Anubis employment Opportunities
Close Protection - CP
The opportunities for a Close Protection Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence holder to secure employment in the private security industry are reasonably good. It is predominantly a self-employed security sector so reputation and recommendation is everything. There are very few full-time jobs in Close Protection where you are a career employee by either an individual principal client or company. Provided a licence holder remains flexible and diverse in the security roles he or she is willing to offer employers, career opportunities are plentiful.
Wages vary considerably depending on the assignment (length and location) and a licence holder's experience. As a general guide to pay a Close Protection team member in the UK could earn anything between about £120 to £200 per day with a team leader earning up to £350. In hostile or remote environments abroad, wages have dropped significantly to approximately £150 to £300 per day subject to experience and the individual assignment. Some large security companies now offer a fixed short-term annual salary of about £50000. Close Protection Team leaders would earn a little more up to about £65000.
Anubis only employ SIA licensed Close Protection Operatives (CPO's) and naturally favour those individuals that they have personally trained. This is because even if an individual holds an SIA Close Protection licence the variation in a company's training standards and the ultimate quality of successful graduates is huge. Increasingly the quality of the training provider and the individuals who actually trained the SIA licence holder is becoming a key factor in current Close Protection employment. Best-practice has yet to filter down to be delivered by all Close Protection training providers and until it does employers will continue to ask two questions namely:
"Do you hold an SIA Close Protection licence?" & "Who trained you?"
The answer to the second question can often be more important than the first! An SIA licence is the current legal requirement to work on a contract in England, Wales & Scotland, but it does not yet guarantee that the holder is a high-quality operator.
Before accepting any Close Protection employment you must always read the small print and clarify the position regarding travelling expenses, accommodation, food, leave payment, illness, insurance, repatriation, home visits, phone allowance, etc.
Security Consultants
Currently the role of a Security Consultant is not a sector licensed by the SIA although a further announcement on this issue is expected by 2010. Employment therefore still relies on competency mainly judged by an individual's background and experience. As regulation draws closer and private security companies focus more on their legal 'duty of care', much more emphasis is being placed on formal qualifications like a security-related University Degree or the Anubis Certified Security Consultant (CSC) level 5 qualification.
Employment opportunities for Security Consultants varies widely and is difficult to quantify. They range from those that are in full-time employment with a risk management company like Anubis, to those that rely on contractual work from a range of organisations as a self-employed person. The organisations that employ Security Consultants are diverse and include such industry sectors as oil and gas, governments, defence, maritime, nuclear, construction and aviation. The Anubis CSC Course is accredited by the Institute of Risk Management and it may be worth undertaking broader research into qualifications and employment at:
