Security Manager Operational Job at SSR Personnel

SSR® Personnel is the largest recruitment consultancy dedicated to the security, fire, health and safety sectors operating in 20 countries. Recognised as the leading consultancy in security recruitment.  We have a global presence in North America, and partners in Asia and Eastern Europe. We are accredited ISO 9001:2008.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Security Manager Operational 

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Security Manager based in Nigeria responsible forWest, East and Central Africa (WECA)
• With car, housing and bonus this is a USD 110k package. Operational experience in West, East and Central Africa is essential (security, investigations, military and/or law enforcement).
• In addition leadership experience in corporate security and/or investigations role of 3 years is essential
• Reporting to and working In close collaboration with the Director, Global Security, the Security Manager will oversee all security activities, take a leading role with crisis management teams and develop, coordinate and implement security programs and plans for WECA operations facility, offices and business.

The Role

• The Security Manager closely collaborates with the Director, Global Security to protect people, information, brands and business. You will oversee all security activities, take a leading role with crisis management teams, develop, coordinate and implement security programs and plans.
• Travel is approx. 30 percent; WECA mainly, South Africa, Europe, UK and US.

Core responsibilities include:

• Take a leading role with the WECA Crisis Management Team (& local CM teams);
• Develop, maintain and execute evacuation and shelter-in-place plans; Conduct risk and security assessments;
• Develop and conduct security awareness training; Oversee the uniformed security service and site security services; Coordinate the journey management program; Oversee and manage physical security systems
• Manage local security services and consulting firms; Develop and implement risk mitigation plans and security improvement projects; Develop response plans for incidents and crisis; Conduct Code of Conduct investigations
• Provide the business with focused, predictive intelligence; Ensure compliance with physical security standards
• Manage the WECA security budget and security vendor contracts to achieve optimal utilization of security resources (people, financial, and security systems) ;Build and maintain relationships with appropriate industry, community, government and business contacts for benchmarking and resources ;

Desired Skills and Experience
The Person

• Experience in corporate security, military and/or law enforcement. Leadership experience in corporate security and/or investigations is essential; Developing and executing standardized security programs;Leading emergency response and crisis management teams; Investigative experience involving criminal violations, fraud, corruption and/or internal matters; Operational experience in West, East and Central Africa (security, investigations, military and/or law enforcement); Ability to foster a strong liaison program within the security industry.
• Bilingual skills; English essential, a second language would be a distinct advantage.
• Education; Graduate calibre. Degree preferred, in related field (Criminal Justice, Security Management, Business Administration, Finance).
• Crisis Management; Develop, maintain and execute evacuation and shelter-in-place plans; Conduct risk and security assessments;
• Experience in West, East and Central Africa is essential leadership experience in corporate security and/or investigations role of 3 years is essential.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: pfrench@ssr-personnel.com quoting SM WECA