Manager: Tactical Security

Our client is seeking to appoint a Manager: Tactical Security, responsible for overseeing all security operations within the business, focusing on tactical service offerings and growth. Security personnel will be under your management responsibility, while you develop and implement policies and procedures to maintain the highest of security standards.

***Position Purpose**:

- As Manager: Tactical Security, you will demonstrate excellent tactical and emergency response skills;
- Strong communication to security rules and knowledge of all hazards and threats to safety;
- The goal is to create and preserve an environment where employees, customer and property are safe and well-protected through tactical and personal protection measures.

**Role Specific Accountabilities**:
**Strategic and Operational Management**:

- Contribute to the organisational strategic plan by understanding the organisational vision, identifying, developing and drafting key strategic inputs and providing these inputs to the organisational plan annually;
- Develop the Tactical Security team strategy by undertaking research and drafting the strategy, aligning with the overall long-term organisational strategy and vision, identifying priorities and defining business focus annually;
- Report on performance by tracking business performance against targets, identifying progress and areas of concern, identifying and implementing improvement measures drafting reports and submitting quarterly and as required;
- Financial management, pricing strategies and product demand forecasts, monitoring progress, identifying areas for improvement or new opportunities and managing the implementation of actions monthly and as required;
- Lead the knowledge and communication sharing process for the business with teams and other relevant stakeholders by developing inputs, preparing communications and participating in discussion forums as required.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and implement security policies, protocols and procedures;
- Control budgets for security operations and monitor expenses;
- Ensuring the growth of a sustainable client base with retention strategies based on world-class service;
- Attend meetings with supervisory team, determining operational needs;
- Plan and co-ordinate security operations;
- Co-ordinate staff when responding to emergencies and alarms;
- Review reports of incidents and breaches;
- Investigate and resolve issues;
- Create reports for management on security status;
- Analyse data to form proposals for improvements (eg. Implementation of new technology, such as cyber security, control room on-line patrolling);
**Financial Management**:

- Develop the budget by identifying activities and costs, preparing the budget and submitting it annually and as required;
- Manage expenditure by tracking spend against budget allocations, approving expenditure, address any budget variances and provide feedback monthly and as required;
**Governance**:

- Participate in Board and sub-Committees by preparing reports, presenting reports, answering queries and implementing decisions as required;
- Manage the development and implementation of policies and procedures by reviewing policies, identifying policy gaps, drafting policies and managing implementation of policies annually and as required;
- Monitor compliance with policies and procedures, identify areas of non-compliance, address non-compliance and track improvements as required;
- Monitor legislative and regulatory changes by reviewing the landscape, identifying changes, analysing and interpreting the impact of the changes, integrating changes into the policies and procedures and communicating these changes as required;
**Communications Portfolio**:

- Set the strategic direction and monitor the execution of internal and external communications, key organisation events and ensure that brand standards and compliance in communications is adhered to;
- Ensure that potential areas of crisis or issues are identified and oversee the implementation of the crisis / issues management plan;
***Staff Leadership and Management**:

- Define the staff requirements by reviewing the workload, defining work allocations and developing job profiles as required;
- Resource the team by retaining, recruiting, selecting and appointing staff as required;
- Induct staff members by managing the development of an induction programme, monitoring performance and supporting the development of new staff members as required;
- Manage the performance of staff by agreeing on performance expectations, building relationships with staff, motivating staff, providing staff with feedback, supporting staff development, addressing areas of non-performance and implementing corrective action monthly and as required;
- Develop staff members by consulting with staff to identify learning areas and paths, supporting the development of the staff member, coaching and mentoring and tracking impact of learning monthly and as requi