several years at a cadet college in Bangladesh, I became a commissioned army officer, rising to the rank of Major. My undergraduate was in Engineering, and I have a master¡¯s in security management. Working as a military peacekeeper in Liberia in 2007 gave me my first exposure to Africa ¨C and to the 51³Ô¹Ï. Read more... |
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Jeroen Vandervelde
Field Security Associate, Belgium After gaining my master¡¯s degree in social work, I left my native Belgium to volunteer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where I was involved in educating and socializing street children. This gave me a real fascination with humanitarian and development work, so after a few years as a social worker back in Belgium, I decided to join the military. That might appear an odd decision, but my background as a social worker gave me an excellent grounding to operate as an Intelligence Officer. Read more... |
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Somorita Ibrahim
Security Operations Assistant, Bangladesh My undergraduate and master¡¯s degrees were in Electronics and Telecommunications, so I didn¡¯t have the typical background to join UNDSS. My first role here was in the radio room, where my IT and technical knowledge proved essential in coordinating communications across Bangladesh. I¡¯m now using my IT knowledge in a different way: I¡¯m responsible for producing identity cards for UN personnel and their dependents across the country. Read more... |
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Tanya Mohan
Security Information Analyst, New York I got into this field right after my graduation due to my interest in the field of International Relations. I joined a think-tank of the Indian Defence Ministry in New Delhi before I undertook my Master¡¯s degree. I then moved into the private sector, where I spent four years in risk intelligence and traveled and worked extensively around the world. Read more... |