Close Protection Officer

Job description: Close Protection officer
Location: Johannesburg

An Armed Close Protection Officer (CPO) often referred to as an armed bodyguard is a highly trained security professional responsible for the safety and security of high-profile individuals such as executives celebrities politicians or high-net-worth individuals and their families. They work in both public and private spaces often in high-risk environments to prevent attacks kidnappings and harassment

Core Responsibilities

Close Personal Protection: Maintaining a close often discreet presence to shield the principal from physical harm.

Armed Defense: Utilizing carrying and maintaining authorized firearms (handguns rifles shotguns) to protect the client if necessary.

Risk & Threat Assessment: Conducting comprehensive security surveys and threat analyses to identify vulnerabilities in routines locations and travel.

Advance Planning & Reconnaissance: Scouting locations (restaurants venues hotels) before the clients arrival to check entry/exit points emergency routes and security measures.

Secure Transportation & Driving: Acting as a security chauffeur including defensive and evasive driving techniques to safely navigate transport and if needed extract the client from danger.

Surveillance & Counter-Surveillance: Monitoring for potential threats identifying surveillance efforts by hostile parties and maintaining 360-degree situational awareness.

Access Control: Controlling access to the client vetting visitors and securing residential or office environments.

Emergency Response: Providing immediate professional response to incidents including medical emergencies (First Aid/CPR) or physical attacks.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Licensing & Certification: Valid armed security license or permit along with valid firearm competency for business purposes.

Experience: Prior experience in law enforcement military or specialized private security.

Physical Fitness: High level of physical strength endurance and agility to handle 1216 hour shifts and potential physical altercations.

Technical Proficiency: Competence in using security technology including radio equipment GPS metal detectors and CCTV.

Soft Skills: Calmness under pressure exceptional attention to detail discretion high level of professionalism and confidentiality.

Driving: Valid clean drivers license with advanced or defensive driving certifications (e.g. RoSPA/IAM) often preferred.

Working Conditions

High-Pressure Environment: The job requires being on high alert making split-second life-saving decisions.

Irregular Hours: Rarely a 9-5 job involving long hours frequent travel and extended periods away from home.

Discretion: The ability to blend into the background operating quietly rather than drawing attention.

Working Conditions

This member will be required to collect the client in Rosebank at his place of residence and to drive him to his place of employment / place of meeting / any place as determined by the client.

The member will be required to be PSIRA registered have a valid PSIRA certificate and valid SA Driving licence.