# Competences — security manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e9507d34-c70f-474f-a4a3-d2cbfe50f6e9).

## Essential

- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **ensure equipment availability** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **establish daily priorities** (skill/competence)
- **establish site security routines** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **handle surveillance equipment** (skill/competence)
- **internal risk management policy** (knowledge)
- **investigate security issues** (skill/competence)
- **lead disaster recovery exercises** (skill/competence)
- **legal use-of-force** (knowledge)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **maintain incident reporting records** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage disaster recovery plans** (skill/competence)
- **manage logistics** (skill/competence)
- **manage security equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage supplies** (skill/competence)
- **manage the security team** (skill/competence)
- **organisational resilience** (knowledge)
- **oversee planning of security systems** (skill/competence)
- **security engineering** (knowledge)
- **security regulations** (knowledge)
- **security threats** (knowledge)
- **strive for company growth** (skill/competence)
- **supervise daily information operations** (skill/competence)
- **write security reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on strengthening security (skill/competence)
- consultation methods (knowledge)
- cyber security (knowledge)
- define security policies (skill/competence)
- ethical hacking principles (knowledge)
- implement ICT security policies (skill/competence)
- information confidentiality (knowledge)
- inspect government policy compliance (skill/competence)
- liaise with government officials (skill/competence)
- liaise with security authorities (skill/competence)
- maintain facility security systems (skill/competence)
- manage outsourced security (skill/competence)
- perform internal investigations (skill/competence)
- plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
- protect important clients (skill/competence)
- undertake employee screening (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 40 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- risk assessment — **32 %**
- access control — **25 %**

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