Head of Security & HSE at DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria Limited

DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria Limited is the Nigerian subsidiary of DHL Global Forwarding, the freight-forwarding division of the Deutsche Post DHL Group. Incorporated in 2005 (RC-622129), it is a private limited company headquartered in Lagos and operates as a major player in Nigeria’s air, ocean, and overland freight forwarding market.

The company provides national and international logistics services, including air and ocean freight, road transport, customs clearance, warehousing, and multimodal solutions. It supports a wide range of industries such as oil & gas, FMCG, automotive, industrial, mining, and project cargo. As part of one of the world’s largest freight-forwarding networks, DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria connects Nigerian businesses to global supply chains while offering local expertise in customs brokerage and domestic distribution.

DHL Global Forwarding Nigeria Limited is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Security & HSE

Job Ref.: AV-380753
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment type: Full-time (Permanent)
Category: SSA Regional Services (Pty) Ltd

Description

• Who finds the right solutions at the right time? You do! Then we need to hear from you. Grab this unique opportunity to join the best Freight forward company.- DHL Global Forwarding has an opening for a Head of Security & HSE in Lagos, Nigeria.
• Lead the health, safety and environment sub-function in the country and provide input to and lead the implementation of functional strategy to mitigate hazardous conditions within the workplace and external environments, and provide employees with a safe and healthy working environment in line with the country’s business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies.
• Lead the security sub-function in the country and provide input to and lead the implementation of functional strategy to maximize the security of employees, customer shipments and company assets, reduce risk of injuries and job-related threats, and prevent loss and damage in line with the country’s business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies. Join us in connecting people and improving lives!

Responsibilities
In this Head of Security & HSE position:

• Craft health, safety and environment strategy in line with country’s business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies
• Lead planning and implementation of health, safety and environment operational plans and measures as well as budgets to achieve defined results
• Plan, organize and control large country level projects and initiatives to improve organization’s health, safety and environmental performance
• Devise standards, guidelines, programs and tools to achieve desired standards of health and safety
• Direct consistent and thorough implementation of health and safety frameworks and standards for the country
• Anticipate issues and develop solutions for the transportation of hazardous material
• Build consulting capability in health matters to identify health risks and to prevent work-related injuries or diseases across the country
• Drive compliance and adherence to internal and external safety standards, and relevant regulations across the country
• Direct investigations, studies and audits to ensure compliance with organization and government standards related to environmental and employee health and safety
• Develop relationships with the community, environmental groups and other stakeholders impacted by the environmental performance of the organization
• Extensively analyze complex issues and improve, change or adapt existing health, safety and environment approach and frameworks, increasing effectiveness and efficiency
• Steer innovation, introduce and embed best in class health, safety and environment practices at the country level.
• Define security strategy in line with country’s business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies
• Direct planning and implementation of security operational plans and measures as well as budgets to achieve defined results
• Plan, organize and control complex country level projects and initiatives to improve organization’s safety and security
• Drive consistent and thorough implementation of safety frameworks and standards across operations for the country
• Design applicable frameworks and lead implementation Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Security, Health and Environment (SHE) regulations for the country
• Lead appropriate review of data and management information, and take decisions for improvement and risk mitigation
• Establish standards, policies and procedures for the security and safety of organization’s personnel, visitors and premises
• Provide security related timely input to new business start-ups to ensure safe operations
• Lead major investigations and steer implementation of recommendations for improvement
• Proactively develop relations with law enforcement and other regulatory authorities to provide assistance/ support and to showcase organization as a leading partner and its support of such authorities
• Lead consistent deployment of security frameworks and compliance with internal and external safety standards, legislation and regulations
• Extensively analyze complex issues and improve, change or adapt existing security approach and techniques, increasing effectiveness and efficiency
• Steer innovation, introduce and embed best in class security practices and be recognized as the benchmark for security excellence in the industry.