Profession security consultant

Security consultants provide security services to clients and individuals that help them preventing, planning and mitigating threats such as terrorism, espionage, theft, and violence to their organisation, including the buildings, operations, and employees. The services they provide depend on their clients' security needs and requirements and may include services such as threat analysis, security risk management, security programme development.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Enterprising

Knowledge

• Assessment of risks and threats

  The security documentation and any security-related communications and information.

• Security threats

  Types of threats to public and private security such as unauthorised entry, aggressive behaviour, molestation, robbery, theft, assault, kidnapping, murder and public demonstration.

• Security of assets legislation

  The current relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice in the field of protecting private and public assets.

• Surveillance methods

  Surveillance methods used in the gathering of information and intelligence for investigation purposes.

• Consultation methods

  Techniques used to facilitate clear and open communication and the provision of advice between individuals, communities or the government, such as discussion groups or one-on-one interviews.

Skills

• Use consulting techniques

  Advise clients in different personal or professional matters.

• Maintain relationship with customers

  Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with customers in order to ensure satisfaction and fidelity by providing accurate and friendly advice and support, by delivering quality products and services and by supplying after-sales information and service.

• Liaise with security authorities

  Respond quickly to security incidents and violations by calling the police and keep in touch with other relevant parties involved in the potential prosecution of the offender.

• Identify terrorism threats

  Identify the possibility of terrorism activities posing threats and danger in a specific area by monitoring activities of potentially dangerous groups of people, assessing risks in different areas, and gathering intelligence.

• Assess risks of clients' assets

  Identify, evaluate and determine the actual and potential risks of your clients’ assets, considering confidentiality standards.

• Identify security threats

  Identify security threats during investigations, inspections, or patrols, and perform the necessary actions to minimise or neutralise the threat.

• Ensure law application

  Ensure the laws are followed, and where they are broken, that the correct measures are taken to ensure compliance to the law and law enforcement.

• Ensure compliance with legal requirements

  Guarantee compliance with established and applicable standards and legal requirements such as specifications, policies, standards or law for the goal that organisations aspire to achieve in their efforts.

• Write security reports

  Compile data on inspections, patrols and security incidents into a report for management purposes.

• Maintain customer service

  Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

• Ensure public safety and security

  Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.

• Advise on strengthening security

  Provide information and guidance to clients on how to prevent security threats and incidents.

• Analyse problems for opportunities

  Identify and anticipate problems in order to choose a course of action, come up with appropriate solutions or even identify opportunities for further development.

• Advise on security risk management

  Provide advice on security risk management policies and prevention strategies and their implementation, being aware of the different kinds of security risks a specific organisation faces.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB