VEDANTA

Transforming for good

DEPUTY CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER

Grade: KCM 5S/6
Location: Chingola, Zambia

Vedanta, a future focused and growth-oriented company, is a fully integrated producer of Oil & Gas, Zinc – Lead – Silver, Aluminium, Power, Iron Ore & Steel, Copper & Nickel, Cobalt, Ferro-Chrome, and Manganese, with a fast growing metal recycling capacity, and a broad range of world-class minerals. We are a dominant player in power generation, transmission, renewable energy solutions, optical fiber and display glass manufacturing. With our world-class, low-cost and long-life assets, Vedanta contributes 1.4% towards India’s GDP.

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Plc, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, with an investment pledge of over $1 billion by Vedanta, KCM envisages to unlock key operations and increase production to 300,000 tonnes of copper per year by 2030.

To support this vision, KCM is recruiting:

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in developing and executing security strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct enterprise-wide security risk assessments covering physical, cyber, operational, and supply chain risks.
• Supervise security operations across all KCM sites, offices, accommodation, transport, corridors, and critical infrastructure.
• Oversee access control, CCTV, monitoring, biometrics, patrols, drones, and security technological tools/systems.
• Oversee internal intelligence functions to detect fraud, thefts, smuggling, espionage, or sabotage.
• Support crisis response teams in managing incidents.
• Collaborate with Community Affairs, HR, Legal, and Environmental departments to promote responsible mining.
• Supervise, mentor, and train security personnel.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Law, Risk Management, Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Computer Science or relevant related qualification.
• 10–15 years in security or law enforcement, with at least 5 years in a managerial or senior supervisory role.
• Expertise in Corporate Security, Industrial Security, law enforcement, or military service, Risk management, and HR.
• Communication and problem solving skills.

WOMEN LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY