Assistant Director of Campus Resilience and Security

Job title:

Assistant Director of Campus Resilience and Security

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe UCL Estate comprises over 240 buildings, more than 6.5 million square feet of academic accommodation and around 4500 owned student bedrooms. The scale, variety and complexity of the estate are unparalleled in the sector, including world-leading research, teaching, offices and student accommodation.The Estates Strategy principles commit to improving campus experience for all users and putting students at the heart of campus and investing in better teaching and conferencing space and making the best use of it.The Facilities Management department is part of the Campus Experience and Infrastructure Division and is responsible for managing delivery of customer service excellence including Estates Business Partnering, Area Facilities Management and Teaching Space Operations.UCL is a world-leading university dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive campus environment for its 50,000+ students and staff. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a transformative approach to security and resilience, safeguarding UCL’s people, reputation, and operations in an ever-changing landscape.About the roleWe are hiring an Assistant Director of Campus Resilience and Security for our site in central London. This is a critical leadership role responsible for safeguarding UCL’s operational resilience and security in an increasingly complex environment. Reporting to the Director of Campus Experience and Commercial Services, this position will lead dynamic business strategies while integrating key functions, including campus security, business continuity planning, crisis management, and digital security systems.This role is pivotal in advancing UCL’s approach to security and operational resilience. It involves leading, overseeing, and integrating security operations, incident management, business continuity and risk mitigation strategies to strengthen the university’s ability to anticipate, respond to, and recover from potential threats.This is an opportunity to take UCL’s security and resilience strategy to the next level. You will drive innovation, implement best practices, and ensure UCL remains safe, operationally secure, and reputationally resilient in a rapidly evolving landscape. The focus is on enhancing existing frameworks while introducing new strategies and a dynamic forward-thinking, proactive approach that aligns with UCL’s long-term ambitions.(Full job description is available to view)About youEssential requirements for this role.

• Ten years of relevant senior leadership experience in security, business continuity, or risk management within large, complex organisations.
• A proven ability to develop and implement high-level strategies that strengthen operational resilience, security, crisis response and business continuity.
• Significant experience in major incident management, emergency preparedness, and business continuity planning.
• A proven track record of successfully leading security teams, business continuity professionals, and industry-standard experts in managing crisis situations and overseeing resilience frameworks at an enterprise level.
• Strong expertise in strategic and operational risk management, with the ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate evolving threats.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Extensive experience in fiscal and budget management, ensuring cost-effective security and resilience strategies.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities in high-pressure environments.
• Demonstrated experience in integrating data analytics, security intelligence, and digital technologies into operational security models.
• The ability to build, develop, and manage high-performing teams in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong professional credibility and authority to engage with senior stakeholders, government agencies, and emergency services.

What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insuranceOur commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs 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. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:10:53 GMT

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