G4S Angola

About G4S

G4S Globally:
G4S is the leading global integrated security company specialising in the provision of security products, services and solutions. The group is active in more than 120 countries, and is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange with more than 618,000 employees and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen.

We specialise in outsourced business processes and facilities in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat.

G4S in Africa and Angola:
G4S the largest private sector employer and largest security company in Africa, with operations in more than 26 African countries and more than 124 000 employees on the continent.  Our size and scale means we touch the lives of millions of people across the world and we have a duty and desire to ensure the influence we have makes a positive impact on the people and communities in which we work.

G4S plays an important role in society. We make a difference by helping people to operate in a safe and secure environment where they can thrive and prosper. We believe this role can only grow in importance. We are global experts in the assessment and management of security and safety risks for buildings, infrastructure, materials, valuables, people and society.

In Angola, G4S employees over a 1300 employees, providing expert and technologically advanced security services to multinational, international and local customers. G4S Angola combines internationally acclaimed experience with local knowledge to provide the following in-country security services:

• Security Consultancy

• Manned Security

• Alarm, Monitoring & Response

• Security Systems Installation

• Valuables In Transit

• Journey Management

We develop long-term strategic partnerships with customers in key sectors where we can help them to deliver their own business objectives through either increasing their revenues, reducing costs, managing risks, protecting critical assets or improving their service delivery to the customers they serve.

We do this by understanding the environments in which our customers operate, the pressures they face and the things that matter to them. By understanding ‘the bigger picture’ and applying our expertise and knowledge derived from providing security solutions in diverse regulatory environments in over 120 countries around the world, we turn our customers security challenges into opportunities.

Our people are our core differentiator and we therefore take care to employ the best people, develop their competence, provide opportunity and inspire them to live our values. G4S works hard to retain talent through robust Performance Management and Talent Review Processes, as well as Management Development Programmes. We prioritise and improve on our health and safety performance across all operations to ensure the safety of our people and to achieve our goal of Zero Harm.

G4S is the only private security company in Africa that has ever been awarded Top Employer certification. This is a remarkable achievement, particularly as the company has been awarded 9 certifications in 2013, 11 certifications in 2014 and 2015, and now 13 certifications in 2016. Independent research by the Top Employers Institute shows the company looks after its people exceptionally well, offering employees an engaging and safe working environment where their contributions are valued.

Best people practices that earned G4S the covenant Top Employer accolade:

• We take care to employ the best people, develop their competence, provide opportunity and inspire them to live our values.

• We provide an environment, and the resources, in which learning and development is actively encouraged.

• We prioritise and improve on our health and safety performance across all operations to ensure the safety of our people and to achieve our goal of Zero Harm.

• We believe that increased diversity is vital to our continued success as the skills needed in our global business are found in people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

• We believe that growing our own talent internally, wherever possible, is essential to building capability and continued success.

• We work to retain the best people through robust Performance Management and Talent Review Processes, as well as Management Development Programmes.

• We encourage all managers to initiate learning and development platforms and create an environment where performance is continually improved, enabling us to remain ahead in the market.

• We have fair and transparent practices in place to encourage employee involvement, participation and engagement in business processes.

• We actively involve our people in sociably responsible projects that touch the lives of the most vulnerable populations across our countries of operation.

• We are committed to developing an environment where our employees feel valued and recognised for the important task with which we’ve been entrusted: securing our customers and our communities.

• We have developed a solid reputation as an organisation that is uncompromising in its focus on compliance with industry standards and regulations. We therefore comply with the G4S Business Ethics Policy, Human Rights Policy and the UK Bribery Act 2010.

Our Vision and Mission

OUR VISION: Our vision is to be recognised as the global leader in providing secure outsourcing solutions, to help customers achieve their own strategic goals and to deliver sustainable growth for G4S and long-term value for shareholders.

OUR MISSION: G4S is the world’s leading global integrated security company. Our mission is to be the supply partner of choice in all our services and markets, creating material value for our customers and shareholders.

Our Values

We aim to act responsibly in how we manage relationships with customers, communities, employees and other stakeholders. Our business model is closely aligned to our values which guide how we conduct our business and develop positive relationships with all stakeholders. Our values are a key priority area for us.

Safety First: We prioritise safety management to protect the health and wellbeing of our colleagues and those around us.

Performance: We see to improve performance year-on-year to create long-term sustainability.

Integrity: We can always be trusted to do the right thing.

Best People: We employ the best people, develop their competence, provide opportunity and inspire them to live our values.

Teamwork and Collaboration: We collaborate for the benefit of our customers and G4S.

Expertise: We develop and demonstrate our expertise through our innovative approach to creating and delivering the right solutions.

Customer Focus: We have close, open relationships with our customers which generate trust and we work in partnership for the mutual benefit of our organisations.

For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.