Senior guard

U.S. MISSION CHISINAU, MOLDOVA
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 17-011

OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources

POSITION: Senior Guard, FSN-4*; FP-AA*

OPENING DATE: June 12, 2017

CLOSING DATE: June 26, 2017

WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week

SALARY: Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-4
Not-Ordinarily-Resident (NOR): FP-AA*
*Final grade/step for NORs will be determined by Washington.

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix 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 Senior 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
The incumbent supervises day-to-day performance of his/her subordinates (3-4 guards), oversees guard operations in Compound Access Control (CACs), and performs static and roving security activities (access control, security screening, emergency response, etc.) to protect U.S. Government personnel and visitors to U.S. Government facilities, facilities, assets, and information against harm, loss, and/or embarrassment. Operationally the incumbent reports to the Shift Supervisor. The incumbent is rated by the Shift Supervisor and reviewed by the ARSO.

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: Minimum two years of security, military, or law enforcement experience are required.
3. LANGUAGE: Level III (Good Working Knowledge) speaking/reading/writing Romanian and Russian are required. Level II (Limited Knowledge) speaking/reading/writing English is required. This will be tested.

4. Must be able to successfully lead and manage a small team of individuals.

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

6. Must be able to safely operate, conduct operator-level preventative maintenance on, and troubleshoot routine problems with technical security equipment (x-ray machine, walk-through metal detector, Itemizer, security gates and vehicle arrest barriers). Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs./12 kg. Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and maintain heightened level of security awareness over extended shift in inclement weather conditions.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The complete position description listing all of the duties and responsibilities may be obtained on our website at https://md.usembassy.gov/embassy/chisinau/jobs/and/or by contacting the Human Resources Office at ChisinauHR@state.gov or tel. 022-40-8300.