About This Role
We are looking for a collaborative, forward‑thinking Protective Security Compliance Delivery Manager to join our Student and Campus Life service. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape how the University meets its commitments under the Terrorism Protection and Premises Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law), while championing safe, inclusive and welcoming campuses for our whole community.
About You
In this senior professional post, you will lead strategic security and compliance projects that enhance the safety, resilience, and consistency of our campus operations. Working in partnership with colleagues across the University, you will support the Head of Campus Support to deliver high-impact, institution-wide improvements aligned to our strategic priorities and statutory duties.
This role is rooted in collaboration and influence. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders — including Estates & Commercial Services, Governance & Legal Services, Finance, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, and the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive — to shape policy, strengthen compliance, and embed new approaches and processes across teams.
Your work will ensure that UWE Bristol remains proactive, well-prepared, and informed as external requirements continue to evolve.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading strategic compliance and safety projects, ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes.
* Acting as the University’s subject‑matter expert on the Terrorism Protection and Premises Act 2025, including influencing senior leaders by providing expert updates, insights and analysis.
* Working with colleagues across Colleges and Services to develop and implement requirements, including policies, risk assessments, emergency planning and compliance measures.
* Supporting the development and delivery of training to enable teams to operate confidently within compliance frameworks.
* Contributing to governance forums and wider institutional projects, representing Campus Support with professionalism and credibility.
* Maintaining an externally focused and proactive outlook, actively horizon‑scanning across the HE and protective security sector to identify emerging risks, regulatory expectations, and best‑practice insights, translating these into actionable improvements for organisational compliance and resilience.
What we’re looking for
* Experience from a complex organisation and strong knowledge of security, protective risk, compliance or counter‑terrorism contexts.
* Exceptional communication skills, with the confidence to engage, influence and collaborate with stakeholders both internally and externally at all levels.
* Thrives in a matrix environment and enjoys working across teams to achieve shared goals.
* Ability to translate regulation into practical implementation plans and help others understand what this means for their work.
* Values inclusive practice and contributes to a culture where colleagues and students feel safe, respected and able to succeed.
Where you will be working
UWE Bristol is a campus‑based University with vibrant campus communities that are central to student life. This role requires working across all campuses, primarily campus‑based with some flexibility for hybrid working. Some evening work will be required to support both the Day and Night Teams.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and a career‑average pension scheme, retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Diversity and Inclusion
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We welcome applicants from a range of professional backgrounds—including security, policing, defence, emergency management, regulatory compliance, or similar fields—and recognise that expertise can be gained through many different routes. We are a Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from disabled or neurodivergent candidates.
Additional Information
This is a full‑time, 3‑year fixed‑term role working 37 hours per week. The post is not available on a job share basis and requires DBS clearance. This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship and does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs. If offered a role, you will need to provide valid documentation confirming your right to work in the UK before employment begins.
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