Regional Security Senior Specialist

2 weeks ago

Midrand, South Africa MSD Full time

Reporting to the Associate Director, Regional Security Middle East Africa (MEA), the Regional Security Senior Specialist will be responsible for supporting Global Security Group (GSG) Operations in Sub-Sahara Africa (French West Africa, English & Portuguese Africa, South Africa). He/She will be responsible for providing primary security support for all Company assets and operations, which include sales and marketing; manufacturing division; and research division. As part of a matrixed global team, the Senior Specialist will support the Global Security Group EMEA Region’s Product Integrity Program; Insider Risk & Trade Secret Protection Program; Executive/Employee Protection; Crisis Management Program; Physical Security, and Aviation Programs. He/she will also be tasked with a leadership role on security matters and serves as a key resource to the senior management of their client group.

We aim to create workplace experiences that enable our people to be inspired to invent. Inside our organization, we provide workplace solutions that enable our people to do their very best work in safety. Outside our organization we ensure we protect the people around us, communities and the environment.

**Primary Activities**
- Primary activities include, but is not limited to:_
- Provide primary tactical security support to specific divisional/regional operations.
- Analyze security exposures and implement cost effective passive, reactive, and proactive programs to address these exposures. Identify cost/benefit security projects that add value to the business in the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa Region
- Conduct/support investigations within the region (and sometimes in other countries as directed by the EMEA Regional Security Director) focusing on incidents such as (but not limited to): Intellectual Property and Trade secret protection, Product Integrity (counterfeit, illegally diverted, stolen products), breaches of physical security, frauds, policy violations
- Establish and maintain seamless interface with regional management and operations. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Maintain close liaison with government, industry, security, and intelligence professionals within the region. Develop actionable intelligence opportunities through continued liaison with law enforcement and intelligence agencies
- Provide guidance and support to site and subsidiary security operations within the region ensuring that Global Security Group worldwide standards, policies and procedures are implemented and maintained.
- Provide support as directed in the areas of Executive Protection, Workplace Violence, Incident Management and Business Continuity, Travel Security, Due diligence investigations, Site Security Surveys, and Risk Assessment/Risk Analysis.
- Provide security awareness training to the business and external partners as appropriate
- Identify new methodologies that will enable Global Security Group to uncover and address all security concerns within the Company. Benchmark within the industry to identify best practices that will improve and enhance all Global Security Group security programs and operations.
- Conduct due diligence reviews of key Global Security Group Security Vendors, and assist with Supply Chain Risk assessments.
- Handles high volume & complex caseload with little oversight and maintain incident reporting database & measurements for region.

**Skills**
- Security professional with 5-10 years experience in corporate security or legal or 5-10 years experience in law enforcement/military, or intelligence service within region.
- Ability to identify security issues and customize, implement/execute solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to work with wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds, countries of origin, and at varying levels within the corporate structure.
- Proven comprehensive investigational and analytic skills to identify investigative and security issues independently and with mínimal oversight, as well as the ability to customize, implement, and execute solutions efficiently and effectively.
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills and proven success in presenting succinct, effective communication to all stakeholders.
- Ability to champion new ideas or positions to meet key goals and initiatives
- Advanced Investigative skills, to include interviewing and report writing
- Established range of professional contacts, polished interpersonal skills, excellent research and writing abilities under extremely tight deadlines and competing demands, and familiarity with the range of professional literature in this area.
- Proven ability to work in varying situations, from committee work in which a “team player” approach is essential to situations in which considerable independence and self-motivation is required. Demonstrated ability to work and collaborate effectively in a matrixed environment with exceptional level of collaboration, clarity and honesty in dealing

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