Education
Essential:
Advanced University degree (Masters or equivalent) in Corporate Security Management, Security Risk Management, Policing and Security Management, Information Security or Business Administration with specialisation in security matters. A first level university degree in combination with qualifying experience (minimum 12 years) may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. An equivalent or specialised training in combination with qualifying experience (minimum 16 years) may be accepted in lieu of a university degree.



Desirable: Completion of a military senior service command and staff college or police academy or equivalent is highly desirable.



Desired Certification(s): ASIS certification (or equivalent) and/or membership of a national security institute is desirable.

Knowledge and Experience
Essential:

Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible and recent related managerial experience in the security profession, routinely dealing with security/confidentiality/CIS Security issues, preferably in an international or governmental organisation.
Significant experience supervising all aspects of security operations.
Substantial experience in the implementation and supervision of confidentiality/security policies.
Personal experience with the conduct of security surveys/audits and risk management programmes.
Experience in the design, implementation and supervision of secure environments and information processing systems.
Extensive experience in a senior security management position of a UN agency/International Organisation may be considered in lieu.
Desirable:

Personal experience in supervising the conduct of security, confidentiality, fraud and forensics investigations.
Personal experience of contingency operations and/or deployed security activities.
Personal experience in supervising or implementing fire safety programmes.
Personal experience of managing financial budgets.