Summary:
The mission of the Close Protection Unit (CPU) is to protect the Secretary General at
NATO Headquarters or any other location, armed or otherwise, as circumstances dictate.
Members of the team are expected to stand ready at all times to ensure a secure
environment for the Secretary General. This includes ensuring the Secretary General’s
physical protection against all forms of actual or potential threats and taking the
appropriate steps to provide protection in a crisis or when working under pressure.
The incumbent will work as part of a team working on a shift system carrying out Close
Protection duties for the Secretary General of NATO, in both Belgium and abroad. He/she
will be answerable, through a Team Leader and a Deputy Head, to the Head, CPU.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
The incumbent must:
• possess a good general education at the higher secondary level;
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• possess a minimum of five years proven experience in a NATO member nation
civilian security, police, military or intelligence service’s Close Protection Team or
other relevant experience;
• be an active member of a Close Protection Team or other relevant employment;
• possess and be able to maintain recognised skills in carrying and using firearms
(he/she must be able to pass theoretical and practical training assessments in
various firearm platforms);
• possess and be able to maintain the required physical, psychological and tactical
condition to enable him/her to intervene in emergency situations;
• possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• possess the ability to adapt to changing situations and a proven ability to manage
stress and emergency situations;
• possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages
(English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; II (“Elementary”) in the other.
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