Security Control Room Operative

Location: London Senate House

Sub-Department: Estate Management

Hours Per Week: 48

Job Description

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Role

Security Control Room Operative

The Security Control Room Officer will be responsible for using best practices to identify and support all incidents that are either impactful or potentially impactful to business, the brand and or employees.

The Security Control Room Officer will monitor cameras and alarms, dispatch associated calls via telephone and radio, operate access control technology. Security Control Room Officer will escalate both crisis and non-crisis incidents to their line manager and the senior security management team, overall, as per standard operating procedures.

The nature of the role is such that it is essential that the post holder has and will maintain an excellent record of attendance and timekeeping.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 21^st August 2024.

The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. 

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.