LOCATION : Kenya, NairobiMain Job Purpose
- Co-ordination, management, supervision, and advice to senior management on effective security management systems and solutions, within the business scope.
- Ensure that threats to personnel, assets, and business operations/activities within the region are properly identified, evaluated, and mitigated in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Secure Unilever East Africa personnel, properties, and assets from internal and external security breaches as well as co-ordinate the activities of 3rd Party contractors and internal Unilever security managers and supervisors.
- Ensure a hands-on ownership of security solutions with a primary focus on Unilever Kenya LTD but including Unilever in broader East Africa
- Manage an effective Regional Security Coordination Centre/Control Room that is geared for both monitoring as well as Incident response
- Support Africa Security Director’s office in driving Cluster security Initiatives
- Drive standardisation across sites in East Africa
Key Accountabilities
- Advise management on any specific threats to company personnel + family, assets & information, and business operations/activities as they become known.
- Ensuring implementation of security policy and procedures and revising them where necessary.
- In conjunction with the respective business Leadership Teams, develop and implement security awareness programs or processes and to protect life, corporate assets and to ensure business continuity
- Devising and co-ordinating appropriate security training for security personnel & other nominated personnel
- Managing effective investigations on detected and reported breaches of security and security incidents.
- Provide briefings for the international staff/visitors on in country security issues on arrival and on the security situation in the country.
- Initiate and co-ordinate an immediate response to security incidents where there is a threat to Company employees and assets so as to ensure minimised loss or injury. If necessary, to respond personally to these threats
- Ensure safety and security of employees whilst on Company premises and in transit
- Liaise with and develop relationships with various Law Enforcement & Emergency Services in the event of a security incident/emergency (i.e., fire, medical, mechanical breakdown) and to ensure timely reaction to incidents
- Ensure availability of highly trained security personnel to implement contingency plans effectively
- Ensuring security reports are submitted on time.
- Manage and transact on all mandatory reporting systems
- Participate and guide Security Risk Committees on their functions and focus areas
- Manage constant synergy between business controls and security controls so that internal loss threats are effectively mitigated.
- Effectively audit, maintain and guide 3 P security service provision companies in terms of fit for purpose performance and adherence/compliance with agreed SLA’s
- Manage performance of internal Unilever Security Managers/Officers working in the region
- Manage the key focus areas as per Group Security Directives inclusive of protection and securing of personnel, assets, and processes.
Direct Reports2 Direct reportees:Country Security Manager for Nairobi and EthiopiaKey InterfacesAll units and departments, Legal Officer, Police & other Security Agencies, relevant Government Authorities i.e., Police and DepartmentsKey Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills – oral & written.
- Persuasion & Influencing Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- People Management Skills
- Investigations and report writing skills.
- Capable of managing and commanding in-house security guard personnel
Relevant Experience & Qualification
- Must be a university graduate in any social sciences, or humanities or criminology.
- Armed Forces or police at rank of Captain or Chief Inspector and above is an added advantage.
- At least 10 years’ experience in Security Management.
- Sound knowledge of physical and electronic security- access procedures, perimeter protection, CCTV, intruder alarms
- Ability to provide a security input in contingency plans.
- Sound understanding of principles in the protection of company information, including computer bases and measures required to achieve this.
- Computer Literate
- No Criminal Record
Leadership Behaviors / Competencies
- Should “meet expectations” on the Standards of Leadership behaviors or competencies relevant to the WL of this job.
- Planning & execution – Passion for High Performance
- Building Teams, Training and Team Working – Talent Catalyst
- High Personal Integrity – Purpose and Service
- Budgeting & Control – Business Acumen
- Drive & networking at Management level- Consumer love
