View Vacancy – LAO – Security Guard, S2 (MATL Cover)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory

Security Guards

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The role of Security Guard is to maintain the integral security of the British Embassy and Ambassador’s Residence locations in Vientiane against a range of threats identified by the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Working within a team on a shift basis, the guard force will provide working hours security at the Embassy and at the Ambassador’s Residence.

• Conducting access control of visitors and vehicles entering the Embassy compound and residence
• Maintaining a visitor”s log, issuing visitors passes and providing the initial point of contact for all Embassy visitors
• Regular patrolling of the Embassy and Residence locations
• Other ad-hoc duties including providing basic assistance to disabled visitors and raising/ lowering the British flag at specified times

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Ability to follow instructions and demonstrate initiative.
• Good time management and organisational skills, able to respond appropriately in difficult situations.
• Able to communicate effectively in Basic English and Fluent in Lao.
• Relevant security experience is desirable.

Language requirements:

English and Lao

Proficiency: Basic written and spoken English

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Team player, ability to learn from feedback, wants to develop and keen to learn eg modern British cuisine, basic computer skills

Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Working Together

Application deadline

9 December 2025

Grade

S2

Type of Position

Full-time, Fixed Term

Working hours per week

40 net per week

Duration of Post

4 months

Region

Asia Pacific

Country/Territory

Laos

Location (City)

Vientiane

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

1

Salary Currency

USD

Salary

$513.5

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

26 February 2026

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This role is advertised as a full-time, maternity cover role of 4.5 months.

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Working Patterns: Shifting work schedule; 40 hours per week.

The British Embassy, located close to the Patuxay Monument, is a small, friendly and vibrant place to work. There will be great opportunities for you to not only develop and build on your existing knowledge, but to understand and contribute to how our work develops and strengthens UK – Laos relations.

We are strongly committed to support our team members in their own learning and development, providing regular opportunities to learn from their colleagues here and in the region.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Vientiane are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local Lao employment law. No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have or be able to obtain work authorisation for Laos in order to apply.

All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. Any costs related to obtaining or renewing permits and visas are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

The FCDO operates an agile approach to delivery. To facilitate an agile workforce, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Only shortlisted applications will be called for personal interviews.

The British Embassy is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation.

The successful candidate will have a practical, hands-on approach to contribute to operations of the British Embassy in Vientiane, and with strong customer service skills and resilience. Training opportunities will be provided, as necessary, for the successful applicant.

Additional information

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate these behaviours, including through your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework, which provides detailed guidance on how the behaviours are defined.

Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) format to prepare specific examples of when they have demonstrated these behaviours in their application. Using the STAR format to provide evidence of your skills and experience in your application and at interview helps to give a structure. You briefly describe the situation in which you showed the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender and nationality.

The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.