These positions are based at our Luxembourg headquarters and require regular office presence. The (associate) security officer will also be required to travel within and outside the EU. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support.

The EIB, the European Union’s bank, is seeking to recruit for its Group Corporate Services Directorate (GCS), Corporate Protection Services Division (CPS), Corporate Security Unit (SECURITY) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, two (Associate) Security Officers*.

These are full time positions at grade 4/5 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

*internally referred to as (Associate) Officer Facilities Management

Panel interviews are anticipated for March 2024.

Purpose

You will coordinate and provide personal protection, premise and (movable) property security, to support the management of the EIB Group’s corporate security services and enable the organisation to carry out its core business.

Operating Network

In this role you will report to the Head of Corporate Security Unit.

You will have regular contact with colleagues in other directorates as well as external contacts with relevant public authorities in Luxembourg but also counterparts within public authorities of the EU member states, other international organisations and finally external service providers.

This role requires availability beyond the regular office hours; at night, on weekends and/or bank holidays even over a longer period, in particular in the event of incidents or crises.

This role includes frequent travel. You may have to carry out on-call services on a regular basis.

Accountabilities

• Coordinate and support personal protection operators during missions inside and outside the EU
• Provide personal protection and other security services in Luxembourg and while travelling abroad
• Contribute to the development, planning, delivery running and, if needed, adaptation of the corporate security services with a focus on but not limited to personal protection activities for EIB agents
• Take immediate and appropriate response to all corporate security related incidents and/or crises
• Contribute to the conduction of risk assessments, protection alerts, clearances and situation reports as well as special service plans
• Participate in monitoring, briefing, inspection and, if needed, correction of vendor service activities to ensure that corporate security services are delivered inline with applicable law, organisational regulations and agreed service levels
• Participate in the measurement of the delivery of services and products by means of performance indicators including KPI
• Contribute to the development of corporate security policy, procedures, processes and other organisational regulations and ensure that these are complete, accurate and kept up to date

Qualifications

• University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) preferably in a field related to protection including corporate security, risk management, or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience involving protection in the public (police and/or military) and/or private sector and/or international organizations
• Demonstrable knowledge of corporate security concepts
• Experience in the field of diplomatic close/personal protection in governmental organisations or an international organisation is an advantage
• Additional certifications in risk analysis, personal protection, physical security and/or security training instructor would be considered as an advantage
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (**), with a good command of the other. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.

Competencies

Find out more about EIB core competencies here

(**)Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team [email protected] who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications: 27th February 2024

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