Security Shift Supervisor

Instructs guards on a daily basis by:

Preparing and monitoring guard shifts, scheduling and rosters to ensure sites are covered sufficiently;

Conducting inspections and monitoring posts to ensure that they are properly manned;

Keeping guards informed of security situation; ensuring guards maintain high standards of alertness for any potential or actual breaches of security, disturbances or unusual activity such as hostile surveillance detection;

Organizing foot-patrols for the purpose of identifying potential malfunctions of physical security measures and other technical appliances and intercepting unauthorized persons attempting to enter the premises;

Supervising guards in identifying and questioning individuals who remove UNRWA property to ensure that the individuals have property removal permission (i.e. Load Note);

Ensures that electronic surveillance equipment is monitored appropriately; supervises correct use of security equipment such as computers (Basic computer skills), x-ray machines (walk through and baggage), CCTV, communications equipment, fire alarm system, public announcement system etc.;

Supervises screening of all vehicles entering and exiting the premises and provides information, issues identification cards and directions to visitors as per established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); 

Checks and reports weapons and/or armed actors wishing to enter UNRWA premises as per established SOPs, HQ Legal Instructions regarding privileges and immunities and UNRWA’s regulatory framework;

Assists in supervising facility execution drills, fire drills, emergency/incident response drills, mass casualty drills and readiness drills with local first responders; assists in supervising responses to fires in an appropriate manner; reports fire and safety violations/hazards to his/her supervisor, works and cooperates with assigned fire/floor wardens;

Responds to situations requiring First Aid or instructs guards to do so; Sends reports to appropriate Agency stakeholders; and coordinates with local medical first responders as necessary;

Reports to the Head Guard and /or SSO on security incidents and makes recommendations on improving security work;

Prepares reports and responds to general questions concerning safety and security, maintains paper and computer log books, completes incident reports and records as per established SOPs;

Supervises reporting of all non-urgent findings in the shift report and reports urgent issues to the Head Guard and/or SSO as applicable;

Performs such other duties as may be assigned.