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City of Westminster, London (region), SW1A 0AA

House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK’s thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Introduction

The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) is responsible for physical and personnel security across both Houses of Parliament and provides support to Members and staff when away from the Estate. Its purpose is to keep Parliament safe and open for business.   

Working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) a varied teams across the House of Commons, Parliamentary Digital Service, and other key stakeholders PSD sets security strategy, provides expert advice, and delivers an operational service.

This is a fixed term role for 24 Months, with option for extension and/or move to permanent and/or inward secondment opportunity from government departments.

The Security Information and Risk Analysis Service (SIRAS) is a new team which will receive, store, analyse and disseminate information about threats to MPs and wider Parliament, and use this information to drive structured and bespoke risk analyses on the risks to Parliament and its people.

Some of the responsibilities include:

• Commissions and co-ordinates information from the various stakeholders involved in Risk Assessments of MPs security, ensuring that the information is collated and presented in a clear and concise manner. Responsibility for creating and managing risk assessment documentation
• Tracks and reports on progress of agreed risk mitigation and threat reduction activities. Escalates issues to Team Leader to resolve. Updates risk assessments as agreed mitigations are implemented. Creates management information on status of risk assessment process
• Works collaboratively with two further risk assessment analysts to ensure multiple risk assessment processes can run concurrently.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Experience of conducting risk assessments with a strong focus on compliance and clear sense of discretion. Handling information relating to Members and security threats requires a strong adherence to data and other compliance legislation, as well as a clear sense of discretion when it comes to handling potentially sensitive material. The post holder will need to demonstrate that they can manage information in line with both legal and reputational considerations
• Partnership working. PSD works in close partnership with the Metropolitan Police, and the new risk assessment process will be a multi-agency endeavour, comprising input from PSD, Police forces and government departments. Experience of successful partnership working, effective relationship management, and visible compromise and collaboration will be important in this role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The post-holder will need to engage with a wide range of risk assessment stakeholders (including the running of some assessment meetings), and will also be responsible for the recording and tracking of mitigation actions. The ability to communicate clearly, concisely and accurately is therefore essential in this role

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

City of Westminster, London (region), SW1A 0AA

House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK’s thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Introduction

The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) is responsible for physical and personnel security across both Houses of Parliament and provides support to Members and staff when away from the Estate. Its purpose is to keep Parliament safe and open for business.  

PSD are looking for a Communications Operator who has experience of working in a fast-paced and high-demand environment. This is a pivotal role supporting both operational and support staff and managers in the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) working in the Security Operations Centre (SOC) and engaging with senior managers and all staff. Your role is to ensure their safety and the security and protection of an iconic building and its wider estate.

Some of the responsibilities include:

• Deal with requests for information, providing consistently high levels of customer service and applying PSD policy
• Assess reports from officers at incidents and call for further information as necessary, escalating as required
• To implement effective deployment Security Officers by efficiently distributing relevant information to Security Officers via a personal radio system
• To monitor incidents on CCTV ensuring that personal use of systems comply with responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act and CCTV operating procedures.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills which demonstrate an ability to recognise and utilise the skills of colleagues and positively influence the way teams work together. Always upholding the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion and treating everyone dignity, courtesy and respect
• The ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure, to highlight risks, prioritise issues, to take control and respond promptly to changing situations, to prioritise and risk assess information in a fast-time environment.
• An understanding of the security issues faced by an iconic site and knowledge of the available systems for risk mitigation such as alarms and CCTV.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ

Would you like to help HM Land Registry (HMLR) deliver its ambitious new Counter Fraud Strategy – which will play a fundamental role in protecting the Land Register, a key part of the national economic infrastructure?

We are now looking for a Senior Counter Fraud Officer to join our Counter Fraud Group to help us to achieve this.

This is an exciting opportunity available in Gloucester, with a minimum requirement of 26 hours per week for part time or up to 37 hours per week for full time.

You will receive training on all aspects of the role, and you will work towards a relevant counter-fraud qualification and develop yourself against the Government Counter Fraud Standards.

HMLR ensures people’s land and property rights are guaranteed and protected in one of the most active property markets in the world. As part of our highly regarded Counter Fraud Group you could be contributing to this important and exciting work every day, operating against the ever-evolving, ever-changing fraud threat HMLR faces. The Counter Fraud Group plays a critical part in protecting the integrity of the register and undertakes an important role in the HMLR counter fraud strategy.

The successful candidate will be able to develop effective relationships both with internal stakeholders and with external law enforcement agencies, liaising with them and advising on the fraud threats we face. You will build knowledge of the strategic and tactical counter-fraud environment in which you will operate.

Your skills will include being able to analyse, evaluate and interpret complex data in a fast-evolving environment. You will provide real-time support and fraud insight to operational staff across the country and produce appropriate outcomes to defend against fraud or illegality. You will deliver and assist in the development of counter-fraud policy and strategy within HMLR and to further the counter fraud strategy.

HMLR are in the process of developing a hybrid working culture, allowing employees to work both in a home and office environment, whilst meeting customer and organisational needs, however there can be no guarantee that hybrid working will be available within the Counter Fraud Group in the long term.  The current expectation is that all team members spend at least 40% of their time in the Gloucester Office.  There will also be the requirement for some travel and overnight stays.

Please see the attached Candidate Pack for more details.

To meet the requirements of this role, you will have:

• Minimum 3 GCSE’s in Mathematics and English Language at Grade C/Level 4 or above or an equivalent qualification (O-Level at Grade C or above, CSE at Grade 1)
• Recent comprehensive experience of working in an intelligence gathering capacity and data analytics role
• Proven ability employing demonstrable attention to detail in evaluating and scrutinising large quantities of data
• Ability to manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines and high standards, demonstrating excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to apply strategic thinking within problem solving and reporting scenarios
• A proven ability to work well in a team
• Ability to write and present reports to a high standard
• Ability to present information / findings to an audience
• Demonstrate strong numerical and analytical skills
• Good working knowledge of MS Office applications

Minimum 3 GCSE’s in Mathematics and English Language at Grade C/Level 4 or above or an equivalent qualification (O-Level at Grade C or above, CSE at Grade 1)

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

National – Flexible Working

This position sits within the Market Engagement, Insight and Resilience team, the team that leads external engagement, market intelligence, insights and resilience activities for UKHSA.

We work across Commercial and the wider business to lead on external commercial engagement, market scanning and building resilience in our relationships. Work ranges from creating and inputting on events and engagement plans, industry strategies and policy, intelligence and many other activities. It is a varied and exciting area, involved across UKHSA.

Location: National – Flexible Working

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) offers hybrid working this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. UKHSA have office locations across the UK. This role can be based at one of our UKHSA offices/locations: some examples of our Locations are the following (Leeds, Manchester, London, Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool, Gloucester, Newcastle, Birmingham and Glasgow) with opportunities for an element of working from home. You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business needs and in line with departmental policy.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.

As a Market Intelligence and Insights Officer, you will be a key part of a wider team, providing commercial support to a range of activities. Your role will involve working on the delivery of the commercial market intelligence and insights function. You will be working alongside one other Commercial Officer and one Commercial Manager. You will work to help create and maintain a robust market insight function within the team, that will feed into Commercial and across the wider business. This includes gathering intelligence from multiple sources and the analysis of this, subsequently providing insights across the business and inputting into strategies, projects, and programmes of work. This will involve regular interaction across Commercial and other functions, for Business-as-Usual insights and responding to commissions. In addition, you will work across the wider engagement and resilience functions within the team and help to shape these.

Job responsibilities

Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working, Homeworking.

Responsibilities section:

The Market Intelligence and Insights Officer will have a range of responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Working on the delivery of the Market Intelligence function. This will include shaping and improving it.
• Building and maintaining close relationships within the Commercial function and the wider business, in order to gather and disseminate insights and to shape strategies and programme plans as required.
• Business as usual work, including but not limited to regular reporting of our suppliers and markets, specific intelligence/insight reports for potential projects and feeding into commercial, category and wider strategies as appropriate.
• Responding to commissions for specific market intelligence gathering in response to specifications from the wider business, working closely with Science and Category colleagues to understand the market.
• Creating and managing RFIs (Request for Information) /PINs (Prior Invitation Notice) and EOIs (Expression of Interest) as required. Working with wider colleagues on subsequent engagement activities within industry.
• Utilising research and external intelligence platforms, working across the business and cross-departmentally to share and feed into relevant insights.
• Supporting the Market Engagement function within the team, including providing responses to enquiries from UKHSA customers, suppliers and partners to navigate engaging activities and signposting upcoming opportunities.
• Overseeing and responding to general queries from team inboxes.
• Supporting the Resilience function within the team as required.

Working for the UKHSA

For more information on the UKHSA please visit: UK Health Security Agency – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at Childcare Choices , 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More , Help with Costs , GOV.UK

Essential Criteria

• The ability to build strong working relationships and experience of working with a range of stakeholders to deliver objectives.
• Demonstrable research and analysis skills.
• Demonstrable reporting skills, including creating regular insight packs alongside broader reporting methods.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Bristol, South West England, BS2 0ES : Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EP : London, London (region), E20 1HZ : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 4AP : Salford, North West England, M3 5BS : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE98 1ZZ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4NT

At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. 

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

At HMRC, we are already one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world and have one of the largest IT infrastructures and data sources in the UK. With 50 million customers to serve, over 60 thousand colleagues to support, and £600 billion to collect to fund UK PLC, our IT operation is huge. Operating on a stage this big would faze many, and it is not for everyone. But, for those who are up to the challenge, we offer unique and unparalleled opportunities to work with some of the latest technologies and make a real, lasting difference.

We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a significant investment in digitisation. This means customers can do more for themselves online, in real time, on computers, tablets and smartphones.

We are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved technology services and now is a great time to join us.

HMRC Security is part of HMRC’s Chief Digital Information Office. We provide support to assess business and reputational risks and are responsible for ensuring everyone has capability to fulfil their security responsibilities and develop individual capability to detect, prevent and respond to security risks and threats.

We will be running a 30 minute dial in for candidates who interested in this role, during the week the advert goes live.  Please contact the vacancy holder with your email details, should you wish to attend, and an invitation will be issued.

The Team

Cyber Security Technical Services (CSTS) is an integral part of HMRC Security.  Our vision is to be a recognised Centre of Excellence working collaboratively to deliver a holistic, customer-centric set of services. We continually adapt and evolve to emerging technologies, the ever-changing threat and risk landscape to meet HMRC/HMG business needs.

Our team comprises of cyber professionals, with a range of experience and skills across security architecture, risk, assurance, testing and consultancy.

We are looking for professional, customer-facing support colleagues, to facilitate the delivery of our technical security services to the business.

The Role

We have an Operations Management Team (OMT) that provides an efficient security customer-facing engagement and workflow process, providing resources and capability to high profile projects and programmes.

 As an OMT colleague, you will manage effective customer engagement and relationships. You will work closely with the CSTS technical security professionals, allocating their tasks and managing workflow.  You will also support the delivery of our KPIs, our business plan, capability building (recruitment and learning), communication & customer education, and performance reporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and communicating with a range of stakeholders, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do
• Management of a demanding security workflow function. This includes allocating technical security work, progressing security queries, providing updates and handling escalations using a range of tools
• Managing conflicts in demand for resources and be able to respond in accordance with our prioritisation model
• Research, collate and validate large data sets to provide key management information and performance reports using O365 tools including Power BI
• Use a range of financial data to assure contractor activity and ensure accurate recharging to projects and programmes
• Assist with the delivery of a demanding recruitment plan including liaison with key HR and Business Management colleagues.
• Support delivery of a demanding communications plan, including, development and delivery of SharePoint sites, a comms strategy and customer education activity.
• Ensure fast paced response to any security incidents in terms of allocation of resources to deal with them

Vetting clearance levels

This post requires vetting to SC level; appointment will be conditional on successfully attaining SC.  Please be aware that if SC is not granted the offer will be removed and you will be released from the offer, which is likely to result in you being placed into the redeployment pool.  The SC process can take some months and can be intrusive. Please speak with the vacancy holder if you have any questions regarding the SC process before you apply.

Essential Criteria

The ideal candidate must have: 

• Proven experience of working in a fast-paced customer-facing delivery team, with excellent stakeholder engagement at a range of levels
• Proven delivery of business using Office 365 applications
• Experience of operating with Clarity & JIRA (or similar workflow and Project & Programme Management tools)
• Experience of delivering communications, writing and delivering learning/education, presentations, or similar.

Desirable Criteria

The ideal candidate might also benefit with experience in one or more the following:

• Experience of contract and resource management
• Experience of working in a communications environment
• Experience of working in recruitment
• Experience of building SharePoint sites.
• Experience of Power BI

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Team members that are moving offices as a result of the Locations Programme will be entitled to a Moves Adjustment Payment for three years where they incur additional costs. This is calculated based on the difference between the costs of travelling to and from the new and old office, over a weekly period. You will get more detail on this as part of targeted locations move communications.

2 Marsham St, Westminster, London SW1P 4DF, Soapworks Colgate Ln, Salford M5 3LZ

The Homeland Security Group (HSG) unites capabilities and expertise to deliver better outcomes from the UK’s response to the most serious domestic threats – Terrorism, Cyber, State Threats and Economic Crime.

The group will strengthen coordination and collective focus across a range of growing and overlapping threats, whilst remaining consistent with existing strategies. Working with partners, HSG will foster more transparent and sustainable collaboration between national security, law enforcement and other relevant communities to enhance capabilities and leverage our response to threats.

As a part of the Home Office, the role of the Homeland Security Group is to:

•   Support the Home Secretary to develop and implement strategies to keep our people and interests safe and secure

•   Build HMG capabilities to reduce national security risk

•   Reduce volume of, and harm from, economic crime, particularly for the most vulnerable

•   Work in partnership with public and private sectors in the UK and overseas to deliver better outcomes

•   Ensure legitimate economic growth and prosperity

The Prevent Online and Enablers unit sits in the Prevent Directorate in the Home Office’s Homeland Security Group and supports a number of strategies that deliver against the UK Government’s Counter -Terrorism objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to join Prevent Online and Enablers Unit’s highly regarded RICU Knowledge Hub – a unique Home Office team that informs the UK’s counter terrorism community on terrorist use of propaganda and the role the internet plays in radicalisation and recruitment.

The RICU Knowledge Hub is an insight and research-led team responsible for developing and delivering the evidence-base for Prevent interventions in support of counter-terrorism priorities. The overarching aim of Prevent is to reduce the risk to the UK, its citizens and its interests overseas from terrorism, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.

The RICU Knowledge Hub comprises three distinct but complementary teams (Research, News & Analysis and Data & Innovation), analysis and insight to inform customers across the Prevent Directorate as well as the broader national security community.

We are recruiting for three vacancies, two within the Research team and one within the News & Analysis team.

Counter Terrorism (CT) Senior Research Officer

What will the successful candidates be doing?

•    Conducting and overseeing research projects with a strong online focus. You will help map customer requirements to ensure customer needs across interventions, policy and operational functions are understood and addressed. You will help ensure implications for policy and practice are clearly drawn out in focused, high-quality findings and disseminated via a range of channels and methods.

•    Working with Prevent Directorate teams and key stakeholders to help them better understand the role the internet plays in radicalisation and inform the development of effective policy responses. You will work closely with colleagues to map and prioritise evidence gaps and identify the best research routes to close these. This may include leading your own research projects.

•    Working closely with colleagues in Homeland Security Analysis and Insight (HSAI) to ensure monitoring and evaluation considerations are built into our policy and delivery plans.

•    Developing relationships with stakeholders in and outside government to identify shared interests and opportunities.

•    Supporting the management of our research contractors to ensure delivery to time and budget. You will use your research expertise to help ensure our partners develop high quality and methodologically innovative products which offer good value for money.

•    Developing and maintaining your own subject-matter expertise and building capability in others. You will role model Home Office (HO)values and promote an innovative, supportive, diverse and inclusive culture in the unit where everyone can contribute.

•    Contribute to RICU Knowledge Hub incident response capability, briefing Ministers and senior leaders when required, and participating in an on-call rota to provide out-of-hours cover.

CT Senior Insight Advisor 

What the successful candidate will be doing:

•    Providing analysis on terrorist propaganda outputs to inform the CT system of terrorist exploitation of the information environment in order to inform, drive and refine policy and delivery. You will present your findings to colleagues and cross-Whitehall stakeholders and be consistently innovative in seeking out new ways to convey your analysis.

•    Contributing to the team’s broad suite of insight products, which are delivered to stakeholders across the Home Office, Whitehall and beyond, to inform understanding of the changing terrorism threat. This includes daily press monitoring as well as producing tactical and thematic products.

•    Drawing on online and offline sources, including UK and global media reporting, to conduct and oversee analysis and research to identify and determine themes and narratives as to how terrorists exploit the information environment and terrorist contents resonance with audiences.

•    Developing and maintaining relationships with the cross-Whitehall CT community, including joint working on managing and delivering research and analysis projects. In addition, the role will involve working with academia and contractors to design and manage external research.

•    Developing and maintaining your own subject-matter expertise and building capacity in others. You will role model HO values and promoting an innovative, supportive, diverse and inclusive culture in the unit where everyone can contribute.

•    Contribute to RICU Knowledge Hub incident response capability, briefing Ministers and senior leaders when required, and participating in an on-call rota to provide out-of-hours cover.

Essential Criteria

•  Skills in generating and applying insight and research to inform development and evaluation of policy initiatives and interventions, and/or communication campaigns.

•  Demonstrable experience in gathering and synthesising multiple sources of information, reconciling competing, possibly disputed evidence, in support of policy and operational considerations.

•  Ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and with external stakeholders.

•  Excellent written and oral communications skills and experience of working with and through others to deliver outputs at pace. A proven ability to convey complex messages both verbally and in writing, taking account of the needs of a variety of customers and wider stakeholders.

•  Experience delivering research projects through commercial or academic partners.

•  Ability to adapt working styles in a fast-paced environment. Ideally this would be demonstrated through experience of working in fast-paced environments, responding to new developments and priorities with limited notice.

Please state on your supporting statement which role you have a preference for.

Desirable Criteria

•  An understanding of the role the internet plays in radicalisation, and how online platforms and communications channels can be exploited to meet terrorist objectives. An understanding of communications and/or how terrorist groups exploit information would also be an advantage

•  Experience of working on issues related to national security, including experience of engaging with academia, industry partners and/or strategic communicators.

•   Applied research and evaluation skills in a policy setting, and/or experience of working in a strategic communications environment, will be particularly welcome. If you are a member of GCS or GSR please include this in your application.

•   Subject matter expertise in Extreme Right-wing terrorism is highly desirable. The post-holder will ideally also have experience of working in either thematic analysis, research or communications, in a counter-terrorism or counter-extremism context. Highlighted whether you have. Applicants with academic experience in counter-terrorism are encouraged.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Making Effective Decisions

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

The post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road), Norwich (Rosebery Court) or Darlington (Feethams House).

About HM Treasury

If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives across the country, the Treasury is the department for you!  We sit at the centre of everything that the Government does and have provided advice on economic policy and decisions that affect the public finances throughout the country’s history. A Treasury career continues to offer an exciting opportunity to be part of the decision making that affects the whole of the UK.

Working at the heart of government, we collaborate with other departments to ensure public money is spent well and to drive strong and sustainable economic growth. Our work ranges from protecting customers through to the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, supporting people across the country through the COVID 19 furlough scheme and Plan for Jobs as well as helping first time buyers buy their first home.

HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring people together across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day.

HM Treasury in Darlington will be joined by the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Department for Education and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

About the Team

We are a team of around 40, responsible for the Treasury’s technology, security and knowledge and information management services. Working with our partners, TBS leads and runs technology enabled change. The team takes forward programmers and projects that improve services, enabling our staff to deliver extraordinary services to Government.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Cyber Security to lead a team of two cyber analysts, protecting HM Treasury from a wide range of cyber and technical threats. You will work closely with the National Cyber Security Centre and central Government cyber authorities to build capability, develop yourself and your team, and ensure we identify and protect emerging threats in cyberspace.

This is an exciting and significant opportunity to join the Government Security Profession, working at the heart of Government in a time of momentous change and offering a level of exposure and challenge that is hard to find anywhere else. If you are interested in the challenge, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities
Role Summary

The Head of Cyber Security identifies, understands and mitigates cyber-related risks. They provide risk or service owners with advice to help them make well informed risk-based decisions.

HM Treasury are seeking a candidate that has a consistent track record of managing cyber risk management services and people. The ability to empower, lead and drive a team providing critical services to the organisation will be key. Working as part of HMT’s Departmental Security Unit will allow you to not only gain exposure and insight into an exciting central government department, but also a career in government security, working to secure the UK against the most sophisticated threats.

As a member of HMG’s security profession, you will continually refresh and develop your professional skills, maintaining a current understanding of the latest thinking in security and its impact on existing security practices. You will have a role in participating in workshops and forums across government, providing practical insight to aid and influence the improvement of security practices across-government.

The Head of Cyber Security encompasses service delivery, people and service management, budget and supplier relationship management, security governance, monitoring and assurance. The role will supervise specialist security processes and the provision of device security throughout the organisation. It will be the responsibility for the role holder to assess and facilitate compliance with security procedures in order to safeguard organisational information and technology assets.

A key responsibility will be to support colleagues across HM Treasury. The role also includes working collaboratively with the wider cyber community and across the government security function. This is a crucial and influential role requiring excellent negotiating and analysis skills, with the ability to collaborate with all key partners at all levels of seniority.

Key responsibilities:

Leading monitoring, response and vulnerability management operations for HM Treasury corporate IT systems working with suppliers, HM Treasury teams and other partners. Working with IT Security colleagues to embed secure principles to protect HM Treasury information.

Leading collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre, cyber/IT security colleagues and suppliers to develop requirements and high-level designs for security controls

Management of two cyber security apprentices, developing their knowledge and expertise within government cyber security and to support their progress throughout their external degree apprenticeship

Acting as Service Owner for new security operations tooling and/or services

Monitoring

Lead development and implementation of a monitoring strategy, ensuring roadmaps are achieved as expected, ensuring requirements, policies and standards to govern all activities and outputs are met

Lead monitoring, triaging, and investigation of security alerts on protective monitoring platforms to identify security incidents
Review high-priority or high-complexity analysis of security event data to manage security incident response, making key decisions on reporting or critical issues for monitoring

Lead teams in the design, development and enablement of automated monitoring processes, advising on the latest SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to detect malicious activity, while communicating directly with leadership on the progress and status of monitoring

Response

Manage HM Treasury’s response policies and processes to meet the needs in line with appropriate standards

Manage incident response exercises and scoping, design and governance of red-teaming and threat-hunting activity

Communicate the significance of the results of investigations and risk mitigation outcomes, guiding the organisation in the improvement and maintenance of a robust response to new threats and attack vectors

Manage post-incident review, including root cause analysis, to feedback information and so improve monitoring
Provide specialist, tailored advice on mitigation, handling critical issues with risk and service owners as appropriate

Vulnerability Management

Manage the triage of vulnerabilities, ensuring mitigation measures are implemented, and managing the life cycle of vulnerability management for a set of assets, providing tailored advice on ways to improve control mechanisms and mitigate risks

Proactively identify and leverage threat intelligence sources to inform strategic vulnerability mitigation measures

Demonstrate developed knowledge and understanding of approaches and tooling for performing vulnerability assessment against large and complex infrastructure

Translate vulnerability management standards and best practice into organisation-specific policies, procedures and guidelines and champion standards and best practice outside security functions

HM Treasury will support the post holder with on-the-job and a formal training structure in a range of certifications, qualifications, and skills. The team is always looking for opportunities to upskill staff and as such applicants with a keen interest and/or experience will be able to grow and develop in post.

Candidates would be at a significant advantage if they hold one or more of the following Information Security qualifications:
•    BCS Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP).
•    BCS Certificate in Information Security Management (CISM).
•    Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
•    NCSC CCP SIRA, or
•    Azure Security Engineer.

Essential Criteria
Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours: 
 
The below criteria will be assessed in your application form. 
 
1.    The lead criteria is: Ability to be precise, with attention to detail to evaluate security risks associated with business change. (Making Effective Decisions)

If we receive large volumes of applications, we will conduct an initial sift on the lead criteria only, which will usually be a behaviour. 
 
We will assess the below further criteria in your application form;

2.    Understanding and experience of cyber security risks, incident response and vulnerability management with experience of successfully applying this knowledge and skill to advise senior officials. (Experience)

3.    Ability to learn, develop and apply new cyber and IT skills in accordance with changes in the security landscape. (Changing and Improving)

4.    Ability to explain complex problems and solutions with regards to cyber security to different audiences. (Communicating and Influencing)
Candidate Guidance on Completing your Application Form

Where will we assess success profiles across your application form.

•    Behaviours – these will be assessed individually with a 250-word statement per behaviour. The application form will indicate which behaviour is being assessed each time you provide a statement, and we are ideally looking for an example using the below STAR method to demonstrate this behaviour in line with the full criteria stated
•    Experience – this will be assessed individually with a 250-word statement per experience criteria. You will give the answer in the personal statement section under “statement of suitability” using the below STAR method, and be given direct guidance at this stage on the experience we are looking for you to demonstrate

All elements of the success profiles will be linked to a defined criterion that demonstrates the behaviour, experience or technical skills. It is beneficial to ensure your answer focuses on the full criteria, and not just the related success profile, to give you the best chance or providing the evidence the panel wants to assess

In your statements, it is best to focus on one example in each section to allow you to provide enough detail in your answer and use all the words you have been allocated. Examples from a range of roles across your application will demonstrate that you have the skills, experience and behaviours we are looking for. We would also advise you to use examples that best meet the criteria, even if it is a few years old

How to Structure your Answer

Please use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when writing your application answers.

•    Situation – Describe the situation you found yourself in and what happened. 
•    Task – The Hiring Manager will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation that you found yourself in. 
•    Action – What actions did you take and how did you do it. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions lead to a result. 
•    Result – Use facts and statistics to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.

NOTES TO CANDIDATES 
 
•    Please refer to the candidate FAQ document which is a link on the job advert – this will provide you with guidance on completing the application form. Please contact [email protected] if you have any issue accessing this document  
•    At HM Treasury, to maximise diversity and inclusion within our workforce, we operate a fair, open and anonymous recruitment process. This means that the sift panel will only be able to assess you on the written evidence supplied in your application answers. They will not have access to personal information. 
•    You may be asked to provide some CV details during your application; however these will NOT be assessed during the process, but will be used to support discussions at interview – please ensure you put all information you would like to be scored against in your behaviour, experience and technical skill statements 
•    You will be assessed on your skills, experience and behaviours through the online application form. When completing your application form, please outline how you meet the requirements as detailed in the ‘Essential Criteria ‘section of this job description. This will give you the best chance to provide the evidence that the panel wants to assess. More guidance can be found here – completing you application 
•    If we receive a large number of applications, applications will be assessed initially against the lead criterion alone. You will then be assessed against the other criteria if you have met the minimum score on the first criterion.  
•    Find out more about how the Civil Service assesses candidates and uses Success Profiles (opens in a new window) to test skills, experience and behaviours in applications and interviews. 
•    Applications are not reviewed until the closing date has passed. You will be notified of the outcome of your application as soon as the recruitment panel has reviewed all the applications. 
 
SUPPORT TO CANDIDATES 
 
Candidate Guidance Support Session 
 
We will be running an overview of Success Profiles and the STAR approach; top tips for the application and interview process and an opportunity to ask general questions around our recruitment practices. If you would like to join us, then use the link below to join the call at the right time.

04 April 2023 12:30-13:15 Click here to join the meeting

Recruitment Timeline:

Closing date: 16th April 2023

Sift: w/c 17th April 2023

Interviews: w/c 24th April 2023

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

• 25 days’ annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant)
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%
• Onsite restaurant and coffee bar. The London office also offers a gym, showers and prayer room
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving
• Access to a retail discounts and cashback site
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)

Flexible working arrangements:

HM Treasury views flexible working as essential in enabling us to recruit and retain talented people, ensuring that they are able to enjoy a long-lasting career with us. All employees have the right to apply for flexible working and there are a range of options available including; working from home, compressed hours and job sharing. Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month, providing you work enough hours to meet business need.

We also offer a generous parental and adoption leave package.

At HM Treasury we have an incredibly broad remit; our work touches every citizen of the country. So, it’s important our employees come from the widest possible range of backgrounds, bringing us the widest possible range of perspectives and ways of thinking. We are committed to ensuring that all staff are able to realise their potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

This is an office based role with hybrid working. Regular attendance is required at the office on a weekly basis.

Making Effective Decisions – Use evidence and knowledge to support accurate, expert decisions and advice. Carefully consider alternative options, implications and risks of decisions

Communicating and Influencing – Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.

Working Together – Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.

Managing a Quality Service – Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.

Delivering at Pace – Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.

• Experience of working as an Intelligence Researcher, ideally in a law enforcement or regulatory regime.
• Understanding and experience of legislation relating to the control and processing of information, particularly the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Human Rights Act.
• Understanding and experience of working with the principles of intelligence and risk models, for example, the National Intelligence Model.
• Understanding and experience of the development and production of effective and efficient intelligence and risk research products.
• Ability to form strong, positive working relationships both inside and outside of an organisation.

Ability to influence and negotiate with key contacts

It would be great if you have experience in these areas:

 

• Understanding of The Private Security Act 2001.
• Understanding of the SIA’s regulatory products.
• Practical knowledge of intelligence software, ideally i2 and including; iBase, Analyst Notebook, Data Mapping and Data Miner.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• A welcoming and innovative work environment.
• Continued support and development opportunities.
• Access to training for attainment of recognised qualifications.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Annual leave entitlement will be 27.5 days, with pay rising by one additional day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 32.5 days.
• A variety of discounts including Gymflex,

National

The U.K. Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the government agency responsible for patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. The Rights, Policy & Enforcement Directorate supports holders of all IP rights by engaging with law enforcement agencies to assist in the enforcement of those rights.

The IPO Intelligence & Law Enforcement team is a key part of this, with nationally trained and accredited staff working to provide intelligence on criminal IP infringement to law enforcement agencies and other government agency partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as the Lead Intelligence Manager (Gateway). In this role, you will be responsible for developing and then leading the IPO Intelligence & Law Enforcement team’s Gateway function, ensuring that all referrals and requests for support from our partners in law enforcement, government, and industry (as well as internal requests) are captured, prioritised, and resourced accordingly.

As a Lead Intelligence Manager, you will ensure receipt, recording, resourcing and management of all customer requests are carried out in line with all relevant legislation, ensuring that the team have all the skills and training needed to develop, and respond to any requests.

You will lead the day-to-day response to our customers, dealing with challenging stakeholders and managing demand across the Intelligence & Law Enforcement Team, working in partnership with specialist team leads.

The Gateway Function will be key to the future work of the directorate, ensuring we provide a professional service to all our customers, better applying our specialist resources to tackle the highest-harm threats, understand the demand of this work on our team, and the impact of our activities on tackling IP crime and infringement.

Working location

The IPO’s preferred working arrangement is hybrid, where staff are currently expected to attend the office 1 day per week, or equivalent if part-time, on-site at our Newport office. However, we recognise that this is a hard to fill role which may not require attendance more than once a month, so in exceptional circumstances a homeworking contract may be available.  We would encourage candidates to discuss with the recruiting manager through this process.  Should you be eligible for homeworking, travel will be paid for if there is a business requirement to attend the office.

Occasional travel to meetings and events around the UK, and sometimes overseas, may also be required.

Please refer to job description

Please confirm that you have (or are willing to work towards) College of Policing IPP Accreditation in an intelligence management role.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace