View Vacancy - Security Officer, The Hague & Amsterdam (NLD19.002)
The British Embassy in The Hague is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is looking for a Security Officer.
The main purpose of the job is to work with the Security team to ensure a safe and secure working environment for the staff and visitors to the British Embassy The Hague and British Consulate General in Amsterdam.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise access to the building (British Embassy and British Consulate);
- Supervise security and other work in and around the buildings and staff accommodation;
- Monitor the CCTV system;
- Deal with the public in a courteous and efficient manner;
- Undertake security checks / patrols in and around the premises;
- Supervise access to the Residence during official events;
- Liaise with local police, municipality and security staff in other Missions;
- Check all incoming mail and deliveries;
- Official driving duties as required;
- Perform other duties at the discretion of the Post Security Officer and Security Manager.
- A good level of spoken and written English;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work effectively and flexibly with others;
- Ability to understand customers’ needs;
- Full, clean driving licence;
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft products such as Word and Outlook;
- Experience working in the field of Security;
- Professional driving skills combined with a security background;
- Experience working under pressure, or in short term crisis scenarios;
- A good level of spoken Dutch.
The successful candidate will initially be offered an one year employment contract at S1 level. The base salary for this position is €2,343.93 gross per month, based on a working week of 36 hours. In addition, an 8% annual holiday allowance and a monthly travel allowance are payable. The Embassy currently applies a performance based bonus pay model for local staff.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in The Netherlands.
The successful candidate will undergo a professional background check; any job offer is also provisional to a successful security clearance check.
The Embassy encourages a culture of continuous learning. All employees have access to the Civil Service Learning platform which gives access to training to improve job specific skills. Employees are entitled to a minimum number of annual training days.
All applicants must currently hold the independent right to live and work in The Netherlands and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be advised that the British Diplomatic Missions will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.
This opportunity is closed to applications.