Security Contract Manager London, England
Job description
About us
The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) brings together world-leading scientists to investigate how brain circuits process information to generate perception, form memories and guide behaviour. Developed through the vision and partnership of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and Wellcome, and with substantial investment from these partners, the mission of the SWC is to generate experimentally testable theories of brain function. SWC has a specialist and experienced professional services team. It is structured to efficiently support research activity and deliver effective management and operational leadership of the Centre.
About the role
This is a new exciting role that offers the opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and developing security processes at this active, 24/7 research institute. You will be responsible for leading and developing the SWC security team and will also be part of the on-call rota, responding to incidents as appropriate and ensuring that the day and night security teams are engaged and developed. The role will involve providing scenario-based training and you will also work with the SWC Communicatons Team to support events. You will provide updates to UCL's Security Management Team, auditing and recording performance and ensuring all compliance systems are in place and adhered to. This role is part time with a flexible working pattern and is available between 16 to 24 hours per week. It is available for one year in the first instance. Please contact Doug Ward, for further information or an informal discussion about the role: [email protected]
About you
You will hold a qualification in contract management with a track record of successfully managing the performance of contracted services as well as leading and developing a team. Proven experience in public facing security services is essential and you'll have experience of leading security measures for public events. You must have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with UCL staff, service provider staff and management, students and visitors. The role also requires experience in management of intercom, EACS and CCTV with planned maintenance contracts. Experience in managing and escalating of security incidents that affect Business as Usual is essential along with the ability to evaluate risks associated with the building and external boundaries.
What we offer
The SWC offers staff an award-winning work environment in the heart of Fitzrovia with access to pleasant outdoor spaces. The Centre also offers the full range of UCL staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement, occupational pension schemes, excellent family-friendly policies such as occupational shared parental pay, a work-life balance policy, and a range of financial benefits such as a season ticket loan scheme and staff discounts. SWC prides itself on offering a high quality administrative, technical and operational support function, and fully supports the professional development and progression of its staff, actively encouraging colleagues to learn new skills and broaden their experience. The SWC is supported in this aim by UCL’s Organisational Development team who run a wide range of training programmes for all staff types and grades.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. The Athena SWAN Charter recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in science, technology, engineering, maths, and medicine (STEMM) employment in academia. SWC is delighted to have received an Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2021. We stand by our commitment to positive action to improve equality and accessibility in the workplace. We will provide reasonable adjustments to enable people to work and flourish with us. SWC is proud to uphold both UCL’s Dignity at Work and Work-Life Balance policies. As Centre we commit to fostering a positive cultural climate where all staff and students can thrive and and actively support Wellbeing@UCL, UCL community, supported by our Wellbeing.
