View Vacancy – Security Guard (LAT24.265)

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View Vacancy – Security Guard (LAT24.265)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category

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

Job Subcategory

Security

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Riga is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking to recruit a Security Guard.

Main purpose of the job:

As a full-time member of a team of security guards you will be responsible for the security of the British Embassy compound and external perimeter, vehicle searches, escorting visitors and maintaining an accurate log of events. The successful candidate will be required to work in shifts, including night time, public holidays and weekends.

Main responsibilities are:

The primary responsibility of the guard is to control access and observe internal and external territory of the Embassy.
Security of staff, Offices and Residences.
Perimeter patrols.
Search visitors and their bags.
Vehicles bomb search.
Consular/Visa Section access control.
CCTV system control.
Mail search.(X-ray, chemical).
Raise alarms, incident response, liaison with police.
General administration (e.g. Occurrences register, mail, flags).
Training (e.g. self-defence, professional security, languages).

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Our ideal candidate shows:

Fluent Latvian language skills (written and spoken, minimum C1 level under the CEFRL or equivalent*);
Basic English language skills (written and spoken, minimum A2 level under the CEFRL or equivalent*);
Valid security guard certificate;
Experience in a security related field of employment;
Valid driver licence;
Work effectively within a team and ability to follow instructions quickly and accurately;
Basic IT user skills (Microsoft office applications).

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Nice to have:

Working level of Russian will be considered an advantage.

Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

4 August 2024

Grade

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Latvia

Location (City)

Riga

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

Salary Currency

EUR

Salary

€ 7.33 per hour, gross (equalling to approx. € 1438.75/month gross for full time job, including night shifts)

Start Date

23 September 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time, permanent position with a 3-month probation. Working time is 40 hours per week (gross).

Embassy provides all its employees the following benefits:

Two additional annual leave days on top of those mandated by law;
A combination of Latvian and UK public holidays – 14 working days-off per year;
Comprehensive Health Insurance that among others also includes dental care and sports.

The successful candidate will be subject to professional background and security clearance.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy in Riga are subject to terms and conditions of service that are in line with the employment laws in Latvia.

Visa/Passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Latvia and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Additional requirements may become necessary after 31st December 2020.

Additional information

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 Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a position.

*Please note for more information on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment levels please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

Riga

To apply please copy and paste this link: https://fco.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/1/adv/

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