Apr 24, 2013

Unit Support Coordinator

Employer: Aegis
Location – Basrah, Iraq
Rotation – 105/35
Position Description Summary:
• The Unit Support Coordinator is responsible ensuring that all necessary contractor support of protective security details is planned, provided, and maintained to allow the details to perform without a decrease in required performance. He/she is also responsible for administrative duties and evaluating PSS personnel for performance and possible promotion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Daily coordination with the RSO as well as scheduling of all missions and tasks, training periods, leave and administrative absences and maintenance
• Administrative functions, such as, work schedules, post assignments, personnel matters, etc.
• All aspects of planning, scheduling, organizing, managing, and assessing performance of assigned protective security details under the task order
• Ensuring that the contractor provided personnel selected for protective security leadership positions are executing their responsibilities efficiently and effectively. Items of primary concern include assessing performance of the protective security details and ensuring proper behavior of all contractor-provided personnel, whether on or off duty
• Ability and willingness to work in hostile and conflict environment
• On-time delivery of protective security detail support (personnel and equipment) Provision of adequate off-duty needs of protective security personnel (housing, meals, activities)
• Ensuring that the behavior reflects favorably on the USG and local Government that requested protective security support
• Daily mission briefings by PRS before execution of missions
• Continuous tracking of missions during execution
• Management of all aspects of life support for the contractor work force provide by Aegis and coordination of any life support provided by the Task Order

Skills:
• Expertise in the planning, execution and evaluation of mobile and static security services in service of the USG
• Ability to maintain effective communications with individuals and agencies from diverse cultures and backgrounds including U.S. Government, host nation government and law enforcement
• Strong leadership, project management and personnel management skills
• Capable of mission analysis, problem solving and security mitigation planning and implementation
• Ability to work in an operating environment typified by uncertain threat conditions with a high pace operational tempo
• Ability to support not only the RSO, but also the diplomatic personnel associated with the USG in a manner complimentary to the mission and American core values
• Ability to establish and enforce high standards of performance and conduct

Minimum Qualifications:
• USC must be a US citizen
• USC must be able to obtain a US Secret Clearance
• Level 3 English proficiency
• Seven (7) years of experience in protective security assignments
• Two (2) of these years shall have been in a protective security supervisory position
• Twelve (12) months shall have been experience working in protective security under similar type contracts
• Three (3) of these months shall have been on a similar contract working as a Shift Leader
• The remaining five (5) years of experience can be gained in the employ of any Federal, State, Local or commercial entities providing high threat protective services
• Upon hiring the Unit Support Coordinator will be required to:
o Attend the PSS training course and pass all PEB requirements
o Obtain and maintain weapons qualifications for the Glock, M4, Shotgun, M240, M249, and M203 and familiarization fire for the AK47
• Demonstrated experience in the interpretation of government regulations and the development of plans, policies, and procedures
• Ability to function effectively in adverse situations
• No impediments to traveling overseas to and within countries that are considered dangerous or unhealthy.
• Knowledge of foreign languages is desirable, but not essential

Aegis Defense Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We have scheduled training courses, so we urge you to send your resume to Recruiting@Aegisworld.us and reserve a spot on the training roster.