Security Officer

The job holder is responsible for assisting the Manager Security and Investigations on all security matters of the Bank including Physical Security, Intelligence and General security

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES 

• Guard management 
• Security Monitoring and controls

• Risk and Compliance

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Guard Management

• Ensure all guards report on duty and are alert at strategic positions.
• Train and induct them on assignment requirements and instructions.
• Liaise with their company for replacements in case of sickness, absenteeism or laxity. 
• Collect all feedbacks from branches on their daily performance and act accordingly. 
• Should record the occurrences and all happenings within the bank and hand and take over smoothly.

Security monitoring and Controls

• Ensures staff are aware and adhere to the bank’s security policies.
• Monitoring of all branches opening and closing.
• All system faults noted are closed on time.  
• Review of security systems for optimal use. 
• Bank keys control and ensure proper management of the key registers by branches.
• Monitors CIT movements and ensures dual control is adhered to always.
• Liaise with service providers on regular CIT photo list updating.
• Intelligence collection on operational lapses and sharing of the same to management. This ensures that physical security will change tactics to deter the exposure to the threat in all branches.
• Alarm and safe codes/combination changes which require head office control and knowledge when they are done to avoid compromise and given only to vetted authorized staff with custodian letters.
• Support the Manager security & Investigations to train branch staff on security matters including opening and closing drills.
• All bank assets moved are duly authorized from one location to another.
• Bank motor vehicle allocation, monitoring and ensure they are in a good working condition.
• Ensure staff adhere to OSHA policies aligned to security and any OSHA exceptions escalated to Manager Security & Investigations.
• All cases or incidences from physical security are investigated and reported on time. 
• Support the Manager Security & Investigations to do annual bank physical assessment noting all security exceptions which require remedial action.   
• Support the Manager Security & Investigations to do staff vetting to ensure hiring of staff with good ethical standing. 
• SLA and TAT adherence on issues resolutions on both Internal and external customers. 
• Ensure duality is observed; ATM Access, Vault access and opening & closing of branches. 
• Ensure all Security registers at the branches are reviewed physically and remotely for security compliance. 

Risk & Compliance

• Attend training and maintain knowledge of and comply with all bank policies and procedures including Anti Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing laws, rules and regulations.
• Participate or undertake Anti Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing bank programs on a regular basis e.g. taking attestations, self-assessment tests, filling in compliance questionnaires as required.
• Comply and not to knowingly participate or assist in any violation of Anti Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing laws, rules, regulations or internal policies, procedure and guidelines.
• Report suspected money laundering cases to their respective heads of units or to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer as soon as such incidents occur immediately with a clear basis of suspicion   
• Avoid Misrepresentation and Malicious Reporting – knowingly making a false, fictitious or fraudulent representation e.g. statement, report, document.
• Avoid Tipping Off customers being investigated so as not to knowingly prejudice an investigation by disclosing information.
• Not provide advice or other assistance to individuals who attempt to violate or avoid Anti Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing laws, rules, regulations or corporate policies.
• Respond to all AML/CFT/CPF queries when requested by Compliance Unit to allow the bank to comply with the requirements of The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act.
• Co – operate fully with regulators and law enforcement agents and make available required documents and information.

• Makes decisions on all securities matters in the Bank
• Seeks advise from the Manager, Investigation and Security

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• General Investigation skills
• Fraud Investigation skills
• General management skills
• Leadership skills
• Security Management operation skills
• Analytical skills
• Report writing and general communication skills
• Knowledge in criminal law 
• Security product knowledge
• Disaster handling
• General knowledge in Banking and core Banking system
• Knowledge in laws and regulations affecting the banking and financial industry 
• Knowledge in Policy, procedure development and operationalization.