Developing and maintaining a comprehensive security programme that provides appropriate security to people, assets, reputation and communities requires a substantial investment of staff time and resources across multiple departments. Although security is the lead on security management, the guidance outlined here assumes close coordination and collaboration with Social Performance in particular. The Government Relations team also has an important role to play, for example through reporting on VPSHR compliance, engaging governments on policy-level security and VPSHR issues and security issues.
Lines of accountability
The table below lays out roles and responsibilities in managing VPs-aligned security arrangements.
Table 4E.6 Roles and responsibilities in managing VPs-aligned security arrangements
| COMPANY LEVEL |
PERSON |
ROLE |
| GROUP |
Group Social Performance Principal |
- Provides advice and input on how to meet the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and IFC Performance Standard 4.
- Ensures appropriate capacity and expertise is available to site
|
| Group Legal |
- Provides advice on national legislation and regulations regarding security and human rights.
|
| BUSINESS UNIT |
Government Relations Manager |
- Acts as contact point for local and national government regarding engagement with public security
- Negotiates (or agreement around principles) with public security providers (as agreed with site and depending on context)
- Develops general policy or procedure on equipment transfers for adaptation at site level
- Receives regular updates through quarterly reports
|
| SITE SECURITY TEAM |
Security Manager |
- Involves relevant departments in communicating security plans and understanding potential security risks to the site
- Engages with communities as agreed through discussions with Social Performance
- Maintains relationships with public security
- Gathers background information on private and public security with the support of Social Performance and
- Coordinates findings with Social Performance to develop a full picture of impacts and risks
- Coordinates with Social Performance to develop Controls
- Ensures new or revised contracts with private providers are aligned with aligned with the Group Contractor Performance Management Standard
- Monitors application of contract provisions
- Provides, or oversees and monitors, appropriate training for private providers
- Monitors composition of guard force
- Works closely with to negotiate or agree equivalent principles
- Works closely with to develop a policy or procedure on equipment transfers
- Monitors use of equipment provided by the site
|
| SOCIAL PERFORMANCE TEAM |
Social Performance Manager |
- Designs overall consultation process with affected communities to understand security-related issues
- Engages site security teams to build relations with affected communities, including communication of VPs and human rights commitments
- Reviews context to inform identification of impacts and risks
- Coordinates with security team to identify impacts and risks and establish risk rating for public security
- Works with security team to develop Controls
- Supports security teams as needed
- Monitors and maintains relationships between private providers and local communities
- Monitors relationship between public providers and affected communities.
|
| SITE MANAGEMENT |
General Manager / HoDs |
- Ensures cross-departmental coordination through
- Facilitates coordination with
|
References
- Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (2019) Voluntary Principles Initiative Tools. Available at: https://www.voluntaryprinciples.org/copy-of-resources-3 (Accessed: December 2019)