Chief Security Officer at African Sun Amber Residence Ltd.

 

We are one of the leading and fastest growing hotel and leisure groups in Africa with business and resort destinations throughout Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. We are currently recruiting and need the services of a skilled candidate to fill this position.

 

Industry: Hospitality/Leisure

 

Specialization: Hospitality / Leisure / Travels and Administration & Office Support

 

Company Name: African Sun Amber Residence Ltd.

 

Company Activities: Hospitality

 

Application Deadline: 8^th February, 2013

 

Position: Chief Security Officer

 

Location: Lagos

 

Overview:

The Chief Security Officer is the leader of the corporate/physical security function of our organization, which includes but not limited to the responsibility for overall corporate security strategy, and security architecture development.

 

The scope of this role covers all utilized security technologies and services, including protection services, perimeter defenses, physical and logical access control, and profile management of all employees, contractors and visitors. As the company’s senior security officer, this person also has enterprise-level responsibility for all data/information security policies, standards, evaluations, roles, and corporate awareness.

 

This person will work with user and technical groups and Internal Auditors in the development and implementation of a security strategy designed to provide a high level of security over physical facilities and data processing while preserving and enhancing facility and system usability.

 

This person must be able to develop and implement flexible security solutions, dictated by the needs of a hybrid and rapidly evolving decentralized business environment.

 

The individual must be a results-oriented person who can achieve tangible improvements in the corporate security arena.

 

Excellent technical and communications skills are a must, as well as proven security leadership experience.

 

 Minimum Qualification:

• Degree

 

Required Experience:

• 10 -15 years

 

Responsibilities:

• The Chief Security Officer will be responsible for directing the activities of the security function. Responsibilities will include:

 

• Work closely with corporate executives, business managers, audit and legal counsel to understand corporate requirements related to security and regulatory compliance, and to map those requirements to current security projects.

 

• Develop, implement, and manage the overall enterprise process for security strategy and associated architecture and engineering standards.

 

• Develop and implement policies, standards and guidelines related to corporate security.

 

• Oversee the continuous monitoring and protection of facilities, personnel and information systems. Evaluate suspected security breaches and recommend corrective actions (including incidents involving outside vendors).

 

• Serve as the enterprise focal point for security incident response planning and execution.

 

• Assist Internal Control/Compliant office in the development of appropriate criteria needed to assess the level of new/existing applications and/or technology infrastructure elements for compliance with enterprise security standards.

 

• Establish and monitor formal certification programs regarding enterprise security standards relating to the planned acquisition and/or procurement of new applications or technologies.

 

• Assist in the review of applications and/or technology environments during the development or acquisitions process to (a) assure compliance with corporate security policies and directions and (b) assist in the overall integration process regarding own technology environment.

 

 

• Oversee the development of, and be the enterprise champion of, a corporate security awareness and training program.

 

• Evaluate changes to the corporate environment for security impact and present findings to management.

 

Reporting:

The Chief Information Security Officer will report to our General Manager.

 

Qualifications/Experience:

The candidate will have:

• At least a degree (BA/BS) in Psychology, or equivalent work experience.

 

• Excellent staff management skills.

 

• Ability to interface with top management
• Ten to fifteen (10-15) years of management experience at least five of which were in a security-related area in a leadership capacity.

 

 Other desired qualities include:

• Consensus-builder, while still results-oriented and commitment focused

 

• Network-based security experience

 

• Business-based attitude

 

• Customer service experience

 

Awareness of and strong experience in:

 

1. Vulnerability testing in addition to penetration testing

 

1. Developing security practices as a people problem versus a technical problem Standards-based architecture with an understanding of how to get there, including compliance monitoring and enforceability

 

1. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

 

Method of Application:

All qualified candidates should forward their resumes & scanned copies of their credentials to the following address:

 

Amber Residence Ltd,

16 Esugbayi Street,

GRA,

Ikeja,

Lagos State

 

OR

 

E-mail their resumes to: amberresidence@yahoo.co.uk