The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context.

Campus Protection Services seeks a suitably qualified and experienced energetic individual that will lead a team and coordinate campus protection at the university and enable positive change in teams and campus community behaviour.

Key Performance Areas

Reporting to the Manager: Campus Protection Services (CPS), the Coordinator: Campus Protection Services is responsible for coordinating all security services that relate to the protection/safety of students, staff, guests and property. The role further requires providing security and safety advice on institutional activities, events and to serve on governance and various platforms.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, organising, controlling and monitoring resources and performance.
• Resource allocation and implementation of activities.
• Protection of students, staff, guests and property.
• Adapt protection services in alignment with university activities.
• Proactively identify potential and real risks of threats to safety of the campus community and guests and implement risk mitigation interventions.
• Perform continuous risk assessments of safety and appropriate response risk.
• Training of staff and training of campus community with regards to people safety and protection of property.
• Events Management and planning
• Compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Reporting to Management and various governance platforms.
• Design and implement policies and standard operating procedures or business processes that support health, safety and environment.
• Report writing to various constituents and institutional requirements.
• Accurate and timely recording of all incidences on the university system and the appropriate response and closing of incidences.
• Communication to relevant stakeholders.
• Implement various safety campaigns such as crime prevention, safety, etc.
• Foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Implementation of university policies, procedures and processes.
• Ensure Performance Development System implementation and activities related to the university's Integrated Talent Management Framework.