Security guard

U.S. MISSION CHISINAU, MOLDOVA
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 17-012

OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources

POSITION: Guard, FSN-3; FP-BB*

OPENING DATE: July 6, 2017

CLOSING DATE: July 20, 2017

WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week

SALARY: Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-3
Not-Ordinarily-Resident (NOR): FP-BB*
*Final grade/step for NORs will be determined by Washington.

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix A for definition) MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
The U.S. Mission in Chisinau, Moldova is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Guard in the Regional Security Office.
NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are being considered. Thank you for your understanding.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
As part of the Embassy Local Guard Force (LGF) performs full range of static and roving guard services to safeguard and protect U.S. Government property and personnel. Incumbent is directly supervised by the Guard Supervisor and falls under the U.S. Embassy Regional Security Office (RSO).

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.

1. EDUCATION: Completion of secondary school is required.

2. EXPERIENCE: At least one year of experience in the security, military or law enforcement field is required.

3. LANGUAGE: Level II (Limited Knowledge) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required. Level III (Good Working Knowledge) Romanian and Russian are required. This will be tested.

4. Must have basic understanding and knowledge of Moldovan laws and security services.

5. Must be in excellent health and physical condition. Must be able to stand for long periods of time (eight to ten hour shifts), intermittently lift items up to 12 kg, and run or walk up to one kilometer. Must be physically capable of being trained in defensive measures.

6. Must possess strong interpersonal, cross-cultural communication and customer service skills to effectively deal with internal and external visitors while maintaining stringent security protocols.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The complete position description listing all of the duties and responsibilities may be obtained on our website.