Security Guard job at National Agricultural Research Organisation

Background information about the job or company:

To undertake patrol duties to inspect, check, guard and protect infrastructural facilities, buildings and installations including equipment, machinery and property against theft, fire, equipment malfunctions, vandalism and illegal entry.

Responsibilities or duties:

• Patrol assigned areas to detect and prevent signs of intrusion and examines doors, windows and gates to ensure they are securely locked.
• Raise the alarm or responding to the alarm and investigates disturbances.
• Check for irregularities, such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes and calls the police or fire departments in cases of fire emergency or presence of unauthorized persons.
• Guard entrance or exit, checking identification cards, screening individuals and motor vehicles as well as preventing passage of people or prohibited articles from entering or leaving restricted areas.
• Provide information and warning violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles.
• Apprehend, detain or evict intruders, offenders and violators from premises using force when necessary.
• Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as property damage, leaking pipes, theft, fire or presence of unauthorized persons or unusual occurrence.
• Perform any other duties assigned to you by the Director and the designated supervisor,

Qualifications or requirements:

• Uganda Certificate of Education
• Certificate of Good Conduct in Security Operations or Law Enforcement
• Six (6) months on-the-job training in law enforcement or security work

Experience needed:

Six (6) months on-the-job training in law enforcement or security work

• Patrol assigned areas to detect and prevent signs of intrusion and examines doors, windows and gates to ensure they are securely locked.
• Raise the alarm or responding to the alarm and investigates disturbances.
• Check for irregularities, such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes and calls the police or fire departments in cases of fire emergency or presence of unauthorized persons.
• Guard entrance or exit, checking identification cards, screening individuals and motor vehicles as well as preventing passage of people or prohibited articles from entering or leaving restricted areas.
• Provide information and warning violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles.
• Apprehend, detain or evict intruders, offenders and violators from premises using force when necessary.
• Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as property damage, leaking pipes, theft, fire or presence of unauthorized persons or unusual occurrence.
• Perform any other duties assigned to you by the Director and the designated supervisor,

• Uganda Certificate of Education
• Certificate of Good Conduct in Security Operations or Law Enforcement
• Six (6) months on-the-job training in law enforcement or security work