OHS and Security Manager
Listing reference: nef_000062
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 18 June 2024
Position summary
Industry: Financial Services
Job category: Other: Safety and Security
Location: Sandton
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
The OHS and Security Manager role is to direct the NEF’s security functions, including physical security and safety of employees, facilities, and assets. Also, establish policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace and ensure company complies with health and safety laws.
Job description
Occupational Health and Safety
- Establish and maintain safe and healthy working conditions by formulating general safety, fire prevention and health policies and measures.
- Develop OHS-related policies and standard operating procedures.
- Coordinate on the job training for safety and environmental awareness at all levels of the workforce.
- Maintain, review, and report on safety performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing preventative and corrective measures.
- Ensure OHS committee meetings take place quarterly.
- Manage appointment and training of OHS safety representatives.
- Compile OHS report and table at relevant committees.
- Distribute the reports to the relevant role players and regulatory bodies for processing.
- Keep abreast with current and upcoming legislation that may impact on the Safety and Security of the NEF.
- Ensure the safety of VIPs and that they are secured in the building.
- Management of Drivers.
- To ensure that all buildings and equipment comply with statutory regulations for fire, safety and electrical supply.
- To coordinate fire safety management and general building safety, security, maintenance, and infrastructure issues within a building.
- Coordinating and leading one or more teams to cover various areas of responsibility.
General Security
- Ensure that NEF staff, stakeholders, visitors, and property is served and protected.
- Implement approved Security policy.
- Develop Security Officers registers.
- Manage Security Officers.
- Implement security procedural manual for security guards at security reception.
- Upgrade external security measures.
- Conduct security assessment periodically.
- Liaise with government security stakeholders (State Security; SAPS).
- Conduct Security awareness.
- Compile security related project submissions.
- Vetting / screening of security companies as when required.
- Manage and provide VIP protection services.
- Manage relationship with armed response provider.
- Develop and maintain key control procedure and register as well as ensure safety of NEF assets.
- Ensure that the physical buildings and the property of the NEF is safeguarded.
- Manage relationship with armed response provider.
Regional Offices
- Electronic Security at Regional Offices is installed & operational.
- Take charge of Regional Offices' security needs.
- Conduct site visits to regional offices as and when required.
- Ensure regional staff are trained in terms of OHS.
Minimum requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, or related field
- Postgraduate degree in the same field will be advantageous.
Experience / Skills Required
- Minimum 5 - 10 years of health and safety management experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in people management
- Cutting-edge experience in sustainability best practices and benchmarking will be a key success factor.
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
Cognitive Competencies
- Analytical Thinking & Attention to Detail (includes accuracy)
- Anticipating, Creating and Managing Change (Tolerance of Ambiguity)
- Holistic / Global thinking
- Judgement and Decision-Making
- Innovation / Creativity
- Problem Solving (Includes reasoning)
Intrapersonal Competencies
- Assertiveness (Includes willingness to challenge and confront)
- Ethical Behaviour/Honesty/Transparency/Modelling of Values
- Managing Risk (Calculated Risk-taking)
- Excellence Orientation
- Flexibility/Adaptability
- Personal Growth Orientation/Motivation to Learn/ Learning Agility
- Resilience/Perseverance/Stress Management
- Results & Solution Focused (Drive, Energy & Follow Through)
- Demonstrate initiative and ability to work under pressure
- Rule Orientation
- Self-Management (Planning, Prioritising & Time Management)
- Visibility & Impact (Includes Professionalism & Executive Disposition)
Interpersonal Competencies
- Building Strategic Partnerships/Networking
- Dynamic and energetic
- Communication (Ability to articulate technical solutions for various audiences)
- Customer Service Orientation/Client Focus (Internal and External)
- Influence, Persuasion and Negotiation (Including Conflict Management)
- Knowledge Sharing (includes Information Management)
- Managing Diversity
- Organisational Awareness
- Relationship Building, Listening, Interpersonal Sensitivity
- Cross functional and Inter-disciplinary awareness
- Teamwork
- Management ability
- Deadline driven
Professional/Technical Competencies
- Business and Financial Acumen (includes ability to identify and manage risk)
- Process Engineering / Systems Competence
- Technical / Professional Competence