If you are an experienced protective security practitioner and are looking for a new challenge, please have a look at this exciting job opportunity.
Please note the essential requirements of the role, and the need for a Level 6 or above security qualification.
Salary £68,954 to £79,219
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The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference on a global scale? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy as Business Resilience Manager in the field of fusion energy. In this role you will play a pivotal role in developing and introducing a holistic UKIFS Security Strategy, framework and policy aligned to regulative and legislative demands. Also, identifying emerging threats and risks pertaining to UKIFS operations and business; monitoring changes to the threat and risk environment and develop and advise on any appropriate mitigations to minimise impact on UKIFS operations and business and inputting to and support UKIFS risk registers liaising with risk owners as appropriate and developing and introducing a security incident response plan.
Responsibilities:
Security Risk Management
- Develop and introduce a holistic UKIFS Security Strategy, framework and policy aligned to regulative and legislative demands.
Aligned to:
- UK Government annual Departmental Security Health Check (audit) – Compliance to mandatory standards assurance.
Business Continuity Planning
- Develop and introduce a Business Continuity Policy.
- Undertake Business Continuity Planning with Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity Plans for UKIFS corporate, and each UKIFS facility and division.
Aligned to:
Emergency Preparedness
- To develop and implement future UKIFS Emergency Planning Strategy.
- Site Emergency Plan and Facility Emergency Arrangements needs at all designated UKIFS sites. Note: As operations and infrastructure grows so does the complexity of emergency preparedness requirements
Aligned to:
- Competencies Framework (National Occupational Standards NOS)
Crisis Management
Develop UKIFS corporate capability to cover the following Crisis Management (CM) needs.
- UKIFS CMT terms of reference, membership, and principles
- UKIFS CM Facilities, C&C suites.
- Debriefing and Lesson Identification protocols
Aligned to:
- UK Gov Functional standards and associated government departmental guidance.
Operational Management and Building Competency
- Contributing to the management of the UKIFS Operations budget of +£5m per annum, and financial reporting as required.
Embody a Leadership Mindset
- Regardless of your formal position, you embody a leadership mindset and a set of leadership behaviours.
- You embrace and embody our organization’s culture, values, and mission in all aspects of your work.
- Foster a positive and inclusive team environment that aligns with our cultural values
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
- Hold or be able to achieve an SC security clearance.
- Minimum educational requirement of a degree, or similar level relevant occupational qualifications and accreditations ideally in a business resilience discipline (e.g., business continuity, emergency planning, crisis management, or security risk management) is preferred, however extensive relevant senior management and practitioner experience in a law enforcement, Counter Terrorism, military, or Critical National Infrastructure role would also be accepted.
- Proven experience / track record in a business resilience role ideally in a high operational demand, technical or scientific setting.
- Knowledge of UK Government security standards, functions, and requirements.
- Proven leadership and management experience, with excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and through the production of written reports.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working relationships to be developed with people in a wide range of roles and levels of responsibility.
Additional Information
A full list of our benefits can be found here
https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.
Job Summary:
The ESI Business Security Office is a function of ADP’s Global Security Organization (GSO). They enable the ADP Employer Services International (ESI) organization to effectively manage security within the business. BSO associates work closely with Business Units to ensure clients and associates are aligned with current security practices and policies. Each Business Unit has a Business Security Analyst (BSA) assigned, who works closely with (Senior) Management on all GSO-related topics. The Business Security Analyst represents the GSO and Business Security Office interfacing with the respective UK, Ireland, Sweden and Netherlands business units and stake-holders to consult on, drive and support:
- Business Resilience: support the business being resilient, with Business continuity planning and exercising, managing incidents and crisis.
- Risk Management: identify, document and monitor BU risks and controls within the global security taxonomy , provide risk reporting, advise on risk mitigation and remediation within the framework of GSO Operational Risk Management.
- Incident Management: provide governance over and support with established Business Incident and Technology Incident processes.
- Product Security: be a partner in ensuring product security by providing insight through reporting, conversations with product management and GSO subject matter experts.
- Relationship management: use tools and bring value in our relationship with BU’s at any level of the organization.
- Security Culture: provide associates with training, security engagement opportunities and other awareness communications. Support adoption of Security transformation programs.
- Business value: position security as a market differentiator for Clients, Sales and Support business growth. Use metrics and analysis to anticipate business needs.
- Technology Transformation: be an active partner and adviser to support ADP’s technology and cybersecurity transformation.
Scope of Responsibilities:
- Deliver dedicated security services for the ESI UK, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands Business Units.
- Act as a Security Consultant to the BU Senior Leaders, management and associates, to support them with security programs and resources.
- Help mitigate risk, protect privacy, and meet unexpected security challenges, anticipate emerging threats.
- Represent GSO’s converged security organization; coverings a wide range of disciplines including Cyber, Physical Security, and Fraud.
- Be a trusted advisor to the respective Business Units, effectively manage security risks and foster a transparent, cutting-edge security culture.
Operational focus areas:
Ambassador and evangelist for GSO’s Security Program. Provide Leadership in execution of the global security program at the BU level. The Business Security Analyst role includes but is not limited to:
- Understand the ADP GSO Security program (security policies, guidelines, best practices, checklists, etc.).
- Monitor, schedule and communicate security tasks, events and trends with respect to the BU.
- Provide coordination, operational service assurance and reporting of various activities such as threat and vulnerability management (incl. alerting services, application security, and investigations, etc.).
- Assess and monitor risks associated with all processes and technologies within the BU, including application and product vulnerabilities. Ensure governance and support with related remediation process to closure.
- Support ADP’s End User Computing, Global Enterprise Technology Services functions in roll-out of all ADP security technologies within the region – such as DLP, End point protection, NAC, MFA, etc.
- Provide technical consulting around customization of security technological solutions and other security programs (Business Resilience, Zero-Trust, etc.) to make them relevant and effective regionally.
- Help drive IT and business unit collaboration for security architecture, engineering, implementation and operations.
- Provide risk and other relevant metrics to the BUs as necessary or assigned. Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Initiate and support Security training and awareness and communications programs, customized to maximize reach and impact locally/regionally.
- Monitor and support the Incident Management process in alignment with the applicable structure of local Business Security Champions for the scope/region. Consult and contribute to incident reduction programs in direct liaison with BU Business Process Improvement teams and stakeholders.
- Support and act as a local extension of GSO’s Security Advocacy, Communications and Training functions. Engage across the organization to discuss client security requirements and explain the Security Advocacy program. Provide consult with prospect and client inquiries, audit requests and the review of security terms in contracts by engaging directly with client service, sales, and legal teams.
- Support and act as a local extension of GSO’s Global Third Party Risk Management function. Maintain knowledge and oversight over the BU vendors, related initiatives, contacts and stakeholders. Advocate security around any third party involvement.
Reporting Lines:
The Business Security Analyst reports into the EMEA Senior Director Business Security Office whose scope and team cover the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Romania, Tunisia, UK, Ireland and Sweden.
The Business Security Analyst identifies their own tasks within their area of responsibility and reports progress and deliverables within the respective Business Units and direct reporting lines without others providing operational task management.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
- English language proficiency required and other languages definitely a plus.
- Information Security related certifications and security product certifications are desirable.
- 5+ years security and/or risk management experience in a large and complex business environment.
- Experience in business process improvement.
- Proficiency with MS Office 365 applications.
- Knowledge of security methodologies, policies, (industry)standards, certifications and best practices.
- Knowledge of Information systems, infrastructure and operations. Ability to clearly explain technical concepts using non-technical language.
- Basic knowledge of HR or payroll skills is a plus.
- CISSP, CISM, or CRISC certification preferred.
SOFT SKILLS:
- Results oriented self-starter who likes to work independently in a multicultural environment.
- Client-focused and Business-oriented individual who understands the impact of security changes on clients and business
- Visible relationship builder who is able to convince and lead others without managerial responsibility.
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information.
- Detail oriented and ability to meet inflexible deadlines.
- Ability to quickly learn new procedures, skills and techniques.
- Potential to demonstrate and grow into executive presence and influential leadership.
- Periodic travel to local offices is expected.
- Occasional travel abroad may be required.
This exciting and unique opportunity to join The Security Institute is now available!
The Events & Exhibition Executive is a new role within our team, and one which affords the opportunity to works as part of a vibrant and energetic team of events-makers.
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Job Description – Events & Exhibition Executive
We are looking for people with a passion for leadership, for interesting senior roles that help civil servants succeed and support citizens by collaborating across the public sector.
You will provide security and people leadership, driving transformative change, innovation and excellence for APHA.
- Are you someone who can lead and manage change in a challenging and dynamic environment?
- Do you want a role safeguarding standards of animal and plant health and welfare?
- Do you have the ability to influence others and guide your team in a shared strategy?
- Do you have an operational background in specialist Security functions on a complex site?
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Our diverse teams of over 3,000 skilled and committed professionals come together to provide research, advice and services to UK Government for safeguarding animal, public and plant health for benefit of the environment and economy.
Reporting to the Director of Science Capability, you will be responsible for leadership and direction of a new APHA Security function for APHA, setting requirements for our highly regulated and specialised Weybridge site of Critical National Infrastructure, and across our wider GB portfolio of sites and activities.
Working closely with Defra Security and Property colleagues, you will support us in delivering effective security for APHA. You will be leading on the management and mitigation of security risks and incidents for APHA, considering cyber, physical and personnel issues holistically. Setting new standards for adoption of ‘secure by design’ principles and aligning to government and departmental standards and policies is a priority in this role. You will be responsible for the Threat and Vulnerability Risk Assessment for APHA Weybridge and for ensuring continuous improvement of statutory security compliance applicable to APHA.
You will support business delivery leads and colleagues with their responsibilities, helping to build and embed a strong security culture within APHA and associated partners.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us and play a significant part in ensuring that we meet our wide-ranging obligations for UK biosecurity. The role is also part of the wider Government Security Profession; a community with a mandate to establish transformation, and responsibility for an entirely new security model to protect the UK.
Job description
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and maintain an effective APHA Security function and Weybridge Security Management System
- Advise APHA Executive Board on the management of security risks and provision of day-to-day strategic and operational direction on security matters, escalating those above the risk appetite for APHA and Defra Board decision
- Contribute to the development of Defra Group level security strategy and policies through your role on the Property Security Management Board
- Ensure that industry good practice security principles and requirements are embedded across all aspects of security within APHA
- Drive a strong security culture across APHA, ensuring effective practices are implemented, monitored and maintained
- Understand, assess impacts and communicate APHA business and information risk context in relation to physical, personnel and cyber security threats
- Role model the security community and model Civil Service values to foster and develop the team’s professional capability. This includes resourcing and line management responsibility for the Security team including performance , development and monitoring of progress
- Develop and improve the Weybridge Threat Vulnerability Risk Analysis (TVRA) and wider APHA Operating Requirements in collaboration with stakeholders
- Operational Leadership, resource management, direction and continuous improvement of the APHA Security Function, acting as part of APHA’s senior leadership team
- Provide professional advice, guidance and incident investigation to Defra Group Property and their contracted guardforce.
Person specification
You will need to demonstrate the following:
- Security and risk management, recognising future risks and strategically planning to mitigate them;
- Background in physical security, personnel security, cyber security or technology professions
- Proven technical experience in defining and articulating requirements and high-level design criteria for security controls in one or more domain (physical security or cyber security)
- Demonstrable experience in security compliance, business continuity or incident management roles
- Experience in security leadership in government and/or a large corporate environment of a comparable scale within high-risk industry
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries and across disciplines to deliver results, collaborating effectively with stakeholders
- Experience of acting as an intelligent customer managing supplier relationships and contracts
The successful candidate may be required to complete additional training provided by the NPSA, depending on their level of experience.
Qualifications
Level 5 Security Management qualification
Certificate of Business Continuity Institute, or equivalent
Cyber Security qualification, i.e. CISSP or equivalent.
Memberships
Security Institute – Chartered or Member Status
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Benefits
In return for your dedication and hard work, we will support your ongoing personal development through appropriate training as inclusion, support and the development of our people matter to us. We aim to support the career and personal wellbeing of everyone in APHA. Our benefits include generous annual leave, a generous employer contributory pension (27%), staff bonuses and recognition, salary sacrifice benefit options, and an employee discount scheme, reward vouchers and in-year bonuses. We also offer additional days off if accrued extra hours (flexi-time –if accumulated), three paid volunteering day per year. We also have a social committee who run team building and fun events at the Weybridge site. Further details can be found in the Candidate Information Pack.
Everyone in APHA is supported to develop their skills and capabilities. When you join the Directorate, you will be welcomed into your new team through an induction programme that will provide you with helpful information on the civil service, our work and our policies. Your line manager will also work with you to establish your priorities for the year, developing a performance, learning and development plan tailored to you and your role.
A fantastic opportunity to lead a high profile team, in a unique and fun location.
Based in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. NSPA lead on all Security issues, managing teams in multiple locations. Designing and implementing Security policies, procedures and protocols based upon NATO Security Committee Directives and Guidelines to mitigate risks and maintain a secure environment.
See linked job description, which provides the following details:
- Outline job description with link to detailed version describing general and specific responsibilities.
- Benefits associated with job offer.
- Basic salary.
- Job availability from 1 April 2025.
- Application instructions.
Do you have what it takes to help protect the largest urban regeneration project in Europe? Canary Wharf is a vibrant 24/7 city, where people can live, work, and thrive, with the purpose of bringing people together to enhance lives, now and in the future. Boasting over 300 shops, bars, and restaurants, coupled with excellent transport links, it’s a dynamic community hub.
A great opportunity to join an amazing in-house security team working a family-friendly 4-on-4-off-shift pattern with a salary of £39,113 (£17.91 per hour) (after probation). There will be opportunities for career and personal development along with a fantastic benefits package including private healthcare.
Major Events Security Manager Final V. Job Description
All interested parties forward CVs and Cover letter to Lynette.Walsh@silverstone.co.uk
