View Vacancy - Guardforce Supervisor (NOR590)

The British Embassy in Oslo is part of the United Kingdom's world-wide diplomatic network, and represents British political, economic and consular interests in Norway. The embassy is looking for a Guardforce Supervisor.

The main purpose of the job is ensuring the physical security of the Embassy (including that of its staff, visitors and assets), supervision of Security Guard Team and backup IT Support Officer.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• General (79%): Duties include ensuring the physical security of the Embassy (including that of its staff, visitors and assets), securing the Embassy compound and its buildings, carrying out regular security sweeps, unlocking and locking the Embassy outside office hours;
• Static duties from the guard house: Duties include acting as first point of contact for visitors and telephone enquiries, control of entry and exit for visitors, monitoring CCTV and security systems;
• Mobile Duties: Duties include patrolling the Embassy compound and its perimeter, carrying out security checks on visitors and vehicles entering the Embassy compound.
• Carrying out Health & Safety tasks as directed by the Security Manager;
• Team Leader (15%): Guard supervision, management of guard house and patrol routines (2x Security Guards), Performance management of guards and writing annual guards assessments;
• Back-up IT Support Officer (up to 6%):  Back-up for IT Support Officer when absent, and to provide additional assistance if exceptional IT circumstances require it.  

• Police, Military or Security background;
• Able to communicate (oral and written) in Norwegian and English;
• Good communication skills and able to communicate courteously with members of the public in person and by telephone;
• Good organizational skills;
• General IT skills;
• Able to successfully undergo a rigorous background check.