# Team Leader (PC) - Basra, Iraq

**Company**: Control Risks
**Location**: Basrah, Basra Governorate
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Physical Security
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

The Team Leader (TL) plays a crucial role in how potential clients perceive Control Risks' capabilities.

The TL is responsible for setting and maintaining high standards of team presentation and capability, coordinating team direction and management, and ensuring compliance with Control Risks' standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Key Responsibilities:

- Demonstrate competence in Control Risks' SOPs and personal skills

- Display client etiquette, discipline, and maintain Control Risks' low-profile approach

- Stay informed about threats and key issues in Iraq

- Conduct vehicle and dismounted contact and immediate action drills

- Maintain advanced first aid skills

- Possess competent navigation skills, including map-reading, compass, and GPS use

- Use vehicle-mounted and handheld communications systems

- Be fully conversant with and comply with Rules for the Use of Force (RUF)

- Maintain competence in required skills through regular formal assessment

Management Responsibilities:

- Conduct certifiable instruction in operational and medical team requirements

- Ensure the team maintains a professional approach, client etiquette, discipline, and presentation

- Oversee effective administration, including vehicle maintenance and equipment accountability

Operational Responsibilities:

- Assist in risk assessments and operational planning

- Issue orders to team members and brief clients as needed

- Conduct venue and route reconnaissance and produce reports

- Command the team and provide direction to clients

- Provide emergency medical and primary health care

Requirements:

- Completion of Control Risks' recruitment and selection process, including passing the HECPO course

- Completion of Close Protection course

- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite

- Fit and active to work in a hostile environment with limited medical facilities

- Minimum 5 years of military/police experience

- Minimum 2 years of experience working in a PSD capacity in Iraq

- 12 months of commercial APT operational experience in Iraq

- Availability to deploy within 6-8 weeks of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

- Certified training instructor CTTLS, PTLLS, or equivalent BTEC

- Ex-military JNCO or equivalent

- Training in leadership skills and performance management

- Knowledge of and exposure to the oil and gas sector

Language Requirements:

- Proof of English language ability (TOEFL score of 110 or above or IELTS score of 8 or above) if not from an English-speaking country

Certifications:

- Valid SIA Frontline Close Protection Licence

- Valid certificate for FPOS-I Level 4 and/or FREC Level 3

## Skills

### Required
- Control Risks' SOPs
- Microsoft Office suite
- Close Protection
- First aid
- Navigation
- Communication systems
- Rules for the Use of Force (RUF)
- Leadership
- Risk assessments
- Operational planning

### Nice to have
- Certified training instructor CTTLS, PTLLS or equivalent BTEC
- Ex-military JNCO or equivalent
- Training in leadership skills and performance management
- Knowledge of and exposure to oil and gas sector

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