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East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

This position can be based nationally.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Location: Flexible

The Role

We are recruiting for a Security Culture Advocate here at MoJ Security Information Group to be part of our warm and collaborative Security Policy, Awareness, Culture and Education team.
 
This role focuses on enabling and advancing a healthy security culture across the MoJ.

You will work with staff who help deliver a wide range of essential Justice services to the public. You will engage with people at all levels in the MoJ. You will be helping us understand the security awareness and best practices in HQ, Arm’s Length Bodies, and Executive Agencies. You will use these insights to develop and promote resources to improve further security compliance and outcomes. You’ll also be expected to be flexible and perform other duties as required

Your success indicators will be based on the ways in which you enable MoJ colleagues to deliver their work in a consistently safe and secure manner. Your deliverables might include such things as straightforward advocacy packages, programmes for self-assessment and optimisation, reviews, and updates in the light of new cyber security threats and legislation.

You will produce quantitative and qualitative measures and improvements and will be encouraged to share these insights and improvements across the MoJ and outside as best practices.

In summary: You also collaborate internally, building contacts and being an advocate for a positive security culture, and across Government, engaging with security colleagues in other departments and the Government Security Profession, representing the MoJ and helping to lead and influence the discussion.
 
Key Responsibilities:

Security Culture Programme Advocacy:
●    Nurturing and delivering aspects of the security culture programme for MoJ Security Information Group
●    Inputting and collaborating on aspects of the rolling forward plan for improving security culture, identifying appropriate engagement channels for staff at all levels and all locations.
●    Using a variety of tools and techniques to support the security team in improving security culture; developing and coordinating advocacy materials to keep staff up to date and engaged with security team priorities, and wider MoJ, government and security profession initiatives, news, and events.
●    Promoting and supporting the annual security culture survey.
●    Working with corporate communication colleagues to ensure security messages are included in MoJ corporate announcements, articles, and briefs.
●    Responsible, alongside the wider security team, for monitoring the Security Culture programme inbox, Slack and Microsoft Team channels.
●    Living the MoJ values and behaviours.

Developing and Leading the Security Culture programme:
●    Develop outstanding advocacy resources for our internal and external channels, including social media and Slack.
●    Build understanding of the security strategy across the team, department and wider MoJ, and corresponding compliance.
●    Supporting the security team in engaging with stakeholders so there is a clear understanding of the security culture programme and clarity on what is needed from them in return.
●    Promote and grow the security champions’ network.
●    Building relationships within and outside the MoJ to further build the MoJ security team’s brand.
●    Ensuring consistent use and application of our key messaging.
●    Develop campaigns to support and promote the security culture programme across the MoJ.

Business & Cultural Change:
●    Take a lead in supporting cultural and behavioural change across the function in relation to security, encouraging shared ways of working and values, without losing the strengths and values of individual teams.
●    Understanding the impacts of organisational change on MoJ colleagues to inform advocacy strategies for the security culture programme.
●    Produce strategies and actions that support the security team in its aim of increasing diversity and inclusion.
●    Evaluate the effectiveness of advocacy processes and deliver ongoing improvement.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team, please read on, and apply!
 
This is a Senior Executive role plus great benefits:
 
●      37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
●      We are committed to nurturing our staff and provide lots of training and development opportunities with learning platforms such as: Linux Academy, O’Reilly, Pluralsight, Microsoft Learning, Civil Service Learning, GDS (Government Digital Service) Academy, etc.
●      10% dedicated time to learning and development with a budget of £1000 a year per person
●      Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 26-30% depending on salary.
●      25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Queens’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
●      Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/parental leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
●      Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app. 
●      Nurturing professional and interpersonal networks including those for Careers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD (People from Diverse Racial Origins Uniting the Department) and SPIRIT
●      Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
●      Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers, and eye-care vouchers.
●      5 days volunteering paid leave.
●      Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT (Information Technology).
●      Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
 
Person Specification
 
Essential:

●    Ability to develop and deliver internal and external staff advocacy strategies and tactics.
●    Effective communication towards a wide range of audiences.
●    Collaboration across teams, functions, and organisations.
●    Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, particularly drafting, presenting and facilitation skills.
●    Build relationships, credibility, and influence easily with people at various levels.
●    Ability to motivate colleagues and wider teams.
●    Role modelling MoJ values and behaviours.
●    Understand and be an advocate for the principles of cultural change or wish to develop experience in this area.
●    Be flexible and perform other duties as required

Desirable:

●    Experience using engagement data and feedback results to make informed decisions 
●    Experience building content for social media channels
●    Experience building campaigns to support key deliverables
 
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor. 
 
Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.
 
How to Apply
 
Candidates must submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) and a Covering Letter which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
 
In MoJ Security and Information Group, we recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

●    Seeing the Bigger Picture
●    Changing and improving
●    Leadership
●    Communicating and influencing 
●    Working together
●    Developing self and others 
 
Your application will be reviewed and sifted against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel. 
 
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
 
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on previous advocacy successes in technology domains will be conducted prior to the sift.
 
Further Information

Please review the following Terms & Conditions which set out the way we recruit and provide further information related to the role.
 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment team

Please refer to job description

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

This position is based Nationally

About Natural England

Do you have a passion for nature and the environment? Do you want to make a real difference and secure significant environmental gains in the present and the future? Do you enjoy working in a team? Can you see yourself advising communities and customers to maximise gains for the Natural Environment? 

If this appeals to you, a career at Natural England offers rewarding opportunities to secure environmental improvements and play your part in creating a better future for people and nature. 

The priority work Natural England is delivering includes:

• Establishing a Nature Recovery Network to help wildlife thrive.
• Monitoring environmental changes to identify and help reduce the effects of climate change.
• Working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production methods.
• Advising on plans for new developments to maximise gains for nature, and
• Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing.

We are the Government’s Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment.

Find out more about the work of Natural England at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england

About the Team 

The Chief Scientist Directorate (CSD) provides scientific and evidence leadership services and support to help Natural England operate as an evidence-led organisation. The Data Science Services (DSS) Team, within the Analysis Team of CSD, provides access to evidence through the provision and management of data and digital systems, and through provision of analytical services.   

Job description

Role description

Key tasks/principal accountabilities

The purpose of this role is to lead on the internal provision and external publication of Natural England’s geospatial data products, metadata cataloguing and systems administration. This will include but not be limited to leading on publication to the Defra Data Services Platform, ArcGIS Online and future server-side and portal environments. This role will combine use of desktop and online GIS with liaison with service managers and service providers to make sure that Natural England is able to publish and access data and evidence in line with Natural England’s strategic Shift 4. The Science, Evidence and Evaluation strategy explains how we will support the organisation’s goals working with the 4 strategic programmes and sets out how we will move from being an evidence-based organisation to being an evidence-led organisation.

Natural England Priority Shifts

The following 4 shifts form the organisation’s plan for how we incorporate the established elements of our existing strategy into our work.

• Shift 1 – To visibly drive the Nature Recovery Network
• Shift 2 – To develop strategic plans for places
• Shift 3 – To tackle barriers to nature
• Shift 4 – To be evidence and evaluation led

Strategic Shift 4 – To be evidence and evaluation led

For Natural England to become an evidence-led organisation and for us to be able to lead, direct and support action for nature’s recovery – we need high quality, relevant and up to date data and evidence that is actively, appropriately and confidently applied, both internally and externally.  Evidence helps to lead where we go and needs to be central to our decision making, our delivery and to the advice we provide.

The post holder will:

• Coordinate and deliver spatial data products and web services to internal and external customers and service providers in line with data publication guidelines.
• Act as a first point of contact for Natural England’s data sharing platforms. Engage with data providers to ensure efficient pipelining of data into Natural England’s systems, liaising with Natural England’s data managers and service managers as required.

• Review and quality assure geospatial data and metadata prior to external publication and liaise with data licensing specialists to ensure all data products meet Natural England and UK government data standards.
• Work towards advancing knowledge as a metadata/cataloguing subject matter expert.
• Lead on maintaining and updating online guidance to describe the standards, requirements and workflows related to data management systems.
• Provide support and resilience to the Senior Data Manager and Lead Adviser colleagues working on data services systems improvement projects.
• Provide support and resilience to the core data provision service which the Data Services Team provides to our customers.
• Provide high level advice and guidance to complex data provision queries.

Benefits

Wherever possible Natural England accommodates requests for both full-time and part-time hours and other flexible working patterns to help employees achieve a good work/life balance and maintain their health and wellbeing.

Natural England provides excellent opportunities for career progression, training and development tailored to your role. From induction to ongoing learning and development, everyone in Natural England is supported to develop their skills and capabilities. Everyone has 10 days to devote to personal learning and development, as well as an additional 3 days to volunteer.

You will have access to Civil Service Pension and benefits arrangements and generous leave allowances (33 day per year pro rata), as well as flexible working, to help you achieve a work-life balance that works for you and us.

You will have access to a range of benefits including discounts on shopping vouchers, cycle to work scheme, and childcare vouchers. You can also join the Civil Service Sport club which offer discounts on a range of sports and leisure opportunities as well as social events.

Natural England is a fantastic place to work, where difference is celebrated.

We’re committed to fairness and equality for all, so you feel valued for who you are and what you do. Our shared values help us work together to benefit the communities we serve. Our thriving employee-led diversity networks support our inclusive culture and contribute to our Diversity Action Plan.

Locations

Natural England is adopting hybrid working – which means our staff work from a flexible range of locations, encompassing home, offices (ours and our partners) and relevant sites. All new staff will be formally linked to one of our 25 offices across England and the expectation is that all new staff will be able to access their local office to be part of the community of staff in their geographical area. Full time staff are expected to attend their associated office for a minimum of one day a week.

Staff members are required to carry out all their duties working in this way and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time. Travel expenses will be paid if work related travel is required but does not apply to travel between home and your associated office.

This is a national team role so can be linked with any Natural England office.

View a map of our office locations here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-england-office-locations

Cheltenham

At GCHQ, we unlock the complex world of data and communications to keep the UK and its citizens safe, both in the real world and online. Working closely with our British Intelligence partners in MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from threats including serious organised crime, terrorism, and cyber-attacks. A role in GCHQ means you’ll have varied and fascinating work in a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. 

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, is the UK Government’s lead authority on cyber security. The organisation is at the heart of the Government’s cyber security strategy and has the aim of making the UK the safest place to live and work online.    

The NCSC’s Host Based Capability (HBC) is a primary way of detecting cyber-attacks and threats to Central UK Government and Critical National Infrastructure, in the Active Cyber Defence mission.  

Deployed to ~400k endpoints across ~35 departments, HBC is recruiting for a Senior Analyst, working with the team to conduct investigations into the key cyber threats that impact the security of the UK. 

You’ll be getting hands-on with some of our more complex end point analysis, and will be directly supporting others with their investigations, using world-leading capabilities such as our Host Analysis Cluster, and all other NCSC capabilities. 

Your work will change as the threat landscape does, and you will get to work across some of the most interesting and wide-ranging topics. As such we are looking for someone with technical expertise, who can develop, adapt, and apply their knowledge across a wider range of investigative problems to deliver impact and protect the UK. 

The successful candidate would: 

• Nurture a diverse and inclusive environment, and be an advocate for positive, innovative ideas within their team. 
• Work with the Team Lead and Technical Director to provide technical direction within their team, applying and sharing their expertise to overcome obstacles and progress our investigations. 
• Champion the use of a wide range of data sources and tools to contribute to the knowledge of the cyber security community, improving our ability to protect against the threat. 
• Identify and develop the opportunities and tradecraft needed to tackle difficult threats impacting UK cyber security, including identifying and supporting counter opportunities and operations.
• Support positive relationships with the broader cyber security community, including industry, government and international partners.
• Be willing to continually grow the necessary skills in themselves and others, across their team and the wider community. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Responsible for investigating threat to networks of national significance to the UK. 
• Maintains visibility of the work of analysts within their team, providing technical direction and advice when needed. 
• Be a technical expert in the field of Host Based Intrusion Detection and Analysis and drive others to develop their expertise. 
• Collaborate with Team Leads and the Intrusion Detection and Analysis (ID&A) skill mentoring community to develop the ID&A skill of others within their team to highlight opportunities that would enable aligning work packages with analyst continuous skills development. 
• Collaborates with and drives the wider GCHQ, industry, and allied analysis communities (both internationally and domestic).
• Responsible for developing and maintaining complex analytic tradecraft, including signatures and workflows to understand our adversaries and mentoring others in their development of tradecraft.
• Responsible for providing cyber threat intelligence.
• Responsible for generating ideas and leading others in their analysis to mitigate and reduce the threat, identify and support counter operations.
• Responsible for leading the technical ideation for developing counter operations and mitigating the threat.
• Ensure that your work and that of the team is properly recorded in corporate tooling to enable clarity, resilience and collaboration.
• Be a leader in automating analysis and supporting others in automating analysis, where possible and appropriate.
• Contribute to the wider NCSC Senior Analyst community. 

The successful applicant will need to: 

• Hold a valid DV clearance to apply. 
• Be a technical expert in the field of Host Based Intrusion Detection and Analysis or similar field. 
• Have experience using programming languages such as SQL and Python for data analysis and automation and familiarity of Apache Spark as an analytic engine.
• Have good teamwork & leadership skills.
• Have strong communication and customer facing skills.
• Have a good understanding of the cyber threat landscape. 

GCHQ Competency Requirements

• Communication and Knowledge sharing    – Intermediate 
• Corporate Vision and Efficiency   – Intermediate 
• Change and Innovation   – Intermediate
• Analysis and Decision Making – Higher
• Contribution to Delivery   – Intermediate
• Managing the Customer Relationship   – Intermediate
• Working with and Leading Others – Higher

You can familiarise yourself with the general competencies we use to assess the aptitude of candidates here – Recruitment Process

At NCSC and GCHQ, we are proud of our inclusive and supportive working environment that’s designed to encourage open minds and attitudes.  As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we are committed to helping you fulfil your potential.  With comprehensive training and development opportunities, tailored to your needs and the requirements of your work, we will enable you to flourish in your role and perform to the very best of your abilities.

You’ll receive a starting salary of £36,836 plus an annual National Security Payment of £2,330 subject to mandatory training. 

Other benefits: 

• 25 Days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays 
• An environment with flexible working options 
• Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme.
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations)
• Paid parental and adoption leave.
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Croydon – Lunar House, Manchester – Soapworks

The Lead Information Assurance Manager identifies, understands and mitigates cyber-related risks. They identify and evaluate security risks to information, systems and processes owned by the organisation, and proactively provide appropriate advice, drawing on a wide variety of sources, to stakeholders across the organisation and at a variety of levels. They provide risk or owners with advice to help them make well informed risk-based decisions.

The successful candidate will be working with a variety of exciting projects on Home Office critical and vital infrastructure from Homeland Security to Migration and boarders, covering cloud, networking and on premise, software and hardware technologies.

The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this effort since 1782. As such, we play a fundamental role in maintaining the security and economic prosperity of the UK.

The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, refugee protection, counter-terrorism, policing, fire services, and crime and drugs policy.
Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) enables the Home Office to keep the UK safe and secure. We design and build the services that help people apply for visas or passports; support policing and counter-terrorism operations; and protect the UK’s borders.

This is an exciting time to be at the Home Office. You’ll have a chance to shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional public services that work for everyone.

Our work is guided by these principles:

• we put user needs first
• we value delivery and outcomes over process
• we work in the open

Our flexible working policy ensures a healthy work-life balance. We also nurture talent and offer a broad range of learning and development opportunities that will help you flourish in your role.

We work hard to maintain a positive working culture and are committed to helping you fulfil your potential. We value diversity and provide an open, inclusive and supportive environment to help you do your best work.

You can keep up-to-date with our work on the Home Office DDaT blog.

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• the support, planning, development, implementation and management of organisation-wide assurance processes and procedures for the management of risks to the success, confidentiality, integrity and availability of the business, especially those arising from the use of information technology, reduction or non-availability of energy supply or inappropriate disposal of materials, hardware or data. Thereby, protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the organisation’s assets and business services
• provide tailored expert cyber security assurance support and advice that highlights cyber security related risks to a range of stakeholders, projects, business teams and/or service owners on how to remedy identified risks. Helping them to make well-informed and auditable decisions, by proportionately applying security capabilities, using published guidance, standards, and drawing on a range of experts as well as personal expertise
• independently and impartially undertake cyber security assurance risk management activities within a given area of practice or expertise, usually within established security and risk management governance structures. Lead the independent assurance analysis and derivation of business-supporting security needs, undertake cyber security related risk assessments, conduct tailored threat assessment and other risk management activities during the assurance process. Ensure cyber security assurance activities are consistent with applicable regulations and legislation. This includes planning and delivering internal cyber security reviews
• develop risk management-related policy and assure the ongoing appropriateness of policy in accordance with regulation and wider organisational and government policies. Communicating effectively with senior stakeholders to ensure they recognise the importance of security considerations and respond accordingly to changes in policy and procedure
• manage assurance processes across the organisation, reviewing their efficiency and effectiveness, leading recommendations for continuous improvement. Reviewing internal controls following any security breach, providing advice on how to remediate any vulnerabilities discovered. Agreeing and overseeing remedial solutions, controls and safeguards that are the most appropriate and beneficial for the organisation
• assess reviews and risk assessments and ensure all identified risks are managed in accordance with Home Office risk management policies. Communicate outcomes effectively to relevant senior stakeholders across a variety of teams in ways that support effective security, risk management and decision-making, and advise senior stakeholders on their approach to risk assessment in the context of their organisational outcomes.

Note: An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Other day to day activities

You will also be to carry out the following day to day activities:

• participating in, contributing to and supporting collaboration initiatives and career development across multiple communities, building in-house capability via a professional community of practice
• lead on continual service improvement work to analyse current processes, identify and implement opportunities to optimise them. Work collaboratively and deliver service improvements, ensuring that threats, vulnerabilities and risks to Home Office products, systems and services are identified, assessed and guarded against
• support the routine risk reporting process by informing on changes in the Home Office’s threat landscape and the associated impact on the Home Office’s risk exposure, helping to better understand the impact and likelihood of exploitation of a threat.
• lead cyber security assurance reviews, analysis and research to identify, assess and mitigate against cyber threats, vulnerabilities and risks
• assist with the prioritisation of remediation work based on threat and risk likelihood and impact
• own, maintain, develop and execute threat and vulnerability management process and ensure that it works holistically and coherently, whilst supporting other HO departments
• lead, mentor and support others to perform to their full potential and driving succession planning
• advise, guide and support multiple Home Office functions and projects, programmes and operational teams on matters relating to cyber threats, vulnerabilities and risks ensuring that specialist knowledge is kept current
• undertake analysis for particularly complex or vital products, systems and services, supporting associated assurance and audit activity from a threat and risk perspective as required
• support the development of the Home Office-wide cyber threat modelling process and lead the development of risk registers; ensuring that these information sets are aligned with data feeds and repositories
• provide information within assurance assessments to inform threat hunting activity and aid the development of threat intelligence products
• work collaboratively to provide specialist technical and organisational guidance pertaining to risks and control measures associated with emerging threats, closely liaising with stakeholders to assess where control changes are required to deal with the ever-changing threat landscape.

Skills and Experience

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Cyber Security, with the following skills or experience in:

Strategy and architecture:
• Security and Privacy
o Information Assurance (INAS) – Level 5

Governance, Risk and Compliance:
o Risk Management (BURM) – Level 5
o Audit (AUDT) – Level 5
o Quality Assurance (QUAS) – Level 6

• Advice and Guidance:
o Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 5

Relationships and Engagement:
• Stakeholder management
o Stakeholder Relationship management (RLMT) – Level 5

You can find more information on sfia-online.org

Essential Criteria

Please see below for the relevant skills required for your role:

• can lead and manage a team of cyber professionals to provide an effective, joined-up central threat intelligence and risk analysis function
• is able to coach and mentor, developing more junior team members
• communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and articulates threat intelligence and risk assessments in terms of their impact to the business
• building effective relationships with senior stakeholders in order to raise awareness of the importance of security issues, as well as communicating the outcome of audits and investigations sensitively
• has a good understanding of the use of different communication channels and formats for different audiences, delivering excellent verbal and written communication
• communicates the role of information assurance within risk management, assurance, audit and testing processes
• identifies and works in line with best practice principles and uses them to contribute to the ongoing continuous improvement of existing processes and ways of working for information security and risk management
• is forward thinking and can think from the perspective of potential attackers
• is familiar with key threat intelligence feeds and sources (e.g. NCSC) and possesses a good level of knowledge of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and exploitation tactics
• possesses highly developed analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail
• analyses, interprets and articulates the specific risks associated with threat intelligence and identified vulnerabilities
• can assimilate and collate potentially large amounts complex information from a variety of data sources and use it to provide accurate insights, produce recommendations and solutions that support senior decision-making and enhance business performance
• understands how current work fits into broader DDaT contexts and strategies so that deeper underlying problems and opportunities can be addressed and managed appropriately
• stays critically informed of current methodology across cyber security, threat intelligence and cyber risk management and can challenge existing ways of working.

Desirable Criteria

Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:

• experience in information or cyber security including threat and risk analysis for complex, high-risk and/or mission critical systems, preferably involving the Home Office, Cabinet Office, NCSC or related departments
• assurance experience within a large government department or complex industry sector
• leading and directing teams to enable the day-to-day delivery of services
• driving continual service improvements through the measurement and challenge of services and processes, tools and capability
• experience operating across tactical, operational and strategic levels with regards to threat and risk analysis, preferably while leading, running and coaching a diverse, distributed team of cyber professionals
• demonstrated ability to analyse and coherently present complex threat intelligence and risk information relevant to the audience that clearly articulates business impact(s)
• experience of a range of cyber risk and controls frameworks, such as NIST, ISO27001, COBIT, Cyber Essentials, Cloud Principles and general wider NCSC guidelines
• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Information Risk Management or equivalent
• certification in (or willing to work towards) one or more of the following is desirable: CRISC, CISSP, and equivalent.

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

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

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

• Strategy and architecture
• Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Advice and Guidance
• Relationships and Engagement

• An in-year performance bonus scheme.
• A Civil Service pension with employer contribution rates of between 26.6% and 30.3%, depending upon salary.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service.
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing.
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• Season ticket loans and rental deposit loans.
• Cycle to work and payroll giving.
• Employee discounts – including a huge number of retailers, Microsoft Home Use programme and gym membership.
• A variety of staff recognition schemes including thank you vouchers.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including monthly mindfulness sessions.
• Staff support networks.
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid.
• Maternity and adoption support leave (paternity leave) of 2 weeks full pay.
• Up to five days paid leave for volunteering.
• Study leave and support for studying for a qualification or other accredited development relevant to your role.

You can find more information at Benefits – Home Office Careers    .

Birmingham, Bristol, Gartcosh, *London, Warrington – *Under the NCA Estates Strategy, the London office is part of a planned relocation to a new NCA HQ in Stratford, London. Relocation is expected to take place in 2025. If you are successful for a London role, please be aware that your post will be relocated. All employees will be reimbursed excess travel costs associated with changes in location in line with NCA organisational policies.

The Intelligence Directorate works collaboratively with NCA Investigations Directorate and partners to deliver a unified crime fighting response. Serious and organised crime (SOC) is one of the recognised national security threats, estimated at costing the UK economy over £37 billion every year. In the Intelligence Directorate we collect, record and enhance intelligence to build a picture of that SOC, sharing this with partners in the UK and abroad. Then, through the exploitation of intelligence, we flex law enforcement’s collective resources against these dynamic threats. We are continuously looking for new opportunities to enhance traditional capabilities to increase the quantity and quality of available intelligence and maximise its potential for exploitation.

The Intelligence Directorate is made up of the following deputy directorate areas:

International – The International Department works with international partners and coordinates UK law enforcement support overseas to gather and share intelligence, conduct operational activity and enhance international delivery through a variety of means, including capacity building, training, and joint  European and International taskforces. The International Department also provides the specialist capabilities available through its membership of INTERPOL and EUROPOL in supporting UK law enforcement intelligence and operational requirements, and working directly with partners to safeguard vulnerable members of the community. These capabilities are due to be extended further from Autumn 2022 with the establishment of the Joint International Crime Centre within the International Department, which will bring together the current capabilities of International and the National Police Chiefs Council International Crime Co-ordination Centre. The NCA International Liaison Officer network provides NCA support to over 130 countries and is supported by UK based Officers to lead and develop operational activity overseas in support of NCA objectives; provide support and add value to investigations and intelligence analysis where appropriate; provide expertise on country-specific legislation, operational risk and strategic knowledge; and develop and maintain relationships with International partners.

Data and Analysis Hub – The Data and Analysis Hub is made up of three analytical teams:

TIAT – The Tactical Intelligence Analysis Team brings together all of the Tactical Intelligence Analysts in the agency across Investigations, Regional Intelligence Teams (RITs) and in the National Tasking Centre Thematic Threat areas. TIAT is one national team and supports the greatest threat, risk and harm across the country determining best use of analytical resource.  TIAT support the end to end process of development of high end of high harm targets, prioritisation, proactive analytical support through to reactive investigative support providing evidence at Court.
 
NAC – National Assessment Centre accepts commissions from Law Enforcement, the UK Intelligence Community, Government Departments and from within the National Crime Agency – both internal to and external to the NCA.  These commissions are all related to Serious Organised Crime and aligned to the National Intelligence Requirements, as set out on the National Strategic Assessments.  Requests are received via the National Strategic Tasking and Co-ordination Group (NSTCG), overseen by the Home Office.

NDEC – The National Data Exploitation Capability is a multidisciplinary team made up of data and technology professionals, intelligence officers and analysts and data management officers transforming how the NCA and wider UK Law Enforcement community operate. NDEC are partnering with other organisations, and using advanced data analytics and data science techniques to creates insights that disrupt and detect serious and organised crime (SOC). NDEC is also responsible for managing the acquisition of data to exploit and enhance the understanding of these SOC threats.

National Intelligence Hub – Within the National Intelligence Hub (NIH), the National Targeting Centre is responsible for identifying key priority targets and developing intelligence through its symbiotic relationship with other intelligence departments. The NIH is at the heart of the NCA, delivering intelligence products and identifying opportunities which drive NCA and partner activity in response to the highest harm threats.  It has a number of Regional intelligence Teams (RITs) making up a nationwide network of intelligence officers providing proactive and dynamic intelligence expertise to criminal investigations, co-located with investigations and law enforcement partners.  Working in the NIH involves close collaboration with other UK and International Intelligence, Law Enforcement and policy partners charged with tackling SOC and its impact on the UK.

Intelligence Collection – Coordinates NCA collection capabilities against the Agency’s highest priorities. Intelligence Collection includes forensics, open source, covert human intelligence sources, undercover officers and technical collection capabilities. This includes responding to threats and exploiting opportunities relating to the use of  electronic communications by Subjects of Interest using the various powers conferred within the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA). This is a dynamic and diverse arena with constant and rapid change, suiting those officers who thrive on near constant challenge.

National Tasking and Coordination (NTAC) – Oversight and coordination of operational activity to support NCA and National tasking. The Control Centre provides the command team with situational awareness of operational capacity, capability, effectiveness and support to Critical Incident Commanders. To initially treat risk and dynamically transfer risk to the appropriate stakeholder, whilst building public confidence. The Regional Organised Crime Coordinators provide a conduit for requests and specialist advice to and from partner agencies.

The Gateway Teams – The NCA Gateway provides a consistent entry point for all new information and intelligence requests and referrals requiring NCA operational assessment. It is the ‘front door’ to the Agency, receiving, assessing, de-conflicting and enhancing information and intelligence across a wide spectrum of criminality in addition to identifying and enhancing serious and organised crime leads for development and tasking. The Gateway includes the UK International Crime Bureau, Sensitive Intelligence Unit, Child Sexual Exploitation Referrals Bureau, UK National Central Office for the Suppression of Counterfeit Currency and Protected Coins and the Agency Facilitation Team.

The Directorate is supported by the:

Intelligence Capability Headquarters (ICHQ) – ICHQ’s mission is to deliver a world class intelligence capability that leads the fight against SOC. It leads on the Directorate’s business led transformation programme, business planning and overall management including review of operational success, capability requirements overview, recruitment and professionalisation.

As an experienced Intelligence Analyst, your role will be to conduct complex and wide-ranging analysis in support of the National Crime Agency’s mission; developing intelligence products and contributing to the National Strategic Assessment, Annual Plan, National Intelligence Requirements and National Control Strategy to aid the fight to cut serious and organised crime. You will conduct cross-source analysis and exploitation and make recommendations to support the development of intelligence, gain new insights into criminal activity and behaviour, informing NCA understanding of the impact that targeted activity has on the threat presented by serious and organised crime. You will access a range of covert and overt capabilities to inform this work, working with government, Law Enforcement, UK Intelligence Community, private and third sector, in support of both tactical and strategic objectives.

***All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

***Candidates are required to have SC upon entry and will be required to gain DV STRAP within the first 12 months in post ***

The following qualifications/skills are essential to the role and proof will be required at interview:

· Formal intelligence analysis training (e.g. National Intelligence Analysis Training (NIAT) / Government Intelligence Analyst Training (GIAT) / Defence Intelligence Analyst Module (DIAM).
· Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) Intelligence Analyst certification or be able to provide evidence of equivalent experience within the answers to the technical criteria and experience criteria.

This evidence should have been attained within the last 2 years. If you hold IPP Intelligence Analyst certification, please ensure you detail your accreditation within your CV. Failure to do so may result in us being unable to progress your application. Should you progress to the interview stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.

Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.
Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.
Failure to provide evidence at interview may result in your application not progressing to the next stage.

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Experience of carrying out intelligence analysis within law enforcement, defence or national security and the ability to communicate results of intelligence analysis to influence decision making.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation and policy within law enforcement, defence or national security.
• Ability to deliver at pace both independently and as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of analytical techniques in a SOC environment.

Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.

If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.

All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:

• Civil Service pension scheme
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer. 

We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).

Basingstoke

The Challenge

Do you want to join the 2021 Government Security team of the year and be part of our Gold Standard security service?

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage threats.

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 staff. MGS Officers are often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture.

All our Security Officers are required to have excellent customer service skills and must be willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the defence estate. Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, are able to work as part of a team, are observant to threats and are capable to challenge and de-escalate difficult situations if required. We also require our Security Officers to have good written and verbal communication skills. Our Officers must have resilience and remain positive and friendly in all weather conditions and on all occasions.

We provide our staff with a market leading salary, excellent sickness benefits, together with a defined benefit civil service pension. Free full uniform will be provided.

We are a growing organisation with opportunities for good quality staff to progress their security careers.

The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities and from all types of working backgrounds.

See more information about the MGS, please read the candidate pack and watch our Security Officer YouTube video https://youtu.be/nzSK9OPOoDI

About MGS

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide unarmed guarding services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. The MGS plays a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and works closely with its security partners

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and  employs over 2,500 operational and support staff. The MGS is managed by a Head Office team, dispersed strategically around the country.

MGS officers are very often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on a customer-focused culture, working to DIO’s Values as well as our own core values of honesty, integrity, professionalism and efficiency.

We are passionate about the services we deliver and work hard to keep pace with developments in the security industry, as we seek to be the unarmed guarding provider of choice. The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities.

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

Please note that these duties can vary from site to site.

• Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site
• Issue of passes using site IT systems
• Reporting of environmental issues
• Issue and receipt of keys
• Patrolling on foot and in a vehicle
• Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas
• Escorting visitors
• Traffic management
• Checking identity on site (ad hoc)
• Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
• Referral of complaints
• Reporting MGS infrastructure defects
• Dealing with demonstrators and intruders as directed by those holding operational control
• Safeguarding classified information and material
• Cooperating with other security providers
• Collaborating with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures
• Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
• Reporting safety hazards and accidents in accordance with current instructions
• Carrying out, if required, initial action at the scene of any incident
• Other tasks commensurate with the grade

Desirable Experience & Skills

A background, qualification or interest in the delivery of site security and/or customer service will be an advantage.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirements

Where close area working arrangements are in place staff may be required to attend other sites within their travel to work area (one hour from their home) on a detached duty basis.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time.

We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.

The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops
• The possibility to gain a financial in-year reward after successful completion of six months probation and a further in-year reward after your 12 month anniversary and throughout your career with the MGS.

This position is based at 102 PETTY FRANCE (MOJ) LONDON, SW1H 9AJ, SOUTHERN HOUSE CROYDON, CR0 1XG

Please refer to Job Description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Overview of the job

The post holder(s) will work in the National Intelligence Unit at HQ or one of the 5 Regional Intelligence Units. The post hold will be responsible for analysis in their respective areas. These areas include, but are not limited to, Counter Terrorism, Counter Corruption, Financial Intelligence, Sensitive Intelligence, Strategic Intelligence or Crime including Organised Crime across the relevant region or nationally in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). All these intelligence units form part of the National Intelligence Unit.

Intelligence Analyst(s) will play a critical role in developing the intelligence picture on a range of threats impacting on their geographic or thematic area, drawing on existing intelligence products as well as developing their own analysis.

The post holder will be responsible for providing strategic and tactical intelligence analysis and products which will look across prison and probation contexts at ‘high priority’ offenders, offending groups and operational security vulnerabilities in their area.

The post holder will report directly to the band 7 Senior Intelligence Analysts in the respective Unit. The post is a flexible resource within the function and the post holder may be asked to undertake work for another Unit to respond to changes in priorities.

The post holder may have direct line management and professional development of the band 3 intelligence researchers.

These posts may be based either in HQ (102 Petty France, London) or in one of the five Regional Hubs, exact details will be specified in the advert. Regular travel is likely and will include prison establishments, prison Group Directors’ offices and Probation Service Division offices as well as law enforcement partners’ offices. In addition there is likely to be occasional travel throughout England and Wales for national matters. Remote/Home working will be an option though specifics will be role dependent.

A background in analytical work (any discipline) would be an advantage but is not essential; training in intelligence analysis will be provided if required. Furthermore, some roles will require the post holder to partake in specialist training and accreditation which will be provided.

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to take up a key role supporting the ongoing development of intelligence analysis as a professional service to HMPPS.

The post holder will be expected to develop and deliver a high quality intelligence analytical service to HMPPS and law enforcement partners; therefore, they will require a strong grasp of intelligence and data analytical techniques, research skills, information handling requirements, as well as understand and anticipate information and intelligence requirements from a range of partners.

The post holder will also require strong communication skills to engage with a wide range of consumers of intelligence at all levels within HMPPS, with law enforcement partners, the National Crime Agency and, for some roles, the Security Services.

The post has no operational requirement. However, an understanding of prisons, probation and/or law enforcement operating environment would be an advantage.

The postholder must act with the highest levels of personal and professional integrity and champion these qualities in others. They must be vetted to Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) depending on the role. It is likely that roles in the Sensitive Intelligence Unit will require DV, but this is subject to change.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• National and Regional Intelligence Products: produce ad hoc ‘problem profiles’ on request, based on emerging trends. Produce intelligence assessments to support the case management of high risk or emerging ‘threat group’ individuals, discuss and develop terms of reference for an intelligence analysis product; obtain and evaluate information for intelligence analysis; apply analytical techniques to interpret information for intelligence analysis; use inference development to make judgments based on intelligence analysis methodology; create intelligence analysis products to support decision making; disseminate intelligence products; and review the effectiveness of the analysis process.
• Intelligence Sharing and Partnership working: Support the unit in developing and maintaining good working relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners at national, regional and local levels to facilitate timely sharing of intelligence. Attend prison, probation and law enforcement regional and national forums as required. Support information requests and flows on both strategic and tactical intelligence, information or data requirements.
• Management & Leadership: line manage and provide professional development to Band 3 Intelligence Researchers, and provide support to prison and probation colleagues and partners on the Professionalisation of intelligence.
  The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

Please refer to Job Description

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

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

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

Hybrid – Nobel House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HX

As a Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst, you will undertake analyses, interpretation and presentation of public health data to provide health intelligence to meet the needs of local and national stakeholders. You will lead the delivery of analytical work on a wide range of public health priority topics health equity and inclusion health sector and driven by the needs of internal UKHSA colleagues and external stakeholders and you will support health intelligence work programmes.

 

Your role will include data analysis, production of health indicators, quality assurance of health intelligence products, as well as the supporting the provision of training and translational support so that stakeholders can understand and act on health intelligence. You will work matrix style with colleagues across the country to develop and deliver national health intelligence outputs on a range of public health priority topics.

 

As Senior Health Intelligence Analyst within the Health Equity & Inclusion Health division you will working to deliver an effective health intelligence service supporting public health delivery. The role of the health intelligence services as a whole is to enable other users in different agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to access and use appropriate public health datasets and analyses to support and empower their own functions; provide analysis which improve our understanding of health and the factors which influence health within the local area; and work in partnership with other organisations to ensure we influence the way information is used in policy and strategy development.

Location

 

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) offers hybrid working – this means that whilst the role will be based in Nobel House, London, SW1P, and there will be opportunities for an element of working from home.

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.*

Working Pattern – Full Time, Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working, Hybrid Working

Hybrid – Nobel House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HX

As the Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst your main responsibilities will include:

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Assisting with the production of regular outbreak notification reports and deep dives into outbreaks as well as retrospective studies on the impact of outbreaks across vulnerable care settings
• Analyse and interpret complex data and undertake statistical analyses such as age standardisation and significance testing.
• Supporting the analytical work of other members of the analytical team.
• Contribution to discussion groups with partners on data and evidence in relation to the impact of infectious diseases in vulnerable settings
• Support to development of guidance and policy development through application of data and intelligence.
• Use and develop database queries and spreadsheets to undertake complex analysis.
• Check for data anomalies prior to and during analyses, considering corrective action or bringing to the attention of principal analysts as required.
• Carry out quality assurance of data. Take a lead in developing and promoting quality assurance procedures.
• Liaising where necessary with colleagues concerning issues of data quality and effect on analysis.
• Exercise judgement in interpreting statistics appropriately, especially where the data indicates a negative or contentious situation
• Communicate analytical/statistical matters to non-analytical/statistical professionals.
• Have expertise in presenting findings of your own analyses to internal and external colleagues
• Attending local and national meetings with key stakeholders including health intelligence analysts, health improvement and protection colleagues, and partner organisations for UKHSA.
• Actively supporting and participating in networks for public health intelligence specialists.
• Ensuring personal compliance with corporate policies in relation to security, confidentiality, and release of information.
• Promoting a culture that recognises the importance of continuously monitoring the quality of the division’s analytical capability, ensuring that there is synergy with processes across UKHSA.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Please ensure that your statement of suitability contains no personal identifiers e.g. name in either the file name or content of the document.

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1500 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the following criteria:

Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in public health, statistics or related discipline or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Working knowledge of key issues and developments in health intelligence.
• Evidence of commitment to learning and development and continuous improvement, including demonstrating personal continuing professional development
• Knowledge of statutory information governance and data confidentiality requirements and others relevant to public health data
• Understanding of techniques and applications of public heath and healthcare intelligence including surveillance, needs assessment, audit and information support to commissioning.
• Advanced analytical ability and proficiency in analytical languages and packages such as R and PowerBI.
• Ability to manage a diverse workload, working on own initiative, and able to prioritise between conflicting demands.

 

 

Desirable

• Experience of working with senior policy and clinical leaders, professional associations, voluntary organisations and patient groups within a region.
• Proven project management skills and the ability to take a lead role in project management and development.
• Experience of working in public health or health care information services setting
• Understanding of local and national health policy dynamics.
• In depth understanding and knowledge of the national policy content for underpinning developments in public health information and intelligence.
• Knowledge of epidemiological measures and analysis
• Knowledge of routine sources of health data (e.g. hospital episode statistics, birth and death registrations) and data on determinants of health

• 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%

Whitehall, London

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously on multiple projects, and with a passion for improving the future of the intelligence analysis profession.

The Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA) is supported by the Professionalisation team to define and maintain standards across the whole assessment community in the UK.

The PHIA Professionalisation Officer manages the Secretariat function for the Intelligence Analysis Profession Board, coordinating attendance of SCS1-2 representatives from across the community, planning the agenda, and publishing minutes & supporting papers. They coordinate monthly Product Evaluation Boards and lead on the
delivery of strategic communications with the community. The Professionalisation Officer also has a role in developing and maintaining long-term Professionalisation workstreams which serve the Intelligence Analysis community.

You can find out more about working for PHIA in the attachment at the end of this advert.

If your application is successful, you will:

• Coordinate and secretariat the Intelligence Analysis Profession Board in support of the Chair, recording minutes and supporting the  delivery of a Chairs briefing note.
• Organise and coordinate the delivery of monthly Product Evaluation Boards: organising panel members and papers, and supporting the Chair.
• Deliver the monthly Intelligence Analysis newsletter for the community.
• Manage and filter the PHIA mailbox, responding to queries where appropriate or escalating them where necessary.
• Attend cross community engagement events and liaise with members of the IA community as appropriate in support of Professionalisation workstreams.
• Assist the rest of the Professionalisation team in maintaining existing long-term Professionalisation workstreams.

Skills and Experience Required

The successful candidate will:

• You will have clear communication skills and the ability to communicate strategic issues to senior stakeholders, both verbally and in written form.
• You will be able to manage relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders at varying levels of seniority, and identify and build networks with key interlocutors.
• You will have strong organisational skills and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and set out clear pathways to delivery.
• You will be a creative thinker who can identify opportunities to be exploited for the benefit and improvement of the intelligence analysis community.
• You will be a team player who works to bring various stakeholders to consensus on complex issues, drawing on specific strengths, knowledge and expertise of colleagues and partners to solve problems and achieve consensus.
• You will have well-established resilience and flexibility to work in a fast-moving and unpredictable environment, particularly during national security crisis events.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working in the intelligence assessment community.
• Experience of managing multiple projects at one time.
• Existing DV clearance.

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

• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Annual salary increases will depend upon individual performance and contribution to the organisation’s success. In addition, there will be the opportunity to earn performance related bonuses.

Pension: There is a choice of excellent pension schemes. More information about pension provisions can be found at www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions

Flexible Working: Flexible working including job-share arrangements may be considered for this role.

Leave allowances: 25 days’ paid leave per annum rising to 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, full-time staff receive eight public holidays and the King’s Birthday privilege day as well as competitive maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave.

Probation: Staff new to the Civil Service will be required to serve a six-month probationary period.

Location: The post will be based in Westminster, London. No relocation costs will be available.

Crisis working: As the JIO and PHIA are at the heart of national security function for the UK, there are occasionally times where we need to respond to incidents of crisis or critical importance. Staff in any role may be asked to work extended or anti-social hours with little or no notice on such occasions.

Equality and Diversity: The Cabinet Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. We will not discriminate on grounds of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, those with caring responsibilities, part time workers or any other factor irrelevant to a person’s work. We encourage a diverse workforce and aim to provide a working environment where all staff at all levels are valued and respected, and where discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated.

Civil Service Code: All civil servants are subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Code which details Civil Service values, standards of behaviour, rights and responsibilities. Go to http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk for more information.

City of Westminster, London (region), SW1A 2HB

The Air & Space Mission Team is part of DI Capability Assessments, based in MoD Main Building, London. It comprises all-source intelligence analysts and specialist support staff. The primary role of the team is to produce capability and vulnerability assessments of potential threat systems in support of customers across UK Defence, including strategic (cross-government), operational and capability customers. Team members are drawn from both technical and operational backgrounds.  Technical Team members are a mix of military, CS, Dstl and industry specialists.

This is a rare opportunity to take up a position as an all-source technical analyst in the A&S Mission Team as a member of the ‘Fighters Team’. Working to assess manned air systems, the work is varied, with regular new developments making this a particularly exciting area. The work offers an excellent opportunity to utilise and develop technical, analytical and operational knowledge.  Although a technical role, you will be exposed to multiple teams across DI, the wider UK intelligence community and MoD as well as our foreign partners. This will give you an excellent opportunity to see how the intelligence community works and how it influences wider government decision making.

In DI our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a rapidly changing world. Together our civilians and military personnel inform decision making in Defence, manage complex finance programmes and in the development of new technology.

In DI we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels. As an equal opportunities employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and inspire to create an inclusive workplace free of discrimination. We also offer flexible working arrangements such as flexitime, job share and compressed hours.

All jobs adverts in DI are subject to fair and open competition.

This is a reserved post and is only open to UK nationals. The post is open to those seeking alternative work patterns and is advertised at 37 hours a week.

It is open to substantive C1/SEOs or suitably qualified C2/HEOs applying on promotion .

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Defence Intelligence (DI) is a world-class organisation that supports policy and decision-making at the heart of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the national security community. DI takes information from overt and covert sources to identify threats and opportunities, working across departmental and international boundaries. This includes some of the most sensitive work in Defence, and is fundamental to ensuring the safety, security and prosperity of the UK.

The Tech Air 1 post-holder is required to carry out technical assessments of fixed wing fast jet and rotary wing platforms. The post-holder will be required to contribute to a range of product types, from detailed technical reports through to urgent, short notice, assessments for senior customers. They will produce and update extant assessments on DI’s primary web-based product and present to a wide range of customers on these topics; therefore, computer literacy, numeracy, and good communication skills are essential. There is also a requirement to routinely liaise with a number of internal MoD and external agencies, including civilian companies and international intelligence partners, to enhance the UK’s understanding of threat systems. As such, there is a requirement for  both UK and international travel.

The successful candidate will have a STEM subject degree. A science/engineering-based Masters degree is also desirable. They will have an engineering or science-based background and have a knowledge and interest of aircraft structures and systems, aerodynamics, gas turbine engines and avionic systems. Specifically, experience of fast jet platforms in these areas is desirable. Exposure to the work of the intelligence community is also desirable, but certainly not essential. Professional membership is desirable.

The post-holder will be part of a small team, although their focus will be as the subject matter expert for the technical assessment of their specified systems, they will be involved in all aspects of the team’s work and will regularly work on collaborative projects and reports. They will be expected to work independently, seeking opportunities for improvement to benefit DI A&S output to UK intelligence customers and to help meet the requirements of a wide range of DI customers and collectors.

o The successful candidate will have a STEM subject degree with an engineering or science-based background. A science/engineering-based Masters degree and professional membership is desirable.

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

There are a wide variety of employee benefits for civil service staff in DI, including (this list is not exhaustive):

• Salary Payroll Giving
• Financial Education Resources
• Bicycle Purchase Advance & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Holiday, Season Ticket, Tenancy Deposit & Work Space Salary Advance Loans
• Free Parking (not available at Main Building)
• Generous Pension Scheme with employer contribution between 26.6% & 30.3%
• Death in Service Benefit
• Up to 30 days’ Annual Leave, and one Privilege Day
• Special Leave (including Study Leave and Volunteering Leave)
• Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• On-Site Nursery & Childcare at some MOD sites
• Flexible Working Hours
• Discounted Healthcare Packages
• Eyesight Tests and Spectacles
• Free On-Site Gyms at many sites
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-Year Reward and Thank You Schemes
• Talent Schemes
• Defence Discounts
• Microsoft & Vodafone Employee Discount Schemes
• Boundless and Civil Service Sports Council Memberships available
• On-site shops, restaurants & cafes at most sites