Specialist Security Gov,Risk& Compliance needed at Transnet

Position Purpose

• The Role is accountable to the Executive Manager: Security Governance, Risk, Compliance and Training.
• The position has a three pronged focus purpose:                   
•  To provide a range of diverse administrative, research, compliance, policy development and information management tasks that assist Group Security to achieve its objective of providing an effective and balanced security governance and assurance; as well as security regulation and policy advice to Transnet;                   
•  Is to promote ethical conduct and compliance with rules, regulations, policies and standards that govern how Transnet conduct its business.
• The incumbent must stay on top of the latest laws, regulations and trends within the security industry and should be able to translate these into requirements and procedures for Transnet;                                                 
• To coordinate across the Group security structures and assist in the identification, monitoring, and reporting of security risks throughout Transnet.

Position Outputs

• Security Governance (Policy and Standards) Research related activities:
• provide support in undertaking research on specific topics and consult internal stakeholders to contribute to improving security regulation and policy application
• to research and prepare responses to concerns raised by the organization on security policy shortcomings and perceived excess regulation;
• source, collate and analyse policy related information from the ODs/SUs;
• undertake research and collate information for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to contribute to the achievement of security policy outcomes.
• Writing To write various Sub Functional briefs, reports, responses, consultation/meeting documents, papers and other documents as Required including an not limited to:
• thematic literature review mini-reports;
• specific security legislation compliance consolidated reports;
• security culture awareness scripts;
• minutes of consultation and meetings;
• Sub Function correspondence to the business;
• Review security regulatory universe and plan;
• Policy awareness scripts.
• Management and project related tasks
• To manage own projects within agreed deadlines and compile management reports;
• To assist with the development of the Sub Function work plan where required;
• Actively participating in business engagements through development of relevant communication and management reports;
• Provide support to the Sub Function for all projects in execution;
• Ensuring that information about the activities of the Sub Function is shared with the relevant stakeholders on approval;
• Assist in the development of written submissions to various governance structures;
• Communication and Liaison
• Assist in the coordination of feedback expressed by the Business on various policy matters;
•  To actively contribute to the Sub Function internal distribution of work in progress;
• To assist in Sub Function security policy awareness activities organization-wide;
• Compliance related tasks
• Assist in reviewing security regulatory universe, security annual departmental plan and enhancing the analysis of compliance levels on physical and personnel security; • Attend and participate in Compliance Forum activities;
• Assist in recommending and compiling security non-compliance issues to management;
• Interact with peers to share knowledge and experience relevant to the policy and standards function;
• Consolidate on-going security compliance reports;
• Coordinate and retain records of the completed Z204 forms for personnel vetting by the State Security Agency;

Compliance outputs:

• Conduct internal departmental audits and reviews at regular intervals to ensure that compliance procedures are regularly followed;
• Ensure that all employees are thoroughly updated about the organization’s policies, regulations, and processes;
• Report to management on the implementation of the compliance program;
• Provide training on security compliance;
• Revise rules, reports, and procedures at regular intervals to recognize the inherent risks;
• Assist in reviewing security regulatory universe, security annual departmental plan and enhancing the analysis of compliance levels on physical and personnel security;
• Attend and participate in Compliance Forum activities;
• Assist in recommending and compiling security non-compliance issues to management;
• Interact with peers to share knowledge and experience relevant to the policy and standards function;
• Consolidate on-going security compliance reports; .
• Security Risk Management
• Conduct on the job training on the use of the Security Risk Assessment Process;
• Facilitate the conducting of security assessments at identified risk areas;
• Security Risk Assessment reports;
• Identify potential security risks;
• Identify emerging security risks;
• Decide upon and implement security risk management strategies;
• Perform ad-hoc data analytics as required;
• Assist in the coordination of feedback expressed by the Business on various security risk matters;
• To actively contribute to the Sub Function internal distribution of work in progress;
• To assist in Sub Function security risk awareness activities organization-wide;
• Compile regular management reports on the risk profile of the organization;
• Regularly update the Security Risk Register.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or Higher Diploma in Security Risk Management or Criminal Justice or Management;
• Computer Literacy training;
• Three years relevant experience and willing to undergo SSA security screening.