View Vacancy - CONTROL ROOM TEAM LEADER

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Security

Main purpose of job:

The CRTL is responsible for control room and would manage the control room officers. He will be responsible for information collection and management and SMS alerts/updates. The CTRL will also ensure and maintain accurate staff movement data. Where necessary the CRTL will accompany official visits outside Islamabad to ensure appropriate security measures are provided and the CRTL will assist in country wide liaison tasks as directed by the Overseas Security Manager (OSM) and the Senior Security Manager (SSM).

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve:

1 Responsible for the day to day management of the Control Room Officers.

2 To manage the rostering for the Control Room Officers.

3 To manage and schedule leave to ensure the control room has effective and appropriate 24 hour coverage.

4 Monitor the security situation and detail the RRV to prove routes and advise on the road status.

5 Maintain the Master and OSM Map.

6 Maintain Current and Future Operations board.

7 Gather, maintain and direct information collection and management and message updates as appropriate.

8 Draw together and maintain an accurate table of staff movements for all official moves and social moves outside of the city of Islamabad.

9 Develop the teams understanding and application of social media as an information source.

10 Management of Zariya information updates [developing this to be more than just an information portal.

11 Manage the issue, receipt and maintenance of the Satellite phones, personal and vehicle trackers.

12 Conduct out of hours reviews of the Control Room.

13 Review and ensure that the Staff and Visit logs are maintained within the database and displayed at both the Control Room and Security Department.

14 Maintain the operational functionality of the Track 24 and Track Ranger IT programmes.

15 Covering SLOs duties as and when required.

16 Ensure regular, in particular morning road status [MFA, Kashmir gate etc] are conducted and appropriate messaging sent to staff.

17 Any other duty as directed by the duty OSM, DOSM, SSM or PSO.

Resources managed:The Job Holder will manage a team of EIGHT 

  • Higher Secondary School Certificate is required as a minimum;
  • Previous experience working for a disciplined organisation, armed services, police or at least 3 years experience operating in a liaison capacity.
  • Driving Licence.
  • Good standard of oral and written, in one or more of the following; Punjabi, Sindhi, Hindko and Pashto.
29 June 2017
Administrative Officer (AO)
Permanent
South Asia & Afghanistan
Pakistan
Islamabad
British High Commission
1
PKR
77346
1 August 2017

For British High Commission (BHC) candidates, the Local Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply.

For other than BHC candidates, salary will be ­­­­­­PKR 77,346 per month. 

The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance. 

Around half of our work force is women.  We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment. 

This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCO has anywhere across the globe.  We are aiming to make it the best.

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

Learning and development opportunities are in line with FCO policy augmented by specific role related training where appropriate.

Important Information:

  • Any candidate will have to be cleared through the Police and FCO vetting checks prior to taking up the appointment.
  • The vacancy is open to both Female and Male applicants. 

TO APPLY

Please note applications without (a)(b) and (c) will not be considered.

(a) Completed the Online Job Application Form.

(b) Complete the Motivation segment in the online application form (in not more than 600 words) setting out why you are the suitable person for this role. Your statement should include clear examples of how you meet the key competences.

(c) Attach a detailed CV.

We will accept only online applications by ­­“29th June 2017” midnight.

  • Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and no telephone enquires will be dealt with.
  • The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, educational and professional.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Working patterns: 

This post is suitable for flexible working in a way that Incumbents travels frequently to out stations; in that she will have to work outside the normal working hours and stay overnights which benefits from a shift disturbance allowance.

 

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This opportunity is closed to applications.