Security Managers

• Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.
• Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.
• Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.
• Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.
• Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.
• Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization’s profitability or delivery of products or services.
• Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.
• Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.
• Develop budgets for security operations.
• Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews.
• Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks.
• Develop, conduct, support, or assist in governmental reviews, internal corporate evaluations, or assessments of the overall effectiveness of facility and personnel security processes.
• Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.
• Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, access control, and reporting tools.
• Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.
• Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.
• Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment.
• Monitor security policies, programs or procedures to ensure compliance with internal security policies, or applicable government security requirements, policies, and directives.
• Plan security for special and high-risk events.
• Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company employees, guests, or others on company property.
• Prepare reports or make presentations on internal investigations, losses, or violations of regulations, policies and procedures.
• Purchase security-related supplies, equipment, or technology.
• Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.
• Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations.
• Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants’ backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.
• Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace.
• Train subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures.
• Write or review security-related documents, such as incident reports, proposals, and tactical or strategic initiatives.

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