Access and Security Agent

The Safety and Security Division's mission is to ensure the protection of people and property at the Council of Europe. As such, the Security Section is responsible for the day-to-day management of security issues at the Organisation’s headquarters in Strasbourg. It is based on a mixed structure that brings together external service providers and internal staff members with specific skills and abilities.

As an Access and Security Agent you will:

• ensure that the rules and procedures governing access to the premises are observed;
• welcome and guide individual visitors and groups of visitors, and issue access badges;
• take part in controlling access to the Organisation’s premises;
• take part in visitor security checks (X-ray bag screening);
• take part in evacuations in the event of emergencies;
• take part in the escorting of VIPs on official visits to the Organisation’s premises, assist the Head of Sector responsible for the building concerned;
• perform any other duties of an equivalent level that may be assigned by your superiors, in compliance with the Council of Europe’s standards and values.

You must have:

• either specialised training in a field related to security or at least three years’ relevant professional experience as a security officer or in public security (police, gendarmerie, armed forces, etc.);
• a very good command of French, in both oral and written communication;
• a basic knowledge of English, enabling you to understand instructions and guide visitors, if necessary.

You must also:

• be a citizen of one of the member states of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
• have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
• not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Council of Europe;
• be under the age of 65 years.

Your application must demonstrate to what extent you have the competencies listed below. To help you doing so, feel free to consult our 

competency framework.

• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Interpersonal - Service orientation
• Interpersonal - Teamwork and co-operation
• Interpersonal - Relationship building
• Interpersonal - Communication

• Operational - Concern for quality
• Interpersonal - Adaptability

• Professional and technical expertise:
  • experience in welcoming and managing the public in terms of security checks;
  • training as an X-ray baggage screening operator.

This job vacancy is published within the framework of the turnover workforce scheme (contracts limited to 4 years). You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage What we offer.

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Articles 490 and 4110  of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at talents@coe.int, we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at talents@coe.int.