Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities entail assisting in:

• Conducting periodic patrols in the University to ensure all centers are manned at all times and a tight perimeter maintained.
• Carrying out spot checks at the students’ hostels to ensure unauthorized is monitored for accountability of the hostels occupants.
• Issuing gate passes to students and staff members to ensure only authorized access to the University.
• Issuing University visitor badges at the main gate for clear and easy identification.
• Arresting both staff and students who may be causing violence in the institution in line with the University rules and regulations.
• Reporting any theft or loss of University property for investigations and further actions taken.
• Ensuring welfare of security staff is addressed such as security uniforms and tools of work are made available for efficient operations while performing their duties.
• Supervising Security guards.
• Maintaining Occurrence Book.

Person specification

For appointment to this post, a candidate must:

• Diploma in in criminology or social order or its equivalent or any other relevant field from a recognized institution
• At least four (4) years working experience in the University or appropriately trained in security work in the Kenya Police Service and Kenya Defense Forces either in the rank of a sergeant.
• Be at least 30 years of age.
• Be a person of high integrity.
• Be physically and medically fit.
• Be computer proficient and conversant with ERP system.
• Have a certificate of good conduct from DCI.

• Conducting periodic patrols in the University to ensure all centers are manned at all times and a tight perimeter maintained.
• Carrying out spot checks at the students’ hostels to ensure unauthorized is monitored for accountability of the hostels occupants.
• Issuing gate passes to students and staff members to ensure only authorized access to the University.
• Issuing University visitor badges at the main gate for clear and easy identification.
• Arresting both staff and students who may be causing violence in the institution in line with the University rules and regulations.
• Reporting any theft or loss of University property for investigations and further actions taken.
• Ensuring welfare of security staff is addressed such as security uniforms and tools of work are made available for efficient operations while performing their duties.
• Supervising Security guards.
• Maintaining Occurrence Book.

• Computer proficiency
• Conversant with ERP system

• Diploma in criminology or social order or its equivalent or any other relevant field from a recognized institution
• At least four (4) years working experience in the University or appropriately trained in security work in the Kenya Police Service and Kenya Defense Forces either in the rank of a sergeant.
• Be at least 30 years of age.
• Be a person of high integrity.
• Be physically and medically fit.
• Have a certificate of good conduct from DCI.