Security Manager

Purpose

• Identify, assess, and effectively mitigate threats to BAT Algeria personnel, assets, information, operations, supply chain, and business activities through a business-integrated, risk-based security approach.

• Embed Security Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, and Crisis Management processes across BAT Algeria to protect people, support business resilience, and safeguard shareholder interests.

• Provide timely, practical, and intelligence-led security advice to the Algeria Leadership Team and relevant stakeholders to support informed decision-making and continuity of operations.

Principal Accountabilities

Operations / Professional / Business

• Develop and deliver the BAT Algeria security plan in line with the MENA Security Strategy, Group Security requirements, and local business priorities.

• Lead the implementation of Security Risk Management across BAT Algeria, ensuring that key risks are identified, assessed, documented, mitigated, reviewed, and escalated where required.

• Maintain effective security coverage for BAT Algeria sites, including offices, factory operations, warehouses, trade offices, fleet, field teams, events, and business travel.

• Ensure that physical security measures, access control, CCTV, intruder detection, fire detection interfaces, key management, visitor management, and related security systems remain effective, tested, and fit for purpose.

• Develop, maintain, test, and improve local security procedures, site security plans, emergency response arrangements, and incident management processes.

• Provide timely security intelligence, threat assessments, and travel security advice covering Algeria and any areas relevant to BAT Algeria operations.

• Support business continuity planning, testing, and activation for BAT Algeria in line with Group Business Continuity Management requirements and MENA governance expectations.

• Manage security incidents and investigations in coordination with Legal, CORA, HR, Compliance, Operations, and other relevant functions, ensuring that evidence is preserved and reporting requirements are met.

• Ensure accurate and timely security reporting, including incidents, risk updates, BCP testing, security reviews, investigations, and agreed security KPIs.

• Support the protection of BAT assets, products, information, people, and reputation against theft, fraud, sabotage, workplace violence, civil unrest, product diversion, illicit trade-related risks, and other relevant threats.

Management

• Ensure compliance with BAT Security Procedure, Group policies, local laws, statutory requirements, and agreed governance processes.

• Manage security service providers and ensure contractual compliance, service quality, training, deployment discipline, performance monitoring, and corrective action where required.

• Plan and control security-related budgets, resources, and improvement plans in a cost-conscious manner while maintaining appropriate risk mitigation.

• Ensure that security business continuity plans are documented, assigned, tracked, tested, and updated regularly.

• Lead security reviews, site assessments, risk assessments, and corrective action plans across BAT Algeria locations.

• Maintain effective records and documentation to support audit readiness, control assurance, and business governance requirements.

• Coordinate with local management on matters involving government authorities, law enforcement, emergency services, regulatory bodies, and other relevant external parties.

Leadership

• Provide visible security leadership across BAT Algeria and promote a proactive security culture among employees, contractors, and third parties.

• Act as the country security lead during crises, incidents, security escalations, and business disruption events, supporting the local Crisis Management Team and escalating to MENA Security when required.

• Deliver security awareness, briefings, training, and communications to improve employee preparedness and duty-of-care standards.

• Lead, coach, and develop security personnel and contracted security teams to ensure effective performance and professional standards.

• Drive continuous improvement in security controls, resilience planning, incident response, and stakeholder engagement.

• Support the development of local security capability and succession planning where applicable.

Relationships

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the Algeria Leadership Team, site leadership, functional heads, and the MENA Security team.

• Build multi-functional relationships with Legal, CORA, HR, EHS, IT, Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams to support integrated risk management and business continuity.

• Develop and maintain appropriate relationships with local law enforcement, government authorities, emergency services, security agencies, private sector counterparts, and security service providers.

• Work closely with cluster, regional and global security stakeholders to ensure alignment with BAT standards, emerging risk priorities, and agreed ways of working.

• Support internal and external business events by ensuring appropriate security planning, risk assessment, and stakeholder coordination.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Continuously monitor emerging security threats, geopolitical developments, crime trends, civil unrest indicators, and technology developments relevant to Algeria.

• Recommend practical and cost-effective improvements to security systems, procedures, training, reporting, and incident response capability.

• Support the integration of security considerations into digital transformation, workplace changes, supply chain changes, and business projects.

• Promote a forward-looking security culture that encourages employees to act as security ambassadors and report concerns early.

• Incorporate efficiency, sustainability, and risk-based decision-making into physical security arrangements and vendor management.

Key Success Factors

• BAT Algeria maintains a clear, current, and tested understanding of threats to people, assets, information, supply chain, and business operations.

• Security risks are properly documented, owned, mitigated, reviewed, and escalated in line with BAT governance expectations.

• Business continuity and crisis management arrangements are maintained, tested, and capable of supporting effective response under different security conditions.

• Security service providers deliver reliable, compliant, and professional services aligned with business needs and contractual obligations.

• Security incidents are reported, investigated, managed, and closed in a timely and professional manner.

• The Algeria business receives timely, practical, and risk-based security advice that enables safe and effective business operations.

Critical Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Proven experience in risk-based security management, preferably in a multinational, manufacturing, FMCG, supply chain, military, law enforcement, or corporate security environment.

• Strong knowledge of physical security, investigations, intelligence assessment, incident management, crisis management, business continuity, travel security, and security vendor management.

• Ability to assess complex security risks and translate them into practical mitigation plans for business stakeholders.

• Experience in conducting investigations, preserving evidence, managing sensitive information, and working with Legal, HR, Compliance, and external authorities as required.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to operate diplomatically with senior leaders, government authorities, law enforcement, and service providers.

• Ability to lead people, influence without authority, manage conflicting priorities, and work under pressure during crises or sensitive incidents.

• Good understanding of electronic security systems, access control, CCTV, alarms, emergency response arrangements, and site security standards.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in Arabic and French is required; strong English capability is required for regional reporting and engagement.

• Good digital literacy and the ability to use reporting platforms, risk registers, incident management tools, and standard business applications.

• High level of integrity, accountability, discretion, and personal responsibility for outcomes.

Working Relationships

Internal

• Cluster Security Manager, MENA

• Algeria Leadership Team

• Factory, warehouse, trade and office management

• Legal, CORA, HR, EHS, IT, Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Commercial teams

• Regional and Global Security teams

External

• Law enforcement and emergency services

• Relevant government and regulatory authorities

• Security service providers

• Private sector security counterparts

• Local intelligence and risk information sources

• Event, logistics and travel service providers