{"id":77502,"date":"2022-11-30T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=77502"},"modified":"2022-11-30T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:44:17","slug":"african-union-jobs-2022-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/african-union-jobs-2022-6.html","title":{"rendered":"African Union Jobs 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title: VIP Protection (AfCFTA )<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AU Values<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respect for Diversity and Team Work<\/li>\n<li>Think Africa Above all<\/li>\n<li>Transparency and Accountability<\/li>\n<li>Integrity and Impartiality<\/li>\n<li>Efficiency and Professionalism<\/li>\n<li>Information and Knowledge Sharing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Organization Information<\/p>\n<p>Reports to: Security and Facility Management Officer<\/p>\n<p>Directorate\/Department: Administration and Human Resources Management<\/p>\n<p>Division: Administration and Human Resources Management<\/p>\n<p>Number of Direct Reports: 0<\/p>\n<p>Number of Indirect Reports: 0<\/p>\n<p>Job Grade: GSA5<\/p>\n<p>Number of Positions: 03<\/p>\n<p>Contract Type: Regular<\/p>\n<p>Location: Accra, Ghana<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Purpose of Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provides daily technical support in the execution of security operations activities in a bid to ensure a safe and secure work environment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Functions<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide timely safety and security administrative and operational support;<\/li>\n<li>Assist in activity planning;<\/li>\n<li>Prepare operational work schedules and follow up implementation;<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate and\/or engage in technical assistance and\/or logistical work;<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the creation, improvement, and maintenance of operational processes and systems;<\/li>\n<li>Prepare office communication and draft reports;<\/li>\n<li>Handle communication at the operational level and provide updates;<\/li>\n<li>Assist in the compilation and maintenance of data and information for preparation, implementation, and monitoring of budgets, activities, etc.;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specific Responsibilities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare and review the security plan for the VIP movements;<\/li>\n<li>Protecting the VIP or designated official from threats of physical violence;<\/li>\n<li>Provide immediate lifesaving treatment to the VIP in the event of an incident\/attack;<\/li>\n<li>Conducting reconnaissance for premises, such as events, hotels, restaurants and theatres, before the VIP arrives;<\/li>\n<li>Surveying the layout of venues, noting potential hazards and exposure to risks;<\/li>\n<li>Driving the VIP when required;<\/li>\n<li>Accompanying the VIP on business and\/or social trips;<\/li>\n<li>Maintain continues communication with security emergency operations center and control room before, on the move and after any movement of the VIP to and from any location;<\/li>\n<li>Report daily activities and irregularities;<\/li>\n<li>Gather regularly threat information from Emergency planning and response \/threat and risk Unit<\/li>\n<li>Conduct personal threat assessment to the VIP;<\/li>\n<li>Plan and conduct security survey of meeting venue\u2019s, hotels, restaurants and theatres, before the VIP arrives;<\/li>\n<li>Monitor the electronic surveillance equipment used on the premises<\/li>\n<li>Work with staff to develop safety plans for the buildings that monitored<\/li>\n<li>Report daily activities and irregularities such as equipment or property damage or theft<\/li>\n<li>Operate detecting devices to screen individuals and vehicles and prevent passage of prohibited materials or articles into restricted areas<\/li>\n<li>Perform and other related duties and functions as necessary or incidental to the proper performance of this position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Academic Requirements And Relevant Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Security Studies or related fields with 2 years of relevant work experience in Police, military, or VIP security.<\/p>\n<p>Diploma in Security Studies or related fields with 3 years of relevant work experience in Police, military, or VIP security;<\/p>\n<p>Certificate of Security Studies such as military and police with 6 years of experience in military, police or VIP Security would be considered in lieu of a Diploma<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Skills<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sound planning and organisational skills<\/li>\n<li>Good interpersonal skills<\/li>\n<li>Strong communication ability both orally and in writing<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leadership Competencies<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Risk Awareness and Compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Core Competencies<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teamwork and Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Accountability awareness and Compliance<\/li>\n<li>Learning Orientation<\/li>\n<li>Communicating Clearly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Functional Competencies<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trouble shooting<\/li>\n<li>Job Knowledge Sharing<\/li>\n<li>Task Focused<\/li>\n<li>Continuous Improvement Awareness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENDER MAINSTREAMING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LANGUAGES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage<\/p>\n<p><strong>REMUNERATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indicative basic salary of US$ 15,758.00 (GSA5 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment ( 57% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 16,813.44 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.<\/p>\n<p>Applications must be made not later than December 19, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Only candidates who have met all the requirements of the post and have been selected for an interview will be contacted.<\/p>\n<p>Only applications registered online with a complete curriculum vitae (CV) attached will be considered.<\/p>\n<p>The Africa Union is an equal-opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description Job Title: VIP Protection (AfCFTA ) AU Values Respect for Diversity and Team Work Think Africa Above all Transparency and Accountability Integrity and Impartiality Efficiency and Professionalism Information&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"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":[96],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-ka2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77502"}],"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\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77502\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}