Area Manager
G4S (Security)
Phone: No Calls Please
Area: Tanzania
Application Deadline: 06/02/2011
Position Description:
Job Introduction:
G4S is the world’s leading security solutions group, which specializes in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat.
G4S is FTSE 100 listed company and has an unrivalled global geographic footprint. G4S operates in over 110 countries across the globe and employs over 500,000 employees around the world.
G4S operates in over 30 countries in Africa and employs over 100 000 people on the continent. One of the G4S Groups core values is to ensure we employ the best people. We strive to develop our employees competence and inspire them to live our values.G4S is proud to invest in both its employees and their local communities. G4S ensures that we provide our employees with opportunities for growth and development within a dynamic and challenging business environment. G4S is an organisation which is defined by its values.
The G4S values are:
•Customer Focus
•Expertise
•Performance
•Best People
•Integrity
•Collaboration & Teamwork
At G4S, we place great value on attracting and retaining the right people at all levels, to ensure the continued success of the organisation.
We strive to have a motivated, capable workforce who live our values and are proud to work for G4S. We continue to build on the excellent people management practices which are in place across the group. Our employees are the public face of G4S and we recognise and respect the value they add to the business by delivering excellent service day after day.
Reporting to the Head Guarding Operations/Systems and Head Cash Operations, the Area Manager coordinates the provision of contractual and ad hoc security services to customers within the region, in compliance with legislation, Company policies and procedures, to ensure achievement of budgeted financial targets.
Role Responsibility:
Effective management of the regional financial performance
Manage relationship between actual results, budgets and forecasts
Initiate cost saving model and controls
Gross Margin Management
• Direct Wage control / ER management
• Overheads control
• Contract profitability
• Ensuring that claims against the Company are prevented or minimized through regular customer
risk assessments.
Existing Revenue Growth
• Escalations are achieved
Manage the Region’s cash flow.
• DSO management
• Purchase Orders
• Petty Cash
Effective management of staff within region
Effective Organisation
• Staff turnover analysis, proper allocation of staff to positions and structure.
Development
• Succession Planning and Employment Equity
• Attendance of subordinates at scheduled training interventions, meeting of employment equity goals, succession planning.
Leadership
• Staff motivation levels
• Ensuring that performance assessments of all subordinate employees are conducted, and corrective action implemented where necessary.
• Ensuring that acceptable standards of behavior at work are maintained by all subordinate employees, as required by G4S’s code of conduct and disciplinary code.
• Ensuring that all disciplinary actions are conducted in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
Effective management of operations
• Client retention and customer service levels
• Proportion of contracts lost
• Ensuring that all required formal customer meeting are scheduled, attended and minuted.
Quality Management/Ops Process management – adherence to quality standard
• QA audit results and operational matrix
Shared Best Practice
• Specific examples of implementation of BP from other regions
Effective management of business development function
New business development
• Identifying new business opportunities in the region’s sphere of operations, as well as in terms of growth of business with existing customers, driven by the promotion of integrated security solutions.
Competitors evaluations
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the competitor environment faced by the region.
Managing and shaping the external environment
• Involvement in community and business forums and general public profile
The Ideal Candidate:
Minimum qualification
• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Driver’s License
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in security management
• Mining exposure and experience if possible
Advantageous exposure and experience
• Mining exposure and experience
• General knowledge of Electronic Security Systems
• Cash Solutions Management exposure and experience
• Firearm competency
Application Instructions:
Online application. To apply for this position, please go the Website Link below.
http://careers.g4s.com/jobs/Area-Manager-G4S-Tanzania_1152/
