Area Manager

Bidvest Protea Coin; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security services provider is seeking an experienced Area Manager for its Guarding Division in Polokwane. The role includes providing security advice, managing client relationships, and ensuring compliance with company policies. Candidates should have PSIRA Grade A certification, managerial experience, and strong communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to lead security operations and interact with clients to ensure their safety and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a managerial or similar position.
• Firearm competency and a valid regulation 21 certificate is an advantage.
• Must have clean disciplinary, criminal and credit record.

Responsibilities

• Provide security advice to clients.
• Conduct threat and risk assessments.
• Manage manpower and rostering.
• Liaise professionally with clients.
• Manage and resolve client complaints.
• Ensure compliance with company policies.

Skills

PSIRA certification – Grade A

Bilingual (English and any other South African Language)

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Knowledge of methods and techniques of risk management

Confidence in dealing with the public

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

A Vacancy exists for an Area Manager in the Guarding Division based in Polokwane.

Responsibilities

• Security advice to clients
• Threat and Risk assessments / Reporting.
• Client liaison and professional client relationship.
• Manpower managementand rostering.
• Equipment management.
• Effectively dealing with and managing client complaints.
• Ensure that contractual requirements are always met.
• Incident and investigations Management.
• Ensure compliance to the Company’s disciplinary code.
• Initiating and chairing disciplinary hearings.
• Ensure all company SOP’S are followed;
• Health and Safety Management.
• Ensuring Security Officers problems that are reported are solved.
• Ensure all BPC policies and procedures are always followed.
• After hours visits.
• Completion of daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Ensure training take place when required.
• Assisting with shift changes as a standby manager.
• Must be able to attend meetings and take calls to assist with matter of urgency even on rest days.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of good security practice covering the physical and logical aspects of information products, systems, integrity, and confidentiality.

Preferred qualifications / attributes / skills

• PSIRA certification – Grade A.
• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification.
• Firearm competency and a valid regulation 21 certificate is an advantage.
• Relevant experience in a managerial or similar position.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques of risk management, business impact analysis, counter measures, and contingency arrangements relation to the serious disruption of IT services.
• Knowledge of tools or systems which provides access security control (i.e.,prevents authorized system access;)
• Must have confidence in dealing with the public.
• Bilingual (English and any other South African Language).
• The ability to work under pressure.
• First aid and fire-fighting training will be advantageous.
• Excellent written &verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate and knowledge of MS office.
• Must be willing to undergo polygraph test.
• Clean disciplinary, criminal and credit record.
• Own reliable transport and driver’s licensecode 08.
• Previous Police / Military experience in investigative field preferable Firearm competency, handgun, rifle and shotgun trained Competency for Business Purpose
• Be willing to work after hours