Manager: Corporate Security

Job purpose: To identify, develop, implement, and manage the company’s security programs according to the Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS).

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

National Diploma in Security Management or an equivalent qualification from the college of Law (NQF 6)
Ideal Qualification: BTech Degree in Security Risk Management or an equivalent from the college of Law (NQF 7)
Experience: 3 - 5 Year(s) Security Management
5 - 7 Year(s) Physical Security
2-5 Year(s) MISS Implementation
0-3 Years Management experience will be an advantage

Job Specification:

Security Management
• Conduct security audits.
• Stay abreast of and implement the latest developments in Security field.
• Ensure proper administration of security vetting applications
• Identify, develop, implement, and manage internal security policies and procedures based on MISS.
• Incident Prevention by identifying and understanding the nature of security risks in the environment and implement controls to mitigate those risks
• Protect company''s integrity, people, processes, core business information, reputation and assets from harm and loss.
• Incident response, management, and recovery by managing and coordinating efforts to restore critical systems in case of attack or catastrophe.
• Manage the manning of the access control.
• Fulfil duties as the Chairperson of the Security Committee in line with its Terms of Reference

General Management

• Development of annual budget, control of expenditure, and implementation of control procedures.
• Give specialist advice to the Director and Executive Corporate Services on all security related matters.
• Prepare reports on all security related matters.
• Manages the day-to-day activities of the team.

People Management
• Motivates the team to achieve organisational goals.
• Develop and train team members by delegating tasks to them that will maximise their potential.
• Drive Human Capital Management Systems inter alia performance management, behaviour management, culture enhancement campaigns, disciplinary processes, etc.

Conduct Oversight and Enforcement
• Manage security surveys and audits.
• Classify findings and analyse trends.
• Ensure findings are reported timeously.
• Ensure corrective actions are taken to address threats and risks.

Security Awareness and Training
• Develop and implement security related training to promote awareness of security matters prevalent to the company.
• Provide security briefings to staff when required.
• The development and administration of training plans, programme and exercises.

Contract Management
• Develop performance measures of the outsourced security responsibilities (Physical security).
• Develop and manage the implementation of the security contract and the Service Level Agreement for the outsourced security services.

Organisation Preparedness

• Responsible for ensuring that company is prepared for the possibility of attack, catastrophic event, or related significant security incident e.g., bomb threats, hostage situation or security related threats, etc.
• Regular periodic review and evaluation of organizational readiness in the event of an attack.
• Information Gathering and Risk Assessment for all security related events that can adversely affect company’s profitability, security and safety.


Public relations, government relations and coordination
• Closely coordinate with those responsible for public relations and communications directed at the public to provide security services as required for events
• Ensure security protocols are followed in media interviews for the company.
• Liaise with Government Security Council for assistance and guidance when and as needed.