Gateway Security Leader - Risk, Compliance & Ops

DHL Group; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL Express in Johannesburg Gateway (Kempton Park) is seeking a Security Leadership & Risk Management professional to lead all security activities, assess threats, and drive compliance across aviation and logistics operations. The role reports to the Security & Risk Manager and demands experience in.Security governance, audits, and vendor oversight.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, 5+ years in security, and 3+ years in supervision, with a track record in risk assessment,

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Security Management, Criminology or Policing.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in corporate, logistics, transportation, aviation, or related security environments.
• Minimum 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Experience in security risk assessments, incident investigations, loss prevention, threat analysis, corrective-action management, and compliance auditing.
• Experience managing outsourced security service providers and service-level agreements.
• Experience within air cargo, gateway, warehousing, aviation, or time-critical logistics environment.
• Experience engaging with regulatory and law-enforcement agencies is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all security activities at JNB-GTW in compliance with DHL security policies, procedures, and local legislation.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate security threats and vulnerabilities through ongoing risk and threat analysis.
• Investigate security incidents and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor criminal trends and security risks affecting operations and recommend appropriate countermeasures.
• Ensure accurate reporting and analysis of all security incidents.
• Ensure compliance with regional security policies, GSOP, SCMS, ISO standards, aviation security requirements, and SA legislation.
• Conduct security audits and manage corrective action plans to maintain compliance.
• Monitor regulatory developments affecting aviation, ground operations, and logistics security.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory changes and implement security requirements accordingly.
• Manage and monitor contracted security service providers and ensure adherence to contractual obligations and performance standards.
• Establish controls to ensure outsourced security personnel meet DHL security expectations.
• Conduct performance reviews, compliance audits, and service-level monitoring.

Skills

Security risk assessment

Incident investigations

Loss prevention

Threat analysis

Corrective-action management

Compliance auditing

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's in Security

Job description

DHL Express in Johannesburg Gateway (Kempton Park) is seeking a Security Leadership & Risk Management professional to lead all security activities, assess threats, and drive compliance across aviation and logistics operations. The role reports to the Security & Risk Manager and demands experience in.Security governance, audits, and vendor oversight.

The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, 5+ years in security, and 3+ years in supervision, with a track record in risk assessment,