Security Agent

Security Agent

The ECB is seeking a Security Agent to join its Executive Protection Team, responsible for ensuring the safety of high-level individuals. The role involves providing executive protection services, planning transportation, coordinating security arrangements, and liaising with law enforcement and customs officials. Candidates must be physically and mentally fit, participate in regular training, and possess relevant experience in executive protection. The position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Candidate Requirements:

• Vocational training or university degree in law enforcement or security
• At least five years of experience in executive and close protection
• Valid C1 driving license
• Experience in carrying and handling firearms
• Track record of maintaining physical and psychological fitness
• Valid first-aid certificate
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced command of English and intermediate command of another EU language

Type of contract: Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary: D (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,278 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Role specialisation: Security

Working time: Full time

On-call? Yes

Shift? Yes

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 19.10.2026

Your team: You will be part of the Executive Protection Team in the Security and Safety Division of the Directorate Administration in the Directorate General Corporate Services. Our division has around 60 staff members. We deliver innovative technology, provide ongoing security risk management and constantly monitor the ECB's threat landscape. In so doing, we strive to protect the bank's staff, premises and operations, and to promote a healthy and safe working environment.

Your role: As a Security Agent you will:

• Provide executive protection services in line with established tactics and operational procedures;
• Plan and organise all transportation, as well as coordinate security arrangements, for the protection programme;
• Liaise with international and domestic customs, immigration and special services officials to ensure swift and efficient security clearance and escorts at all border crossings;
• Conduct site security reconnaissance based on dedicated checklists and prepare written reports;
• Be the contact person for external close protection officers accompanying dignitaries to the ECB's premises;
• Take up special duties and perform specifically assigned tasks (according to expertise) to support the team's administrative activities.

The role requires you to be both physically and mentally fit and to work well in a team. You will have to participate in regular firearms, tactical and other training activities, and perform at the highest level necessary to do the job of an armed security agent.

Qualifications, experience and skills: Essential:

• Relevant vocational training or equivalent or a university degree in law enforcement, security and executive protection or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
• In addition to the above, at least five years' experience in executive and close protection for high-level officials or senior executives gained in the field of law enforcement, in the military or in a public or private international organisation;
• A valid C1 driving licence or higher (otherwise, the successful candidate will be required to obtain one within the first three months);
• Proven experience in carrying and handling firearms;
• A proven track record of being able to maintain the physical, psychological and tactical fitness required to intervene in emergency situations;
• A valid and recent first-aid certificate (otherwise, the successful candidate will be required to obtain one within the first three months);
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Experience successfully achieving assignments as a team;
• An advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• An intermediate (B1) command of German;
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for conducting location threat and risk assessments and gathering protective intelligence;
• Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) certification;
• Computer literacy and familiarity with the MS Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.);

Working modalities: Your duties will involve frequent travel within Europe and overseas, sometimes at short notice and during non-standard working hours. You will be required to work early and late shifts on a rotational basis, and to perform night and weekend on-call duties (being able to reach the ECB within one hour if necessary).