Senior Coordinator, Security Operations, and Incident Response

La Trobe; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Staff discounts on La Trobe courses

Job summary

La Trobe University in Melbourne seeks an experienced security professional to coordinate operational security and incident response across its campuses. The role reports to the Senior Manager, Campus Safety and covers day-to-day security services, incident handling and emergency readiness.

Based at Bundoora, it requires travel to other sites, strong stakeholder skills and a calm, accountable approach to incidents in a multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated security operations coordination experience in multi-site environments.
• Proven incident response and emergency readiness capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day security services across campuses.
• Oversee incident response and emergency procedures.
• Lead event-security readiness, training, exercises and reporting.

Skills

Security operations coordination

Incident response

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Security-related degree or equivalent

Tools

Gallagher Command Centre

Milestone CCTV

Job description

Senior Coordinator, Security Operations, and Incident Response

Job no: 571078

Work type: Continuing

Location: Melbourne (Bundoora)

Categories: Information Technology, Facilities Management, HEO8, Facilities and Technical Services

• HEO8
• Full-time
• Continuing position
• La Trobe University’s Melbourne (Bundoora) campus location
• Hybrid working arrangements

About the position

La Trobe University is seeking an experienced security professional to coordinate operational security and security-related incident response across its campuses and sites.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Campus Safety, this University-wide role will coordinate day-to-day security services, incident and emergency response, event-security readiness, procedures, training, exercises, reporting and operational assurance.

To be successful, you will have demonstrated experience in security operations, incident response, emergency response and operational readiness within a complex, multi-site environment. You will also have strong stakeholder-management, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and accountable during incidents and disruption.

Based at Bundoora, the role has University-wide responsibilities and requires regular travel to other campuses and sites.

Skills and knowledge required for the position

• A degree, extensive management expertise and supporting experience, or postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training, and/or experience.
• Demonstrated security and safety knowledge and proven operational oversight and experience in a complex, multi-site working environment.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating security operations, incident response, emergency response and operational readiness in an active or 24/7 environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing or monitoring outsourced security services, service-level requirements, contractor performance and key performance indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and review operational procedures, response plans, training, exercises, and assurance activities.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse incident information, investigations, trends, and patterns and use operational data to provide initiative-taking recommendations and management briefings.
• Demonstrated ability to operate or effectively use incident-reporting and security-operations systems, with experience in platforms such as Gallagher Command Centre, Milestone Integrated CCTV desirable or the equivalent.

Please see the position description for all other duties and skills and knowledge required for the position.

Essential Compliance Requirements

To hold this La Trobe University position, the occupant must:

• Hold, or be willing to undertake and pass, a Victorian Working with Children Check.
• Take personal accountability to comply with all University policies, procedures and legislative or regulatory obligations; including but not limited to TEQSA and the Higher Education Threshold Standards.
• Current Victorian driver licence with 'Car' listed under licence type.
• Hold a current Security Licence

Flexible work arrangements, job-share applicants will be individually considered

Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

Why La Trobe:

• Help transform the lives of students, partners and communities now and in the future
• Develop your career at an innovative, global university where you'll collaborate with community and industry to create impact.
• Enjoy working on our inspiring and stunning campuses – the perfect hub for industry, students and academics

Closing date: By Sunday the 8 th of November 2026

Position Enquiries: Rita Rossi, Senior Manager, Campus Safety

Advertised: 16 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 08 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities.Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence inpreviousemployment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information toassistindeterminingsuitability. Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment,abuseor threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation liberty or autonomy.

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