How You’ll Make an Impact = main activities of the role

The main responsibility is to provide tactical and operational security support to our business, thus requiring regular travel for site assessments, operational support for travel and project security, briefing of travelers and project managers on site specific needs, incident and crisis management, evaluation and verification of standards of local security service providers.

It is important to understand the nature of Siemens Energy Projects in East Africa to properly provide site security assessments and to assist in identifying local security providers and other contacts to support our business activities.

The holder of this position is responsible for conducting risk assessments, defining, and coordinating risk mitigation measures, conducting timely security investigations and aligning project and business activities with all internal and external stakeholders.

In times where the focus is not on providing operational support to our Africa activities the Senior Security Manager will contribute to the regional security organization in Hub Africa, provide consulting and implementation support among the topics of Security Compliance, Travel and Workplace Security, Asset Protection, Incident & Crisis Management / Business Continuity.

The Senior Security Manager will conduct assessments of Siemens Energy locations to evaluate security measures and provide recommendations.

What You Bring = requirements

●       Relevant academic degree, a professional qualification from a recognized security authority or appropriate security experience

●       Well spoken and Written English and preferably Portuguese Language Capability

●       At least ten years of experience working in corporate security or a similar environment, with proven operational experience in Africa – Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo experience preferred.

●       In-depth knowledge about the political and security situation in these countries, ability to provide analysis and insight to business managers.

●       Computer skills and ability to learn relevant Siemens Energy specific applications supporting Security tasks.

●       Strong customer orientation – to rapidly and flexibly respond to customer needs for urgent support.

●       Willingness to travel extensively (>50%)

●       Ability to analyze and assimilate information from diverse sources, including local and international media outlets, social media outlets, local information sources etc.

●       Excellent communication and negotiation skills, preferably in a culturally diverse environment

●       Ability to prioritize tasks and to manage workloads in an effective manner with minimal direct supervision and flexibility in managing multiple and diverse tasks.

●       Ability to work under stress and outside of standard working hours if required. Proven integrity and high personal standards of behavior.