Chief Security Officer

Reporting to the Vice Chancellor

the Chief Security Officer will be responsible for:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing the day-to-day administrative functions of the Security Department;
• Formulating security related policies;
• Advising the Vice Chancellor and Management on all security issues obtaining and affecting the University from time to time;

• Developing and recommending security strategies for the University Campus;
• Controlling the Departmental votes / expenditure;
• Supervising and directing the operations of University Security Guards through the Security Sergeants;
• Developing manpower development programmes for the department and conducting training programmes for staff in the department:

• Detecting and investigating all losses than may occur in the University from time to time and recommending to the Vice Chancellor as well as referring criminal cases to the police;
• Ensuring that new students are oriented about Security issues obtaining in the University and the country in general;
• Overseeing the loss control function of the department and recommending to the Vice Chancellor and management appropriate mitigation strategies.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Security and Risk Management or equivalent:
• At least 10 years’ experience, five of which should heat supervisory level;
• In-depth knowledge of electronic security systems;
• Experience of working at a university would be an added advantage;
• Computer literacy.

Details on salary, allowances and other benefits will be made available to short-listed candidates.
Six (6) copies of the following: Application letters, certified copies of certificates and C.Vs giving full personal details including full -names, place and date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability and names of at least three (3) referees should be addressed to:

The Assistant Registrar
Human Resources,
Harare Institute of Technology
P.O. Box BE 277 Belvedere
HARARE

Closing date for receipt of applications is 21 September 2018.