Security Operations Specialist

Job Description

Role Purpose

• Support the internal security function of a future-oriented, high performing physical security organization. Immediate focus on NEOM Bay development areas. 

• Support Internal Security Operations: Protect people and their movement, infrastructure, supply chain, Points of Entry and manage guard forces. 

• Assist in the facilitation of inter-agency security partnerships. 

To make NEOM the safest and most secure place in the world  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES 

• Support and promote an ethos that NEOM takes all reasonable and practical measures to protect the security and safety of staff, residents and visitors, appropriate to the prevailing risk. 

• Support all internal security operations matters, particularly in relation to contracted private security/guard services. 

• Contribute to the interim security presence at NEOM Bay (guard force, security surveillance and journey management). 

• Support the delivery of a scalable physical security operations framework, including policies and procedures. 

• Assist the establishment and operation of a fully integrated NEOM security force which provides static and mobile security, journey (travel) management, critical infrastructure, incident response and inter-agency liaison. 

• Monitor regional and local factors of instability and the business landscape, analyze risk, and adjust internal security posture as appropriate. 

• Support (or conduct as instructed): Security risk assessments, Information collection, analysis and dissemination, Security planning and future-proofing, regional/inter-agency security management, Asset protection, Security awareness training, Liaison, Compliance, Audit and investigation. 

• Assist Leadership and Management staff with the implementation of security best practices throughout NEOM operations. 

• In conjunction with Corporate Communications support media-lines-to-take in the event of an incident or media-related opportunity. 

• Collaboratively support: 

• Developing the future of security for NEOM 

• Security operations and oversight of contract private guard forces 

• Building and securing physical and virtual borders 

• Partnership with Saudi security agencies and other alliances 

• Surveillance and Monitoring 

• Establishment of unified Command and Control Centre 

BACKGROUND, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS 

• Comfortable being uncomfortable; must thrive on uncertainty and ambiguity but can identify opportunities offered by new ideas and unregulated spaces. 

• Security Management – brings outstanding skills planning and implementing security management systems that are built on the pillars of proactivity, compliance and response with a specific focus on: 

• Operational management of security operations 

• Strong control measures  

• Effective standards, policies, and procedures  

• Appropriate response to incidents  

• Aligning security programs to business imperatives and priorities 

• Close cooperation, liaison and interaction with national security agencies 

• Effective Communicator – applies exemplary and persuasive verbal and written skills to present confidently, negotiates effectively and communicates complex issues clearly at any level 

• Leadership – identifies individual strengths, articulates a positive future view, shares conceptual and practical insights, builds trust and allegiance, generates action and manages achievement of business objectives.  

• Relationship Management – fosters rapport, trust and confidence with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and external vendors at all levels from operative to executive levels – has expertise working with sensitivity and awareness of language and cultural diversity. 

• Significant security management and operations experience in Middle-East or similar geo-market.  

• Experience as a senior security project manager or senior security contractor/consultant. 

• Native/Fluent written and verbal English and Arabic.