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This position is based at HMP Garth Preston, PR26 8NE

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    

This is a specialist administrative job in an establishment.

Summary         

The job holder will provide administrative support to the Security Intelligence Department and assist the Head of Security in the delivery of an effective intelligence system within the establishment.

They will be responsible for maintaining administration systems effectively and efficiently within specified timescales for the establishment

This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities. This role is rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties             

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

• Analyse and evaluate intelligence information to support and inform decision making in the prevention of security breaches and management of incidents. Where required, undertake further analysis on Security Incidents Reports (SIRs) that require it
• Produce a monthly Intelligence Report and disseminate it as required within the establishment, collating feedback, before presenting the report at the monthly Security meeting
• Regularly update line management regarding local security issues and any intelligence received
• Make sure that the security intelligence system is updated, maintained, used appropriately and that staff are trained in its use as required
• Check security information received, determine level of importance and recommend responses and solutions
• Collate and distribute monthly targets for searching and mandatory drug tests to all residential units
• Delivers in-house training in intelligence related procedures which will include both induction training for new starters and some specific on-going training which reinforces the need for all staff to adhere to security protocols
• Liaise with other establishments, Law Enforcement groups and external agencies and to disseminate intelligence and SIR information in line with local and national policies to maintain safety and security
• Provide advice and guidance to the Security Manager on current trends and issues. This includes identifying and monitoring of targets under the local supply reduction policy and extremism policy
• Monitor the Regulatory Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) procedures in line with relevant local/national policies, audit standards, Local Security Strategy (LSS), Interceptions of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO) and other standards
• Monitor prisoner communications in line with relevant local/national policies, audit standards, LSS and the IOCCO requirements
• Support the Establishment Corruption Prevention Manager in detecting staff ‘wrongdoing’, preventing and detecting crime
• Act as the liaison for the BRENT secure fax
• Act as point of contact for all Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) issues in the security department
• Liaise with external stakeholders regarding Counter Terrorism and Extremism
• Interview prisoners where intelligence suggests they may be the victims of extremist bullying or where prisoners have requested to speak to Security relating to Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU)
• Brief and liaise with residential units regarding covert testing
• Compile and keep up to date “subject profiles” on any Terrorism Act (TACT) prisoners, “problem profiles” and analytical reports on incidents or individuals
• Assess any seized items such as literature/audio for any extremist content
• Compile and complete reports on TACT or Security Threat Group prisoners

Undertake other administrative tasks including:

• Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for the area of work
• Act as contact point for all communications to the Team, prioritise and distribute to the appropriate person or relevant department in the establishment
• Complete monitoring returns for the area of work
• Input requisitions on the finance database for purchases in the area of work
• Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for the area of work
• Prepare paperwork for checking by their manager, conducting initial checks as required
• Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information and that it is adequately shared
• Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information with responses within timescales, producing reports as required
• Collate information on relevant Service Delivery Indicators (SDI’s)
• Arrange any meetings including the preparation of paperwork, minutes and action points

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.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Please refer to Job Description

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

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

• 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

Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 4AP

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

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

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

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

The Customer Protection Team sits within HMRC’s Cyber Security Operation. The work of the team involves delivering anti-phishing operations for HMRC staff and customers alike, together with work to maintain the credibility of the HMRC brand in the online space. The work is critical for HMRC’s Digital transformation, and the team works in a high-profile, complex and rapidly changing security environment. As such, it is high-profile with significant interest from Directors and opportunities for working across HMRC teams and with other Government Departments.

We operate from two Cyber Security Command Centres, in Leeds and Telford. The team includes Apprentices, Fast-streamers and Industrial Placements (on a sandwich year from university) as well as established analysts.

As a Technical Cyber Security Analyst your responsibilities will be to directly support the department’s Cyber and Digital Strategies which includes:

Escalating (where necessary) events and incidents to the SO/G7 Lead.

Build documented processes and procedures to ensure all aspects of incident response are carried out in departmental guidelines.

Exercise, tune and innovate security incident playbooks/standard operating processes.

Collaborative working with other security teams both in and outside of Cyber Operations.

Investigating and delivering detailed analysis of the HMRC Internal phishing of staff through analysis of big data sets to identify suspicious or malicious activities.as well as the development and delivery of phishing simulation campaigns to c67,000 staff.

Driving improvements in the team’s capability and efficiency in line with the Cyber Security team and Departmental Cyber Security strategies.

To proactively develop attack detection techniques, process development and improvement.

Ensuring incidents are logged and reported as appropriate.

The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of IT and Information Security and be able to engage and communicate complicated IT Security matters to a business/stakeholder and technical audience.

Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate technical skills and knowledge in using the following technologies and tools:

• Security Incident and Event Management
• Email Fundamentals
• Network Fundamentals
• Web Development Principles

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

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

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

Labour Market Supplement (LMS) is payable to suitably qualified candidates, although if these are not met there will be opportunity to work towards it as part of the annual personal development plan (PDP)

Annual Leave.

From 1 September 2021 (when annual leave changes agreed as part of HMRC’s reform deal are introduced), full-time employees have a starting paid annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, pro rata, which will increase by one day for each year’s qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

If you’re transferring over from an Other Government Department (OGD), we will take account of your previous qualifying service, provided there is no break in your service between you working for your previous department and taking up service with HMRC.

If you’re transferring over from a recognised Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), you will have your previous qualifying service recognised from 1 March 2011, provided it is continuous with your service with HMRC.

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

Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4NT

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

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

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

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

If you’re looking to challenge yourself and develop, you are looking in the right place.

We are the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority. We collect taxes and duties from 45 million individuals and 5.2 million businesses, support trade and growth through customs and pay tax credits to 4.6 million household and Child Benefit to 7.5 million families. We have a complex IT estate with a big digital strategy that sees us already handle 1.15 billion transactions a year – 70% of all government transactions.

You will have read and heard in the news how getting Cyber Security wrong has the potential to destroy the reputations of organisations. So with such an important role for government and making great progress with online digital services we take Cyber Security seriously.

We invest in our people and you’ll work along aside committed people who want to be the best at what they do. You will have access to some of the latest technologies and platforms and be given the space and support to help drive innovation.

The area you will work in is the Incident Management Team, an exciting and fast paced team responsible for monitoring and responding to threats.

You will need to have a passion for detail, be curious and investigative in your approach and want to gain an understanding of our IT systems, networks and processes.

Responsibilities

• Continual real-time monitoring of the HMRC’s Security Platforms such as Splunk.
• Ensure the prompt analysis of anomaly detection tools to help identify security breaches, cyber-attacks.
• Triage events and raise incidents tickets for the incident response team to investigate.
• Build documented processes and procedures to ensure all aspects of incident response, digital forensics and malware analysis are carried out in an empirically secure manner and comply with all statutory, Departmental and ethical guidelines.
• Exercise, tune and innovate security incident playbooks/standard operating processes.

Essential Criteria:

• Passion and aptitude for technical Cyber Security work with the motivation to develop and maintain subject matter expertise.
• Demonstrable experience of paying meticulous attention to detail in your day to day work.

Desirable Criteria:

• Working experience on known SIEM and Log Correlation Tools.
• Understanding of the systems and high-level architecture which underpin corporate IT systems and the techniques deployed to compromise these assets.
• Experience using scripting languages (Python, Powershell, Bash, etc.)
• A good understanding of modern malware – execution methods, persistence, detection, C2 methods, delivery mechanisms and entry points. Understanding of network protocols – TCP/IP.
• A BSc or MSc in Cyber Security or a computing related field.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving

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

• Cyber Security Analysis

• 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%

• Annual Leave:

  From 1 September 2021 (when annual leave changes agreed as part of HMRC’s reform deal are introduced), full-time employees have a starting paid annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, pro rata, which will increase by one day for each year’s qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

  If you’re transferring over from an Other Government Department (OGD), we will take account of your previous qualifying service, provided there is no break in your service between you working for your previous department and taking up service with HMRC.

  If you’re transferring over from a recognised Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), you will have your previous qualifying service recognised from 1 March 2011, provided it is continuous with your service with HMRC.

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-for-hmrc-information-for-applicants/terms-and-conditions-in-hmrc

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

Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8HS : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AB : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4NT

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

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

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

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

The ComSec team have a critical role in HMRC’s communication security. The team manages the Top-Secret Communications, Rosa and Cryptographic services in line with national accreditation requirements.

They are high profile team roles and the post holders will have regular contact with staff at all grades.

The roles will be key in managing the day to day running of the services and locations to ensure that only appropriately cleared and trained staff access the enclaves.

The posts are part of the wider ComSec team and will be based in the locations above and will manage a number of satellite locations.

See what it’s like to work at HMRC: “https://hmrc-jobs.career-inspiration.com/app/home“, find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question.

For Top-Secret Communications, Key Responsibilities will include:

• To ensure that those who have access to sensitive assets and material comply with Cabinet Office policy and procedures.

• Supporting the requirements of the authorities and supporting projects and business as usual

activities.

• Carrying out the Top-Secret Communications application process, including conducting Top-Secret

Communications induction briefings.

• Supporting the annual Top-Secret Communications equipment muster; Completing the annual Top Secret Communications staff review.
• Identifying gaps and weaknesses in compliance to policy and implementing improvements.
• Providing input to Top-Secret Communications-related incident management.
• Providing advice and guidance regarding the Top-Secret Communications service to users.

For Rosa Key Responsibilities will be:

• Ensure the physical environment is compliant with Rosa security requirements & physical security infrastructure maintained.

• Report any failures in equipment.
• Regular inspection of tamper proof seals on Rosa kit.
• Complete and submit quarterly audits on kit.
• Deal with on-site security incidents.
• Complete and maintain site security documentation.
• Be responsible for access and entry for network equipment room/ restricted areas.

For Crypto Key responsibilities will be:

• Support primary Crypto Custodian & end users in the co-ordination of activities for the application of Crypto across the Organisation.

• Assist with the management and assurance activities the ComSec team will conduct across the relevant locations, including the locations mentioned above plus the satellite locations.

Note: This is not an exclusive list, and the post-holder will be required to perform any additional duties

reasonably expected of them within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skills, competence and training.

Travel and overnight stays are rare, but generally are connected to training courses or visiting our other site.

Please note the posts are to split across the locations listed and subject to the following maximum roles per location:

Nottingham: 1

Telford: 1

Glasgow: 1

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• This will be tailored between the person’s CV and the desirable/essential experience.

• 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%

From 1 September 2021 (when annual leave changes agreed as part of HMRC’s reform deal are introduced), full-time employees have a starting paid annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, pro rata, which will increase by one day for each year’s qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

If you’re transferring over from an Other Government Department (OGD), we will take account of your previous qualifying service, provided there is no break in your service between you working for your previous department and taking up service with HMRC.

If you’re transferring over from a recognised Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), you will have your previous qualifying service recognised from 1 March 2011, provided it is continuous with your service with HMRC.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-for-hmrc-information-for-applicants/terms-and-conditions-in-hmrc

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

Bristol, South West England, BS2 0ES : Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EP : Salford, North West England, M3 5BS : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE98 1ZZ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4NT

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

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

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

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

Departments and one of the UK’s biggest organisations. Almost every individual and business in the UK is a direct customer of HMRC. We collect in excess of £500 billion a year in revenue from over 50 million customers across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of security risk management in HMRC and to be part of the Government Security Function, working to keep the UK safe.

Working with us means making a real impact on millions of people’s lives. It also means gaining new skills, growing your knowledge and taking your expertise further across a range of fascinating and vitally important work. This role is aligned to the Government Security Profession Career Framework: – Risk Management at Principal level, part of the Corporate Enablers security specialism.

This is an exciting time to join the HMRC Security community. Our mission is to reduce HMRC’s security risk exposure whilst enabling HMRC to meet its business objectives effectively and to maintain public confidence in our services. We do this by providing expert security risk-based assurance, oversight and challenge.

Working within HMRC Security’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) function, you will be responsible for; collating and analysing enterprise security risk data, presentation of enterprise risk data for senior managers, helping to identify trends and areas of concern or improvement. Outputs in the form of dashboards and reports will be used to increase security risk maturity and enhance accountability across the department.

GRC’s Enterprise Security Risk, Transformation Project, is currently developing high level security risk dashboards and a Security Risk Analysis Hub, to assist in the assessment and promotion of HMRC’s enterprise wide security issues. A key element of the role of the Enterprise Security Risk Business Manager will be the development and ongoing maintenance of these tools.

Purpose of role:

• To develop and maintain close working relationships with stakeholders to obtain high quality security risk data.
• Develop and maintain systems and processes for gathering and storing security risk data
• Aggregating data from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive assessment of risk exposure
• Maintaining a library of relevant security data, ensuring it is accessible for those that need to access and use this data.
• Provide clear and concise material for senior leaders that clearly articulates security performance and concerns.

Post holder expectations;

• Strong organisational skills are a critical element of this role, as is the ability to prioritise and manage a workload, analyse complex information, present recommendations and make effective decisions.
• Experience of building a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress.
• You must be able to show evidence that you are organised and can run a number of areas of work concurrently.
• You should be able to demonstrate that you are able to work with minimal direction and have the ability to make risk-based decisions based on the evidence available to you at the time.
• Experienced in using data handling and presentation tools such as Excel and Power BI.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving

• 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%

• Annual Leave: 

  From 1 September 2021 (when annual leave changes agreed as part of HMRC’s reform deal are introduced), full-time employees have a starting paid annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, pro rata, which will increase by one day for each year’s qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

  If you’re transferring over from an Other Government Department (OGD), we will take account of your previous qualifying service, provided there is no break in your service between you working for your previous department and taking up service with HMRC.

  If you’re transferring over from a recognised Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), you will have your previous qualifying service recognised from 1 March 2011, provided it is continuous with your service with HMRC.

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-for-hmrc-information-for-applicants/terms-and-conditions-in-hmrc

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

Wyton, Huntingdon, PE28 2EA

As an important part of the Ministry of Defence, Defence Intelligence (DI) provides intelligence analysis, specialist outputs and advice that supports decision making across government. At the heart of DI is the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI).

Everything happens somewhere. NCGI produces intelligence that is referenced in time and space to help decision makers to understand, plan, navigate, and target; to understand what is going on.

We are the primary provider of geospatial intelligence, advice and expertise, comprising imagery intelligence, geospatial analysis, geospatial services, foundation data, military mapping and, in partnership with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and the Meteorological Office, assured data for safety of navigation. We are a national capability, recognisably operating alongside other national intelligence agencies and are the primary interface between the UK and international geospatial intelligence partners.

You may think you need to be an analyst or have an intelligence background to work for NCGI; this is not true. There is a wide range of exciting roles available. Without our highly dedicated teams of enabling staff, such as IT support, finance, security, and facilities management, our critical outputs would just not be possible. We employ many Civil Servants who play a pivotal role in Defence, nationally and internationally, and we are proud to be part of a diverse, forward thinking, broad organisation.

Work undertaken by our analysts varies from individual tasks to joint efforts with our partners within the United Kingdom and overseas. Our analysts are trained experts who have been encouraged to develop their skills through personal and professional development. Our collaborative working environment ensures all analysts have an invaluable support network available to them.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

You will participate in the collection, processing and evaluation of raw, unprocessed imagery and deliver robust assessments on a topic relating to your designated portfolio. Assigned to a regional or thematic team and working together with analysts of other disciplines, IAs support key decision makers satisfying Defence Prioritised Intelligence Requirements. Key thematic areas include, but are not limited to:

Delivering indicators and warnings to UK strategic and operational level planners.

Providing situational awareness to deployed UK Armed Forces.

Developing deep subject matter expertise on emerging military capabilities.

Expanding the Intelligence Community’s awareness of advancements in adversarial tactics, techniques and procedures.

Continuous career professional development opportunities are provided through tradecraft courses, conferences and career management. The IA community extends beyond the UK and you will share and improve your expertise through key engagement with international partners at both the analytical and decision-making level.

Applicants will have to successfully complete the 16-week Defence Imagery Intelligence Analysis Course (DIIAC) (within the first 12 months of being in post). On the course they will be trained in exploiting raw data collected from multiple platforms and, using a myriad of specialist applications, will be able to identify activity normally undetectable using traditional analytical techniques. Accommodation is provided for those requiring it for the duration of the course. Applicants who have already undertaken and passed the UKIAC or DIIAC will not be required to re-attend. Those who have completed the RFIAC will be assessed to understand their skills and knowledge and may be asked to attend the course.

In Defence Intelligence (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 develop 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 flexi-time, job share and compressed hours.

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

We are seeking individuals who are effective communicators and are comfortable dealing with a wide range of customers and partners. A key element of the intelligence cycle is dissemination, therefore strong written, verbal and presentation skills are essential and will be refined in the formal training package. Candidates also need to be highly organised with a good eye for detail and trust in your own judgement. NCGI-A expects its employees to have a high degree of honesty and integrity.

We want dedicated, hard-working individuals with an instinctive flair for analytical work.

Desirable Skills:

• Awareness of / experience using GIS applications
• Experience of data visualisation applications
• Experience of handling / cleaning large datasets
• Experience of programming / coding to automate procedures and / or visualise data, particularly geospatially-referenced data

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

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions

We offer a range of excellent benefits including but not limited to the following:

• All successful candidates will be eligible to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Leave entitlement – 25-day annual leave allowance per year increasing by 1 day per year (maximum 30 days per year). In addition, 8 statutory Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day per year.  
• Complementing our generous annual leave allowance, we also have a flexible working scheme.  
• Additional working pattern options – we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more, please speak to the Recruiting Line Manager.  
• Professional Development – We are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values.  
• Health and Wellbeing – for a small fee we offer the staff the use of the exceptional site gymnasium facilities.  
• We also offer an excellent range of family-friendly benefits, for example, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.  
• Special Paid Leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year  
• RAF Wyton has free car parking; and other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and on site shops.

No Allowances:

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

If Excess Fare Allowance has been approved:

First Appointment Expenses may be payable, subject to eligibility

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Please note, expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.”

Posts based in London will attract the relevant London weighting.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Open to UK nationals only.

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Job contact :

• Name :NCGI Recruitment
• Email :[email protected]

Recruitment team :

• Email :[email protected]

Location

Dhekelia Station sits within the Eastern Sovereign Base area of British Forces Cyprus.  It’s community consists of Tri-Service personnel, UK based Civil Servants, Locally Engaged Civilians (LEC) and Contractors in which we benefit from the richness of a “One Team” approach, along with a wealth of diversity across the Station.  The focus for Dhekelia Station is Operational and we currently support a large number of strategic projects currently ongoing.  Civil Service roles in Dhekelia are challenging but at the same will develop your skills, providing you with professional reward.

About the Job

In British Forces Cyprus (BFC), we face a great many risks to our people, our information, our property, our equipment, and the way we do our day-to-day business.  These risks are changing all the time and we all have a critical responsibility in countering them.  Good security is vital to delivering continued success in Cyprus, to protecting lives, and to ensuring Defence as a whole is run efficiently and effectively

The Establishment Security Officer (ESyO’s) is the establishment’s senior security specialist who advises the Station Commander on all aspects of security and commands or coordinates the resources allocated to security roles.  The role will have you working in conjunction with wider Security agencies across the island achieving the same goal to maintain operational effectiveness of all units and organisations on the Station and island wide.  As the ESyO you will require to have a good knowledge and understanding of the following.  Threats and Response levels, understand Security Risk Management, be able to deliver Education and Awareness Training, Cyber Security, Vetting, Travel Advice and understand the levels of Security Clearance.

Alongside the Security Role you will be the Fire Focal Officer who is responsible for the management of the Station Fire Safety along with the Garrison Sargent Major (GSM) and Fire Manager for Dhekelia Fire Station.  Preparing Unit Fire Orders, placing in measures for fire prevention and firefighting, monthly equipment checks and testing fire alarm systems and emergency lighting.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The tour length is 4 years.

This an established MoD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC.

The Establishment Security Fire Focal Officer:

1. Assessment of Threat to the Security of the Station and the planning and implementation of countermeasures.
2. Establishment Fire Focal Point (EFFP)
3. Production and promulgation of Standing Security Orders’s to include Counter Terrorist Plans, Control of Entry Policy,etc.
4. Delivery of Security Education through J2 / Cyrus Joint Security Unit (CJSU) of all established personnel.
5. Delivery of Security exercises to bolster the CTRL Response, major incident plan / MACR.
6. Maintain and control on behalf of the HoE the Station Security Risk Register.
7. Construct Risk Balance Cases to capture risk and inform the Station Security Risk Register.
8. Manage and provide assurance to a BSyO network.
9. Act as PVRO for Dhekelia Station and administered Lodger Units. Area
10. Supervise the vetting of all Locally Employed Civilians, Contractors and associated personnel with regular access requirements.
11. Liaise with HQBFC Security Staff, Cyprus Joint Police Unit (CJPU), CJSU, Security Force Protection (SFP), Resident Infantry Battalion (RIB) and Sovereign Base Area Police to deliver effective security and force protection.
12. Maintenance of protective security through systematic reviews, checks and inspections.
13. Report and carry out initial investigations into breaches of security.
14. Assume TACOM responsibility, through the Stn Cdr, for the Eastern Sovereign Base Area Detachment of SFP. Co-ordinate with J3 HQBFC to deliver effective functional training of the SFP on an annual basis.
15. Deliver Control of Entry through effective use of AIPS Policy, Control of Entry Policy and management of the Station Pass Office.
16. Deliver effective Line Management for two Pass Office Clerks.
17. Assistant Unit FIRE Safety Officer\Fire Representatives are appointed to assist the Station Fire Safety Officer.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1.

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If you are successful, then you would be required to attend a number of courses to help you in your role.

Essential: All courses must be attended within 12 months of taking the role.

Full Clean Driving license

Must attend Defence Establishment Security Officers Course

Must attend Defence IT Security Officer Course

Must attend Unit Fire Safety Managers Course

Desirable:

Security Specialisation Functional competence: IOP1 – Acquiring and developing specialist knowledge in Security Management.

Security Specialisation Functional competence: IOP2 – Delivering Specialist Skills in Protective Security.

Experience of working with MGS type Security provider to enable effective measurement and reporting of key performance indicators and delivery of TACOM relationship with SFP.

Good working knowledge of SISYS the Site Access Management System (SAMS). Ability to train Pass Office personnel on its use and the associated data management.

Full clean driving license

Experience of working in the Security Role.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership

Are you currently studying an Undergraduate Degree?

Are you interested in developing your skills in a supportive environment and building your career options?

At DWP Security we’re on an exciting journey that needs talented, enthusiastic people to keep us moving forward. Security experience is not required but a willingness to learn and achieve is!

We have amazing opportunities for you to gain valuable and practical work experience to enable you to start an exciting and rewarding career. These roles will enable you to become a key part of the DWP Security profession community. At DWP Security, you will have the opportunity to continually learn and work with a great team helping to develop and deliver Security Knowledge and practices that protect millions of people daily.

We have the following Industry Placement roles available in two of our Security hubs starting in September 2023:

Security Risk Assurance Manager (Placement) 1 role available based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne only. 

Data Protection Advisor (Placement) 1 role available based in Leeds or Newcastle-Upon-Tyne only.

Business and Engagement Officer – Security Education and Awareness (Placement) 1 role available based in Leeds or Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Security Education & Awareness Associate (placement) 1 role available based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne only.

If you’re currently studying towards an Undergraduate Degree, an Industry Placement year with us will give you a great chance to learn on-the-job skills, work on real projects and learn whilst you earn!

You will be asked for your role and location preferences during the application/interview process, you will only be considered for any roles and locations you have asked to be considered for.

As an Industry Placement you will;

• Work closely with other Security professionals within multi-skilled teams, looking to continuously improve, share and build knowledge across the Security community.
• Work flexibly as part of a team to support delivery of services.
• Communicate and collaborate with a range of colleagues, learning how to translate security knowledge and concepts into non-technical language to stakeholders.
• Support the Security community to build and develop services.
• Review your own work and team’s work and take the initiative to suggest ideas to make improvements.
• Make effective and fair decisions, explaining how decisions have been reached in a clear and concise way, both verbally and in writing.

The essential criteria are outlined in the selection process details.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact [email protected]

Must be studying towards an Undergraduate Degree

DWP Finance Group ensures the Department makes the best possible use of our resources, delivering and protecting value from our budget, ensuring delivery of a modern, fair, affordable and secure welfare system that makes a positive difference to people’s lives now and in the future.

Finance Group consists of a number of key functional areas, including Finance, Risk, Security, Commercial, Business Strategy. The Security Engagement Manager is a visible role within Finance Group and plays an integral role in co-ordinating, managing and assuring activities across the organisation. Key activities include:

• Working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders across Finance Group to provide the Finance Executive Team with assurance on information management, information security and data protection matters.
• Representing Finance Group at a cross Departmental level often engaging with Senior stakeholders.
• Reviewing and revising processes to ensure / Information Security controls are in place while identifying, managing and mitigating security and data risks.

The successful candidate will join a highly committed, supportive and sociable division in a range of locations.

You will be responsible for leading or supporting on key aspects across Finance Group’s planning portfolio including:

• Championing and leading FG’s approach to managing its information assets, including effective identification, categorisation and management of information asset risks
• Assessing and assuring Finance Group is compliant with DWP information management, security and data policies
• Co-ordinating FG’s Data Sharing Inventory working closely with strategic partners on Data Sharing Strategies and policy
• Supporting the Independent Covid Inquiry on behalf of Finance Group
• Role model and promote good information management, Data Protection and security actions and behaviours
• You will need to be adaptable, resilient, and will be required to undertake a diverse range of tasks

DWP operate hybrid working where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be considered.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

The Successful Candidate will be able to ideally demonstrate the following:

• Assurance and Compliance – Experience or the potential to develop and implement safeguarding protocols and assure the management of sensitive information or information assets across an organisation in line with Security Policies and Data Protection legislation (Including GDPR UK)
• Risk Management – Experience or the potential to effectively managing Security and Data associated risks
• Stakeholder Engagement – Successful stakeholder management and engagement across a diverse range of stakeholders, with experience of influencing and collaborating to build consensus
• Communications – Excellent verbal communication skills, with experience summarising and explaining concepts succinctly to a wider audience. Strong written communication and drafting skills with attention to detail
• Organisational Skills – Strong time management with conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment. Balancing the demands of stakeholders to deliver tasks to deadline whilst having the ability to plan upcoming work

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

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing