Assistant Security Manager

Job description
Main Job Purpose
Co-ordination, supervision and advice to management on effective security management systems within the business. Ensure that threats to personnel, assets, and business operations/activities within the area are properly identified, evaluated and countered in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Job Summary

Proactively advise management on emerging security threats to company employees, family, assets, information and business operations whilst proposing risk commensurate risk mitigation measures.
Effectively manage Third party security service companies in terms of fit for purpose performance and adherence/compliance with agreed SLA’s
Ensure implementation of Unilever security and safety procedures and revise as the threat environment evolves.
Support the Security Manager, develop and implement security awareness programs or processes and to protect life, corporate assets and to ensure business continuity
Conduct timely, effective investigations on reported breaches as well security incidents and submit concise investigation reports.
Liaise with and develop relationships with various Law Enforcement & Emergency Services in the event of a security incident/emergency (i.e. fire, medical, mechanical breakdown) and to ensure timely reaction to incidents
Ensuring timely submission reports on Security Incident Reporting Network Tool.
Provide effective leadership to site security coordinators to ensure that all security measures are appropriate based on the security risk
Review security architecture and ensure that existing controls are adequate, effective and aligned to Unilever Group Physical Security standards
Manage Protective Intelligence collection through legal intelligence collection efforts designed to help Unilever avoid the disruptive effects of criminal losses and violent crime.
Deliver relevant security training and awareness sessions for security staff, vendors / third parties and employees
Administer and support zero based budgeting and expenditures in close liaison with the Security Manager to ensure expenditure is reasonable based on the risk.
Ensuring implementation of Group security policy and procedures and periodic revision in line with dynamic security threat environment.

Key Requirements

Be a University Graduate in Criminology or other Social Science Subject or equivalent Professional qualification
Served in the Armed Forces at level of Captain or police as a Corporal and above with at least 10 years’ service
At least 3 years’ experience in Business Security Management biased towards Business partnering and engagement with legal, HR and Finance
Sound knowledge of physical and electronic security- access procedures, perimeter protection, CCTV, intruder alarms
Working knowledge of loss prevention principles within a fairly complex supply chain
Relevant experience in investigation of criminal loss incidents
Agile, self-driven leader with a passion for high performance and developed bias for action
Ability to provide a security input in Incident Management and contingency plans
Computer Literate
No Criminal Record.

Location
Kenya-Rift Valley-Kericho-Kericho-Plantations