Country Security & Resilience Lead at Haleon

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL…

• You will be supporting HALEON’s global security strategy and programs across South Africa. You will be reporting to and working closely with Haleon’s regional head of security and business unit and site senior leaders to protect our people, assets, operations, and reputation.
• Be accountable for the Corporate Security & Resilience Program within the company, which encompasses Security Risk Management (security audits, security risk assessments), Crisis & Business Continuity Management (guiding and supporting the business with their various BCPs, development of security crisis plans), working closely with security champions network and regional head of SIR, raising security awareness, and managing travel security programs.
• Analyze both external and internal risk, threats, vulnerabilities, and trends potentially impacting our people, business and reputation, including theft, fraud, general criminality, counterfeiting, and employee external safety concerns (crime trend analysis and safety training), and develop response plans to mitigate risks in coordination with the regional head of security.
• Handle crisis & business continuity management, which includes Incident Management, Crisis Resolution, guiding and supporting business leaders with contingency plans and business impact analysis.
• Conduct reviews, generating reports, and making recommendations.
• Administer Executive Protection program management.
• Manage fleet security, tracking and asset protection.
• Oversee business continuity planning and management.
• Conduct pre-employment screening.
• Oversee security guard force and security vendors in the country.
• Perform regular and prescribed security risk assessments throughout our Supply Chain, offices, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and other business priorities.
• Manage Insider Threat program.
• Oversee security operations management, as well as conduct security audits, for all business premises including warehouses, manufacturing facilities, offices, residences, and other critical premises.
• Possess the ability and knowledge to work and support the security risks across South Africa.
• Work collaboratively with the South African business unit (BU) leadership, site leadership and regional head of security. This role will be reporting to manufacturing leadership but will be dotted line reporting to regional head of security and BU general manager.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ Years’ professional experience, preference given to those with relevant FMCG, manufacturing or multinational setting.
• Internal and external stakeholder management with suppliers and internal customers, required analytical skills to guide the business.
• Experience in military, police or other security apparatus is mandatory.
• Knowledge on how to implement Security Management Programs and technology.
• Strategic thinking while recognizing and resolving local business needs.
• Ability to manage multiple business priorities simultaneously.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication & listening skills.
• Fluency in English required (reading, writing, spoken), additional local languages will be an advantage.

Advantageous Skills:

• Security risk management and Security risk assessments
• Crisis & Business continuity management
• Physical and Corporate security management.
• Ability to drive strategy while implementing programs, and projects.
• CFE or CPP or PSP security designation from ACFE or ASIS or other industry-related designations or willing to complete such training within 6 months.
• Experience within a multinational company managing the end-to-end corporate security program across the country and in multi-campus locations.
• Flexibility to work across South Africa.
• Ability to travel on short notices. This role requires frequent travel across South Africa.