Work at BOLO IT
Security Officers (2)
Responsible for campus security, access control, visitor monitoring and the protection of students, staff and property.
- Location
- Cameroon
- Employment
- Full-time | Campus security
- Openings
- 2 positions
- Reports to
- Finance & Administration Manager
- Sector
- Higher education | Security
Keep the campus safe, and feeling safe.
BOLO IT is recruiting two Security Officers to protect the campus, its people and its property — access control, visitor monitoring, patrols and incident response, on a site where students and staff should feel secure without feeling policed.
The institution
BOLO Institute of Technology is a higher-education institution in Cameroon, architected around three pathways — Higher National Diploma, Bachelor's and Master's — and being developed to prepare professionals, innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs across science, technology, health, agriculture, business and the applied professions, for opportunities in Cameroon, across Africa and internationally.
BOLO IT is being built around a distinctive educational model: rigorous academics combined with hands-on laboratories, real-world projects, internships, professional certifications, mentorship and instruction shaped by experienced technology practitioners. The institution is intentionally globally oriented, AI-enabled and Silicon Valley-inspired.
A student educated at BOLO IT in Cameroon should leave with the academic foundation, practical capability, AI fluency, professional exposure and confidence to compete with technology talent anywhere in the world.
The opportunity
Two officers cover a campus attended by young people, visited by families and holding valuable laboratory and technology equipment. The work is access control, visitor management, patrols, opening and closing, and calm handling of the incidents that occur on any campus.
Leadership mandate
- Control who enters the campus, and know who is on it.
- Protect students and staff, and the equipment the institution depends on.
- Handle incidents calmly and record them accurately.
- Be a presence students find reassuring rather than intimidating.
Core responsibilities
Access control
Manage entry and exit for students, staff, contractors and deliveries. Verify identity and maintain the access record.
Visitor monitoring
Receive, log and direct visitors. Ensure they are expected, escorted where required, and signed out.
Patrols & site security
Patrol buildings and grounds, secure classrooms, offices and laboratories, and open and close the site to schedule.
Incident response & reporting
Respond to incidents, accidents and emergencies. Escalate promptly and record what happened clearly.
Required qualifications
- Secondary education, with security training or certification an advantage.
- Practical security experience, ideally on a school, campus or comparable public site.
- Physically fit and able to work shifts, including nights and weekends.
- Able to write a clear, factual incident report.
- Working ability in English or French, with some command of the other.
The leader we are looking for
This role suits someone watchful and even-tempered, who can hold a rule firmly without turning an ordinary situation into a confrontation.
- Vigilance
- Notices what is out of place before it becomes an incident.
- Composure
- Stays calm and courteous when someone else is not.
- Consistency
- Applies the same procedure at 6am as at 6pm.
- Approachability
- A student in difficulty would think to come to them.
How to apply
Use the apply button on this page. It opens the application form with this role already selected, and you can attach your CV there. Please do not email applications — applications sent by email are not tracked against the role.
The full profile carries the six-month mandate, the success measures and the graduate profile in full.