Project and Position Security Consultant - GSMD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Contribute to and implement the SARB Group Project Security and the SARB Group Position Sensitivity Risk Management methodologies.
• Determine and classify the security sensitivity of all SARB Group projects.
• Define and manage the overall SARB Group post-classification methodology to ensure that positions are correctly classified.
• Provide security risk guidance on all SARB Group projects to mitigate and manage risks in the provision of the project and secondary risk to the SARB Group.
• Ensure, through governance processes, that project deliverables conform to recommended security measures during implementation.
• Liaise and coordinate with specialised functions (e.g. Cyber and Information Security Unit) to provide tailored security governance for SARB Group projects.
• Provide regular project security risk status and progress reports for decision-making purposes.
• Ensure that project and position sensitivity requirements are integrated and implemented into broader enterprise-wide system and process renewal activities (for example, system projects, communities of practice and policy generating bodies).

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF-level 7) in Security, Security Risk Management, Business Management, Project Management or equivalent;
• five years’ experience in a facility security environment or related field;
• a Project Management certification will be an added advantage; and
• experience in construction and/or ICT project management will be an added advantage.

Additional requirements include:

• impact and influence;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• developing and managing relationships;
• problem-solving and analysis;
• effective communication; 
• learning and researching;
• creativity and innovation;
• planning and organising;
• resilience;
• judgement and decision-making; and
• conceptual thinking.