Security Manager at Diageo

Context/Scope
Nigeria has a “High” security risk rating in major cities due to widespread violent crimes. Significant threats may develop due to identified risk all of which pose a threat to operations. Guinness Nigeria employs more than 1,210 personnel throughout Nigeria, including expatriates and their families, and receives hundreds of international visitors yearly.

Purpose of Role
To provide a continuous, coordinated and comprehensive security service, of the highest quality, ensuring that threats to company personnel, assets and business operations are properly identified, evaluated and countered in a timely and cost effective manner.

Dimensions
    Financial: The Security Manager oversees an operation that must secure millions of sterling worth of stock and machinery
    Market Complexity: The role will have support responsibility for a complex range of security services ranging from personnel/travel security management, physical/facility security, and events security coordination to investigations wherever these services are required.

Key relationships are:

•     The Head of Security and all GN Heads of Functions.
•     The entire Security Team, the HSE team, the Quality, and the Customer Services Team
•     The local law enforcement (Police/Military) and all other government agencies and Security Heads of other international and large local companies within the country.
•     Top management of local guarding, alarm and other security companies
•     Location Managers and risk owners on the technical standards of security and the quality of professional expertise required throughout the location, including that required for

Qualifications and Experience Required

•     A minimum of 6 years’ experience in Business Security Management in a senior level/capacity. A law enforcement background is required.
•     A university degree is desirable with a minimum of 2nd class honours
•     Experience in conducting, recording and reporting timely, accurate, detailed and concise written and verbal reports/reviews
•     A detailed knowledge of all aspects of physical and electronic security, specifically: locks, building security, control of access procedures, perimeter protection, the use of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) and Intruder Detection Systems (IDS).
•     Understand the principles involved in the protection of Company information, including that which is computer based, and the measures/procedures required to achieve this.
•     Ability to provide security input to Business Continuity Plans, Contingency Plans, Disaster Recovery Plans and Evacuation Plans.
•     Exposure to formal and informal security trainings in the required fields: facility security, electronic surveillance, investigations, personal security programs, supply chain security

Leadership/Functional Capabilities

•     Vast depth in knowledge and experience of the Security field
•     Demonstrate understanding of inter and intra-relationships between different functions
•     Actively promote and live the Diageo Values and Capabilities

Top Accountabilities

•     Advise/Support the Head of Security Location Managers and risk owners on appropriate security measures so as to ensure that standards are maintained on an on-going basis

Barriers to Success in Role

•     Inability to employ analytical skills to contemporary problems
•     Inability to make ‘over the horizon’ risk/threat assessments
•     Absence of networking and external engagement capability
•     Lack of personal integrity

Flexible Working Options
Fully mobile and available on a 24-hour basis to respond to incidents and crises