Area Manager - Durban South

Bidvest Protea Coin; Durban; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidvest Protea Coin is seeking a skilled security professional to provide advice to clients, perform threat and risk assessments, and manage security operations. The role involves client liaison, manpower and equipment rostering, processing reports, and ensuring compliance with SOPs and ISO 9001 standards.

Preferred candidates hold PSIRA Grade A, Grade 12, firearm competency (advantage), and experience in managerial roles.

Qualifications

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual (English + another SA language).
• Willing to undergo polygraphs tests.
• Clean disciplinary, criminal and credit record.

Responsibilities

• Provide security advice to clients.
• Conduct threat and risk assessments.
• Liaise with clients and maintain professional relationships.
• Manage manpower and equipment; create rostering schedules.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Handle client complaints effectively and ensure compliance with SOPs.
• Maintain ISO 9001 quality system.
• Initiate and chair disciplinary hearings.
• Oversee Health and Safety management.
• Ensure security issues are addressed promptly.
• Attend meetings and handle urgent matters even on rest days.
• Demonstrate knowledge of good security practices across physical and information security.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual

Public interaction

Pressure handling

Leadership

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Security advice to clients;
• Threat and Risk assessments;
• Client liaison and professional client relationship;
• Manpower management, equipment management and rostering;
• Completion of daily, weekly and monthly reports;
• Effectively dealing with and managing client complaints;
• Ensure contractual requirements are met at all times;
• Ensure compliance to the Company’s disciplinary code;
• Maintenance of the ISO 9001 quality system;
• Initiating and chairing disciplinary hearings;
• Health and Safety Management;
• Ensuring Security Officers problems that are reported are solved;
• Ensure that all company SOP’s are followed;
• Ensure training takes place as and when required;
• After hour visits and assisting with shift changes as a standby manager;
• Must be able to attend meetings and take calls to assist with matters 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;
• Handgun, Shotgun and Rifle trained is an advantage
• Relevant experience in a managerial or similar position;
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for risk management, business impact analysis, counter measures and contingency arrangements relating to the serious disruption of IT services;
• Knowledge of tools or systems which provides access security control (i.e. prevents unauthorised system access);
• Must be confident in dealing with the public;
• First aid and fire-fighting training will be advantageous;
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills;
• Bilingual (English and any other South African language);
• Computer literate and knowledge of MS office;
• The ability to communicate and present at all levels and work under pressure;
• Willing to undergo polygraphs tests;
• Clean disciplinary, criminal and credit record;

Employment consideration will be in accordance with the Employment Equity Act requirements

Should you not hear from us within 14 days after closing date, your application should be considered unsuccessful