Area Security Manager Job at the Wartsila (LAGOS & CALABAR)

Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasizing sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximizes the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.

Primary Location: Calabar, Nigeria
Function: Quality & Operational Development
Job Category: Support Functions

We seeking an experienced Security Manager to provide technical leadership in regional security management across our Africa operations.
Preferred Location for this position are: Dakar, Nigeria
If you are a dynamic and energetic person and you like working in a challenging and exciting environment, a team player who is creative and thinks outside the box, constantly seeking to improve your performance by setting and reaching your goals,


Leadership: Lead the development of the area security activities
- Subject matter expertise: Provide expertise and specialist support on all aspects of security for local persons (security coordinators) having responsibility of implementation of security measures. Loss prevention activities are supervised, but the responsibility lies on local level.
- Assurance: Assure that corporate policies, strategies and guidelines for security are being implemented within the area together with the managing directors of countries. Monitor the effectiveness of policies and processes and take necessary action when required.
- Threat Monitoring: Monitor and assess relevant threats in the area and ensure that proactive measures are taken in order to mitigate potential risk to the Wärtsilä's employees and operations.
- Security Assessment: Implement and manage a security risk assessment process to ensure the timely identification and management of threats and mitigation measures.
- Training: Provide necessary training and development of global and local personnel concerning premises security, travel security, crisis management and personnel security.
- Development: Develop the security measures in local companies according to the local legislation, company policies and instructions.
- Development: Develop the travel security tools and processes in the area
- Development: Participate to the development of area security concept including relevant area security plans.

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