Operations Manager: Tygerberg

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description


Duties/Pligte

  • Operational and functional management of the Campus Security Division at the Tygerberg- and satellite campuses;
  • Rendering guidance and support to the campuses' safety committees with regard to workplace safety functions;
  • Operational management, people management and performance management of the in-house security staff;
  • Security contract and compliance management;
  • Planning and executing crime prevention operations;
  • Managing the optimal utilisation of the security technology systems such as alarms, CCTV, and other security technologies;
  • Building and maintaining a positive relationship with the campus community, thereby ensuring that the campus community maintains an informed, balanced and supporting approach towards personal safety and campus security;
  • Forming part of SU's campus security team by supporting and liaising with team members at other campuses;
  • Managing the full scope of departmental administration, including but not limited to, incident records management, crime trends management and day to day communication;
  • Managing the Department's operational and contract budgets in accordance with the SU financial budgeting and control protocols;
  • Building and managing relations with external role players such as the SAPS, Municipal Law Enforcement, and other crime prevention agencies.



  • Operasionele en funksionele bestuur van die Kampussekuriteitsafdeling vir die Tygerberg- en satellietkampusse;
  • Lewering van advies en ondersteuning aan die kampusse se veiligheidskomitees met betrekking tot werksplek veiligheid;
  • Operasionele-, mense- en prestasiebestuur van die interne sekuriteitspersoneel;
  • Kontrakbestuur en voldoeningsbestuur van die gekontrakteerde sekuriteitspersoneel;Beplanning en uitvoering van misdaadbekampingsoperasies;
  • Bestuur die optimale aanwending van sekuriteitstelsels soos alarms, kringtelevisie en ander tegnologiese hulpmiddels;
  • Bou en handhaaf 'n positiewe verhouding met die kampusgemeenskap ten einde toe te sien dat die kampusgemeenskap 'n ingeligte, gebalanseerde en ondersteunende benadering tot persoonlike veiligheid en kampussekuriteit handhaaf;
  • Vorm deel van die US se veiligheidsbestuurspan deur ondersteuning en skakeling met die spanlede by ander kampusse;
  • Bestuur die volle omvang van die Afdeling se administrasie, met in begrip van maar nie beperk tot, insidentrekordbestuur, misdaadtendensebestuur en dag tot dag kommunikasie;
  • Bestuur die Afdeling se operasionele en kontrakbegrotings in ooreenstemming met US se finansixc3xable begrotings en beheer protokol;
  • Bou en bestuur positiewe verhoudinge met eksterne rolspelers soos die SAPD, Munisipale Wetstoepassing en ander misdaadvoorkomingsagentskappe.


Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
  • Bachelor's degree in Security Risk Management, or a bachelor's degree in a field directly related to Security Risk Management, such as Criminology, Police Sciences, or Military Sciences with at least eight years' work experience, OR a national diploma in Security Management with at least ten years' work experience will also be considered;
  • At least five years' experience as a security operations manager or a commissioned officer in the SAPS or SANDF;
  • PSIRA training and registration up to level B;
  • A valid Code B driver's licence;
  • No criminal record;
  • Proven ability to understand, fluently speak, read, and write emails and reports in at least English;
  • Computer literacy in MS Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
  • An energetic, self-driven team-leader with the ability to motivate others while demonstrating a high level of problem-solving skills, conflict handling skills and confidence to talk to or present to a large and diverse audience;
  • Good physical and mental health and demonstrate a basic level of personal fitness;
  • Availability to, apart from office hours, work after hours and weekends to guide subordinates or to respond to major incidents on campus after hours;
  • Must use own, reliable transport between work and home;
  • Must successfully undergo a comprehensive vetting process.



  • Baccalaureus graad in Sekuriteitsrisikobestuur, of 'n Baccalaureus graad in een van die vakgebiede direk verwant aan Sekuriteitsrisikobestuur soos Kriminologie, Polisiekunde of Krygskunde, OF 'n nasionale diploma in Sekuriteitsbestuur met minstens tien jaar se werkservaring, sal ook oorweeg word;
  • Minstens vyf jaar se ervaring as `n sekuriteit operasionele bestuurder of `n offisier in die SAPD of SANW;
  • PSIRA opleiding en registrasie tot vlak B;
  • `n Geldige Kode B rybewys;
  • Geen kriminele record;
  • Bewese vermoxc3xab om minstens Engels te verstaan, vlot te praat, te lees en e-posse en verslae te skryf;
  • Rekenaarvaardigheid in die gebruik van MS Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel en PowerPoint;
  • `n Energieke, gedrewe spanleier met die vermoxc3xab om mense te motiveer, met gevorderde probleemoplossingsvaardighede, goeie konflikbeslegtingsvaardighede, en die vaardighede en selfvertroue het om voor diverse en groot gehore te praat en op te tree;
  • Goeie fisieke en emosionele gesondheid en 'n bewese vlak van basiese persoonlike fiksheid handhaaf;
  • Beskikbaarheid om, buiten kantoorure, ook na-ure te werk om ondergeskiktes te lei, of op groot insidente op kampus na werksure te reageer;
  • Moet eie, betroubare vervoer gebruik tussen die werk en hul woning;
  • Moet 'n omvattende keuringsproses slaag.


Recommendation/Aanbeveling
  • Proven proficiency in and the ability to understand, read and speak Afrikaans and/or isiXhosa;
  • Knowledge of and / or working experience in utilising various security technologies;
  • Knowledge of and / or working experience in conducting security risk assessments;
  • Knowledge of and / or experience in event risk management and event security practices;
  • Experience in managing security staff that work shifts;
  • Experience in operationally managing a security team at a tertiary education institution.




  • Bewese vaardigheid in en die vermoxc3xab om Afrikaans en/of isiXhosa te verstaan, te lees en te praat;
  • Kennis van en / of werkservaring in die aanwending van verskillende sekuriteits-tegnologiese hulpmiddels;
  • Kennis van en / of werkservaring insake sekuriteitsrisiko assesserings;
  • Kennis van en / of ervaring in sekuriteitrisikobestuur en -praktyke by byeenkomste;
  • Ervaring in die bestuur van sekuriteitspersoneel wat skofte werk;
  • Ervaring in die bestuur van 'n sekuriteitspan by 'n tersixc3xaare opleidingsinstansie.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1288665
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned