Security and Risk Management • Carry out risk assessments and make recommendations to senior management, assessing level of risk in terms of wider issues such as international/national terrorism and/or political unrest issues; • Encourage SOAS community to report all incidents and ensure that reports are analysed in terms of trends emerging to inform decisions on cost effective deployment of staff, CCTV etc; • To be accountable for the security budget and efficient and effective provision of operational security services to SOAS and its associated groups; • Work with the Director of Property and Infrastructure and wider managers in order to facilitate an integrated service; • Work with dedicated stakeholders across SOAS and others during the planning stage and during actual events to ensure that important events/visits to SOAS are safe and secure; • Advise senior management on confidential or sensitive matters and act as a conduit between SOAS and the police at all levels in order to expedite solutions to difficult situations; • Receive and deal with any information that has a security dimension and deal with this in a confidential manner; • The post holder is responsible for the development and implementation of security strategies and plans for SOAS, which support the relevant strategies (including the Directorate’s); • Participate in supporting the services management team in delivering an effective integrated estates service; • Contribute to development of strategies and planning of capital and major maintenance work which will have a significant impact upon SOAS business planning, strategy and resources; • Ensure reports relating to area of responsibility are prepared for SOAS committees /advisory groups; • Review services provided and report results and recommendations to Director of Property and Infrastructure; • Plan for the continual development of the security service and ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place for recruiting, directing, supervising, appraising, counselling and training staff; • As the lead professional for security services the post holder is expected to be proactive in relation to identifying and solving problems so that consistent and appropriate services are available and delivered. The post holder is expected to develop policies and procedures and ensure that they are communicated to and interpreted appropriately by staffing order to minimise risk of crime; • The range of activity managed by the post holder requires wide experience in resolving complex security risk issues and operational matters as well as in interpreting new legislation and anticipating issues in relation to policy setting; • Analyse, coordinate and lead recovery/mitigating activities in response to security-related emergency situations – coordinating activities with other relevant senior managers and estate users; • Responsible for ensuring that staff resources and funding allocated to the Security Office are utilised in an effective and efficient manner; • Responsible for ensuring that all legislative requirements in the area of responsibility are adhered to; • Responsible for the continuous assessment process, making decisions and thereafter security recommendations to SOAS management in order to reduce risk to SOAS; • Responsible, at the scene of serious incidents, for initial decisions as to how the issue will be dealt with, who needs to be informed and/or asked to attend; • Responsible for all security associated decisions with the aim of speedy recovery and the resumption of normal business; • Ensure through proper consultation, liaison and negotiation that value for money is achieved in area of responsibility; Key Tasks
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