{"id":12586,"date":"2015-06-30T06:56:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T06:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=12586"},"modified":"2016-11-23T15:37:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T15:37:36","slug":"latest-job-vacancies-at-british-high-commission-2015-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/latest-job-vacancies-at-british-high-commission-2015-jobs.html","title":{"rendered":"Latest Job Vacancies at British High Commission \u2013 2015 Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Post Security Manager<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>British High Commission \u2013 Accra<\/li>\n<li>Vacancy Notice No \u2013 24\/15 Acc<\/li>\n<li>Position: Post Security Manager<\/li>\n<li>Section: Corporate Services<\/li>\n<li>Grad: B3l<\/li>\n<li>Position Type: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract<\/li>\n<li>Salary: \u00a0GHS 2,815 Per Month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Main purpose of job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Security Section of the British High Commission (BHC) is responsible for the effective management of the physical security of the building and its grounds, and the protection of the High Commission assets against loss or damage. You will be responsible for the management of the small in-house security team and liaison with the security contractor, who provides physical security for the High Commission and residential properties on a 24 hours x 7 days basis. You will also provide a professional interface with the public, ensuring that the necessary protections are in place for the Mission\u2019s core business and the Mission is properly and appropriately secured against a range of threats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main elements of the job<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day to day management of the security of the High Commission;<\/li>\n<li>Overall management of the BHC security team, including planning, rosters, briefing on local and regional issues, training and development, and staff management\/appraisal;<\/li>\n<li>Oversight of the outsourced security guarding contract, liaising with the contractor\u2019s staff and management, feedback and recommendations to BHC management on performance of contractor against KPIs and agreed actions, and liaison with UK-Based staff on residential guarding and security issues;<\/li>\n<li>Responsibility for the monitoring and provision of equipment, e.g. radios, CCTV, alarm and access control systems, with support of the security contractor and others;<\/li>\n<li>Responsibility for identifying trends and managing potential security threats and control weaknesses, briefing new staff on security issues and policies, attending security meetings (BHC and a local \u201cPoulsen\u201d group), network liaison and communication;<\/li>\n<li>Act as Fire Safety Manager, overseeing the fire safety programme, including responsibility for fire (and other emergency) drills, detection and alarm systems, equipment, fire wardens and communications with staff;<\/li>\n<li>Act as first point of contact with difficult visitors\/members of the public;<\/li>\n<li>Liaise and maintain good working relations with the Ghana Police Service and other key stakeholders;<\/li>\n<li>Organise security and logistics for VIP visits, including police presence at special events and emergency situations;<\/li>\n<li>Ensure good information management in line with FCO guidance<\/li>\n<li>Provide support\u00a0 to the Post Security Officer (PSO, who is the Deputy High Commissioner) and Deputy PSM;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources managed:<\/strong><br \/>\nSecurity team of 5, budget to be confirmed<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200b\u200bLearning and development opportunities:<\/strong><br \/>\nThere will on-the-job training initially on the High Commission\u2019s operating systems, support from the Regional Overseas Security Manager and a one week PSM course in Pretoria after the probationary period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Qualified (graduate level) professional, ideally with security experience;<\/li>\n<li>Awareness of security issues;<\/li>\n<li>Desire to continue personal and professional development;<\/li>\n<li>Prioritising in a fast-paced work environment, assuming responsibility for tasks with minimum supervision and delivering to deadlines;<\/li>\n<li>Strong self-organisation, ability to be flexible and resilient;<\/li>\n<li>Excellent team player, displaying strong leadership skills and ability to delegate;<\/li>\n<li>Communication and influencing skills \u2013 including an ability to maintain high-level contacts with Security Providers, UK Government departments, members of other diplomatic missions Government of Ghana offices, BHC staff, as well as members of the public;<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable dealing with sensitive issues, and therefore able to be highly ethical and discreet;<\/li>\n<li>Strong IT skills using Microsoft software;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key competences required:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Managing a quality service<\/li>\n<li>Collaborating and Partnering<\/li>\n<li>Delivering at pace<\/li>\n<li>Making Effective Decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Language requirements: <\/strong><br \/>\nFluent in Spoken and Written English<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The High Commission offers excellent online training, available to all staff, which is both job-specific and offers wider development opportunity. We offer a good L&amp;D environment and encourage staff to develop their skills and expertise. Job shadowing etc is actively encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All applicants must be legally able to work in Ghana with the correct visa\/status or work permit.<\/li>\n<li>The British High Commission in Accra is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.<\/li>\n<li>Staff members recruited locally by the British High Commission in Accra are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Ghanaian employment law.<\/li>\n<li>Spouses\/registered partners of UK Based Staff, are able to work within the BHC\/BCG but their salary will be\u00a0<strong>abated<\/strong>\u00a0at the appropriate tax rates.<\/li>\n<li>Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted.<\/li>\n<li>If you have not heard from us 3 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.<\/li>\n<li>Note: Any questions you may have about this position will only be answered during interview, should you be invited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Given the nature of this role, employment will be subject to obtaining the appropriate security clearance.\u00a0 Please note that nationals of UK, EU countries, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand are more likely to meet this requirement. However any other national capable of being cleared to minimum relatively high level can also apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All<\/strong>\u00a0applicants should submit a short (1 page maximum) covering letter stating why they are a suitable candidate for the position along with a copy of their CV in\u00a0<strong>English and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobsinghana.com\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/files\/BHC%20-%20Job%20application%20form%20(Post%20Security%20Manager%20).doc\">Application form<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>by email to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Recruitment.Africa3@fco.gov.uk\">Recruitment.Africa3@fco.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please submit\u00a0<strong>only the requested documents<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please also ensure that your email including attachments is\u00a0<strong>no larger than 2 megabytes<\/strong>, otherwise it may be rejected by your email system or the systems through which it will pass en route to us.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal applicants<\/strong>\u00a0should also submit the above, with a copy of their most recent (last 24 months) appraisals to the same email address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All candidates<\/strong>: Please quote in the subject line, of your email, the Vacancy Notice No:\u00a0<strong>24\/15 ACC,<\/strong>\u00a0and the position you are applying for.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal candidates, and spouses of diplomatic officers<\/strong>: Please quote in the subject line, of your email, the Vacancy Notice No:\u00a0<strong>24\/15 ACC<\/strong>, and the position you are applying for, and also indicate that you are an internal candidate, or spouse of a diplomatic officer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Only\u00a0<\/strong>electronic applications will be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>The closing date is 06<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July 2015 and no further applications will be accepted after this date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Deputy Information Technology Support Officer<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Position: Deputy Information Technology Support Officer<\/li>\n<li>Vacancy Notice No \u2013 23\/15 Acc<\/li>\n<li>Section: Corporate Services<\/li>\n<li>Grade: A2<\/li>\n<li>Position Type: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract<\/li>\n<li>Salary: Ghc 2,159.00 Per Month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Main purpose of job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be a part of the IT team that supports the IT infrastructure of all HMG departments located at the British High Commission, Accra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roles and responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Firecrest Support:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain and support Firecrest Infrastructure at Post<\/li>\n<li>Install Firecrest Hardware<\/li>\n<li>Manage and maintain\u00a0 User accounts, Distribution lists and mailboxes<\/li>\n<li>Provide user support, and maintain a log on ITSO SharePoint site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DFID IT Technical Support:\u00a0\u00a0 30%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain and Support DFID IT Infrastructure in Accra<\/li>\n<li>Implement major hardware and software changes and updates.<\/li>\n<li>Provide User support, where resolution demands local assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ECHO Support: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10%\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Act as point of contact for ECHO Support.<\/li>\n<li>Perform 1st level support of ECHO equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Provide guidance and support to ECHO users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Information Management:\u00a0\u00a0 5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote best practice in information management and in the use of information technology.<\/li>\n<li>Support Accra SharePoint site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manage all Office Mobile Phones, MiFi\u2019s and Blackberry\u2019s:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain an up-to-date inventory of all Office Mobile phones, MiFi\u2019s and Blackberries<\/li>\n<li>Liaise with the Procurement Team to purchase Office Mobile phones, MiFi\u2019s and Blackberry\u2019s when the need arises.<\/li>\n<li>Liaise with external Telecommunication Service providers, and manage the various telephony contracts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential on arrival:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A qualification in an Information and Communication Technology related subject.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in MS Office Applications.<\/li>\n<li>At least one year\u2019s experience<\/li>\n<li>Hardware support experience<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of IT trends, experience in providing support to users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desirable: Ability to troubleshoot Hardware and software issues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language: English Level of language required: Fluent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key competences required for the job:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrating Resilience<\/li>\n<li>Making Effective Decisions<\/li>\n<li>Leading and Communicating<\/li>\n<li>Delivering at Pace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The High Commission offers excellent online training, available to all staff, which is both job-specific and offers wider development opportunity. We offer a good L&amp;D environment and encourage staff to develop their skills and expertise. Job shadowing etc is actively encouraged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All applicants must be legally able to work in Ghana with the correct visa\/status or work permit.<\/li>\n<li>The British High Commission in Accra is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.<\/li>\n<li>Staff members recruited locally by the British High Commission in Accra are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Ghanaian employment law.<\/li>\n<li>Spouses\/registered partners of UK Based Staff, are able to work within the BHC\/BCG but their salary will be\u00a0<strong>abated<\/strong>\u00a0at the appropriate tax rates.<\/li>\n<li>Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted.<\/li>\n<li>If you have not heard from us 3 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.<\/li>\n<li>Note: Any questions you may have about this position will only be answered during interview, should you be invited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Given the nature of this role, employment will be subject to obtaining the appropriate security clearance.\u00a0 Please note that nationals of UK, EU countries, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand are more likely to meet this requirement. However any other national capable of being cleared to minimum relatively high level can also apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All<\/strong> applicants should submit a short (1 page maximum) covering letter stating why they are a suitable candidate for the position along with a copy of their CV in <strong>English <\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobsinghana.com\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/files\/BHC%20-%20Job%20application%20form%20(Deputy%20Information%20Technology%20Support%20Officer).doc\">Attached Application Form<\/a>, <\/strong>by email to: <a href=\"mailto:Recruitment.Africa3@fco.gov.uk\">Recruitment.Africa3@fco.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please submit <strong>only the requested documents<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please also ensure that your email including attachments is <strong>no larger than 2 megabytes<\/strong>, otherwise it may be rejected by your email system or the systems through which it will pass en route to us.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal applicants<\/strong> should also submit the above, with a copy of their most recent 24 months of appraisal evidence (i.e. two full appraisals, or however many abridged appraisals, minutes etc to make up two years\u2019 worth of evidence) to the same email address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal candidates, and spouses of diplomatic officers<\/strong>: Please quote in the subject line, of your email, the Vacancy Notice No: <strong>23\/15 ACC,<\/strong> and position you are applying for, and also indicate that you are an internal candidate, or spouse of a diplomatic officer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All candidates<\/strong>: Please quote in the subject line, of your email, the Vacancy Notice No: <strong>23\/15 ACC,<\/strong> and position you are applying for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The closing date is <strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> July 2015<\/strong> and no further applications will be accepted after this date.<strong> Only <\/strong>electronic applications will be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the work of the British High Commission in Ghana can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/ukinghana.fco.gov.uk\/en\/\">http:\/\/ukinghana.fco.gov.uk\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Security Manager British High Commission \u2013 Accra Vacancy Notice No \u2013 24\/15 Acc Position: Post Security Manager Section: Corporate Services Grad: B3l Position Type: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[42,1317,1318,90],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jobs.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-3h0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}