Security Officer (DAC) - Dhaka

About the role

Emirates is looking for a Security Officer (DAC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to plan, implement, manage and oversee aviation security arrangements for its operations there. The post is the station security focal point, ensuring compliance with CAAB regulations, the National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP), the Emirates Aircraft Operator Security Programme (AOSP) and Emirates Group Security requirements, and liaising with regulators, airport operators and government agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and oversee aviation security policies, procedures and controls, and act as the main liaison with CAAB, Customs, Immigration, the local Police, intelligence agencies and other authorities
• Coordinate security inspections, audits, vulnerability assessments and quality control, and track corrective actions to closure
• Support the Threat and Risk Unit in assessing threats and conduct station-level risk assessments
• Oversee passenger, baggage, cargo, catering, aircraft protection, access control and screening security, and monitor performance and compliance indicators
• Coordinate with ground handlers, airport operator, security providers and other stakeholders, and monitor their performance
• Coordinate responses to security incidents, breaches and suspected unlawful interference, investigate, report and escalate them, and notify the Group Security Command Centre of major incidents
• Maintain station preparedness for alerts, bomb threats, hijacking threats and emergencies, and coordinate contingency plans and drills
• Assess and arrange security for high-risk flights, deportees, persons in custody and other sensitive operations
• Coordinate security training, awareness initiatives and drills, and identify process and technology improvements
• Prepare security reports, threat assessments and management briefings, and escalate significant risks to Group Security Management

Required profile

• Graduate holding a valid BASIC AVSEC certificate issued by the appropriate Bangladeshi authority
• Security experience, including aviation security in a supervisory position within an airline, ground handler, aviation services business or other large service-sector organisation, ideally in a law-enforcement environment
• Right to live and work in Bangladesh
• Ability to work independently, with strong written and spoken communication skills

Required skills

• In-depth knowledge of aviation security, such as ICAO Annex 17 and IATA security regulations, and extraordinary procedures for hijack, accident and bomb-threat scenarios
• Knowledge of how airside and landside departments operate