Training

Skills for Security DG

by Mark Rowe

In our March print magazine we report on how the skills and training body Skills for Security (SfS) is going back under the umbrella of the trade body the BSIA. Now SfS is recruiting a Director General, to be based in Worcester and London.

To receive an application pack email [email protected]. The deadline for applications is March 14, 2013.

The successful candidate will have a ‘£75k package’ including car allowance, benefits and pension contribution. Details below.

Skills for Security are the skills body for the security industry. We work with employers to set National Occupational Standards, improve security skills and professionalism by providing access to training, apprenticeships and security qualifications for people employed in security roles across the UK.

The Role
To provide strategic direction for the company, leading, managing and coaching the executive management team. There is a strong emphasis on new business generation, both personally and for the company, in excess of £1m per annum. The DG is ultimately responsible for the successful financial and commercial performance of the company. You would be the lead representative of SfS, maintaining excellent relationships with all relevant bodies, and stakeholders such as BSIA, BIS, UKCES, SFA, SIA, the Security Institute, WCoSP, CPNI, Home Office, police and the leaders of all the major security organisations and the four home nations. You will fully understand and be able to publicly articulate the skills and employment development agenda, whilst fully understanding of the needs of the security sector.

The Person
You will have experience of working in the commercial sector at a senior level. It is essential that you have experience in the selling and delivery of skills training and development. Security Industry experience is highly desirable, especially if you will have worked across a number of sectors such as manned guarding, electronics or training. In addition to having held profit and loss responsibility within a sizeable commercial organisation you will also have had responsibility for driving the strategic direction of a business development team. You will demonstrate previous experience in working with a broad section of individuals, commercial organisations, regulators or standards setting groups and government. A background of working with apprenticeship programmes is desirable as SfS is the Issuing Authority for the English Apprenticeship Frameworks for occupations in security.

You will need to demonstrate competence and experience in making presentations as a key responsibility of the DG is to promote the SfS vision, objectives, products and services to customers, stakeholders and external bodies, and in general to raise the profile of the industry.

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