Chief Security Officer
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H. Pierson Associates Limited is recruiting a Chief Security Officer in Lagos to lead strategic security services, develop policies and procedures, protect company assets and personnel, and oversee security operations including training, investigations, and executive protection.
- Senior security leadership role in a consulting firm
- Based in Lagos, Nigeria
- Covers asset protection, employee safety, and executive security detail
- Requires developing security policies, manuals, and training programs
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Job Title: Chief Security Officer
Chief Security Officer at H. Pierson Associates Limited
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Sep 23, 2026, 5:07 AM
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H. Pierson Associates Limited is a boutique consulting firm with over 40 seasoned professionals with varied experiences in both the private and public sectors. The firm plays a leading role in providing management consulting services targeted at clients in key sectors of the economy (Power, Oil & Gas, Financial Services and Manufacturing, etc), in Nigeria and the West Coast.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Lagos
Job Objective
To ensure strategic and value-adding security services, including developing procedures/policies to ensure adequate asset protection, security of employees, customers, and assets of the organization, prompt security action on energy theft and loss reduction initiatives, and also to ensure the safety of company personnel/internal and external stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Keep a log of all activities and write reports concerning significant security activities within the Company.
- Oversee ongoing training of all guards on security procedures and operations.
- Receive and report to management non-criminal and criminal complaints.
- Coordinate the MIS database, including overall budgeting.
- Handle executive security detail and security support for internal and external stakeholders.
- Create awareness & train all employees on security issues, including weekly/monthly/quarterly security enlightenment bulletins and/or updates to staff and management.
- Develop the company security plan, operational procedures, and security manual.- This will state, in very clear terms, security and safety standards and practices in our place of work. including Personal Safety, Visitor processing, Access Control, Emergency Response/Procedures, etc.
- Investigate theft and vandalism cases which could be attributed to lapses in security arrangements and forward a report for correction/improvement accordingly.
- Protect staff, property, and tangible assets from loss, destruction, theft, alteration,n or unauthorized access/ ensure company secure areas are protected by appropriate entry controls, including metal detectors, to ensure that only authorized personnel are granted access.
- Play a leadership role in developing, implementing, and ensuring compliance with security policies, procedures, and best practices, collaboration on security within the entire industry.
- Conduct inspections of all security posts within the corporate head office and district offices to ensure performance of assigned tasks.
- Plan, develop, and manage security strategy for the company/ Handles business continuity planning and strategic security management.
- Carry out appraisal of security beats in the field locations and advise management where necessary for improvement.
- Review patrol activity via reports received from the Security Agents to ensure adequate coverage and scheduling.
- Institute an emergency response procedure to quickly address emergency security and safety situations.
- Take proactive measures to protect company facilities and staff against External and Environmental Threats.
- Develop service level agreements with relevant service providers in collaboration with the legal counsel.
- Eliminate incidents of security breaches in the workplace and homes to enable a safer and more productive work life.
- Conduct periodic and regular security audits, make appropriate recommendations, and follow up on all action plans.
- Key Performance Metric
- Percentage rate of occurrence of security-related issues (i.e., theft, burglary, vandalism) within the corporate head office and district offices.
- Percentage cost optimization on departmental budget – 90%.
- Percentage of employees' awareness of internal security procedures and security alerts – 80%
- Timeliness of response to security issues, i.e., agreed TAT to all security issues within the corporate head office & district locations. – 100%
- Percentage compliance by staff in using assigned company ID card – 100%
- Percentage Completeness, thoroughness, and accuracy of incident reports (i.e investigative reports) within agreed TAT of security incidents – 100%
- Quality of Service/ User satisfaction provided by the security department – 80%
- Percentage Level of compliance with internal security policies and procedures – 100%
- Timeliness of response (agreed TAT with external security/law enforcement agents) to calls for security back-ups during cash drives/breakdown in law, etc. – 95%.
- Educational Qualifications
- Minimum of 14 years of cognate
Experience
in any of the armed forces/police force not below the rank of Captain or its equivalent, out of which 5 years in a corporate environment & senior management role.
Relevant professional security certification.
HND / BSc. in any related discipline; MBA/Master in a related discipline is an advantage.
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