Job Summary

To provide strategic and operational security leadership across all areas of the organisation within the Country. To implement the security framework & strategy of the Bank through closely working and enabling the supply partners. Responsible for the management, governance and assurance of security strategies, policies, processes and procedures considering best practice and the operational needs of the business, thus ensuring that SCB complies with all current security legislation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Awareness and understanding of the Group’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.
• Lead the implement the security strategy for the Group within the country.
• Accountable for assurance of the delivery and implementation of global strategies and programs for security within the country.

Business

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business and market environment in which the Group operates.
• Subject matter expertise. Provide expertise and specialist support on all aspects of physical security.
• Security management. Coordination of all activities associated with security management. 
• Contingency Planning / Business Continuity. Participate in country Crisis Management Team, and assist with the testing of Country level contingency and crisis management plans to ensure timely and effective response in an emergency or crisis.
• Supply Partner Management. Proactively manage all security related supply partners and vendors, 
• Budgets and Project Management. Manage budgets efficiently and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget to agreed standards. Actively identify opportunities for cost savings through simplification or collaboration.
• Property Due Diligence - Review and approve due diligence of new premises, layouts, fit-outs and other key health, safety and wellbeing related details of new projects. Provide support to country security staff in this regard.
• Investigations and safety reports - Review and approve safety investigations and corrective actions. Provide support to country security staff in this regard. 
• Crisis Management. Advise Senior Management on security during emergencies and participate on the Country Crisis Management Team. Actively participate in the management of any emergencies that affect countries within the country.
• Safety culture - Monitor safety culture and provide support to improve safety culture in country.

Processes

• Accountable for assurance of the delivery and implementation of global policies and procedures for security within the country. 
• Responsible for managing and assuring the Group Safety & Security Policy and Standards in the country.

People & Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations for in country security team and work in collaboration with supply partners.
• Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles. 
• Mentor, coach and motivate country security team. Providing necessary support and advice 
• Employ, engage, and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles in country security team.
• Review team structure and capacity plans.
• Set and monitor objectives for security staff and provide feedback in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives, all in conjunction with supply partners.

Risk Management

• Maintain an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them. 
• Provide second line assurance under the Group’s Risk Management Framework, including relevant Operational Risk Framework ownership for security (Safety & Security risk sub-type). 
• Ensure the effective application of the risk management framework to evidence that existing physical security governance and risk control processes are effectively implemented and are adhered to across the country. 
• Act as the point of contact for the Bank on all matters relating to security risk within the country. 
• Provide assurance that all material risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored, and reported in accordance with the operational risk framework and ensure controls manage risk within acceptable levels.
• Review and approve mitigation action plans for security risks (medium and above). 
• Provide assurance that applicable external laws and regulations and internal policies, procedures and other risk control requirements are identified and implemented.
• Influence the risk management culture of the CRES team.

Governance

• Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas. 
• Regulations: Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Assure Group policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines for security management are being implemented within the country. Monitoring the effectiveness of policy, standards, and processes, and take necessary action when required.
• Country security Action plans - Review and approve country security action plan in line with policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, and security risk profile of the country. 
• Regulatory compliance. Ensuring that the Bank meets and evidence compliance with all local security regulatory requirements. Assist country security managers and businesses with guidance on implementing policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines to ensure compliance. 
• Audit and Compliance Carry out other second line assurance activities such as security audits, inspections, Reviews etc.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Country: CRES, BCP, H&S, Security, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, CEO, Corporate Affairs and other stakeholders as required.
• Region: CRES, H&S, Security, Risk and other stakeholders as required.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in the Country and Security team. Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures. 

Skills and Experience

• Manage Conduct
• Manage Risk
• Manage People
• Governance oversight and control
• Manage risk exposure / risk management
• Define & facilitate strategy
• Process management
• Manage vendors & supply partners
• Manage projects
• Data conversion and reporting
• Develop and implement security management system
• Knowledge of security acquired through education, training and experience
• Manage security across functional and geographical boundaries 
• Manage a diverse team in a regionally dispersed, multi-cultural environment

Qualifications

• Education - Holds a related degree or other professional security qualifications or certification
• Membership - Membership of recognised professional security body is desirable
• Languages - Fluency in local country languages is desirable

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.