Head of Corporate Security & Resilience

Senate of Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senate of Canada is seeking an experienced security leader to direct a multidisciplinary team responsible for protecting people, information and operations that support parliamentary work.

As Director, Corporate Security, you will set program direction, align resources with risks, and deliver non-partisan, reliable services to senators and staff while coordinating with the Parliamentary Protective Service and partners.

Qualifications

• A university degree in security management, emergency management, public administration, business administration, criminology or another field relevant to the position.
• Extensive and progressively responsible experience leading a complex, multidisciplinary corporate security function.
• Extensive experience advising and briefing senior executives or governance bodies on complex, sensitive and emerging security matters, presenting options, evaluating risks and providing recommendations and their operational implications.
• Experience developing and implementing security strategies, policies, plans, standards and operational frameworks based on organizational requirements and assessed risks.
• Experience directing responses to security incidents or emergencies, making timely risk-based decisions and coordinating action with internal and external partners.
• Experience managing human, financial and material resources and leading and developing employees through organizational and operational change.
• Extensive knowledge of corporate security principles, practices and programs, including security risk management, personnel and contract security, administrative investigations, emergency management, business continuity, security awareness, technical and physical security system infrastructure and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Direct a multidisciplinary corporate security team.
• Set direction for the Directorate's security programs and services.
• Advise senior Senate officials and governance bodies on security matters with options and risk assessments.
• Oversee security screening, accreditation and facility security reviews.
• Coordinate with the Parliamentary Protective Service and external partners on security matters.
• Promote a respectful, inclusive and service-oriented workplace.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk management

Policy development

Executive briefing

Resource management

Education

Security management degree

University degree

Job description

The Senate of Canada is seeking an experienced security leader to direct a multidisciplinary team responsible for protecting people, information and operations that support parliamentary work.

As Director, Corporate Security, you will set program direction, align resources with risks, and deliver non-partisan, reliable services to senators and staff while coordinating with the Parliamentary Protective Service and partners.