Security Manager at Adexen Recruitment Agency

Adexen is pioneering in HR and Recruitment Process Optimization to service its customers. All clients enjoy the flexibility of choosing dedicated Onshore, Nearshore, or Offshore services.

Our HR and Advisory consultants have many years experience of working with leading multinationals and large local companies across Africa and other emerging markets. Whether you are considering implementation of a new HR strategy or a move to outsource your resourcing function then our consultants can offer advice on a creative solution to your problem.

Our client is an international Logistics and maritime company providing logistics solutions to many countries accross the world

Adexen has been mandated by a multinational Maritime company to recruit a Security Manager for its operations in Nigeria

Job Title: Security Manager

Job reference no: 529
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Conducting routine inspections of all security equipment and making recommendations.
• Conducting periodic risk assessments on safety and security and making recommendations for reviews/improvements of existing procedures.
• Dealing appropriately with records and incidences reported by security officers and staff in general and escalating it to hierarchy where appropriate.
• Train the security officers for handling security breach or pilferage incidents.
• Develop and constantly update emergency contacts list and distribute same to key personnel and every visitor coming to Nigeria.
• Develop personnel movement plan in coordination with the Management and ensure security cover with or without escort provided for visitors and key personnel movement.
• Monitor issuance of access cards to visitors and clients.
• Keep weekly record of people on board (POB) with families.
• Liaising with security agents.
• Ensuring that relevant security records and log books are maintained with sufficient details.
• Conducting briefings at the start of shifts, giving security officers updates on safety/security matters.
• Ensuring that security officers cover designated facilities and shifts.
• Conducting spot/mystery checks on various locations to ensure security officers are performing their duties and also look out for potential and unusual or suspicious activities/persons.
• Ensuring full compliance with relevant statutory security codes within our sphere of operation.
• Conduct mock drills and training sessions for security staff and other personnels.
• Monitor the on duty performance of security staff.
• Proactively involved in intelligence gathering and debriefing of key personnel.
• Providing support in an emergency or evacuation situation, in a calm professional manner.
• Randomly carrying out day and night patrols to ensure a safe and secure environment, promptly reporting and escalating potential breaches of security or unusual occurrences

Requirements

• A degree in Social Science and other higher degree in an added advantage
• Certificate trainings on security and safety especially in the Maritime Industry is key
• Experience in management/supervisory role.
• Must have strong integrity and ethical values.
• Must have extensive knowledge of security situations in the industry and country as a whole.
• Must be proactive and forward thinking.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Must be reliable and trustworthy.
• Ability to understand and solve complex problems.
• Proven leadership skills with demonstrated ability to co-ordinate and delegate responsibilities.
• Ability to assess a situation quickly, using appropriate actions to diffuse a situation and provide effective solutions, particularly with people demonstrating disruptive behaviours.
• Knowledge of security and fire inspection procedures and practices.
• Ability to maintain a sense of calm and control in difficult situations, minimizing panic in others.
• Computer literacy.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2014.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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