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Tanzania Security Specialist Role Purpose:
- The Tanzania Security Specialist will ensure the effective deployment of Corporate Global Security capabilities in Tanzania to enable Bayer’s divisions, sites, Supply Chain, and Enabling Functions to operate securely in support of Bayer’s mission of “Health for all, Hunger for none.”
- The role will safeguard Bayer employees, sites, assets, products, intellectual property, operations, and reputation by identifying security risks, advising risk owners, enabling appropriate mitigation measures, and supporting compliance with applicable internal and external requirements necessary to maintain Bayer’s License to Operate in Tanzania.
- Location: Mbeya, Tanzania
Role Scope:
- Tanzania country scope, covering Bayer sites, offices, field and commercial activities, supply chain operations, employees, contractors, visitors, travelers, security service providers, and relevant external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective implementation of Corporate Global Security requirements in Tanzania in line with business priorities, site risk exposure, and applicable regulatory expectations.
- Coordinate the Tanzania security community, including site security focal points, employees with security responsibilities, and contracted security resources, to enable consistent execution of security activities.
- Prioritize security activities that create value for the business by reducing exposure to security threats, crime, crisis events, and operational disruption.
- Act as the primary security advisor and subject matter expert for Bayer stakeholders in Tanzania.
- Enable the physical security risk management process in Tanzania by supporting risk owners in identifying, assessing, treating, and monitoring security risks at sites and operations.
- Identify and assess relevant security threats affecting Bayer employees, assets, products, sites, travelers, and operations in Tanzania, and provide timely advice on practical mitigation measures.
- Conduct Security Vulnerability Assessments as requested by risk owners and support Site Security Risk Assessments, including the recommendation of appropriate risk treatment options.
- Support the design and implementation of security risk mitigation measures and ensure Corporate Global Security expertise is applied in security-related capital expenditure projects.
- Support the selection, onboarding, performance management, and governance of security service providers in Tanzania, including guarding providers, in line with supplier due diligence, human rights, and contracted security force expectations.
- Support crisis management preparedness and response in Tanzania, including escalation, coordination, communication, and lessons learned activities.
- Support the Travel Security Risk Management Program by defining Tanzania travel security advice in consultation with
- Corporate Global Security and supporting emergency well-being checks, incident response, and medical or emergency evacuation coordination for travelers.
- Advise event organizers on the identification and management of security risks for Bayer events in Tanzania.
- Coordinate security onboarding, briefings, awareness, and training for employees, contractors, and contracted resources with security responsibilities in Tanzania.
- Promote adherence to Bayer’s security incident reporting requirements and support Corporate Global Security in improving timely reporting through dedicated reporting channels.
- Maintain appropriate external security stakeholder relationships in Tanzania, including with local authorities, industry security networks, service providers, and relevant community stakeholders.
Key Stakeholders:
- Corporate Global Security; Tanzania country and site leadership; Site Managers; Site Security Focal Points; Supply Chain; HSE; HR; Legal and Compliance; Finance; Procurement; Travel Security stakeholders; business leaders; employees with security responsibilities; security service providers; local authorities; and relevant external security networks.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in corporate security, security risk management, law enforcement, military, national security, investigations, or private security operations.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Sound knowledge of security risk management, physical security, security operations, incident management, crisis management, travel security, supplier governance, and security-related compliance.
- Experience working in Tanzania or the East Africa security risk environment, with the ability to translate local security context into practical business-focused risk mitigation.
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, analytical, reporting, and supplier management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization, influence without direct authority, and collaborate across functions, sites, and external partners.
- Demonstrates Bayer’s VACC leadership behaviors, with a strong focus on collaboration, accountability, customer orientation, and creating value for the business.
- High level of integrity, discretion, sound judgment, and ability to handle sensitive and confidential security-related information.
What You Bring:
- You bring a strong security risk management mindset, practical knowledge of Tanzania or East Africa security dynamics, and the ability to work collaboratively across business functions, sites, and external partners.
- You are confident, engaging stakeholders, translating risks into practical actions, and supporting secure business operations in a matrix organization.
Bayer Leadership Expectations:
- The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate Bayer’s VACC leadership behaviors by creating value, acting with accountability, collaborating across teams, and building trust with internal and external stakeholders
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we want to ensure persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us at nicole.gien.ext@bayer.com .
Location: Tanzania : Tanzania : Mbeya
Division: Crop Science
Reference Code: 891947
Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status and pregnancy. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
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