MISSION SECURITY ASSSISTANT

A European Union mission working to support the Palestinian Authority in establishing sustainable and effective policing arrangements is advertising the following vacancy at the Headquarters Office in Ramallah.

Summary:
The incumbent is responsible for the provision of day to day security services within the Mission estate.

Duties:
-To provide daily oversight and management of estates security issues
-To act as primary point of liaison with Supervisory staff of Guarding Services Company to ensure adherence to contracted standards
-To develop and implement Mission standard operating procedures for the control of security procedures within the Mission estate.
-To monitor movement of Mission staff within West Bank/Jerusalem in line with the requirements of the Field Security Programme
-To be prepared to assume responsibility for the management of emergency situations in the absence of Mission Security Officer MSO/Senior Mission Security Officer SMSO.
-To provide routine security briefings to Mission staff in support of their daily activities with West Bank
-To be prepared to provide local expert advice to MSO/SMSO in the analysis of local security matters
-Perform other duties as required

Qualifications and Experience:

-High school Degree or equivalent.
-A minimum of five years of experience in the delivery of commercial or public security services at management/supervisory level
-Good bi-lingual knowledge of English and Arabic/Hebrew languages.
-Computer skills (Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel. etc).
-Ability to demonstrate loyalty and discretion in delivery of security services
-Ability to work effectively under pressure in difficult circumstances as well as to communicate with people of all levels.
-Ability and willingness to work additional hours if required. Flexibility over working hours and occasionally have to work overnight
-Experience in the utilisation and management of radio communication systems.
-Minimum 2 years ownership of civilian driving license (Category C status highly desirable)

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae with a covering letter, both in English, indicating the position they apply for and explaining their interest including an analysis of their suitability for the position. “All applicants should have a Driving licence, to be able to drive
in the West Bank and Israel”.
We will only consider application sent by e-mail to: [email protected] Deadline 12 February 2010 at 24:00.
Applications will be treated in confidence and only those short listed will be contacted for their interviews.