Security Manager at Rainforest Builder

Rainforest Builder

Accra
Permanent
Full-time

29 days ago

Job DescriptionRainforest Builder is Africa's leading forest restoration company, on a mission to restore one million hectares of degraded land to natural tropical forest. Our team combines top global scientists and foresters into one integrated company specialized in large-scale tropical forest restoration. We have well-established partnerships with many of the world's largest companies to support them in meeting their decarbonization goals.Our operations today focus on the restoration of Africa's most degraded rainforest landscape, the Upper Guinean Forest, where we have two existing projects and a growing high-quality pipeline for further expansion. Each project is large-scale (100,000 hectares+) and long-term (71+ years), with additional measures taken to ensure permanence long after we are gone. We directly undertake all stages of each project's lifecycle, including origination, carbon asset development, forestry operations, monitoring, and analytics. Working closely with communities, our 2,000-strong team therefore provides our partners with complete assurance on the quality and transparency of our operations.Your RoleWe seek a dedicated, full-time Security Manager with expertise in managing forestry or plantation security, fire protection operations, and emergency preparedness. The Security Manager will play an essential role in supporting the Head of the Silviculture Department by ensuring all of our leased and planted areas are protected from illegal farming, logging, and mining (Galamsey). This position requires a high level of commitment, honesty, integrity, and hard work as well as alignment with project goals.Your Responsibilities

Security Guards Recruitment: Recruit capable security guards
Security Guards Training: Train new guards to become physically and mentally alert to the security work.
Security Guards Deployment: Develop a deployment plan for 24/7 security of all the compartments
Patrols, Supervision, and Inspection: Ensure all checkpoints, duty posts, and hotspots are monitored day and night
Encroachment Removal and Reporting: All encroachments must be removed and reported
Engage Communities on Encroachment Prevention: Communicate with all communities about the benefits of the projects and the negative effects of the encroachments
Conflict Management: Ensure there is peace in our communities by managing disagreements
Stakeholder Management: Establish cordial relationships with all relevant law enforcement agencies
Data Collection, Reporting, and Analysis: Collect relevant data for daily, weekly, and monthly security reports as well as decision-making
Emergency Response Training: Plan and lead the company's emergency preparedness training

Requirements

Relevant post-secondary education qualification
Experience in managing plantation security and fire protection operations
Experience in managing a team with advanced leadership skills
Ability to effectively supervise security guards to get work done
Ability to generate plans and execute them accordingly
Absolute integrity, honesty and reliability
Comfortable to live and work in very remote areas
Strong in writing weekly, monthly, quarterly operational reports
Skilled at onboarding and training
Maintains utmost confidentiality and discretion
Good written and verbal communicator at all levels
A motorcycle and vehicle driver's license are a prerequisite
Good computer skills

HOW TO APPLYTo apply, please send your cover letter and detailed CV to emma.adikah@rainfroestbuilder.com with daniel.tamatey@rainforestbuilder.com in copy by 22 January 2025. Applications via LinkedIn will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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