Senior Security Officer at Britam

Job Purpose

• The position holder shall report to the Group Security Manager and shall be responsible for securing the company environment, safeguarding company assets, personnel and stakeholders and foster integrity in business processes, Coordinate aspects of Security operations and provide the leadership required to ensure that the proper policies and procedures are in place to provide a safe and secure envir onment for employees, visitors, assets, confidential or proprietary information cost-effectively and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates Security issues for all Company assets, Staff, stakeholders, and Information
• Conduct investigation and make recommendations on recovery of loss as well as prevention of future losses.
• Developing organization security contract Management guidelines in consultation with Group Security Manager.
• Interpret and disseminate company security policies and procedures
• Facilitate and coordinate security liaison between the Company and other stakeholders for all Security matters for the Company’s installations.
• Develop and monitor Service Level targets for outsourced security services.
• Ensure that all business recovery/contingency plans and/or procedures held within the security department are kept up to date
• Perform audits of security-related performance and conduct physical surveys of premise security, including security equipment Ensure compliance with security and Safety standards
• Monitor, evaluate, and appraise employees within the Section
• Formulate a Security survey plan and objectives and track the implementation of the recommendation.
• Ensuring adherence to the prescribed policies and procedures
• Maintaining security-related inventory of services, equipment, and materials.
• Coordinating Management of Control Rooms, and CCTVs in the region

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Security Management, Criminology, Police Science, Leadership and Security Management, Peace Building, Conflict Management, Risk and Disaster Management, Public Administration, or any other Social Science from a recognized institution.
• Diploma in any of the following fields: investigation, intelligence, security, or equivalent qualification not less than one (1) year from a recognized institution
• Certificate in Supervisory Skills Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Basic training in Police, Military, National Intelligence Service or international Security Institutions
• At least 3 years’ corporate experience in security operations 
• At least nine (9) years’ work experience in the Military, Police or National Intelligence service

Key Performance Measures

• Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance
• Security incident response and reporting
• Documentation and reporting
• Service Level Agreements, detection rate and change failure rate
• Conducting Security Vulnerability Assessments and Risk Assessments
• Managing Security Technology systems.