Facilities and Security Coordinator

Role SummaryHusk is seeking a Facilities and Security Coordinator to join the growing team in Nigeria. This individual will play an integral role in ensuring the timely implementation of all activities to ensure proper facilities management as well as lead all security engagements. We are looking for someone who has experience within the Nigerian context and understands the need to ensure that facility and security management requirements are coordinated efficiently. The individual should also be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – energy access deficit and supporting the growth of the Husk business in Nigeria. This position provides the opportunity to join a growing team that is changing the face of rural electrification in many countries in Asia and Africa, including India, Tanzania, Nigeria, etc.

The individual should also be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – the energy access deficit. This is a Facilities & Security Coordinator role with a reporting line to the Operations Manager and would be primed to grow into a within the next 1-2 years.

Key Responsibilities***General Responsible for all physical security and risk vulnerability inspections, evaluations, and recommendations for employee/equipment movement across locations.

• Overall responsibility for advising the top management on all applicable security engagements.

• Coordinate site maintenance activities to ensure a safe and clean working environment.

• Coordinate timely responses on facility, security, and maintenance updates and requests.

  Facility Management* Develop and implement procedures for managing all Husk Nigeria facilities and locations, ensuring efficient and timely action is taken for required remediation as necessary.

• Review facilities’ designs and advise on locations for holding sensitive materials.

• Overall responsibility for facility management and engagement with employees, stakeholders, and suppliers/vendors on best practices for ensuring facility maintenance is a priority.

Security Coordination* Conduct and report on security assessment on proposed locations before entry.

• Act as the first point of contact with all security personnel at Husk locations for effective coordination of security within these locations.
• Train and supervise all field personnel on self-preservation basics and security awareness.
• Participating in surveillance and recommending actions to avoid conditions conducive to security threats such as vandalism, terrorism, kidnapping, or theft.
• Access threats and security compromises of staff and equipment during field engagements between staff and various stakeholders and conduct proper de-escalation procedures.
• Lead engagements with all relevant security agencies and community security apparatus.
• Lead recommendations for best practices in efficiently mitigating theft, damage, and other security-related risks.
• Overall responsibility for security coordination and journey management.

Administrative Support* Research and analyze security-related information from a variety of local and international media sources, to produce a formal weekly security update.

• Ensuring that procedures and requests related to physical security are efficiently treated, such as: issuing/revoking access cards, regulating visits by consultants, subcontractors, etc., and coordinating alarm system operations.
• Evaluate clearances for management and personnel according to the information and property they may access.
• Ensure that contingency plans for Evacuation, Relocation, Hibernation, and Medical Evacuation are in place, disseminated, and adopted amongst relevant employees, including a detailed contextual assessment and regular sitreps.
• Other admin-related tasks may be assigned from time to time.

General Skills & Attributes* Ability to develop and update professional knowledge and skills quickly and efficiently. Ability to apply professional knowledge and skills in the advancement of business objectives.

• Has a collaborative attitude and the ability to drive that through across other business units and work functions.
• Assesses own development needs and develops self to improve job performance and fulfill future potential. Contributes to the team ethos and instills the values of the company.
• The ability to evaluate and convey complex information to others in an effective manner through concise communication skills and clear presentation skills in both verbal and written contexts.
• Should possess requisite skill sets- active listening, speaking, reading, comprehension, critical thinking, performance monitoring, time management, people management, material resource management, effective time management, judgment and decision making, teaching, coaching, and social awareness.
• Should possess knowledge of applicable regulations, customer and personal service, administration, and management.

Does this sound like you?* Graduate from a leading institution with a related degree in security studies, security management, facilities management, project management, or criminal law. Postgraduate degree and/or related professional qualifications are a plus.

• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role, within the power/telecoms/banking sectors. Experience engaging with stakeholders in rural and peri-urban locations is required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to interact with stakeholders, senior management, and law enforcement.
• Ingenuity and persistence to obtain case information not readily available with an eye for detail.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Good organizational skills needed to manage a high volume of assigned cases.
• Knowledge of the relevant regulations, safety protocols, maintenance planning/scheduling, and investigation methods.
• Display good interviewing and interrogation skills along with the capability of drafting reports.
• Honest and ethical with high levels of integrity and confidentiality.
• Fair knowledge of Internet security and Fraud Mitigation.
• Excellent skills with MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint plus information analysis/reporting skills.
• Fluency in major Nigerian languages, a plus .
• Must be able to live and work out of Lafia and in/around rural off-grid locations where Husk has its assets.

Also;* You are driven to support the delivery of business growth in a new market.

• You have a robust industry network and understand effective client engagement practices.
• You are an effective planner and have a strong orientation to process.
• You build strong relationships built on trust and are a strong verbal communicator.
• You pride your communication skills.
• Most importantly, the candidate must fit a company spirit where people work smart, play hard, have fun, and are dedicated to success.

Physical Demands* Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body.

• Could work in outdoor weather conditions at certain times.
• Have adequate visual and hearing acuity to follow instructions; and determine accuracy of the work assigned.
• Ability to work in rural, and peri-urban locations as required.
• Will be required to travel to rural areas and plant sites.