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- To prevent and detect offences against the law and/or discipline throughout the organisation, to apprehend offenders and to ensure they are dealt with in accordance with the company’s policies.
- Prevention and detection of losses and injury to the Company, its staff and customers. Research and monitoring of equipment and procedures to affect this purpose.
- To have a knowledge of relevant laws and Police & Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) in respect of the role.
- Identify security aspects in respect of which the Company may be vulnerable and, where appropriate through the Security Investigations Manager, to reduce that vulnerability.
- To undertake investigations allocated by his/her line managers with a view to furthering the Company’s interests by the recovery of missing goods, the identification of culprits and by referral to law enforcement agencies or discipline proceedings when appropriate.
- To gather, prepare and be ready to give evidence at Courts, Tribunals and Disciplinary hearings as required.
- To advise and assist other staff in the preparation of evidence.
- To deal with the detention of suspects (staff or customers etc.), to produce the evidence, conducting any further enquiries called for.
- To participate in the training of staff, particularly in those parts of the Store for which he/she has a particular responsibility.
- To liaise with managers and staff of departments in crime prevention matters advising them accordingly.
- To comply with any reasonable request from his/her line managers or from managers from other Departments appertaining to Harrods Store, its staff or customers in relation to security or safety.
- To acquire an excellent knowledge of the Store geography, by proactively patrolling and establishing good knowledge of the Departments, Managers, Staff and merchandise throughout. With a view to preventing a monetary loss for the company by preventing merchandise and/or funds from wrongfully leaving the store. This will be achieved by developing a general expertise in the following respects:
Merchandise Protection.
Company policy,
Fraud prevention,
Use of covert equipment,
Detecting offences,
Statement and report writing
- To assist in the security of VIPs visiting the Store.
- To conduct searches of lockers and areas as required.
- To operate security monitoring equipment and examine its products as required.
- To issue and receive merchandise protection equipment as required.
- To liaise with other investigative agencies and to conduct enquiries on their behalf as appropriate.
- To keep up to date with legislation as it applies to his/her work.
- To deal with arrests competently, and to treat all suspects with respect.
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