CSO/Head of Security at an Oil and Gas Firm

Group: CEO’s Office
Division: Security
Line Manager: CEO

Key Roles/Responsibilities:

• Exercise overall responsibility for the Security Department
• Ensure security strategy and plans are aligned with company's business objectives
• Prioritizes the allocation of security resources to high-risk, high impact issues
• Management and improvement of complex Security structures
• Serves as primary security contact with Senior Line and staff Management and ensure adequate planning and
• provision of resources for appropriate security initiatives
• Works with Business Groups to prepare security strategy and ensure most cost-effective service delivery
• Communicate security issues and initiatives to business Groups, key stakeholders and translate their needs into
• security programmes
• Develops, implements and constantly review Security Policies and Procedures for the Security Department
• Proactively work with Government Agencies, including Police, DSS, NSCDC and Military to define and clarify roles,
• responsibilities and ensure that these Agencies’ actions are consistent with company's standards
• Anticipate and meet the challenges/needs of company's stakeholders, including employees, contractors,
• communities,
• partners and service companies; manage security service delivery with internal business Groups.
• Crisis management and planning
• Builds relationship with business Groups, identify and anticipate their needs

Competencies / Skills:

• Needs to demonstrate business alignment, customer intimacy, organizational influence, results oriented, change
• management, teamwork, diversity and inclusion, effective communication, conceptual thinking and analysis, and
• functional/technical expertise
• Good business judgment, high integrity and a willingness to accept accountability for team process and outcomes
• Ability to lead, train and motivate large industrial security personnel and guard force
• Demonstrated ability to influence business, Government and Community Leaders and lead projects to conclusion
• Comprehensive knowledge of Global Security process and its relevance to company'’s goals of achieving competitive
• advantage in the OIL & GAS industry
• Excellent and effective written and oral communication, as well as presentation skills
• Efficiency and cost-control initiatives across the Security functions

Qualification / Experience:

• A good First Degree in any discipline
• Possession of a post Graduate Degree is highly essential
• 10 years post qualification experience in the various areas of Security Profession with a minimum of 5 years in
• Industrial Security practice
• Knowledge of Niger Delta terrain is an added advantage
• Membership of both Local and International Security Association is compulsory

Personality Traits:

• Must be a team player, confident, consistent and decisive in resolving security issues
• Must be loyal and highly committed to achieving Organization objectives and equally be willing to work at odd hours
• Good interpersonal relationship