Assistant Manager, Event Security Specialist - India

THE ROLE:

As “Events Security Specialist” the incumbent will support all the Regional and National Events organized in India for Planning, site recce, coordination with regional sales teams and National Events team and support in security planning, route planning, crowd management, incident management, executive protection planning (wherever applicable) for events and be present on ground for assisting in overall safe and secure execution and incident management at the events. 

This position will have numerous interfaces with sub-regional sales teams, national events team, security vendors, GSS, venue teams, AS teams and others for ensuring proper planning for all the events is done professionally and executed on ground seamlessly to ensure safety of staff and distributors attending the events.

HOW YOU WOULD CONTRIBUTE:

• Assist with planning, coordinating, and supervising complex, medium to large scale event security operations for Regional and National teams based upon needs of an event.
• Travel domestically in support of security operations for events - approximately 40%. 
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with domestic law enforcement, private sector peers, and internal/external stakeholders in support of event security needs.
• Ability to work flexible schedules to include extended days, evenings, weekends, and travel domestically and internationally, as necessary.
• To support end to end security and safety planning for events and act as on ground Incident Controller wherever such presence is required.
• To conduct briefings the sub-regional sales teams, security vendors & venue security on events security procedures, needs and event specific incident management plans.
• All other duties, as assigned.
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WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE TEAM:

Global Security & Safety's mission is to ensure a safe and secure work environment by creating and implementing processes, procedures and technologies that protect Herbalife Nutrition employees, shareholders, and assets against internal and external threats.

We are also a resource for employees to provide you with information on a wide variety of subjects ranging from traveler advisories to workplace violence prevention, to employee safety in the office environment.

Global Security and Safety is driven to provide globally consistent services, which are locally relevant and enable our business.  We succeed with a professional team of experts who work as one to provide a best-in-class security and safety program.

The department is built around core-competencies, General Safety, Business Continuity, Event Security, Employee Protection, Physical Security, and Security Operations Center.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Vendor management – Individual should be able to manage multiple service providers and act as needed per SOP & SOW.
• Scalability - Ability to scale up, efficiently coordinate & work with team members and cross-functional teams.
• Financial/ Analytics – should be capable of handling and understanding Capex/Opex costing.
• Strategic – Should be able to analyze the cost differences and take a decision as per company policy, with relevant subject matter expertise.
• Prepare and maintain the standards for Event Planning, Incident Management at events.
• Compliance & Audit – ensure compliance requirements are adhered as per the standards.

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

Skills

1. Experience of end-to-end events planning for mega events.
2. Experience analyzing intelligence and global threat reports to understand risk levels and potential impact to a location, event or person so that appropriate resources can be sourced and deployed.
3. Ability to adapt and improvise in view of fast changing information regarding events.
4. Ability to anticipate the challenges and plan for mitigation measures for events.
5. Strong communication and customer service skills with the ability to complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment.
6. Experience managing security for medium to large global events and conducting physical security assessments.
7. Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.

Experience: 

1. Minimum of 10 years of experience in Event Security & Safety Planning and execution for mega events in India.
2. Relevant experience in preparing and briefing security & incident management plans for events to relevant stakeholders- Internal as well as External.
3. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and email tools (MS Outlook).

Education:

1. Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred. NCC “C” Certificate is an added advantage.
2. Specialized training in “Event Planning and Security Management” will be an added advantage and is highly desired.