Head of Security

The Royal Parks

  • London
  • £65,000-72,000 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 10 days ago
The OrganisationThe Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats, and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park, and Bushy Park.We also manage other important public spaces, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK, with tens of millions of visits every year.We are now looking for a Head of Security to join us on a full-time, two-year fixed term contract basis, working 36 hours per week.The Benefits
  • £65,000 - £72,000 per annum, depending on experience, with an 8.5% allowance in lieu of overtime/on-call requirements (non-pensionable)
  • 26 days' annual leave, plus public holidays
  • Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
  • Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
  • Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Offices in a beautiful location
This is a new opportunity for strategic security leader ready to shape and deliver a robust, values-driven operating model.The RoleAs the Head of Security, you will define and lead our security operations, ensuring our environments are safe, secure, and welcoming for all. This is a pivotal role that blends strategic oversight with operational assurance, working across teams to embed best practice and resilience.You'll support senior leadership and work alongside key partners such as the Met Police in developing and implementing a public-facing security operating model aligned with our legal obligations, contractual commitments, and core values.You will also ensure comprehensive security risk assessments are conducted across operational teams, identifying and mitigating risks in close coordination with Health & Safety.Additionally, you will:
  • Collaborate with staff to design and implement procedures that reduce risk, respond to incidents, and foster a secure and reassuring environment for visitors and colleagues
  • Lead on security governance, ensuring clear documentation, compliance, and reporting of incidents and investigations
  • Contribute to the creation of a new internal security policy, supporting the Director of Corporate Services.
About YouTo be considered as the Head of Security, you will need:
  • Significant experience of strong partnerships with evidence of building and maintaining effective relationships, negotiation and influencing
  • Significant experience of conducting, facilitating and documenting effective risk assessments, with appropriate scoring and risk mitigation
  • Good knowledge and awareness of relevant security regulations and standards, and relevant legislation
  • Effective networking to maintain high profile links e.g. with police, Councils etc through partnership and stakeholder engagement.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity, please send your CV and covering letter to Kelvyn Pearce

The Royal Parks