The organization
Finlays is a vertically integrated and geographically diversified agri-business that takes a leadership role in sustainability.
The group has established itself as a reliable, responsible, innovative and sustainable producer with a deep knowledge and passion for its products.
Sustainability is pivotal to the group’s success and it lies at the heart of what Finlays does and stands for.
Finlays is Kenya’s largest agricultural export group employing over 22,000 people and annually exporting over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The organisation is geographically located in Nairobi, Naivasha, Kericho, Mt.
Kenya and Mombasa and works with 1,200 vegetable out growers and 10,000 tea out
growers.Finlays is a vertically integrated and geographically diversified agri-business that takes a leadership role in sustainability.
The group has established itself as a reliable, responsible, innovative and sustainable producer with a deep knowledge and passion for its products.
Sustainability is pivotal to the group’s success and it lies at the heart of what Finlays does and stands for.
Finlays is Kenya’s largest agricultural export group employing over 22,000 people and annually exporting over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The vacancies below have arisen in our Naivasha region for dynamic and focused self starters with unquestionable integrity and a passion for excellence in security operations.
Assistant Regional Security Officer
The Job
Reporting to the Regional Security Officer, the Assistant Regional Security Officer will:
- Conduct
risk assessments and security audits within the region;
- Coordinate
daily security operations, deploy security staff and ensure high morale;
- Supervise
and conduct appraisals for the team;
- Conduct
investigations in cases such as theft, fraud, accidents and any damage of
property;
- Ensure
proactive security measures are in place and updated;
- Carry
out intelligence gathering for prevention and detection of criminal
activities;
- Maintain
a high standard of security staff discipline in the region;
- Develop
the capacity of the security team to be able to discharge their duties
effectively;
- Liaise
with police and other appropriate government agencies;
- Manage
the resources allocated to the department in an efficient manner;
- Provide
high quality services to our customers; and
- Ensure
the integrity of the company’s access control systems to avoid any
violation.
The Person
We require a candidate with the following qualifications:
We require a candidate with the following qualifications:
- O
level education with at least C+;
- Diploma in
Security related field from a recognized institution. Those with a higher
diploma in the same will have an added advantage;
- Five
years relevant experience in an equivalent position;
- Experience
in managing a large number of security personnel;
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili;
- Highly
developed interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills;
- Sound
people management;
- Proven
investigation skills; and
- Possession
of a valid certificate of good conduct.
Senior Security Supervisor
The Job
Reporting to the Assistant Regional Security Officer, the Senior Security Supervisor will be responsible for:
The Job
Reporting to the Assistant Regional Security Officer, the Senior Security Supervisor will be responsible for:
- Ensuring
timely reporting of all security incidents;
- Ensuring
that there is efficient response to emergencies at the work place;
- Enforcing
all security standing instructions as provided for in the company security
manual;
- Ensuring
that all the security staff on each shift are properly and efficiently
deployed;
- Gathering
of intelligence reports and acting on them;
- Maintaining
a high level of discipline amongst the security staff;
- Ensuring
that proper records are maintained at the access control points;
- Following
up on the performance of the fence team to ensure that the perimeter fence
is secured; and
- Ensuring
that all identified defects on the perimeter fence are promptly reported
and repaired.
The Person
We require a candidate with the following qualifications:
We require a candidate with the following qualifications:
- O-Level
education or the equivalent with at least a mean grade of C;
- Certificate
in security management or any security related training. A diploma in
security management from a recognized institution will be an added
advantage;
- 5
years experience in security management from a reputable security
organization;
- Possession
of a valid certificate of good conduct;
- Excellent
cognitive and analytical skills; and
- Well
developed interpersonal and communication skills.
If you meet the above requirements and are interested in applying for any of the above positions, please send your CV with a covering letter to the
Human Resources Director,
P.O. Box 10222, Nairobi 00400.
Email: hrd.kenya@finlays.net
to reach not later than 14 October 2011.
Those applicants who will not have heard from us by 1 November 2011 should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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