Manager – Security at Golden Star (Wassa) Limited

About Golden Star (Wassa) Limited

Golden Star (Wassa) Limited is a mining company based in Ghana.

Position Overview

Reporting directly to the CEO, this role leads the Security department in preventing loss by ensuring that effective strategies are developed in the areas of preparedness, training, monitoring, and intelligence gathering.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and update security strategies in an evolving environment
• Continually monitor and audit site-wide security functions to identify opportunities for improvement
• Develop and maintain security procedures
• Contribute to site-wide risk assessment studies and respond proactively to areas of high risk
• Work closely with the Community Relations team to develop and foster relationships with provincial and local authorities to achieve the highest level of loss prevention
• Meet or exceed all security and safety performance targets
• Develop and be responsible for the Department Management Plan
• Ensure that competency standards are maintained within the security team
• Manage all contract security officers on site
• Train and develop national security staff
• Daily management of the security emergency response function on site

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years' experience in the mining industry in the field of security
• 5 years' experience as Manager Security in developing countries
• Experience working closely with contract security personnel and local law enforcement agencies
• Experience in the supervision of security contractor personnel
• Sound awareness of operational safety issues and an excellent personal safety record
• Knowledge in the field of risk assessment and risk management
• Thorough knowledge of incident investigation practices to identify causes and remedial actions

Employment Details

• Position Type: Full-Time
• Location: Accra, Ghana
• Contract: Renewable fixed-term position with onsite requirements