Okavango Diamond Company, or ODC, is a rough diamond marketing company that is wholly owned by the Botswana Government. We offer our global customer base open access to scale supply of the full range of rough diamonds sourced from Botswana. With access to 30% of Debswana’s run-of-mine production, ODC is an important supplier to the market with sales in the region of $900 million per annum. The organisation has exciting opportunities for individuals driven by a quest for excellence to take on the following positions:
-. Senior Security Officer
Job Purpose
Reporting to Senior Specialist: Monitoring (Physical & Surveillance), the position will be responsible for leading and managing security officers in the delivery of security services and procedures (access control, surveillance, perimeter and building patrols, customer care and asset protection).
The Job
The incumbent will be responsible for, among others, the following:
- Coordinating the movement of customers, visitors and service providers into and out of the building by ensuring smooth and organised flow.
- Ensuring that security policies align with legal and regulatory equipment by keeping informed about relevant laws, regulations and industry standards that impact organisation’s security posture.
- Ensuring the building is safe and secure daily for the movement of goods, protection of employees and customers by implementing safety measures and security protocols.
- Ensuring compliance to the Security Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) by following established protocols.
- Ensuring compliance to the Precious and semi-precious Act by strictly adhering to the statutory requirements.
- Ensuring that the vault is locked after the removal and return of diamonds by following designated procedures.
- Assisting in securing the safe movement of goods during importing and exporting using a trustworthy shipment company.
- Responding to medical emergencies, fire, or intrusion alarms by following emergency response procedures.
The Person
The right candidate will possess a minimum of:
- A Diploma in Security Management.
- 3 years’ security experience, at Supervisory level in high value / protected security area can be accepted in lieu of formal education.
- 2 years security experience high security and professional environment.
- Strong expertise in the security and movement of diamond products and or high value products.
- Solid knowledge and understanding of diamond security systems, protocols and access controls.
Skills and Competencies:
- Security
- Investigations and loss management
- Patrol and Surveillance
- Alarm and Emergency Response
- Rule Enforcement
- Risk Identification & Risk Assessment
- Risk Monitoring and Reporting
- Health and Safety
- Security Policy and Compliance
- Training and Awareness Programs
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Applicants should submit a Cover Letter, Detailed Curriculum Vitae, Certified Academic Certificates and at least three (3) referees. Application documents, including CV, should be in pdf format, merged and uploaded onto the system.
Closing Date: 2 August 2026
For enquiries: Contact 3975917 / 3915503
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