Healthy U was therefore created and has grown from a desire to raise awareness about living a healthier life to becoming the number one health food and supplement provider in Kenya that sets the latest health trends. Now, with over 30 stores in both Kenya and Uganda, we constantly strive to uphold our promise of providing the best products and services for “A healthier you with Healthy U”.
Hiring a Head of Security at Healthy U!
JOB DESCRIPTION
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Job
Title/Position: Head of Security |
Reports
to: COO |
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Department/Division:
Security |
No
of Employees Supervised: |
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Name
of Job Holder: |
Date
last updated: May 2025 |
This role will be responsible for security and loss prevention for the entire business and to oversee the company’s compliance with Government regulations so to eliminate potential reputational damages and fines. The holder of this role will be expected to develop, implement, and train staff on robust security policies, reduce, and mitigate revenue and inventory losses. Critical to this role will be ensuring that our locations are secure, support the business to manage security threats and risks.
Key
Responsibilities
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Conduct,
assess and analyze the business security risks and develop risk management
policies, develop reports on risk and threats to the Company assets, personnel,
intellectual property, installations & operations and put in place
mitigation measures.
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Develop
and implement security policies, protocols and procedures and update them as
need arises and operating environment changes.
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Investigate
and resolve safety and security incidents by reviewing incident reports and preparing
investigation reports for submission to Senior Management.
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Maintain
emergency plans and ensure staff are trained on security and safety issues and
how to respond during emergency and crisis situations, coordinate staff when
responding to emergencies and alarms and develop crisis management plans and
procedures.
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Act as liaison with outsourced
security company, ensuring third party providers are trained and onboarded on
the security processes for areas outsourced to them and continually train and
monitor the provider’s performance.
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Assist
in developing budgets for security operations and monitoring expenses.
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Maintain a database of all
service providers for security and risk services up to and including fire
services, CCTV systems etc.
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Effectively communicate with
cross functional teams and advice on operational needs that may be needed to
resolve criminal activities committed in the business.
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Act as a key member of the
Health and Safety Committee to assist the business to carry out both regular
and periodic safety and security assessments and ensure compliance on the same
to national and county regulations and laws.
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Support intelligence and
enforcement procedures within the relevant legal framework affecting Healthy U
in the market by developing and maintaining relationships with security
agencies.
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Ensure
that Healthy U locations are fully compliant with all statutory guidelines.
i.e. applications of new Licenses/permits and renewal of the same for all
Healthy locations and retail outlets.
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Keep track of company vehicles
and arrange for inspections of the same when they fall due.
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Liaison with all statutory
bodies matters compliance i.e. NTSA, City Council, Public Health, NEMA, DOSH,
KEBS, etc.
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To ensure all company vehicles
are in good condition following their services and coordinating the same from
our designated services centers.
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Track fuel consumption and
mileage of company vehicles.
● Ensure Company generator is serviced in a timely manner and has fuel enough to run it.
Knowledge,
Skills, and Experience
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Relevant education
qualification from an accredited institution with 5 years’ experience in the
fields of investigations, security, business controls, compliance, and risk
management.
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Good influencing skills with
ability to interact with all levels of management. This should be demonstrated
by successful experience in business partnership and decision support.
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Ability to make swift,
balanced decisions in emergencies or when rapid response is required.
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Experience in project
management.
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Excellent critical thinking
and analysis of threats, security risks and operational threat actors.
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Strong negotiation, written
and verbal skills.
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Experience using relevant
technology and equipment (e.g., CCTV)
● Experience in reporting and emergency response planning, security protocols and procedures.
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Human Resource Intern at Healthy U
Main Purpose of the job
The role holder will be responsible for supporting the Human
Resources Department on matters concerning full employee-lifecycle experience.
Key Responsibilities.
- Act
as a first point of people contact for all employees, answering queries
on process and policy where possible and referring to the HR Officer and
HRBP where a more comprehensive response is required.
- Support
the department and business in general on any ad hoc administrative
requirements, for example relieving the receptionist.
- Liaise
with employees and line managers as required and in a timely manner,
dealing with day-to-day enquiries and problem solving where possible.
- Participate
in interview process for junior roles in retail and warehousing
departments.
- Communicate
to all successful candidates on the necessary documents needed for
reference checks and transmit the same to the service provider. Follow
through with service provider to ensure submission of final report for
each new hire.
- Ensure
new employees’ staff files comply with the document checklist and that
the physical file is complete with all the necessary
documents/records/information filed correctly.
- Scanning
staff files for all new hires and saving them in one drive.
- Enrolling
all confirmed staff in the pension and medical scheme in a timely manner
and ensuring that relevant documents are submitted to the providers of
the same in a timely manner.
- Ensuring
that the separation process is executed fully – issuance of separation
letter and certificate of service to staff, exit interview forms are
filled by staff, copy of final dues cheque is signed by staff, discharge
voucher sign off by staff, filling in of pension withdrawal/transfer
forms and submitting the same to pension brokers.
- Ensuring
that all internal mobility letters are signed by staff, and copies of the
same are in both physical and digital files.
- Support
of the Time and Attendance module in HRIS and ensuring correctness of
data therein for payroll processing.
- Coordination
of monthly staff birthdays.
- Fully
responsible for filing documents in HR.
- Assist
in other HR duties as may be assigned, such as, disciplinaries, OSH, WIBA
documentation. Also participate in key projects in the department under
the direction of HR Officer and HR Manager.
- Updating
trackers in the shared folder monthly – New hires, probationary tracking,
exits, disciplinaries, leave utilization/liability etc.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum
of a diploma in Human Resources Management or a related field.
- Minimum
of two (2) years’ work experience in a HR department of a Retail
Business/FMCG or related environments is an added advantage.
- Proficiency
in MS Office applications particularly excel, word and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge,
understanding and application of Kenyan labour laws.
- Working
knowledge of employee life cycle and what is needed to enhance
performance and job satisfaction.
- Results
oriented and positive, can-do mindset.
- Attention
to details, some level of decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills.
Method of Application
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