General Manager - Security Services at a Leading Oil and Gas Company

As a result of strategic repositioning and aggressive business expansion, a key player in the oil and gas (downstream and upstream) industry with interests in insurance, microfinance and logistics seeks the following exceptional individuals to join its team as:

Job Title: General Manager - Security Services

Location: Lagos

Job Description
Reporting to the Managing Director through the Group Security Adviser, the successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the group assets including property, plant and equipment, physical and intellectual security and personnel. He will maintain and enhance the group’s security policies, programs, and practices.

His responsibilities shall be as follows:

• Overseeing formulation and sustenance of security policies needed to protect the Group’s assets.
• Creating and leading the organization’s security strategies and programs. Working to reduce security risks and quickly respond to security issues that affect the Group’s physical and intellectual security and its personnel.
• Typically in charge of a security team, performing both technical and managerial duties.
• Overseeing the protection of the physical and intellectual assets of the group.
• Ensuring that proper security and safety measures are in place at all times.
• Limiting the Group’s exposure to liability risks and to properly protect intellectual property, physical assets, and Group employees.
• Developing a budget for security operations, which include the equipment and security personnel employed.
• When necessary, act as the company’s liaison with law enforcement.

Qualification, Experience and Attributes

• Bachelor's Degree from a reputable institution
• Minimum of 15 years cognate experience in similar capacity of which at least 10 years must be at senior level in a security outfit or any of the security agencies.
• Critical thinking, situational awareness, good judgment and decision making, physical strength and stamina.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, cooperatioh across departments whilst maintaining discretion, confidentiality and focus.
• Conversant with all security agencies, relevant laws, external regulations and best practices.
• Honest person with very high integrity and independence
• Ideal age should be between 42 - 52 years.

Application Closing Date
29th March, 2016.

Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward their email with the job title as subject along with their CV's and relevant attachments to: [email protected]

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.