Security Manager (Aykon)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Managerial Accountabilities

• Responsible for managing and assessing the performance of the entire security personnel.

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement and development of the security department

• Create and develop security policies and procedures for the security department, and oversee all necessary training modules and procedures for security staff.

Functional Accountabilities

• Participate in all risk meetings and be a permanent member of the Health and Safety Team.

• Evaluate the needs of all security locations and coordinate work assignments.

• Assists in conducting safety inspections of the property and consigns the same to an appropriate record.

• Keeps abreast of current trends in security, emergency service, and safety standards.

• Assists in all fire safety training and conducts fire drills as per the authority requirement of 2 per year.

• Security Manager must be able to solve practical problems quickly and efficiently when the need arises.

• Assessing the performance of the entire security personnel as per the company guidelines.

• Ability to direct the performance of security staff and follow up with corrections and/or discipline where needed.

• Security Manager leads the investigations of Incidents or accidents, and acts as a liaison for the hotel in all matters relevant to law enforcement and emergency services, monthly reports are reviewed and submitted on a monthly and timely basis.

• Assists in all safety training and related state and federal mandatory safety practices such as, but not limited to safety standards and hazard control.

• Maintains a safe environment, maintaining the peace, and acting on any actual violations of policy & procedures.

• Ability to prioritize and organize work assignments and to delegate work.

• Internal: Must have a good relationship with the executive management and directors, head of departments, their assistants as well as the hotel empoyees.

• External: Hotel guests, residents, vendors, subcontractors; local authorities, law enforcement, police, civil defence or their representative;

Qualifications and experience

Experience and Technical Knowledge

• Above average ability to communicate in English with guests, management, co-workers, and members of law enforcement and emergency services.

• Must have good written communication skills.
• Security professional with a proven management experience within the security industry, the public sector or Army, Police…etc
• Enthusiastic and committed approach with a track record of building strong, trusted base relationships with casts and stakeholders at all levels.
• A sound working knowledge of security best practices and legislation affecting the security role.
• Strong management and leadership skills together with excellent communication, influencing, negotiating and engagement skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills, with a ‘hands-on’, problem-solving approach, able to remain calm under pressure and take control of incidents.
• Experience in writing procedures, drafting reports and compiling and adjusting duty rosters to meet shortfalls in staffing levels.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.

Qualifications

• High school graduate at least
• At least 2 years experience in a similar role, supervisory role or other related emergency services, security, or safety field.
• Must be computer literate and have good knowledge of MS Office and be able to use such programs as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point and Excel.
• SIRA Certified