Manager – Security at Golden Star (Wassa) Limited

About the Role

Reporting directly to the CEO, this role is to lead 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 the site-wide security function to seek means of improvements
• Develop and maintain security procedures
• Contribute to site-wide risk assessment studies and react 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 the national security staff
• Provide 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 Security Manager 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 Terms

This is a renewable fixed-term position based on site.