Security Officer

Our vision is ‘To become a regional leader in cargo logistics and be your preferred partner in our business’.

About Us

We are a market leader in the logistic industry boasting of total logistic solutions for the movements of goods in and out of East Africa and through our network of selected international business partners.

This has been achieved through continuous investments in our products, services and staff.

All our investments are backed by a very professional and robust workforce that are motivated and highly trained to offer world class service.

Due to the business expansion the following positions have arisen in our Nairobi Logistic Centre;

Security Officer

The job holder will be required to develop and implement policies and procedures on Security so as to provide practical solutions to security challenges.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Manage, provide guidance and support to the outsourced Security vendors to enable them meet the service level agreement terms on Security Services.
• Ensures full adherence to the Security manual requirements with respect to the company employees, assets & property.
• Responsible for carrying out operational requirements and assessments for each site and ensuring that the security services identified are delivered, with discrepancies reported and resolved in a timely manner.
• Facilitates an adequate risk analysis and location emergency planning process for all involved company sites in line with the corporate instructions to protect employees, properties and physical assets within the area.
• Maintain security requirements for all external facilities, site grounds and building perimeter.
• Maintain all security hardware and systems (door locking devices, alarms, cameras) for all internal security measures
• Provide specific training to all security personnel covering company security requirements.

Skills and experience required;

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma from a recognized institution with a bias in security or related field
• Experience in conducting investigation within a commercial environment
• Experience in working with CCTV and alarms
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a commercial set up
• Experience in logistics industry will be an added advantage

If you are the person we are interested in and you are looking forward to a rewarding and exciting career please send your application in strict confidence by email to recruitment@mitchellcotts.co.ke so as to reach us by 25th July 2013.