Vacancy Details
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Security Guard
Reference No. Circular No. HR/MEER 7/2026
Public Service Employees
Indefinite
Uniformed and Security Published Date: 24/07/2026 11:00Closing Date: 07/08/2026 13:30Ministry: Ministry for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour
Vacancy Brief Description
1. The Director General (Operations) on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour invites applications for the post of Security Guard in the Ministry for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour.
Salary
2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary /trial period of six (6) months.
2.2 The salary for the post of Security Guard is Salary Scale 15, which in the year 2026 is equivalent to, €19,111.00 per annum, rising by annual increments of €298.00 up to a maximum of €20,899.00.
2.3 A Security Guard will progress to Scale 14 (€20,645.02 x €316.83 - €22,546.00 in year 2026) on completion of four (4) years satisfactory service in the grade and to Scale 13 (€22,217.00 x €335.50 - €24,230.00 in year 2026) upon a further five (5) years satisfactory service in Scale 14.
2.4 The appointee will be entitled to such other benefits and subject to such other conditions and obligations as may be stipulated in any pertinent agreement between the Government of Malta and the competent Union.
2.5 In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employments to assess potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history with their application. Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary, to ensure that should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.
Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment, through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).
Duties
3. The job duties for the post of Security Guard may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
Eligibility
4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be Public Officers in the Malta Public Service or Public Officers in the Malta Public Service on loan/detailed with/deployed with/on attachment to Public Sector organizations, whose entry into the grade is that of Scale 15 from amongst holders of a valid security licence.
In addition applicants must be:
(i) able to communicate in the Maltese and English langauges in order to sufficiently and adequately carry out the duties applied for;
AND
(ii) a. successful in the qualifying examination held by the Examinations Department which has been issued not earlier than three (3) years before the closing date of this cal for applications.
Public Officers applying for this post must be confirmed in their current appointment, unless the current appointment is in a different class/career stream or in a definite position, but may apply for a lower grade/position even if not confirmed and whether in the same stream or not. Reversion to previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible.
4.2 Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.
4.3 Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, the requisite eligibility level required by this call for applications.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications.
Ministry / Department Details
Ministry / Department : | Ministry for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour |
Contact Persons : | Ms Gianella Lia- Manager II |
Address : | 6, Qormi Road, Sta Venera, SVR 1302 |
Telephone : | 20953131 |
Email address : | [email protected] |
Note
- In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.