Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Sagad Farms Limited

Sagad Farms is a 1000 Acre Rice farm, offering a fresh perspective on Nigerian Agriculture. It's revolutionary way of farming, crop building, and processing is yielding tremendous economic and social impact on Nigeria’s livelihood and agricultural industry. The company’s strategic land acquisitions along major dams is very pivotal to the farm’s operations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Security Officer (CSO)

Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: CEO

Summary of Position

• The Chief Security Officer (CSO) is responsible for overseeing the security and safety functions of the Rice Milling Plant.
• Identify organizational protection goals and objectives, ensure they are consistent with their organizations' strategic plans.
• Collaborate with other management teams to decide on the priority of security needs and then spend according to the organization's financial constraints and directives.

Detailed Listing of Responsibilities

• Develop and implement security initiatives, standards, policies, procedures for the plant.
• Develop security Standard Operating Policies and procedures for the factory and residences.
• Develop network access and monitoring policies, risk management assessments, emergency procedures and incident responses.
• Drive compliance of security policies, procedures and best practices and ensure strict adherence across the organization.
• Co-ordinate, plan and supervise implementation of site security audits and assessment.
• Establish and maintain an effective intelligence and security reporting system.
• Oversee security operatives within the plant and its environment.
• Support in the recruitment and training of security personnel ensuring proper understanding of security and safety processes for accurately responding to emergencies.
• Periodically recommend training and coordinate onsite training sessions and security awareness for employees/contractors.
• Set up process to carry out video surveillance, investigate security breaches and implement disciplinary procedures.
• Implement journey management measures including escorts rules, procedures and movement for expatriates and staff.
• Collaborate with the weighbridge team on truck movements within and outside the factory, assigning security team to search trucks for objects that add to truck tonnage and mass.
• Collaborate and maintain relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and community security team & agents.
• Establish and maintain cordial relationship and leverage on security networks for obtaining timely information and due diligence as well as developing pro-active security solutions to prevent the company from deliberate and/avoidable security mishaps.
• Monitor and review security and compliance gaps at the operational area/site and develop strategies to address these gaps.
• Perform routine review of all routes to and from the operational area including hotel accommodation and or airport to identify safe routes and checkpoints and devise options for rerouting in peak traffic or vulnerable states.
• Plan and coordinate security operations for events in the operational area ensuring the safety of all stakeholders.
• Set up an immediate response procedure to promptly address emergency security and safety situations.
• Investigate suspected and actual security breaches and recommend corrective actions including liaising with Police authorities.
• Prepare periodic reports for management and all stakeholders on security status and provide real time information for timely and accurate threat assessments.
• Work closely with corporate executives, business managers, audit, and legal counsel to understand corporate requirements related to security and regulatory compliance, and to map those requirements to current security projects.
• Provide weekly security reports/briefing to the CEO
• Perform other functions as required.

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience requirements for the position:

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in Business-related field.
• Minimum of 7 years similar experience in a Manufacturing or Farming industry.
• A professional security certificate is an added advantage.
• Candidate being an ex- military from the rank of an Army Captain or its equivalent for other military arm or ASP for Nigeria Police is compulsory.

Other Requirements, Abilities for the position:

• Time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in customers and co-worker relations
• Detail oriented and organized

Description of Benefits
Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as approved by Sagad Farms Limited.

Application Closing Date
11th October, 2022.