Thorough Chief Operating Officer with track record delivering superior results. Focused leader with 25 years of experience finding innovative ways to protect information, assets and people. Well-versed in managing multi-disciplined components.
Strategy formulation and execution (>15 years) – formulation/ development and execution of security strategy in collaboration with business to achieve alignment for the attainment of business strategic objectives where such strategic initiatives have a security delivery dependency.
Project initiation, management and delivery (>15 years) – Security and business projects with security dependency.
Security Risk Management (>25 years) – Co-ordinate, facilitate & monitor the security standards and strategies as well as the risk management. Develop the total security and risk management strategies and its implementation plans.
Budgeting and Financial Planning (>20 years) – financial management of security function informed by strategy and operations (business-as-usual). Includes project funding planning and benefits calculations of change initiatives and initiatives benefits tracking post project delivery;
Investigations and presentation of evidence (>17 years) – extensive experience in finding facts about people and illicit activity and present the information as evidence to management, court of law and to the requested client. Investigation of fraudulent activities of customers, and monitor occurrences of such activities which include covert operations in order to arrest the perpetrators.
1. Formulate of company direction and strategy.
2. Develop strategy & mission and carrying it through with confidence & vigour.
3. Responsible for all aspects of human performance issues of the company.
4. Work on a full development lifecycle all security projects for the company.
5. Conduct security surveys, assessments and advisory services.
6. Negotiate legal contracts with clients.
7. Investigate all security breaches and other related investigations.
Provide leadership and strategic direction to direct security strategies for the company.
Manage the total security function (personnel, document, physical, communications, and computer as well as surveillance security).
Manage the vetting unit and ensure vetting fieldwork is conducted.
Conduct security risk assessments for all the facilities.
Develop and implement assets management strategy.
Develop an internal security and investigation policy.
Coordinate the implementation of the Fraud Prevention Strategy through the organisation.
Identify all risks and threats to the security of the institution, as well as vulnerabilities in the institution’s capacity to counter these.
Run a security & fraud awareness program.
Monitor the implementation and the extent of adherence/compliance of the investigative and risk management strategies.
Manage the total security function (personnel, document, physical, communications, and computer as well as surveillance security).
Coordinate the implementation of the Public Service Anti-Corruption Strategy in the department.
Identify all risks and threats.
Create, develop and maintain a security training capacity for the department, and conduct security training sessions of all officials.
Run a security awareness program in the department.
Monitor the extent of adherence/compliance to the investigative policy and security measures, (including that officials with access to sensitive information are vetted).
Conduct security threats and risk assessments regularly.
Liaise regularly with security agencies for advice, assistance and information gathering.
Report to security agencies all incidents or suspected incidents of security breaches and/or leakages of sensitive information, for further investigation.
Manage the vetting unit and ensure vetting fieldwork is conducted.
Co-ordinate, facilitate & monitor the security standards as well as the risk management in the North West Provincial Administration (All Provincial Departments)
Manage the total security function of the Office of the Premier (Minimum Information Security Standards) and the implementation of the Public Service Anti-Corruption Strategy
Develop the Provincial Security and Risk Management Strategies and its implementation plans
Manage the risk management capacity for the province including Anti-Corruption Capacity
Monitor the implementation of the risk management strategies
Ensure the development and implementation of fraud prevention plan
Conduct risk management awareness and campaigns to staff and services providers
Provide the secretarial support to the Provincial Anti-Corruption Forum
Advise management on the security and risk management issues
Investigate all security breaches and fraudulent activities within the province
Analytical and Critical Thinking
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Manager: In-House Security
Manager: Guarding Sector
Manager: Private Investigator
MEMBERSHIP
Chairperson of the National Security Managers Forum for two (2) terms of two years each.
Member of the Government Sector Security Council (GSSC, SAPS)(6 years)
Member of the Rural Safety Priority Committee (SAPS)
Member of the Government Information Technology Committee (GITOC) Security Sub-Committee (2 years)
Chairperson of the Fraud Prevention Committee (2 years)
Strong managerial background with senior management level experience and cross sector (government, intelligence community, state owned entities and private) exposure. Good strategic appreciation and vision, able to build and implement sophisticated plans with a proven track record explicitly supporting business needs. A self-driven and self-reliant, set aims and targets and leads by example, collaborative approach with good interpersonal skills to engage, motivate and encourage others through change. Highly focused with a 25 years consistent track record of successfully delivering full lifecycle security and risk implementations to tight time scales and within budget