Public Safety Associate

The Security Associate plays a vital role in maintaining a safe and secure campus environment by actively monitoring safety operations, responding to emergencies, and ensuring compliance with security protocols. This position requires a high level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality while performing duties such as surveillance, reporting, and coordinating with various departments to uphold campus safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

Campus Safety & Security Monitoring: Maintain a visible presence across assigned areas to enforce campus security policies. Monitor CCTV and access control systems, promptly report suspicious activities, and coordinate with the control room for immediate action. Assist in managing campus entry and exit procedures, parking regulations, and visitor protocols.

Emergency Preparedness & Response: Respond swiftly to emergencies including fire, medical, and security incidents, ensuring effective implementation of safety measures. Participate in evacuation drills and emergency exercises, and assist in follow-up investigations. Collaborate with rescue services, law enforcement, and internal teams during critical situations.

Operational Accountability: Keep accurate logs, reports, and incident records as per prescribed formats. Ensure responsibility in attendance, duty performance, and proper handling of security equipment such as radios, keys, and surveillance tools. Report any malfunctioning equipment to supervisors without delay.

Operational Support and Liaison: Provide assistance to faculty, staff, students, and visitors in line with campus safety procedures. Support departmental events, VIP movements, and student activities through coordination and crowd management. Liaise with relevant departments to maintain smooth operations and safety compliance.

Confidentiality & Privacy: Safeguard confidentiality of all security operations, incidents, and sensitive information. Ensure protection of personal and institutional data during all assigned duties.

Safety, Security, and Surveillance: Conduct regular patrols of designated areas to detect and prevent security breaches. Assist in monitoring restricted zones and support lost-and-found management by ensuring proper recording and handling of items.

Required Qualifications

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an HEC-recognized university is preferred. Candidates should have 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in security or safety roles, ideally within educational or corporate environments.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

Candidates should possess strong observation and reporting skills, familiarity with security systems such as CCTV and access control, and excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. The ability to remain calm and effective during emergencies is essential, along with a high sense of integrity, confidentiality, discipline, and accountability. Key behavioral traits include multitasking, trustworthiness, pleasantness, analytical thinking, punctuality, commitment, teamwork, and professionalism.

The position may require travel and working beyond standard business hours (8:30 am to 5:00 pm), including evenings and weekends, to meet operational and event demands.

LUMS offers a dynamic learning ecosystem that encourages innovation, skill development, and interaction with leading academic and professional experts. The institution values intellectual freedom, supporting exploration across disciplines and fostering a diverse and inclusive community.

Benefits include a competitive package featuring Provident Fund, Group Life Insurance, EOBI pension scheme, outpatient medical coverage for employees and their families, and inpatient health insurance for employees, spouses, and dependent children.

The campus provides world-class amenities such as a Sports Complex with international-standard courts, a FINA-certified swimming pool, gender-segregated gyms, diverse dining options, a mosque, medical center, library, parking, female transport services, and a professionally managed Day Care Center.

Additionally, LUMS offers corporate and educational discounts, including tuition fee waivers for employees’ children enrolled at LUMS, scholarships for master’s programs, and executive development opportunities through the Rausing Executive Development Center (REDC).

LUMS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming candidates from all backgrounds and encouraging applications from minority groups. Discrimination based on gender, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, age, disability, or social status is strictly prohibited.