Security Guard, Safety and Security at Aga Khan University Hospital

Security Guard, Safety & Security

Entity: Aga Khan University

Division: Safety & Security

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Job Role / Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager Security, you will be responsible to protect life and property by providing safety and security cover and assistance to all the patients, visitors, employees and students of AKU within your assigned area of duty. You will also perform duty as a key man and initiate and assist in carrying out minor investigations as and when required.

Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Ensure safe and secure environment to the patients, visitors, and employees of AKU within your assigned area of duty. Assist the patients / employees / visitors when called for security assistance.
• Ensure traffic and parking discipline within your assigned area of duty when deployed on traffic and parking duties.
• Check I D cards of the staff, faculty and students to control unauthorized movement o by employees and visitors.
• Promptly report any incident, fire, accident and / or theft within your assigned area of duty and inform area supervisor and Security Control supervisor for any suspicious activity.
• Respond to all emergency calls from Control and adjoining posts.
• Check gate passes when deployed on gates or other locations to ensure that no item goes out of AKU without due authority.
• Promptly report all incidents taking place in your assigned area of responsibility and inform area Supervisor and Security Control.
• Perform the duty of an Unarmed / Armed escort with a person or cash.
• Perform the duty of an Armed Body guard as escort.
• Perform the duty of Key man.
• Perform the duty of Psychiatry Ward, ER and other special care/ critical areas.
• Initiate & Assist in carrying out minor investigations.
• Perform special security duties in plain clothes for observation and investigation when required.
• Keep the Control Supervisor informed of all security matters within the area of responsibility.
• Assist and escort Police and Law Enforcement personnel with in AKU premises when asked to do so by the DSC / Control Supervisor
• Perform long hours of duty on special occasions if and when assigned.
• Perform any other Tasks assigned by Control Supervisor/DSC/ Manager.

Requirements:

• S.S.C or Matric pass in any discipline. Intermediate will be preferred.
• A retired soldier / combatant from Pakistan Armed Forces, Rangers, Frontier Corps., Frontier Constabulary, Coast Guard or Police at the level of Non-commissioned Officers.
• Experience and service with SSG & Intelligence units would be preferred.
• Efficiency in handling small arms i.e. Rifles and Pistols.
• Efficiency in unarmed combat, self-defense and restraining techniques.
• Efficiency in handling communication equipment i.e. Wireless sets & Telephones.
• Ability to drive preferred.
• Must be able to read and write Urdu fluently.
• Must be Medical Category "AYE" (Fit in all respects).
• Proficient in customer / public dealing and management of aggressive behavior.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.