- HEO8
- Full-time
- Continuing position
- La Trobe University’s Melbourne (Bundoora) campus location
- Hybrid working arrangements
About the position
La Trobe University is seeking an experienced security professional to coordinate operational security and security-related incident response across its campuses and sites.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Campus Safety, this University-wide role will coordinate day-to-day security services, incident and emergency response, event-security readiness, procedures, training, exercises, reporting and operational assurance.
To be successful, you will have demonstrated experience in security operations, incident response, emergency response and operational readiness within a complex, multi-site environment. You will also have strong stakeholder-management, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and accountable during incidents and disruption.
Based at Bundoora, the role has University-wide responsibilities and requires regular travel to other campuses and sites.
Essential Criteria
Skills and knowledge required for the position
- A degree, extensive management expertise and supporting experience, or postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training, and/or experience.
- Demonstrated security and safety knowledge and proven operational oversight and experience in a complex, multi-site working environment.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating security operations, incident response, emergency response and operational readiness in an active or 24/7 environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing or monitoring outsourced security services, service-level requirements, contractor performance and key performance indicators.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and review operational procedures, response plans, training, exercises, and assurance activities.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse incident information, investigations, trends, and patterns and use operational data to provide initiative-taking recommendations and management briefings.
- Demonstrated ability to operate or effectively use incident-reporting and security-operations systems, with experience in platforms such as Gallagher Command Centre, Milestone Integrated CCTV desirable or the equivalent.
Please see the position description for all other duties and skills and knowledge required for the position.
Essential Compliance Requirements
To hold this La Trobe University position, the occupant must:
- Hold, or be willing to undertake and pass, a Victorian Working with Children Check.
- Take personal accountability to comply with all University policies, procedures and legislative or regulatory obligations; including but not limited to TEQSA and the Higher Education Threshold Standards.
- Current Victorian driver licence with ‘Car’ listed under licence type.
- Hold a current Security Licence
Benefits:
• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• On site childcare facilities
• Flexible work arrangements, job-share applicants will be individually considered
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses
Why La Trobe:
- Help transform the lives of students, partners and communities now and in the future
- Develop your career at an innovative, global university where you’ll collaborate with community and industry to create impact.
- Enjoy working on our inspiring and stunning campuses – the perfect hub for industry, students and academics
How to apply
Closing date: By Sunday the 8th of November 2026
Position Enquiries: Rita Rossi, Senior Manager, Campus Safety
r.rossi@latrobe.edu.au
Recruitment Enquiries: Madeleine Parker, First Nations Talent Acquisition Consultant m.parker@latrobe.edu.au
Position description below:
PD-HEO8 Senior Coordinator, Security Operations & Incident Response.pdf
Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:
- An up-to-date resume;
- Cover letter addressing your suitability for the position and;
- Separate document responding to each dot point of the key selection criteria
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All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.
Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities. Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence in previous employment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information to assist in determining suitability. Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation liberty or autonomy.
