Job Description
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure established by the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 with the core mandate of management, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of all public roads in the cities and municipalities in Kenya except where those roads are national roads.
As the leading Government Agency with the above mandate, we wish to competitively fill the below position from a suitably qualified Kenyan as follows:
Security Officer
Ref: KURA/F & A/SO/15/09
JG 5
[1 Post]
The successful candidate will report to the Manager Human Resource & Administration.
Job Summary: The job holder will be in charge of all security matters in the Authority.
Key Responsibilities
- Formulate and implement the Authority’s security policies, strategies, standards and procedures.
- Identify all security risk areas and develop better operational methods to mitigate the risks.
- Overseeing availability of appropriate security within the premises.
- Carry out security audits and surveys, review security processes, procedures, contingency plans and control in compliance with the set security standards.
- Manage the incident reporting process to track trends and develop effective responses.
- Assist in the selection and management of third party security providers through clear and measurable service level agreements.
- Provide guidance in high level investigations to all reported cases against the Authority’s employees and property.
- Ensure proper administration of departmental personnel and resources with the aim of managing costs within the approved budgets.
- Liaise with relevant Government departments, police, local administrators, neighbourhood security institutions in handling security issues with Authority.
- Develop, implement and supervise security emergency action plans.
- Liaise with the contracted security firm on day to day security matters of the Authority.
- Degree in Security Management/Administration or Social Sciences or equivalent from a recognized university.
- Diploma in Criminology or its equivalent.
- Relevant training on investigations from CID Training School or equivalent.
- Relevant Management courses are an added advantage.
- Demonstrate working knowledge in ICT.
- Five (5) years working experience in a relevant field.
- Emphasis shall be placed on the physical and emotional maturity required for the high degree of judgment and diplomacy necessary to work efficiently.
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills with management and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build cohesive teams and achieve set targets through team work.
- Have general knowledge of Kenyan Laws and Government regulations pertaining to law enforcement.
The successful candidates may be required to
work either at the Headquarter Offices or any of the Regional Offices as
the case may be.
Interested candidates are expected to fulfill the requirements of
chapter six (6) of Kenya Constitution.
Specifically they must obtain and submit with their application copies
of clearance certificate from the following organizations;
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