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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. I really enjoy my career here as UNDSS is the agency that serves the people who are working to make the world better. There¡¯s quite a bit of civil unrest here in Dhaka, so the UN¡¯s missions are vital ¨C and it¡¯s UNDSS¡¯s role to keep UN personnel updated on potential threats. The best thing is that I get to work with people from all the world, creating a truly international atmosphere. The personnel here are incredibly diverse, and I¡¯ve got to learn a lot about their cultures and perspectives. Many of them are from police or military careers, so their experience is completely different from my own ¨C I find it exciting to discuss their backgrounds and understand what motivates them. The biggest surprise for me is how centrally everything is managed ¨C UNDSS deals with every UN agency in every part of Bangladesh. As such, I get to know just about everybody who is based here, whatever their mission and their specialist function. If I had to sum up my time with UNDSS, I¡¯d describe it as a life-changing opportunity. I have a completely different perspective on everything now and my horizons are so much broader. |