The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) is seeking to recruit a Security Officer to join their team. The IRA's vision is to be the leading insurance industry regulator, with a mission to effectively regulate, supervise, develop the insurance industry and protect insurance beneficiaries. Their core values include Accountability and Team Spirit.

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Implementing security policies, standards, procedures and regulations.
• Identifying routinely all potential security risks within the offices and develop acceptable recommendations for risk mitigation regarding safety and security for management consideration.
• Carrying out investigations of security incidents.
• Performing patrols and random security checks.
• Implementing emergency management and contingency procedures.
• Conducting regular physical inspection of the Authority to ascertain physical security status.
• Supervising security service offered by contracted security service providers;
• Monitoring activities at Authority through CCTV.
• Performing patrols and random security checks.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following:- Security Management, Criminology, Security Studies or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Be Physically, mentally and medically fit.
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Competencies and skills

• Good communication skills
• Good organization and inter personal skills
• Ethical and integrity
• Team player

• Implementing security policies, standards, procedures and regulations.
• Identifying routinely all potential security risks within the offices and develop acceptable recommendations for risk mitigation regarding safety and security for management consideration.
• Carrying out investigations of security incidents.
• Performing patrols and random security checks.
• Implementing emergency management and contingency procedures.
• Conducting regular physical inspection of the Authority to ascertain physical security status.
• Supervising security service offered by contracted security service providers;
• Monitoring activities at Authority through CCTV.
• Performing patrols and random security checks.

• Good communication skills
• Good organization and inter personal skills
• Ethical and integrity
• Team player
• Proficiency in computer applications

• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminology, Security Studies or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Be Physically, mentally and medically fit.
• Proficiency in computer applications.