Job Title: HOD: Corporate Risk and Security 

Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities

Role purpose: 
The role manages a portfolio that includes four (4) functions, namely:

• Fraud Prevention/Detection;
• Business Continuity Management (BCM);
• Physical Security and Law Enforcement Assistance (LEA); and 
• Forensics and Investigations.

Key Responsibilities 

• Managing local translation and execution of Vodafone/Vodafone Group CRS strategy, mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives.
• To implement and translate, i.e., localizing and enforcing the portfolio’s governance, based on the following:
  • Global Policy Standards (GPS)
  • Global Policy Detailed Requirement (GPDR)
  • Local policies and procedures; and
  • Contract management in the case of an outsourced service, e.g., physical security, where the following document content is monitored and enforced:
    • Master Procurement Agreement;
    • Statement of Work (SoW); and
    • Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Overseeing the duties and responsibilities of the below units, in summary:
  • Business Continuity Management (BCM)
    • Annual BCM planning and maintenance;
    • Reporting on progress on system testing versus the plan;
    • ensuring adequate recovery capabilities; and
    • Testing recovery capabilities. 
  • Physical Security and Law Enforcement Assistance (LEA) 
    • Access management;
    • Visitor Management;
    • Control Room Management;
    • Data Center Security;
    • Vodacom Premises Security; and
    • Law Enforcement Assistance (LEA)
  • Forensics and Investigations
    • Fraud Awareness;
    • Fraud Prevention;
    • Fraud Management; and
    • Investigations and reporting
       

Professional qualifications, core competencies, knowledge, and experience

• University graduate with over 10 years’ experience in governance, risk, and controls, e.g., internal audit, spanning mobile telecommunication, banking, logistics, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industries.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong investigative and research skills
• Surveillance and intelligence-gathering skills
• Physical Security Risk Assessment Skills 
• Excellent writing and communication skills, fluency in English and Kiswahili, and ability to interact with other team members
• Ability to apply knowledge and advise management accordingly
• Comfort navigating complex and fluid organizational structures within a fast-moving and global company. Build and maintain cross-functional relationships spanning multiple teams and geographies.
• The ability to stay proactive and dynamic in a rapidly changing environment. A mindset that is both analytical and process-oriented.
• The ability to plan, organize, and manage the delivery of key deliverables