Community Operations Manager

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Fidelity Services Group Full time

Overall Purpose of the Job:
The Community Operations Manager (COM) is required to assist the Branch Manager with growth and the local strategy.

The COM will be responsible for all operational and managerial functions including the following:

The COM is responsible to conduct proactive training with all armed response and Residential Guarding officers in the area.

(Change culture from Reactive to Proactive), Building relationships with the SAPS (Sector members, sector commanders, CPF members and station commanders).

Attend all CPF, crime & community meetings together with the Branch Manager.

Record and analyse all crime in the area, identify crime trends and arrange and lead all proactive internal and joint special operations based on the crime trends.

Equip all Reaction and Residential Guarding officers with the skills to identify and address potential crime before it happens and by that reducing crime in the focused areas thus assisting to grow the client base.


Minimum Requirements

  • Senior Certificate or equivalent.
  • Post matric qualification in General Management advantageous.
  • 3 years' minimum experience, at Mid-Management level.
  • Grade A Security Certificate.
  • Experience in the Security Industry.
  • Valid driver's license with own reliable vehicle.
  • Firearm competency (business purposes).

Duties & Responsibilities

Pro-active Strategy

  • Develop and continuously revise a proactive training strategy for the area (patrols, standoff points, joint operations, visibility drives)
  • Develop an understanding of the customer needs to drive strategy development. In conjunction with the Branch manager, identify area of high attrition (service, price & competitors), high crime and low reconnection areas. Arrange at least 12 operations in the identified areas per week. Identify any building sites in the area and ensure maximum visibility around these properties.
  • Understanding of the competitive landscape as it relates to the proactive model.
  • Work with Branch Management team to investigate and consider area innovations (technology and processes) approaches to proactive security.
  • Develop a crime reduction strategy in area of responsibility. Identify crime trends. Plan and execute special operations (FADT and/or joint operations) to combat the crime trend identified
  • Develop a measuring criteria and reports to show improvement in crime reduction and client growth related to the proactive strategy.
  • Quarterly area security risk assessment to be conducted based on the modus of operandi identified from all incidents (identify vulnerable areas with in the areas and propose solutions / suggestions to the Branch Manager for further discussion with the community.

SAPS Involvement

  • Develop a working relationship with all key persons within the SAPS environment (sector members, sector commanders, CPF, station commander).
  • Be a key gotoperson by both operations and business to assist in solving crime incidents through SAPS contacts.
  • Attend all SAPS, crime and CPF meetings with the Branch Management team as far as possible.
  • Arranging and attending of all joint SAPS operations, visibility drives, roadblocks etc

Customer Service

  • Assist in ensuring that all media channels (WhatsApp groups) are set up (via CMC). Ensure the process of acknowledging messages, dispatching and feedback are adhered to.
  • Compile and distribution a monthly report to all stakeholders on the proactive measures taken and the success thereof.
  • Attend all serious crime incidents personally, and assist the client with any/all security needs.
  • Regularly meet with Residential Guarding site steerco's.

Staff Training

  • Work with training resources to ensure that specific proactive training is conducted with all reaction and Residential Guarding officers within the area (Ensure training is aligned to the proactive approach)
  • Continuous on the job training/evaluations are conducted with all staff training to include: proactive meet & greets / open gates / stop & question / supervision of Residential Guarding guards / identification of possible weak spots (security breaches) / Mindset change of reaction officers from reactive to proactive / public space protection

Marketing Alignment

  • Keep marketing and communications informed on developments within this portfolio (Generating and communicating PR material)
  • Ensure all operations are recorded (report and photo's) and sent to Branch Manager and marketing to arrange to be distributed to all clients.
  • Understand and manage client perception identified through client perception surveys.

General

  • Assist Regional Operations Manager with general discipline in the area enforcing patrols, standoff points and SOP adherence.
  • Managing daily, weekly and monthly compliance and required operational duties.
  • Manage all response areas measuring service levels on response times maintaining response targets set out in are KPI.
  • Compile reports, pr


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