Accenture Nigeria Recruits Protective Services Manager

Key Responsibilities:

General
• Ensures the Director of Global Asset Protection is fully informed of status, deliverable deadlines, and actions that are behind target
• Prepares weekly status report and attends team status meetings
• Establishes near term goals and provides input to longer term goals within area of responsibility; contributes to long-term planning
• Evaluates direct reports and provides formal counseling and mentoring
• Contributes to department's strategic plans
• Plans and prioritizes complex activities
• Resolves complex or disputed issues,  which have major day-to-day impact on area of responsibility
• Develops and manages key customer relationships within area of responsibility
• May identify new opportunities within area of responsibility
• Identifies, assesses and resolves complex business problems where collaboration and cooperation between individuals is often needed to affect the solution.  Builds consensus for recommended solution to ensure successful resolution
• Deals with difficult and sensitive situations appropriately
• Applies broad functional knowledge, expertise and understanding of policies, procedures, and operational frameworks to anticipate and address business issues
• Considered a subject matter expert for Asset Protection , Life Safety, Business Continuity  and Physical Security
• Develops and manages contract relationships with external service providers (negotiate and manage contracts, review performance against strategy and budget)
• Actively participates in sharing best practices across areas or functions
• Uses judgment with guidance from the Director to make a variety of security decisions, some complex in nature.  Decisions may predominantly affect the Asset Protection team, but they sometimes have influence on the direct safety of other Accenture employees
• Serves as a key contact for customers/clients regarding safety/security issues

 Multi-tasks to meet team and customer deliverables (examples include complex work plans for project and office safety/contingency planning)

Education:   Bachelor's degree is preferred, but may be substituted with relevant experience

Work Experience:    Minimum of 5 years of experience, 2 in supervising physical security either in Government or Global 1000 or larger company specializing in property protection, access control systems crisis response, CCTV, executive protection. 

Work Requirements: May be required to attain certification as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP)

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
• Requires the skills to relate to other people at a high level inside and outside the organization, providing advice and guidance internally on major policies and best practice, and acting as a recognized representative of the Asset   Protection team
• Requires the skills to communicate complex personal conclusions or informed opinions that have to be explained and understood.
• Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills
• Strong leadership and motivational skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
• Strong consensus, team building and negotiating skills
• Strong time management skills
• Program/project management skills
• Contract management skills
• Ability to travel 25% of time
• Ability to work overtime on short notice
• Knowledge in contingency, disaster recovery, business continuity and evacuation planning
• General understanding of investigative process
• Extensive knowledge of physical security and equipment
• General understanding of safety/security in a corporate environment
• General understanding of legal and corporate terminology
• Exposure and demonstrated ability to work in multicultural environments
• Strong cultural sensitivities
• Foreign language skill a plus
• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) designation through American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) a plus

Events
• Plan and provide physical security for meetings involving large partner or client attendance within  area of responsibility.
• Coordinates on site security, medical and local law enforcement support accordingly
• Provides security and contingency planning for market level meetings and larger community meetings as requested

Reviews & Oversight for F&S Locations
• Serves as project manager/advisor for access card/CCTV installation
• Provides liaison between vendors, procurement and local management
• Performs location Life Safety, Business Continuity and Physical Security Review

Contingencies and Incident Response
• Coordinates crisis line response with Director, Global Asset Protection
• Assists geography leads with contingency planning, Country At Risk Evacuation Planning
• Provides on-scene crisis management response and assistance if requested
• Activates SPOC network for disaster response
• Coordinates vendor/contractor response involvement

 
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