Corporate Security Manager

Global Security & Protection - Regional Protective Services Manager

Accenture, a fortune 500 company, is a global management consulting and professional services firm that solves its clients' toughest challenges by providing unmatched services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. We serve clients in more than 120 countries with over 800 000 employees.

Accenture, a fortune 500 company, is a global management consulting and professional services firm that solves its clients' toughest challenges by providing unmatched services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. We serve clients in more than 120 countries with over 800 000 employees.

People are at the heart of Global Protection & Security (GP&S), Accenture’s Corporate Security Team. They are an organization of highly skilled, experienced, and diverse professionals who take immense pride in serving Accenture and helping grow the business. The Regional Protective Services team is a core part of Global Security & Protection with members based out of various regions of the world.

Reporting to the MEA Regional Protectives Services Manager, the Regional Protective Services (RPS) Manager is a full-time role responsible for incident and crisis management; emergency preparedness; physical security strategy and standards compliance; facility threat, vulnerability and risk assessments; workplace violence prevention; travel security; geo-political threat monitoring; corporate security related training.

They also support investigations; behavioural threat assessment and management; executive protection and event security; security officer vendor selection, deployment and performance reviews within the area of responsibility (Sub-Saharan Africa & Mauritius).

They will be providing guidance and support in a complicated corporate environment that values collaboration, independent thinking, proactive problem-solving, integrity, collegiality, efficiency, and continuous organizational transformation. They are expected to develop a close collaborative relationship with Accenture’s Business, IT, Cyber Security, Legal, Travel, Workplace, and HR leaders as well as with domestic and foreign law enforcement and diplomatic and intelligence services.

They will support the wider European Regional Protective Services team; are required to be flexible and be available on call (24

* 7); able to travel up to 40% of the time & work outside normal business hours and at short notice.

All candidates must have at least 10 years of relevant security experience; or the equivalent in private, government, security forces. A degree from an accredited college or university is required. An advanced degree is a plus.

Motivated to work in a meritocratic, collaborative culture in which work ethic, humility, collaboration, and a “roll-up your sleeves mentality” are critical. Nimble, highly responsive, able to pivot quickly between projects and priorities and meet time sensitive deadlines. Uncompromised ethics and integrity. Industry recognized local and international professional security certifications are a plus.

• Foster security culture and awareness.
• Apply broad security risk management knowledge, understanding policies, procedures, and frameworks to enable business operations activities.
• Contribute / implement security strategy, plans, procedures, and controls.
• Identify, anticipate, assess, and help resolve complex business challenges where collaboration and cooperation between individuals is often needed to affect the solution.
• Conduct systematic threat, vulnerability and risk assessments.
• Cultivate, build engagement / relationships with internal and external stake holders including vendors, industry organizations, law enforcement and other related government agencies.
• Establish near term goals and provide input to longer term goals within the area of responsibility.

• As SME (crisis and emergency management) serve as a key contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Deal with difficult and…