Assistant Security Manager – Investigations

Job title: Assistant Security Manager – Investigations

Company: Maersk

Job description: APM TerminalsWould you like to be part of a value driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day? As the Assistant Security Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the Security Manager in implementing and executing the Terminal Global Security Framework (including COMMIT rule) and the Port Facility Security Plan, including risk mitigation and improvement plans for Duty of Care support and compliance.WHAT WE OFFER:You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, exciting place to work. At APMT, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:You will be supporting the Terminal Security Manager with the development, implementation, and maintenance of a robust security risk management programme. Ensuring compliance with the company’s Global Security Framework, ISPS Code, APM Terminals Ways of Working further implementing and upholding all relevant standards and ensuring local regulatory compliance with guidance from the Country Risk Manager. This will involve building strong, effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the terminal, professional peers in the country, local law enforcement, and local external security risk management stakeholders.Security Processes:

• Provide a safe and secure operating environment for staff to work within.
• Oversee and monitor local security context to pro-actively identify security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks and ensure commensurate treatment options are in place, providing timely and accurate reporting, coordinating security incident response mechanisms and risk mitigation procedures.
• Act as the Terminal Port Facility Security Officer per ISPS legislation and perform PFSO responsibilities and maintain Terminal ISPS accreditation per legislation.
• Provide support in the development, maintenance, and delivery of an effective Business Continuity & Resilience Framework ensuring all Crisis Management and Emergency Response Plans and associated procedures are updated and tested on a regular basis.
• Ensure compliance with relevant security legislation as directed; and oversight of the terminal’s local security risk management contractors, to ensure effective service delivery supporting business objectives.
• Delivery of APM Terminals Nigeria travel risk management standards and procedures, ensuring staff movement occurs safely; communicating all travel risk prevention/mitigation provisions the business has in place to ensure the physical and mental health and well-being of colleagues when traveling for the business and that all JMP’s are facilitated.
• Perform detailed investigations of security incidents and concerns delivering comprehensive case files for internal and/ or external disciplinary and/ or legal action and further supporting the Terminal Managing Director, and the Country Risk Manager in the investigation of severe security incidents impacting APM Terminals employee’s, assets, operations, or reputation.
• Ensure commensurate confidentiality and impartiality are maintained, evaluate existing prevention/mitigation measures, and advise on appropriate, sustainable solutions, where feasible.
• Maintain a thorough awareness of national and local security standards and legislation, company security policies and procedures and keep up to date with community security issues.
• Ensure that security policy, plans and procedures are implemented, updated, revised, and where necessary tested on a regular basis.
• Build and maintain a terminal wide culture of security risk management community in agreement with Terminal Leadership through the active communication of local context security risk briefings, onboarding of new staff and security risk advisories to all employees and visitors ensuring proactive implementation of sustainable, commensurate prevention/mitigation measures.
• Control budgets for security operations and monitor expenses.
• Conduct security related training of staff and maintain associated records including analysis of requirements and associated training needs.
• Conduct effective performance evaluations and mentor all personnel through formal and informal channels.
• Establish measuring tools and analyse security related processes and personnel regularly to identify, recommend and implement opportunities for improvement.
• Proactively maintain and improve own Security Management competencies in consultation with Terminal Leadership and the Country Risk Manager.
• Mentor and coach terminal security teams to ensure best practices, team cohesion, competency and continuous improvement to services provided supporting the business objectives.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Minimum 5 years + experience in a Security Manager Level role within the maritime and port operations sector with a positive record in the delivery of sector business objectives.
• Must have relevant professional Security Management/Risk Management accredited qualification/ certification e.g., CSMP, CPP or similar.
• Must have in date ISPS – PFSO qualification.
• Prior relevant experience having served with public law enforcement and/ or intelligence service an advantage.
• Requires an in-depth knowledge of security procedures in-particular:

• Journey management
• Incident response and management
• Implementation and management of Physical Protection Systems
• Security Operations Centre functions and associated technical security systems (including but not limited to surveillance, access management, vehicle tracking telematics, personnel tracking, fire alarms etc…) for the purposes of detecting, analysing, and responding to security incidents
• Strong understanding of the political and security interfaces across the region and sector areas of operations.
• A strong background and knowledge in investigative techniques, processes and report writing required.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to translate into effective oral and written briefs/ presentations at all levels.
• Requires the highest level of integrity, tact, and discretion, with the ability to lead in high stress situations remaining calm with the ability to effectively prioritize, solve problems and execute tasks whilst being able to direct others in times of emergency.
• Possess the ability to forge strong and effective relationships and resolve differences across organizational, public, and private boundaries.
• Must be self-motivated, possess a positive attitude and drive with the ability to contribute to a team-based, multi-cultural work environment.
• A demonstrated continued professional development within Security / Risk Management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office Software.
• Valid driving license

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

• Please submit your application in English (if you can)
• If your profile matches job requirements, our recruiter will get in touch to share more about the role and get to know you better
• If successful, you will discuss the role with the Line Manager and his team

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing .

Expected salary:

Location: Nigeria

Job date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 02:27:00 GMT

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