GSMC Local Security Office Team Leader

We are looking for a team leader with strong organisational skills for the Local Security Office at the GSMC in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. In collaboration with the Security team, and in coordination with the GSMC sites management, the job holder will ensure the overall site access control and protection of European Union Classified Information (EUCI) in line with European and national legislations (France and Spain). In such matters, the job will be based on both transversal responsibility across all GSMC teams and sites, as well as in coordination with the Central Security Office at the Agency’s headquarters in Prague. The job holder will be assigned to the GSMC with a functional link with the Central Security Office of the Agency.

The job holder will have the following main tasks and responsibilities:

Local security

• Manage a team of security professionals in local physical security and guarding, local and informatics security, registry control and communications security (COMSEC);
• Prepare, ensure and maintain the necessary local security measures, needed to protect EUCI and assets present on site, in compliance with EU, Agency, and national regulations, policies and best practices at the Agency’s sites;
• Manage security incidents (and relevant registers), related to breaches of security and compromise of EUCI, including cooperation with EU security entities as necessary and performance of security audits and follow-up;
• Act as Communications Security Officer (COMSO) and manage communications security (COMSEC) activities delegated by the EUSPA Crypto Approval Authority (CAA);
• Contribute to the establishment, maintenance and follow-up of security procedures jointly with relevant security authorities regarding the use and access policies of any security related systems (e.g. access control systems, CCTV monitoring systems, badges);
• Organise and participate in the on-call security stand-by roster;
• Ensure security-related training, certification, support and control of all people at the GSMC sites;
• Contribute to the compliance of the Agency with national and organisational health and safety rules;
• Monitor and manage contracts and procurements and related specifications and budgets in the security domain.

Corporate security

• Ensure close links with the Central Security Office in Prague (HQ) and participate, on request, in corporate security tasks, supporting the Agency’s unified security approach.

The job holder will also contribute to other tasks of the SAU Department and liaise with other departments, notably in the area of Administration, to ensure the execution of related corporate tasks, such as planning, reporting, administration, financial & budget management and risk management.

Qualifications

Important information to candidates considering to apply

• This vacancy is only open to nationals of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland;
• We are looking for candidates who have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma
• Have a thorough knowledge (minimum C1 level) of one of the languages of the EU and a satisfactory knowledge (minimum B2 level) of another language of the EU.
• In addition to the above, appropriate professional experience of at least six years after obtaining the required diploma.