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Job Title:  Assistant Security Manager – Night Shift

Organisation: Human Capital Business Solutions

Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda

About the Company:

Human Capital Business Solutions is a boutique human resources consultancy that specializes in strategic HR consulting, Talent Acquisition & Management and HR Outsourcing services.

Job Summary:   The Assistant Security Manager – Night Shift is responsible to ensure the smooth running of ISS night operations within the designated area of business; in such a manner as to ensure the continuous provision of a professional security service that meets the requirements of the relevant customer and adheres to the contractual scope of services

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the smooth night security operations at Kakira Sugar Limited.
• Conduct frequent visible patrols with ISS Patrol Teams to limit the number of incidents.
• Attend daily / weekly / monthly customer meetings in absence of the KSL Security Manager.
• Submission of daily / weekly / monthly KSL specific and ISS reports.
• Attend to all customer complaints and implement measures to prevent a reoccurrence of the complaints.
• Ensure that all incidents are attended to immediately, reported correctly and make recommendations to mitigate the risks.
• Follow all the specific site policies and rules and regulations.
• Ensure that all patrol vehicles and patrol motorcycles are mobilized to their correct patrol areas.
• Ensure that the site compliment is trained adequately and schedule and implement retraining.
• Ensure that all the HSE requirements are implemented and that the site compliment perform their duties in a safe manner.
• Adopt a professional approach with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure proactive risk management through effective risk assessment and the identification of potential risk exposures.
• Performance management which includes managing, leading and motivating subordinates to work effectively in order to achieve the goals they have been set.
• Manage and control all company assets.
• The Assistant Security Manager – Night Shift must peruse / check the Occurrence Book on a daily basis and sign it.
• Ensure security officers are posted on site according to the customer agreement.
• The Assistant Security Manager Night Shift must check the Supervisory Deployment Books.
• The Assistant Security Manager – Night Shift must ensure that the Site Inventory is used during any formal handing & taking over of shifts on all sites.
• The Assistant Security Manager – Night Shift must submit a report to the Security Manager detailing all activities / postings / incidents / deployment for the previous night.
• Ensure that pay queries are answered to and the correct payment to security officers.
• Ensure Site Instructions, emergency plans, registers and files are in place according to Customer and Company requirements.
• Ensure that all Security Officers are inducted and properly trained to meet the requirements of the position/ post.
• Ensure all Company assets are accounted for, properly handled, safeguarded and maintained.
• Manage the work schedules of direct reports to meet agreed plans, contracts and agreements in a cost-effective manner

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor degree from recognised university and or at least five years’ experience in managing large security operations.
• Computer Literacy – Windows, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Military or Police back ground will be an advantage.

Minimum Qualification

Person Specification

• Strong commitment, strong leadership and management skills.
• Experience in establishing medium-term growth strategies and strong operating mechanisms for performance.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Fully computer literate.
• Capable of working effectively and productively with team members.
• Knowledge of the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic Health & Safety requirements.
• Knowledge of Fire Arms.
• Ability to maintain strong ethical and professional values.
• The ability to operate in diverse cultural environments.
• Flexibility and adaptability to rapid environmental / operational changes.
• Proficient in the ability to understand problems, situations and the reasons behind them, crossing the barriers of languages and cultures.
• Autonomous and results orientated, with a clear determination to succeed.
• Self-disciplined.

Competencies

• Supporting and working with others – The capacity to assist people in achieving objectives.
• Sharing and Co-operating – The capacity to help and support.
• Delivering Great Customer Service – The capacity to deliver customer service at all times.
• Dealing with Changing Circumstances – The capacity to respond positively and enthusiastically to change.
• Acting Professionally – The capacity to act professionally at all times.

How to Apply:

Candidates who meet the criteria outlined above should submit their applications, resume and academic documents in pdf format with “HCBSU-ASM-ASSISTANT SECURITY MANAGER – NIGHT SHIFT” as the Email subject via recruitment@hcbsltd.com

Deadline: 26th January 2025 by 05:00 pm

NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

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