Job Title: Head of Security
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £53,353 – £61,823 per year
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Closing Date: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Please note this opportunity has the flexibility to be based at either the Cambridge or Chelmsford Campus.
We are ranked in the world’s top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. Our research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world-leading. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.
The Role:
The Security Department are part of the Office of the Secretary and Clerk which is one of the key Professional Services that support the operation of the university. The role of Head of Security and Emergency Planning is responsible for both the Strategic direction as well as the ongoing operational management of the Security Department.
You will be responsible for a Security Department consisting of over 30 staff, including Duty Managers, Security Officers, Control Room Operators and Receptionists. You will be accountable for the security provision across three campuses: Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough. The Head of Security also has responsibility for external security contracts such as the External Security contract that provides additional resource for university events along with the CCTV and Access Control contracts.
As Head of Security, you will take responsibility for the security of university events both internal and external, a key part of the role is liaison with the Emergency Services. You will also lead on Emergency Planning as part of your role, where you will plan and deliver an Annual Emergency Exercise.
Candidate Requirements:
You will have a higher degree plus significant demonstrable professional experience relevant to the role or relevant professional qualification at post graduate level. You will be a great communicator working with a variety of people building strong working relationships. As a trusted partner you will deliver complex information sensitively and professionally to a wide and varied number of stakeholders both internal and external.
As a security professional and expert, you will be committed to continuous improvement and will look for new ways to improve the efficiency of the service. As an employer we encourage and welcome new ideas and innovations. It is expected that applicants for this role will have both security knowledge as well as experience of managing a large team in a customer facing role. If you have previous relevant experience, ideally gained in an education environment, possess basic IT skills, a customer-centric ethos and can demonstrate commitment to our values then we’d love to hear from you. If you have the ability to think innovatively, possess good interpersonal and negotiating skills and can demonstrate commitment to our values with the willingness to contribute to the collective life of the Service then we do hope you’ll express an interest in joining us.
Benefits:
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page on our website for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Please note – We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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Candidates with experience of: Security Manager, Lead Security Officer, Corporate Security Supervisor, Security Manager, Security Supervisor, Security Officer, Security Guard Supervisor, Security Officer Corporate, Security, Security Enforcement Officer, SIA Licence, Surveillance, Estate Security, Corporate Security Manager may also be considered for this role.
