Job Summary:
The Officer Security is accountable for the Bank’s physical and other security operations. The role is aimed at ensuring tight security standards and disciplines are observed and entrenched across the Bank with the objective of influencing sustainable and efficient operations in line with Standard Bank Group security standards and regulatory guidelines.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Operational Performance
Researches, develops and recommends strategic interventions for security operations with the aim of improving the bank’s security
Monitors key security trends in the banking sector both locally and internationally and the external environment as a whole, and disseminates the same.
Researches, develops and implements security interventions to continuously improve the bank’s security
Aligns relevant security processes and procedures to ensure the achievement of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) signed with the various business units and customers
Security Operations including
Physical security (business, employees, customers, vendors)
Electronic security channels
Cash services
Risk management
Operations support management
Processes and procedures review and updating
Customer Service and Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management – Maintain a close working relationship with the Bank’s Branch and Unit Heads management and Suppliers of goods and services so as to ensure that service/ support
Involvement in security organisation meetings and briefing including the police and relevant security organisations
Risk Management
Identify risks affecting the security function within overall group security framework.
Seek compliance based on risk matrix, staff awareness and education, security scoring and controls by ensuring that correct systems and procedures are implemented to reduce this risk.
Ensure that routine checklists are actioned to ensure their adequacy and effectiveness.
Action risk assurance and audit findings within agreed time frames.
Drive for improved routine control and audit ratings through team member motivation and coaching.
Participate in BCP programs to ensure adequacy of ergonomics.
Security Asset Management
Ensure asset movement is in line with bank policy by verification and final approval of such movements.
Resource Utilisation
Ensures effective, efficient and optimal utilisation of all resources (human and capital) to be responsive to competitive pressures, changing market conditions, client needs and business strategies
Capacity management, identifying areas with excess or shortage in capacity and coming up with resourcing plans to address the gaps
Operational Performance – Processes and Procedures
Spearhead documentation, standardization, implementation and continuous improvement of country security operations processes and procedures.
Continuous evaluation of operational security efficiencies and incorporation of best practice
Control
Identification and assessment of risks facing security thereby providing effective loss and risk management and so minimising the operational risks
Liaison with business stakeholders in ensuring that security regulatory, group policy standards and minimum operating procedures are observed to minimise the Bank’s exposure
Occupational Safety and Security
Ensure all business units are adequately and appropriately secured by means of alarms, guards where necessary, bullet proof glass, access restriction devices, CCTV, etc.
Check that all security systems are functional and are regularly tested in line with Group Security Standards.
Support the conducting of investigations for all incidents for reporting to Directorate of Occupational Health.
Project Management
Ensure the analysis, due process and implementation of security projects
Post project analysis and feedback
Self Development
Identifies appropriate formal and occupational (informal) training needs and courses (internal/external) to develop oneself
Up-Skills oneself regarding new products and procedures through attendance of workshops/presentations and reading of internal and external communications
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate for the Stanbic Bank Officer Security job placement must hold a University Degree
Certification or experience from the disciplined forces in criminal investigations / forensics
Three to four years of experience in security operations in a similar organisation
Business Knowledge and Contribution
Security Operations
Risk Management
Financial Management
Banking Knowledge
Experience
Security Operations
Strategy Generation and Implementation
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