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The Defence School of Intelligence (DSI) is key to enabling Defence Intelligence (DI) to deliver its operational capability, running over 40 courses that focus on delivering initial and specialist intelligence training to quad-service personnel. The school mission is ‘to train capable Intelligence professionals, at the required standard, in a safe and sustainable manner in order to support Defence effort.’ 

The Training and Development role is responsible for providing effective governance in the maintenance, development, and application of assurance process in support of single Service, Army Intelligence training (Templer Company).

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

The Templer Company Training and Development Officer is responsible to Officer Commanding (OC) Templer Company for:

•  Providing effective governance in the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) process in support of Templer Company HQ. This includes:

1.  Pre-course discussions meetings.
2.  Mid-Course and Post-course discussions.
3.  Compiling student feedback reports and Focus Groups as part of the Internal Validation process and managing any change requirements.

• Conducting monthly focus groups with trainees in Holdover for feedback to OC Templer Company and DSI HQ.
• As Defence Trainer Manager (DTM), to coordinate cross-branch, Company-wide Defence Trainer Supervisor (DTS) activities, including support to trainers in completion of full DTS qualification.
• Delivering the Recruit Training Survey following Phase 2 courses.
• Fulfilling the requirements of Delivery Assessment and Review, ensuring Templer Company is DSAT compliant, including record keeping and supervision of trainers. This includes maintaining records of trainer qualifications, supervision, and Continuous Professional Development.
• Maintaining the Templer Company understanding of DSAT/Business Management System/JSP 822 matters and communicate changes and revisions accordingly.
• Undertaking training management tasks as directed by the OC.

Candidate should have management experience, ideally in a military training environment. They should offering a broad portfolio of experience in quality management, quality assurance and HR; specialising in assurance and training, with qualifications to suit. The individual should be committed and able to contribute to the DI vision and mission including the principles of transparency and equal opportunities. Key specifications:

• Develop understanding of how own, and team’s, work supports achievement of Departmental priorities and delivery of training.
• Confidently handle challenging conversations or discussions.
• Listen attentively to others and check their understanding by asking questions.
• Take responsibility for creating a working environment that encourages equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Identify common problems or weaknesses in policy or procedures that affect service and escalate these.
• Be attentive to potential welfare concerns which may come to light in the course of discussions or feedback sessions; be confident in signposting trainees and reporting to relevant personnel if appropriate.

Qualifications

The following qualifications are required for the role (all training can be completed once in post):

• Defence Trainer Manager (DTM) (DCTS).
• Defence Trainer Course (DTC).
• Defence Trainer Supervisor (DTS).
• Sharepoint Training.
• TAFMIS Training.
• MS Teams Training: What is Teams?; Teams essentials; Teams for owners.
• MS Excel/PowerPoint/Word.
• Basic and Advanced Care of Trainees (COT).

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

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

• 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%

You may be based in any UKHSA location (Birmingham, Bristol, Horsham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham) via a Hybrid Working arrangement although regular travel to London may be required subject to business need.

The Director of Data and Cyber Security (DCS) is responsible for functions that collectively ‘protect and enable’ UKHSA.  DCS teams help ensure that UKHSA can make the best use out of its data and information to protect public health, whilst working lawfully and protecting itself from cyber threat.

You will provide the DG and other Directors within DA&S with the advice and support to run DA&S effectively, effectively acting as a chief operating office function to DA&S senior leadership. As part of this you will Build and direct UKHSA’s Business as Usual (BAU) cyber security function, consulting appropriately with relevant government agencies such as National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Cabinet Office Government Security Group (GSG) and Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI), and working with stakeholders to manage risks and ensure that such that UKHSA is protected against cyber threats.

In addition, you will be responsible for providing functions that support the Director General (DG) and Directors and enable Data, Analytics and Surveillance (DA&S) to deliver its strategic aims. This will include building and directing UKHSA’s Information Governance (IG) function whilst acting as the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the License to Operate Programme, ensuring good programme management practice is followed and that a keen focus on success criteria and benefits delivery is maintained.

You will be a delivery focused, exceptional leader who must build DA&S’s protect and enable functions for UKHSA, ensuring that they are delivered within budget as quickly as possible.  This includes design of functions, recruitment of staff and appropriate commercial agreements to maintain and deliver services.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and deliver through large diverse teams in a complex operating environment where there are competing and challenging priorities, setting operational objectives and delivering change programmes.
• Oversee the development and delivery of UKHSA’s Data Strategy to drive a positive transformation of the organisation’s ability to utilise its data to protect public health.
• Help drive UKHSA’s data transformation through setting a strategic agenda for DA&S’s engagement with other government organisations, academia and industry with the aim of ensuring the UKHSA is an advanced data and intelligence-based organisation that is positioned to support the rapid adoption of new data, analytical & surveillance techniques.
• Lead the design and build of modern Information Governance (IG) teams and compliance function such that UKHSA’s data and information are protected, used lawfully and to the maximum benefit for UKHSA’s work.
• Lead the development and delivery of a Business & Culture Change strategy.  This will be focused on transforming UKHSA’s data, cyber and information governance functions into modern and cohesive models, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and serving to protect and enable UKHSA.
• Lead the design and build of UKHSA’s cyber protection team that will work with others (in particular Technology) to ensure that UKHSA is adequately protected from cyber risk, follows relevant government policy and adopts industry security standards where appropriate.
• Develop a cyber security strategy for cyber risk mitigation working within budget allocation, liaising with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI) and Cabinet Office Government Security Group (GSG) as appropriate.
• Lead a team to provide appropriate governance, risk management, strategic workforce planning and strategic finance advice to DA&S to ensure that DA&S DG and Directors are adequately supported to run DA&S and that the Group delivers its strategic objectives.
• Support the UKHSA Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) through the development of an appropriate risk management and assurance framework, ensuring that relevant risks and escalated and managed appropriately.
• Lead UKHSA’s sponsorship role for external data procurement (e.g. the Office of National Statistics Covid Surveillance Study), ensuring relevant work has appropriate financial controls in place as well as UKHSA sponsored strategic direction, funding and support.
• Undertake the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) role for CORE DA&S and UKHSA programmes as required

It is important through your CV and Statement of Suitability that you provide evidence and examples of proven experience of these selection 
criteria.

Essential Criteria: 

• Significant senior leadership experience, including at times of change and/or uncertainty
• Experience of acting as an SRO or Programme Director for a large programme of work, ideally with experience of delivering culture change
• Experience of dealing with risk management and mitigation in the context of the main accountabilities for this role (SIRO responsibilities, cyber, IG, data management, information management)
• Experience of working within a highly regulated environment, including experience in working with relevant regulators and in making processes and procedures compliant with legal obligations such that the postholder can hold relevant SMEs to account meaningfully for delivery objectives
• Experience of working with sensitive government information, national security threats/risks and working with relevant organisations such as the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI); National Centre for Cyber Security (NCSC) and the Intelligence Services such that the postholder can meaningfully input on relevant risks.

For further information about this role and working in the Data, Analytics and Surveillance Group, please see the following Director Data and Cyber Security at UKHSA – YouTube video message from our Director General Data, Analytics and Surveillance, Steven Riley.

• 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%

This position can be based at either MOD Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR or Main Building, London, SW1A 2HB

Are you ready to work in one of the most interesting cyber security environments and share your experience to support national security?

The Cyber Defence & Risk (CyDR) team plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal cyber security threats to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need.  The team is responsible for enabling Defence operations and capabilities, providing specialist cyber security services across UK Defence (including industry) and working our international allies. Services provided by CyDR include:

• MOD defensive cyber strategy and transformation roadmap development,
• Development of cyber security policy and architecture standards,
• Managing and driving mitigation of Departmental cyber risk,
• Security assurance and accreditation support and advice to transformation programmes.

This is an exciting time to be a cyber-security professional in the Ministry of Defence, joining a growing team of military and civilian staff to tackle some of our most exciting challenges.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of CyDR the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The UK’s most sensitive information, operations and capabilities are enabled and protected using high grade government encryption (known as ‘Crypt-Key’). It is this unique technology that enables MOD systems to be robustly secure, despite working over untrusted networks, in the face of the most technically advanced, hostile and persistent global threats.

The Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) Crypt-Key Enterprise Authority (CKEA) overseas the provision of Crypt-Key (CK) for Defence, providing technical, policy advice, guidance, and direction across the MOD Crypt-Key enterprise – including the Joint Crypt-Key Programme (JCKP).

The role:

• The Cyber Security Risk Leader will be responsible for identifying, tracking, reporting, and managing crypt-key risk across Defence.
• Working across the Military Commands, our allies, and international partners, you will develop strategies to ensure the UK gets ahead, and remains ahead, of advanced persistent threats.
• You will be a key pillar of the senior leadership team, maintaining a highly motivated, specialised team across multiple locations.

Responsibilities will include:

 

• Design and lead a comprehensive, active programme of risk management and mitigation, focused on risk identification, capture, management and reporting across CKEA governance. This will span technical, operational, organisational and procedural risk.

 

• Make and identify connections across different MOD settings, spanning the Cyber Defence and Risk Directorate, military commands, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and wider industrial stakeholders.

 

• Ensure key stakeholders across UK Strategic Command (UK StratCom), Military Commands and other government Agencies have one understanding of Defence Crypt-Key risk and obsolescence plans, targets, and expectations. Ensure all key stakeholders have one understanding of risk and resilience, clarifying an appropriate process, roles, responsibilities, targets and expectations.

 

• Co-ordinate risk management to and from the multiple (often complex) stakeholder groups, ensuring capabilities are aligned and MOD programmes and projects can deliver successfully.

There will be routine travel within the UK, and occasional overseas travel.

Benefits

Joining Defence Digital allows you to benefit from excellent learning and development opportunities tailored to your role and wider career.  Whilst in post, you’ll be able to gain industry recognised qualifications and we’ll support you throughout the process. You will also be able to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, generous leave allowance, discount services and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

This role is also eligible for a Recruitment and Retention allowance (RRA) of up to £9k per annum, paid in increments, upon reaching the required level of competence.

Whilst not essential, it may be beneficial to have the following desirable industry qualifications or accreditation, experience or knowledge. Training will be provided, where required:

 

• Information Risk Management
• Information Security Strategy
• Threat Understanding
• Previous experience in a cyber risk threat assessment and risk reduction environment
• The ability to build long term relationships with key internal and external stakeholders Governance
• Policy & Standards
• Highly effective networking and the ability to advise and influence people
• Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences, synthesising information to portray key messages and facilitate effective decision making.

Location: This post can be based at MOD Corsham or MOD Main Building, London. Work location will be agreed once the successful candidate has been selected.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this).  If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Allowances: A Recruitment and Retention allowance (RRA) of up to £9k is payable, paid in increments upon reaching the required level of competence.

This position is open to sole UK nationals only.

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Information risk assessment and risk mitigation.
• Threat understanding – now and future.

• 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%
• Family Friendly – Parental and Adoption Leave.
• A wide range of discounts – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• 5 days per year Learning & Development
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Generous leave allocations.
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

Bristol, London

The successful candidate will be responsible for the gathering and analysing of health and safety information and intelligence from mainline train and freight operating companies, as well as Transport for London and the tram and heritage sectors.

This is an exciting and critical role in the ORR’s Railway Safety Directorate, working across the mainline and non-mainline sectors. The successful candidate will be responsible for the gathering and analysing of health and safety information and intelligence from mainline train and freight operating companies, as well as Transport for London and the tram and heritage sectors. Working with both ORR’s mainline and non-mainline inspection teams, the post holder will ensure that information is shared using a variety of formats including reports and presentations. They will use this intelligence to recommend proactive work plans and enforcement action to inspectors and senior leaders to deliver duty holder compliance and continuous improvement in health and safety risk management.

The post holder will work with team members in both mainline and non-mainline inspection teams, as well as colleagues across ORR. The role also involves working with health and safety professionals from across the railway industry in order to obtain information and intelligence.

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 9-4, including L2 in English and Maths

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• A basic awareness of the legislation that applies to regulating health and safety on Britain’s railways and the role of inspectors.

Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.

Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers Our people , Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).

Are you ready to work in one of the most interesting cyber security environments and share your experience to support national security?

The Cyber Defence & Risk (CyDR) team plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal cyber security threats to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need.  The team is responsible for enabling Defence, through the provision of specialist cyber security services across UK Defence including industry partners, other Government Departments and working our international allies. Services provided by CyDR include:

• MOD defensive cyber strategy and transformation roadmap development
• Development of cyber security policy and architecture standards
• Managing and driving mitigation of Departmental cyber risk
• Security assurance and accreditation support and advice to transformation programmes

With a fantastic growing team of military and civilian staff operating across the UK it is a great time to be a cyber security professional in the Ministry of Defence.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of CyDR the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The Cyber Security Architect will be involved in producing the defensive cyber technology roadmap and strategy for Defence, incorporating innovation management and the integration of new security technologies across Defence.

In this role, you’ll collaborate across Defence to ensure that the defensive cyber strategy and Defences’ digital strategy can be delivered securely, is fully integrated across Front Line Commands (FLC) and enables organisations to adopt innovation and meet users’ needs.

The Cyber Security Architect position encompasses the role of a Security Architect, advising and enabling technical teams to make security decisions. You’ll provide advice and guidance to ensure common tools and patterns are used effectively, to deliver secure systems and implement proportionate controls.

This position sits within the Cyber Security Architecture team, in the CyDR directorate. We are a small, highly specialised team that is growing, with exciting plans, so now is a great time to join us and become part of our journey!

In return, you’ll benefit from excellent learning and development opportunities tailored to your role and beyond. Whilst in post, you’ll be required to undertake and achieve TOGAF and/or CISMP and we’ll support you throughout the process.

You’ll also be able to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, generous leave allowance, discount services and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

Responsibilities include:

• Architectures: Develop appropriate elements of an integrated suite of architectures and technical models and policies to cover the applications, data and information infrastructure/computing layers. Lead the development of and adherence to coherent Defence Enterprise Architectures to drive convergence, coherence and re-use of ICT components.

• Design Authority: Provide input into Technical, System and Layer Design Authority to ensure that services are procured, developed and maintained in accordance with the Departmental strategies, policies and architectures.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Provide Subject Matter Expertise for several core applications and Information Systems technologies, including maintaining the Defence Manual of Information Communications Technology.

• Safety: Ensure that delivered capabilities and services achieve MOD Safety & Environmental requirements and standards, through the provision of Safety Statements and Safety Cases and through relevant reporting.

• Solution Designs: Conduct the capture and development of capability and business requirements, transforming them into systems or service designs, constraints and supporting contextual documents, through the Information Technology Information Library (ITIL) Service Strategy and Design functions.

• Service Development: Assist Programme and Project Managers to ensure that service supplier’s plans and products are aligned with strategy, coherent with the relevant technical architectures and compliant with policies and standards, such as the adoption of SIAM (Service Integration and Management) processes and development of service designs.

• Innovation and Continuous Service Improvement (CSI): Identify CSI opportunities through the investigation and introduction of innovative technical capabilities. Support CSI improvements to business processes on behalf of the CSI Lead or Business Process Owner.

• Strategy & Policy Development: Conduct and contribute to the development of strategy outputs, to support the Defence Digital strategy development process, the Senior Information Risk Owner and senior team requirements. To lead the development of Defence ICT strategy, policy and standards.

• Supplier Relationships: Engage with key suppliers to maintain MOD influence over the supplier’s product development plans; mature the working relationships with service suppliers to optimise development process delivery.

• Diagnostic Analysis: To undertake diagnostic analysis to support strategic decision-making, including balance of investment. Moreover, to undertake diagnostic analysis of Strategic Command capability plans. Exploit industry analysts, to assess ICT technology trends and vendor capabilities.

If you have the following skills and experience, we would love to hear from you!

Desirable industry qualifications & accreditations:

• Cyber Security Professional (CSP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certificate in Information Security Management (CISMP) – training available
• TOGAF – training available
• ISO27001
• BCS Chartered IT Professional in Information Management and Security

Desirable knowledge or experience:

• Technical Security Architecture
• Secure Development
• Information Assurance Methodologies

SFIA Framework skills:

• Information Security SCTY
• Enterprise and Business Architecture STPL
• Information Assurance INAS

Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).

Allowances: A Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of up to £9k may be payable with this post, paid in increments upon reaching the required level of competence.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (the permanent duty station, which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

This position is open to sole UK Nationals only.

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

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

• 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%
• Family Friendly – Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave.
• A wide range of discounts – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• 5 days per year Learning & Development
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Generous leave allocations.
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

We are Defence Digital, part of Strategic Command, fulfilling an important role in the age of information warfare within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). We provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces, ensuring they can operate securely via various communication means including radio, satellite, and the internet. Operating at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, we’re aiming to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This post is advertised for 37 hours per week

The ARK Security Officer is part of the Defence Digital MOD Corsham Security Team, with 20% of the role supporting a Crypto project and 80% of the role supporting security in a Crown Hosting Environment, for multiple projects. This includes the physical, personnel, information and asset security.

This position will report to the ARK Security Manager and assist in managing the security for multiple projects, within the Crown Hosting Site, requiring the individual to understand several customer contracts and be able to differentiate between them, ensuring they adhere to MOD policy and protocol.

You will work closely with a multitude of business areas within Defence Digital, including Crown Hosting and civilian, military and contractor personnel, as well as the Ministry of Defence Police and the Ministry of Defence Guard Service.

This role sits within the Government Security Profession framework, which seeks to build the capacity and capabilities of security professionals across government. You’ll benefit from excellent learning and development opportunities tailored to your role and beyond. Whilst in post, you’ll be able to gain industry recognised qualifications and more and we’ll support you throughout the process.

You’ll also be able to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, discount services, generous leave allowance and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

The ARK Security Officer will report to the ARK Security Manager and support the following activities:

• As the project Crypto officer, you will be responsible for supporting the process for checking, holding, receiving and issuing cryptographic material to all individuals who have a requirement to use crypto for the project.

• Management of site access lists (a security access control process) for various contracts – including inductions, clearance checking and maintenance of the access lists.

• Supporting on investigation and remedial action / mitigation for all security incidents within all MOD areas of the Crown Hosting Site. Assisting in the destruction of IT assets / Cryptographic material in accordance with current MOD policy and procedures.

• Supporting the ARK Security Manager as a Deputy STRAPSO – ensuring all staff who have access to this classified information and assets are cleared to do so and the buildings / offices used comply with all mandatory policy requirements.

• Assisting with security inspections and audits for security services we deliver, to include Secret assets / registers and supporting external security risk audits.

• Assisting implementation of security policy against mandated policy, or new policy, that is required to ensure the continued security and safety of the sites and personnel in your area of responsibility.

• Providing advice and guidance to all Defence Digital personnel, including very senior staff and be able to provide briefings, sometimes of a very complex nature, verbally and in writing.

• Supporting the day-to-day running of Security Management within a Crown Hosting Site.

• Assisting MOD projects, in terms of maintenance schedules, escorting, booking in visitors and checking clearances, as and when required.

• Assisting in the issuing of access controls such as alarm systems, CCTV systems, ILS locks and TRAKKA systems.

• Assisting with the movement of classified material via the correct accredited means.

If you have the following knowledge, skills and experience, we would love to hear from you!

• Experience of working either directly or indirectly in a security environment
• An understanding of generic security roles and responsibilities
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• An understanding of risk management

We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and we will support you in undertaking further learning and development opportunities, leading to industry recognised qualifications.

Successful candidates must undertake the following training upon joining Defence Digital:

• CSD (UKNDA) 2-day Crypto course.
• STRAPSO course must be attended in the first 12 weeks of taking up the post, if not already completed. These courses are 5 days residential in Bedfordshire.
• The Information and Technology Security Officers course must be completed within the first 6 months of taking up the post, if not already completed. This is a 5-day residential course in Bedfordshire.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this).  If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The expectation for the successful candidate will be attendance in the office for around 3-4 days per week. This is required to enable training, mentoring, coaching and support.

Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).

This position is open to Sole UK Nationals only.

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

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

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

• Legal & Regulatory Environmental
• Risk understanding and mitigation

• 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%
• Family Friendly – Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave.
• A wide range of discounts – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• 5 days per year Learning & Development
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Generous leave allocations.
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

You may be based in any UKHSA location (Birmingham, Bristol, Horsham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham) via a Hybrid Working arrangement although regular travel to London may be required subject to business need.

The Director of Data and Cyber Security (DCS) is responsible for functions that collectively ‘protect and enable’ UKHSA.  DCS teams help ensure that UKHSA can make the best use out of its data and information to protect public health, whilst working lawfully and protecting itself from cyber threat.

You will provide the DG and other Directors within DA&S with the advice and support to run DA&S effectively, effectively acting as a chief operating office function to DA&S senior leadership. As part of this you will Build and direct UKHSA’s Business as Usual (BAU) cyber security function, consulting appropriately with relevant government agencies such as National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Cabinet Office Government Security Group (GSG) and Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI), and working with stakeholders to manage risks and ensure that such that UKHSA is protected against cyber threats.

In addition, you will be responsible for providing functions that support the Director General (DG) and Directors and enable Data, Analytics and Surveillance (DA&S) to deliver its strategic aims. This will include building and directing UKHSA’s Information Governance (IG) function whilst acting as the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the License to Operate Programme, ensuring good programme management practice is followed and that a keen focus on success criteria and benefits delivery is maintained.

You will be a delivery focused, exceptional leader who must build DA&S’s protect and enable functions for UKHSA, ensuring that they are delivered within budget as quickly as possible.  This includes design of functions, recruitment of staff and appropriate commercial agreements to maintain and deliver services.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and deliver through large diverse teams in a complex operating environment where there are competing and challenging priorities, setting operational objectives and delivering change programmes.
• Oversee the development and delivery of UKHSA’s Data Strategy to drive a positive transformation of the organisation’s ability to utilise its data to protect public health.
• Help drive UKHSA’s data transformation through setting a strategic agenda for DA&S’s engagement with other government organisations, academia and industry with the aim of ensuring the UKHSA is an advanced data and intelligence-based organisation that is positioned to support the rapid adoption of new data, analytical & surveillance techniques.
• Lead the design and build of modern Information Governance (IG) teams and compliance function such that UKHSA’s data and information are protected, used lawfully and to the maximum benefit for UKHSA’s work.
• Lead the development and delivery of a Business & Culture Change strategy.  This will be focused on transforming UKHSA’s data, cyber and information governance functions into modern and cohesive models, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and serving to protect and enable UKHSA.
• Lead the design and build of UKHSA’s cyber protection team that will work with others (in particular Technology) to ensure that UKHSA is adequately protected from cyber risk, follows relevant government policy and adopts industry security standards where appropriate.
• Develop a cyber security strategy for cyber risk mitigation working within budget allocation, liaising with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CPNI) and Cabinet Office Government Security Group (GSG) as appropriate.
• Lead a team to provide appropriate governance, risk management, strategic workforce planning and strategic finance advice to DA&S to ensure that DA&S DG and Directors are adequately supported to run DA&S and that the Group delivers its strategic objectives.
• Support the UKHSA Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) through the development of an appropriate risk management and assurance framework, ensuring that relevant risks and escalated and managed appropriately.
• Lead UKHSA’s sponsorship role for external data procurement (e.g. the Office of National Statistics Covid Surveillance Study), ensuring relevant work has appropriate financial controls in place as well as UKHSA sponsored strategic direction, funding and support.
• Undertake the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) role for CORE DA&S and UKHSA programmes as required

It is important through your CV and Statement of Suitability that you provide evidence and examples of proven experience of these selection 
criteria.

Essential Criteria: 

• Significant senior leadership experience, including at times of change and/or uncertainty
• Experience of acting as an SRO or Programme Director for a large programme of work, ideally with experience of delivering culture change
• Experience of dealing with risk management and mitigation in the context of the main accountabilities for this role (SIRO responsibilities, cyber, IG, data management, information management)
• Experience of working within a highly regulated environment, including experience in working with relevant regulators and in making processes and procedures compliant with legal obligations such that the postholder can hold relevant SMEs to account meaningfully for delivery objectives
• Experience of working with sensitive government information, national security threats/risks and working with relevant organisations such as the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI); National Centre for Cyber Security (NCSC) and the Intelligence Services such that the postholder can meaningfully input on relevant risks

• 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%

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Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Can you support MOD with securing some of the countries’ most important buildings and locations?

This is an exciting, interesting and challenging role within Government Security at high profile and technically complex Defence sites, other Government Departments and Critical National Infrastructure security programs.

Successful applicants will join a team described by industry auditors as “hard working and talented individuals – among the best in the business.”

About Security Services Group (SSG):

The Security Services Group (SSG) provides specialist electronic and physical security advice, compliance. assurance and services to areas of the public sector that require the highest levels of security protection. SSG is the Government’s provider of expert design, installation and maintenance of the highest accredited security systems using both “in-house produced products and those commercially produced and approved for use on the government estate.

Comprising of around 230 civil servants and based at locations throughout the UK and Overseas, SSG’s services are provided to the most sensitive Defence and Government sites.

A Team Leader in SSG will provide customer interface and represent SSG at high level meetings and line manage the dedicated “in-house” Project Managers, Office Manager, Skill Zones and Sub-contractors to deliver projects and maintenance to time, quality and cost.

To find out more about SSG and our specialist role within Government and MOD please visit: 
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/security-services-group

Person specification

This vacancy is for the role of a Team Leader in SSG’s Central Region which has its’ main office in MoD Sealand, North Wales.

They will: 
•      Undertake complex discussions and negotiations with SSG Project Managers and Client Security Officers for Key Projects and Maintenance accounts.
•    Lead (Line Manage) the dedicated “in-house” Project Managers, Office Manager, Skill Zones and Sub-contractors to deliver projects and maintenance to time, quality and cost.
•    Provide full financial management: Estimating, Job costing, invoicing and budget management. Providing clear and detailed financial breakdown reports to an SSG Operations Manager.
•    Be able interpret and develop SSG Operations and external client requirements, working to support the team to deliver functional solutions.
•    Working knowledge of British, European and UK Government Standards relating to security together with knowledge of QA and H&S policies.
•    Support and when required undertake management responsibility for the SSG Operational Office 
•    Participate in 24/7 on-call rota
•    Full functional training will be provided for certain systems to suit the business needs. 
 
Work is predominately at SSG Customer’s sites in the Central geographic region. This may involve regular and frequent periods of detached duty.  In addition, the post holder may be required to provide support to other SSG regions as vital in the UK and possibly overseas.

Desirable Skills & Experience

Membership: Engineering Council 
Membership: Security Institute
Qualification: A Recognised, relevant Engineering background, Engineering Apprenticeship and / or Engineering qualifications.
HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Qualification: NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, CCTV, etc) or equivalent
Qualification: ONC/OND in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, CCTV, etc) or equivalent

Environmental Factors/Hazards Associated with the Post

The applicant may be required to undertake occasional work within Radiological and Explosive Storage areas.

Full Car Driving Licence
(Essential for travel to/from sites some of which are remote and not accessible by public transport and therefore a full driving licence is required. A vehicle/hire car will be provided as necessary.)

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• 1. SSG Functional Competence Area 1: Electronic Security Installation – Practitioner
• 2. SSG Functional Competence Area 2: Physical Security Installations – Awareness

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

• 1. SSG Functional Competence Area 1: Electronic Security Installation – Practitioner

• Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Alternative working practices such as working from home.
• Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.

Other benefits include:
•    Access to Defence Discount Service
•    Specsavers eye test vouchers
•    Access to the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) membership (fees apply) 
•    Access to the Civil Service Club in London (fees apply) 
•    Continuous professional development within the security field

AbbeyWood Bristol

This is a genuinely exciting time to join the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). You will be at the heart of real Defence issues, delivering against one of the Department’s top three priorities, in a high-profile area which is rarely out of the news.

The DNO was established in April 2016 to oversee all aspects of nuclear business within the MOD and across the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise. The ‘Enterprise’ comprises the people that design, produce and maintain the submarines and nuclear warheads, and provide the necessary infrastructure and support. It includes organisations such as the Submarine Delivery Agency, Royal Navy, UK Strategic Command, Atomic Weapons Establishment, and industry partners such as BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Babcock.

Our mission is to keep safe and capable submarines at sea today and in the future. We need a capable and credible nuclear deterrent to successfully deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life.

These positions are advertised at 37 hours per week.

The successful candidates will:

Play a key part in contributing to the security of the UK’s nuclear deterrent. The successful candidates will get to work on a high profile, challenging and distinctive security portfolio, gaining a unique insight into the fascinating world of nuclear security.

The successful incumbents will enhance and improve the delivery of nuclear security arrangements across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise by supporting and leading on the development and implementation of Enterprise-wide security assurance processes. This are new posts and so there is significant scope to shape and develop it. However, specific responsibilities are likely to include:

• To manage the oversight, programming, and delivery of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) second line nuclear security assurance programme.
• Deliver a prioritised, risk-based assurance capability, deliver key improvements in the reporting of assurance outputs and risk in relation to nuclear security arrangements.
• Support the deployment, training, and development of a team of DNE assurance desk officers.
• Ensuring formal governance, reporting and communication structures
  are in place to underpin this activity.
• Ensuring coherence with – and deconfliction from – existing
  nuclear security assurance activities, providing additional support where required.
• Supporting new and emerging workstreams, to improve the security of both the DNO and the Enterprise.
• Acting as a security professional and role model, championing and sharing best practice, and embedding
  security culture within DNO and across the Enterprise.

The posts will be based at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol and the post-holders will be expected to travel to other MOD sites on a regular basis.

The ideal candidates will be energetic, enthusiastic, and engaging, with the confidence and ability to engage with colleagues across the Enterprise. Communications and interpersonal skills will be critical, as the post-holder will play an important role liaising with a wide range of MOD and Industry stakeholders.

We are looking for confident, strong, and inspiring team players but also able to work in isolation or remotely. As the Enterprise Security Team is newly formed, it is critical that candidates are flexible and adaptable, as the team will likely continue to evolve and expand in due course with additional line management responsibilities. A positive attitude and the ability to work well with a diverse range of stakeholders will be vital to our collective efforts to take security to the next level.

This is a varied and demanding position, which draws upon a range of knowledge, skills, and experience. The successful candidates will require:

Essential:

• Previous experience in delivering protective security arrangements security risk management or security assurance with supporting qualifications in protective security, security audits and risk management, or willing to obtain qualifications through training. Practical or demonstrable experience is also essential.

• Excellent team working skills and a focus on continuous improvement to achieve shared goals and objectives.

• The ability to be flexible and adaptable, working autonomously from varied locations, able to act on your own initiative, and quickly develop good working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all grades and ranks.

• Ability to effectively plan programmes of work and deliver within challenging timescales, maintaining focus in difficult situations and adapting to find solutions that meet needs of stakeholders, drawing on multiple personnel and teams to complete tasks.

• Strong analytical skills, providing complex written and oral reports to senior risk owners to inform them of security improvements or residual risk, with the ability to provide proportionate recommendations to improve security.

• A proven record of Continuous Professional Development

 

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise and/or experience of working with HM Armed Forces, Police or civilian Defence personnel with a good awareness of HMG protective security and policy.

• Experience of working with Critical National Infrastructure.

• Experience of embedding and leading change and developing business processes and/or Commercial and Project Management knowledge, skills and experience.

 

• Previous experience of applying proportionate and pragmatic protective security requirements/arrangements within Defence or HMG.

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• 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%
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Defence Discount Service
• Defence Sports & Recreational Association (DSRA)

RAF Marham

The Lightning Force (LF) defends its most sensitive information meticulously. It mandates that all classified information be appropriately safeguarded to assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of that information. The emergence of threats and risks often outpace our ability to implant robust, countermeasures. Given the rapid increase of these cybersecurity threats the ISSO team have been formed to implement a continuous monitoring strategy to ensure an appropriate operational security posture is maintained for mission information and information systems. and as such, will work for the Information System Security Manager (ISSM).

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The ISSO team are responsible to the Information System Security Manager, for the following:

a) Complying with extant workplace Risk Assessments

b) Providing a comprehensive, holistic approach to continually monitoring the security posture relating to Information, Information systems and operations.

c) Produce and publish the Information Assurance (IA) Standard Operating Procedure.

d) Assist the ISSM in meeting their duties and responsibilities.

e) Conduct Continuous monitoring of information systems to ensure compliance with the security authorisation package;

f) Serve as member of the Security Working Group (SWG), if designated by the ISSM;

g) Formally notify the ISSM when changes occur that might affect system authorisation;

h) Ensure all IS security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorised individuals; and

i) Ensure audit records are collected, reviewed, and documented (to include any anomalies).

j) Attend required technical and security training (e.g., operating system, networking, security management) relative to assigned duties;

k) Maintain required IA certifications;

l) Coordinate any changes or modifications to hardware, software, or firmware of a system with the ISSM and AO/DAO prior to the change;

m) Monitor system recovery processes to ensure security features and procedures are properly restored and functioning correctly;

Ability to hold DV clearance and read onto STRAP

Desirable would be Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Security+ and Physical & Protective Security SQEP.

Essential – ability to successfully complete and pass the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Security+ course upon appointment.

Operational security management and/or risk management experience.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• 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%
• Use of Station Facilities