SITE SECURITY HEAD

About

The successful candidate will lead the estate security strategy to protect employees, company assets and business operations. The role involves overseeing security operations, setting security standards, managing security service providers, and ensuring effective responses to security risks and incidents.

Key Duties

• Developing and leading the estate security strategy.
• Establishing security policies, standards, controls and service expectations.
• Overseeing guarding, surveillance, investigations, community policing, access control and emergency response.
• Reviewing security performance, incidents, investigation findings and contractor performance.
• Addressing contractor underperformance, misconduct and security control failures.
• Leading security intelligence, investigations, loss prevention and evidence management.
• Ensuring significant criminal, disciplinary, legal and control matters are properly escalated.
• Complying with company policies and procedures, including SHERQ, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Risk Management, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Business Administration or a related field.
• Professional certification in security management, investigations, fraud examination, emergency management or security technology is preferred.
• At least 8 years' progressive experience in corporate security, law enforcement, military security, investigations, intelligence, emergency response or security risk management.

How to Apply

Send your application letter, detailed CV, copies of relevant certificates, traceable referees and National ID to: The HR Mill Head, Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc, P.O. Box 46, Dwangwa. Email: DwangwaCorporateMail@illovo.co.za. The closing date for applications is 30 October 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.