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This vacancy is open to employees who already hold the substantive grade for the post and to those on promotion who were appointed to the Civil Service on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent Civil Service post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners’ rules.

This vacancy is open to Department for Education employees only, as a lateral move and on promotion.

These are exciting times at the Department for Education (DfE). 

Throughout 2023, we’ll continue to build services for all our users – children, adults, and those in social care. 

Our diverse and inclusive culture reflects the society we live in, helping us to achieve better outcomes for all. 

We work in multi-disciplinary teams using Agile methods to innovate and radically improve services that:

• Raise standards of education.
• Provide the best start in life for children.
• Drive economic growth.
• Support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people.

You can read more about our strategy on the DfE digital and technology strategy blog, by visiting our Linkedin page or by following us on Twitter @DfE_DigitalTech.

We are looking for a Supply Chain Security Officer (SCSOs) with the skills and experience to work as a member of a small team developing a supply chain security assurance function as well as identifying, tracking and mitigating supplier-related security risks.

The National Cyber Security Centre says:

“A series of high profile, very damaging attacks on companies has demonstrated that attackers have both the intent and ability to exploit vulnerabilities in supply chain security. This trend is real and growing. So, the need to act is clear”.

You will be involved with defining security requirements that suppliers need to meet, validating supplier assessments, and developing/delivering assurance processes that protect the DfE information and services entrusted to our suppliers.

You will be a member of a team managing the day-to-day security risk of the supply chain through all stages of the DfE supplier lifecycle: from supplier selection and on-boarding, ongoing supplier assessments, supplier issue management and status reporting, through to end of contract.

Successful candidates must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting SC clearance prior to taking up duty. Travel to all DfE sites and, potentially, supplier sites will be required.

Previous experience in Government is not required, but you will be expected to quickly get up to speed with the Department’s existing culture and processes – not least so you are in a strong position to shape and develop that culture around the delivery of digital services. 

As a member of the team it will be your responsibility to:

• Ensure that suppliers effectively risk-manage departmental information. You will be involved in the design and operation of our overarching assurance framework and processes towards supply chain security, which will:
  – focus attention and resources onto the highest impact suppliers/contracts.
  – improve supplier compliance with recognised security standards and best practice.
  – identify potential information risks that can arise from contracting with a specific supplier, so that proportionate and appropriate arrangements are put in place.

• Conduct supplier security assessments (via remote questionnaire or on-site visits).

• Advise business areas to include proportionate and appropriate security requirements and due diligence within supplier bid / procurement processes.

• Set up and operate mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of the supplier security assurance framework, adjusting these as necessary.

• Produce regular Management Information/reporting.

• Maintain and develop the department’s standard security requirements for contracts, ITTs and RFQs.

• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external partners to influence their activities and promote and enhance supplier security assurance.

Essential Criteria 

It is essential that you have: 

• A clear understanding of information security and risk management and the ability to assess business context and apply it to security assurance.
• Experience of undertaking technical and information risk assessments.
• Experience of analysing disparate sources of security information quickly to provide sound advice and recommendations on requirements to stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to be able to influence a range of stakeholders at different levels and the ability to build strong working relationships with people both internally and externally.
• Effective decision making, using evidence, available data and personal knowledge to provide clear, accurate and professional decisions.
• A broad knowledge of technologies, including common vulnerabilities and exploits with a good knowledge of security controls.

 

Desirable Criteria

It is desirable that you have:

 Familiarity with the HMG/NCSC suite of security policy, guidance and standards and experience in using good practice standards such as ISO 27001.

• Collaboration and partnering skills and experience of working with legal and commercial teams to deliver security outcomes (e.g. through contract requirements).
• Strong security and technical background along with relevant formal qualifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). 

Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision. 

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

• SFIA Information Security (SCTY) – Responsibility Level 6 (see https://sfia-online.org/en/sfia-8/skills/information-security)
• SFIA Information Assurance (INAS) – Responsibility Level 6 (see https://sfia-online.org/en/sfia-8/skills/information-assurance)

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

The Cyber Assurance and Advisory Services (CySAAS) team provides specialist cyber security advisory and assurance services to all high risk digital and military capability programmes across Defence.

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 CySAAS the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

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

The Security Information Risk Advisor (SIRA) position will act in support of the Head CySAAS, providing high-quality cyber security risk analysis and reporting, across Defence, on behalf of MOD Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Our small, highly specialised team, within CySAAS, is responsible for providing a cyber defence technical consultancy service, to facilitate MOD’s understanding, prioritisation and management of cyber security risks at strategic, operational and tactical level.

The SIRA role is responsible for the leadership and management of the Risk Balance Case (RBC) process, ensuring the timely implementation of risk balanced decisions by senior staff. This will include the management of a triage process and risk surgery and continuous development and improvement of the RBC process.

In this role you’ll be leading the team’s activities by using your technical knowledge, to provide advice and guidance, playing an important part in the collation of Defence’s cyber risks, furthering the understanding of risks the Defence cyber community are carrying and enable their reduction.

Our commitment to your development is fundamental at Defence Digital. We will provide as many learning opportunities as we can, allowing you to gain industry recognised qualifications (such as CISSP, CISMP, CRISC), as well as in-house training within your field and beyond. We’ll support your continuous professional development within the role from day 1.

Joining Defence Digital enables you to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, discount schemes, a generous leave allowance and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

Our team is growing. This is a fantastic time to join us and be part of our journey!

A Cyber Security Risk Manager is expected to:

• Independently undertake risk management activities within a given area of practice or expertise, usually within established security and risk management governance structures

• Lead the analysis and derivation of business-supporting security needs, undertake Cyber Security related risk assessments, conduct tailored threat assessment and other risk management activities, and ensure activities are consistent with applicable regulations and legislation

• Provide tailored advice to a range of stakeholders on how to remedy identified risks by proportionately applying security capabilities, using published guidance, standards, and drawing on a range of experts as well as personal expertise

• Provide expert security advice that highlights Cyber Security related risks, so risk or service owners can make well-informed and auditable decisions

As SIRA, specific responsibilities will include:

• Provision of analysis and recommendations in support of Risk Decisions for RBCs and MOD CIO; and departmental information related risks in support of the Risk Committee.

• Arrange and provide regular meetings/reports to senior leadership.

• Providing and managing the departmental RBC process, ensuring submissions are tracked and monitored to agreed timelines for which this role is accountable.

• Driving continued business process improvements in the delivery of risk and the RBC process, through the exploitation of new ways of working and modern technology, continued improvement of the RBC function within the Defence Assurance Risk Tool (DART).

• Identifying trends in submitted RBCs, leading and contributing to interventions to obviate problem trends and to advance beneficial trends and advising on possible action and resultant policy changes

• Managing an effective and timely triage process and Risk Surgery.

• Provision of MI on the RBCs received and processed.

• This position will have line-management responsibility of staff.

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

• Desirable qualifications in Information Risk Management and/or Information Security (e.g., CISMP / CISSP / CRISC) – training will be provided.
• A good understanding of providing information risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience or knowledge of managing risk across an organisation.
• Excellent relationship-building and all-round communication skills
• The ability to quickly assess information and make recommendations.
• The ability to support a team and form effective partnerships across the organisation.
• Experience of leading and/or managing a team.

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

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

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.

If not already held, successful candidates will be required to undergo DV clearance.

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
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Information risk assessment and risk management

• 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

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England)

Do you want to support the Department to protect its assets and deliver an effective physical security capability across a vast estate?

This is your opportunity to make a real difference and be involved in work that informs strategic direction, helps us manage physical security risk and drive continuous improvement in this area across DWP.

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to become part of an exciting and growing area of work, with real opportunity to learn and grow.

This is a key role supporting DWP.

You’ll provide internal impartial subject matter expert support to Senior Leaders, service owners, stakeholders and Arm’s Length Bodies.

You’ll need to be willing to travel to other DWP locations, with occasional overnight stays required.

The DWP Physical Risk and Security Team (PRST) provides 1st line physical security support to the DWP and its Arm’s Length Bodies.  Delivering physical security risk management, controls assessment and expert partnering, Physical Risk and Security Team support the Department in the protection of its people, customers, buildings and assets and delivery of an effective physical risk and security capability.

About the role

The Lead Physical Risk and Security Specialist provides leadership and management to the Physical Risk and Security Team, enabling the delivery of physical security services, insight and expertise to DWP business areas and its Arm’s Length Bodies.

Engaging with stakeholders across the business, security profession and wider HMG, the Lead Physical Risk and Security Specialist ensures services align to business priorities and internal, cross-government and industry standards, proportionally mitigating the Department’s physical security threat profile.

The roles and responsibilities include, but are not restricted to the following:

• Lead by example, visibly and confidently engaging colleagues and stakeholders to support and deliver an effective physical risk and security capability
• Support a strong DWP physical security profession and identity, ensuring alignment with the Government Security function and profession
• Implement a pro-active risk-based approach to physical security. Oversee and maintain the 1st line physical security risk assessment methodology, and site tiering and prioritisation approaches. Ensure services continue to meet stakeholder requirements and align to wider Departmental risk and control assessment practices
• Provide strategic and practical physical risk and security input at senior management levels, prioritising actions to ensure relevant risks and issues are quickly and efficiently resolved. Where required, lead the escalation of physical security risks through agreed Departmental governance routes
• Lead and contribute to an environment of systematic continuous improvement of DWP’s physical security, supporting its increasing maturity across the Department
• Build strategic relationships with stakeholders, including Health & Safety, Estates and supplier colleagues to improve and mature physical security delivery across the business
• Lead physical security engagement with senior managers and wider DWP programmes to provide specialist advice on physical security risks, policies, standards and controls
• Ensure alignment to HMG direction of travel and security standards at a strategic level.

Essential Criteria

You must have previous evidenced experience in security roles.  The right candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate the essential criteria listed below:

• Proven leadership experience and can demonstrate the ability to think strategically and engage, negotiate and deliver outstanding services within a security environment
• Proven experience of translating security policy, legal and regulatory requirements into physical security services and solutions
• Proven experience of good relationship management
• Proven experience of business process analysis
• Proven experience of interacting with governance bodies on physical security topics to present, escalate and influence decision making
• Demonstrable knowledge of physical security practices, controls and standards
• Demonstrable knowledge of physical security threat and risk analysis, and the identification, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of security measures

Desirable qualifications

Physical Security

• ASIS Certified Physical Security Professional (PSP) or Certified Protection Professional (CPP)

Information Security

• ISO27001 Lead Implementer
• NIST Security Framework Foundation Course
• BCS Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)

Risk Management

• ISO 27005 Risk Management Practitioner

(…or equivalent qualification, knowledge and/or experience of physical, technical and environmental security controls, information security management, information risk, people controls, software development/lifecycle, and disaster recovery).

Desirable past experience and skills includes but is not limited to:

Good understanding of all security controls (technical, procedural, personnel and physical)

Experience of practical application of security frameworks

For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Security Risk Management
• Communicating and Knowledge Sharing

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave (plus public and privilege leave)

Civil Servants applying on promotion will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or within 10% of existing salary. For external applicants offers will be made based on our assessment of your capability.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is 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 taken into account.

If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation 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)

SSG is a business unit within the DIO which assists the MoD and the wider Government Estate in meeting its security requirements.

SSG has over 225 staff located throughout the UK, Germany, Cyprus and Gibraltar who are responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of security systems across the MOD and Government Estate.

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

SSG welcomes applications from all communities and individuals regardless of age, sex, gender, race and religion/belief.

About DIO

View our YouTube video to see more about our work

This vacancy is for the role of a Security Systems Technician in the N.Ireland Regional Team which has its’ office in Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn.

A Security Systems Technician in SSG will be proficient to work safely on the installation and maintenance of a wide range of security systems including:

• Intruder Alarm Systems.
• External & Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems.
• CCTV Systems.
• Automatic Access Control Systems.
• Control Room IAS, CCTV & AACS Standard Monitoring Systems.
• They will act as focal point on site with day to day liaison with customers.
• Accurately estimate all materials and labour needed for minor works, additions and alterations.
• Order materials from suppliers and provide equipment lists to Project Manager as appropriate.
• Provide technical assistance at all levels, build solutions to technical problems including designs. Undertake trade supervision as required.
• Participate in on-call rota.
• Undertake all job-related administration in an accurate and timely way.
• Full functional training will be provided for certain systems to suit the business needs.

Work is predominately at SSG Customer’s sites in the Northern Ireland geographic region and depending on the successful applicant’s home locations 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.

Environmental Hazards associated with the Post

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

Desirable Skills & Experience

• ​​Membership​ Engineering Council.
• Membership​ Security Institute.
• Qualification​ 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.

Full Driving Licence

(SSG SZs are tasked from home and are provided with a vehicle to carry their tools and equipment to/from sites which are remote and not accessible by public transport and in response to SSG’s 24/7 On Call Rota. Driving a vehicle is a requirement of the job and therefore a full driving licence is required.

A Recognised, relevant Engineering background, Engineering Apprenticeship and / or Engineering qualifications, ie Intruder Detection Systems, Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems, CCTV Systems and Access Control Systems.

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

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Leadership

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

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

• 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.

Home Office Intelligence brings together a number of existing teams involved in the collection and analysis of border and immigration related intelligence. It delivers Intelligence Collection, Development, Analysis, Targeting (Data Analytics) and Watchlisting capabilities within the Home Office and to its partners across Government and Law Enforcement. Learn more on the HO Intelligence careers page.

The Intelligence Officer roles being recruited for, will perform one or more of the following capabilities detailed below. Skills of successful candidates will be matched to the most appropriate role in the candidate’s preferred location.

Responsibilities

Intelligence Development:

Leading the research and evaluation of information and intelligence from a wide range of internal and external sources, Intelligence development disseminates intelligence to partners.

Officers in this role assess and develop allegations, information and intelligence received into the organisation for triage/onward circulation to other Intelligence teams internally and across government. They are involved in the proactive development of leads to identify illegal migrants. These migrants can then be subject to enforcement action. This enables Home Office enforcement, operational investigation teams and law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those who facilitate organised immigration crime.

Casework Intelligence (CWI):

The core function of Casework Intelligence is the development of intelligence to identify and disrupt organised crime groups in the UK and overseas. Casework Intelligence’s transformation goes hand in hand with UK Visas & Immigrations (UKVI) plans to reduce its footprint overseas and increase its function in the UK. Casework Intelligence provides intelligence support to UKVI; identifying and mitigating fraud and developing intelligence-led disruptions of organised immigration crime (OIC) groups targeting the casework system. The team works closely with HO International Operations counterparts overseas; sharing intelligence where possible to facilitate upstream disruption and Crime Development Teams (CDTs) where the organisers of abuse are UK based.

Receipt, Evaluation and Development (RED):

The Receipt, Evaluation and Development (RED) command are responsible for the handling of all incoming information for Immigration Intelligence. This includes making an initial assessment within a ministerial target and using intelligence skills and knowledge to determine the most appropriate use of the information, either within the Home Office or beyond. The effectiveness of this response is crucial to ensuring public information is put to best use and contributes to achieving public confidence in the work of Immigration Enforcement. The team work closely with intelligence colleagues across immigration intelligence to ensure information is quickly and correctly identified for further development.

Crime Development Team (CDT):

The Crime Development Team (CDT) is responsible for the development of proactive intelligence involving serious and Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) in line with national priorities. We work closely with operational partners including IE’s Criminal and Financial Investigations teams, NCA and Police Forces including the Regional Organised Crime Unit’s. We also work with internal Immigration Enforcement [IE] Intelligence teams and international partners via our Immigration Enforcement International network. Our aim is to develop intelligence packages on organised immigration crime to enable partners to dismantle organised criminal networks and to strengthen immigration policy.

Essential criteria

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

•    Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with partners internally and externally.

•    A proven track record to plan, organise and manage time to deliver the best quality and efficient service.

•    Strong analytical skills and sound judgement to evaluate large amounts of complex information and make effective decisions.

•    An ability to think, challenge assumptions, demonstrate creativity and be open to and deliver change.

Please note you will be required to obtain the Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) accreditation, if not already held.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

Priory Court – Dover, Martello House – Folkestone, Amadeus House – Heathrow, Custom House – Hull, Apollo House – Croydon, East Midlands Airport – Castle Donnington, Maple House (Wythenshawe) – Manchester, National Maritime Information Centre – Portsmouth

Home Office Intelligence brings together a number of existing teams involved in the collection and analysis of border and immigration related intelligence. It delivers Intelligence Collection, Development, Analysis, Targeting (Data Analytics) and Watchlisting capabilities within the Home Office and to its partners across Government and Law Enforcement. Learn more on the HO Intelligence careers page.

The Intelligence Officer roles being recruited for, will perform one or more of the following capabilities detailed below. Skills of successful candidates will be matched to the most appropriate role in the candidate’s preferred location.

As these are shift working roles, you need to be mindful that not all locations are accessible by public transport to meet your shift requirements (both start and finish times). Therefore, a UK Manual driving licence, or being in the process of obtaining or willing to obtain, would be advantageous as there may also be a requirement for driving official vehicles as part of the role.

Responsibilities:

Intelligence Development:

Leading the research and evaluation of information and intelligence from a wide range of internal and external sources, Intelligence development disseminates intelligence to partners.

Officers in this role assess and develop information and intelligence received into the organisation for triage/onward circulation to other Intelligence teams internally and across government. They are involved in the proactive development of leads to identify illegal migrants. These migrants can then be subject to enforcement action. This enables Home Office enforcement, operational investigation teams and law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those who facilitate organised immigration crime.

Multi Agency Hub (MAH) – Heathrow (LHR):

Lead timely the research and evaluation of information and intelligence from a wide range of internal and external sources, disseminate intelligence development to all Law Enforcement partners and stakeholders; local, nationally and internationally. Officers will be responsible for;

• Handling and triaging information and intelligence workflows
• Proactively build operational intelligence cases for Home Office enforcement, and Law Enforcement tasking
• Task operational intelligence to operational investigation teams and law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those who facilitate serious organised crime border related activity
• Liaise and influence partners and stakeholders.

Please note that due to the nature of this role (MAH LHR), it is offered on a full time shift working pattern only. 

Intelligence Targeting (Data Analysis & Exploitation):

The analysis of travel, manifest and booking system data, Intelligence targeting identifies people and/or commodities of interest travelling inbound and outbound of the UK.

Officers in this role proactively use skills and knowledge to identify anomalies in data that indicate potential concerns either in freight or passenger traffic. They communicate issues of concern(s) clearly and concisely both in writing and verbally. Close and confident collaboration with colleagues, law enforcement partners, commercial entities (e.g. courier services, airlines, freight agents) and IT service providers is key.

Data Management:

Ensuring that the data held on Home Office systems is of the highest quality, the Data Management Team engages with a variety of customers and partners to offer oversight and support of data operations and protocols.

Data Management Intelligence Officers update records, maintain data quality of the records and undertake regular cleansing exercises. They identify and raise emerging operational issues following procedures as the Duty Executive Officer, communicating urgent issues to senior management.

Border Force National Intelligence Hub and Command & Control Unit:

The Border Force National Intelligence Hub (BFNIH) operates 24/7, 365 days a year and sits within Home Office Intelligence. HOI Border’s operating model for receiving and disseminating intelligence from external partners places the BFNIH as the single point of contact for all operational and tactical intelligence sent to any part borders focused HOI. The team’s primary function is to co-ordinate the receipt, evaluation, enhancement and dissemination of intelligence across the whole of Border Force, and where enough information is available ensure the UK Border is protected in the first instance. The nature of the team’s work is therefore demanding and high profile.

The Command & Control Unit (CCU) operates 24/7 365 days a year and sits within Home Office Intelligence. HOI CCU (borders) was created to disseminate tactical intelligence from a wide range of sources, provide daily situational reporting to the National Command Centre (NCC), and ad hoc reporting in the event of a critical incident), manage a formal Field Intelligence Officer register, daily reporting to the National Crime Agency, provide support to the data management unit, support to the wider directorate and frontline and oversee the national intelligence tasking and coordination process.

Essential criteria:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with partners internally and externally.
• A proven track record to plan, organise and manage time to deliver the best quality and efficient service.
• Strong analytical skills and sound judgement to evaluate large amounts of complex information and make effective decisions.
• An ability to think, challenge assumptions, demonstrate creativity and be open to and deliver change.

Please note for all roles, you will be required to obtain the Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) accreditation, if not already held.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford, Telford, Worthing

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is one of the UK’s largest and most recognised organisations, impacting the lives of almost every member of society and central to the business of government and public services. This is a hugely exciting time to join HMRC as they undergo an impactful and ambitious digital transformation journey, which will affect all colleagues and customers, to revolutionise tax administration, while ensuring greater financial support is available to those in need.

This is a truly unique opportunity for a senior security professional to lead and shape the cyber security strategy for HMRC Security, while navigating the landscape of a high profile and highly visible position within an organisation of this stature. This role will be an influential member of the HMRC Security Leadership Team and would suit an individual who can develop and implement creative, innovative solutions to complex security challenges, while demonstrating a passion to work collaboratively with peers to achieve success. This will include working closely with the Chief Security Officer and Executive Committee to monitor, evaluate and report on the current cyber security status, in addition to working proactively to bring risk into tolerance.

The successful individual will be accountable for the HMRC Security Operations Centre (SOC) and will lead on ensuring the required technical capabilities are met across the business to both identify potential security threats, as well as develop and implement the appropriate response measure to address such risks.

HMRC Security is at an exciting time in its evolution journey as they continue the implementation of the Enterprise Security Programme, a 3-year Strategic Change Programme, centred around the enhancement and modernisation of HMRC, with security at the heart. It will be essential that this individual helps to mould and embed the necessary security culture amongst teams, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and a customer centric approach. Furthermore, the successful candidate will be required to support in the recruitment and development of cyber security operations team members, ensuring alignment across both technical and cultural skills.

• Establishing and maintaining cyber security safeguards to ensure that information assets and associated technology, applications, systems, infrastructure, and processes are adequately protected in the ecosystem in which HMRC operates. 

• Working collaboratively across the HMRC Security senior leadership team, CDIO and wider HMRC to further our strategic aims.

• Leading cyber operations team through significant change over the next three years.

• Ensuring capabilities delivered by Security Transformation are aligned to the overall cyber strategy.

• Engaging across government and wider industry to serve the best interests of HMRC.

• Developing and delivering the cyber security strategic plan.

• Extensive experience in developing and leading large operational cyber security teams in a large, complex IT environment and customer base.

• Proven ability to think strategically and articulate a clear vision for the operational cyber security function, coupled with a track record of strong operational delivery capability.

• Compelling communication skills – to connect with technical teams in the detail, as well as senior stakeholders in clarity of status.

• Demonstrable experience of working effectively with managed suppliers and vendors. 

• Able to react quickly, decisively, deliberately and professionally in fast paced, high-impact situations.

• 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 is an exciting opportunity to join our Intelligence Analysis and Assessment Command as a Higher Intelligence Analyst. In this role you will work collaboratively across the team and may support one or more members of staff in the collation and assessing of intelligence and data from a range of sources, turning information into actions at strategic, tactical and operational levels in support of Government policy at home and overseas.

Analysts respond to formal and ad hoc tasking requests by delivering analytical products in line with the agreed tasking focusing on emerging risks and trends by delivering regular and specific intelligence products including briefings and assessments. These will include Strategic Assessments, Problem Profiles and Port Assessments or similar products. These roles may require working as part of a multi-disciplinary Team.

Critically you will lead the writing and production of analytical assessments and products across both strategic and tactical. They should be fit for purpose, present clear key judgements and sound practical recommendations in support of Border Force and Immigration Enforcement operational requirements and those of our partners such as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and National Crime Agency (NCA). You will be expected to work with partners to improve intelligence flow and develop closer working relationships through collaboration and influence. You should be able to articulate yourself well and present complex information in an easy to understand manner to both your team but also to our partners.

This is a rewarding role at the heart of our organisation where you have significant influence over the decisions taken by senior staff.

Dependent on location these roles will be strategic or tactically focused working alongside intelligence colleagues. The duties of these various positions differ but the generic aspects of the role of intelligence analyst are the same.

Be an innovative problem solver with the ability to adapt to a fluid environment and proficient in researching, interpreting and developing inferences from data, information and intelligence.

Due to the nature of intelligence and the evolving threats we face, the environment is fast paced, and challenging.

Having excellent written and oral communication skills, together with effective time management and a flexible approach to working is essential.

The opportunity to work closely with a variety of high-profile partners such as the NCA, the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, HMRC and Police colleagues amongst others. Working closely with our partners occasionally necessitates visits in the UK with overnight stays.

(Due to the nature of the role and post, part time and job share applicants are encouraged to discuss with the contact point for applicants the specific nature of the work and what is expected of them in order to fully understand what the role and travel commitments required for the posts are including minimum hours required to be worked.)

We also offer options for flexible working. Candidates must start with a minimum of SC clearance but may be required to undergo DV whilst in post.

As a Higher Intelligence Analyst, you will:

• Handle workflow within your specific area of responsibility.
• Take the lead for specific strands of work, aligned to the current Control Strategy and priorities.
• Identify a range of relevant and credible information sources and recognise the need to collect new data when necessary, from internal and external sources.
• Take ownership for your own professional development.

Ensure the use and development of analytical skills, tools and methodologies to enable sound judgments and recommendations in the provision of high quality, products that inform management decisions.

• Follow Home Office Intelligence procedures, promoting the production and dissemination of quality analytical products, ensuring all data is stored securely in line with Intelligence Analysis & Assessment Professional Standards. Maintain relevant systems so that work is recorded and auditable.
• Production of assessments and other reports on an ad hoc basis or as directed through the Tasking and Coordination Group process or local management.
• Engage with the wider analytical community and internal/external partners at all levels, improving the flow of information and intelligence into and from your area of responsibility in order to inform product development.
• Lead by example and promote the Home Office Code of Behaviours and Values.
• Assist in the mentoring and development of staff within the management structure, including exploring opportunities for those members of staff with the applicable skills.
• Proactively work towards and maintain professional accreditation.
• Support your managers with the direction of the command and work with other teams to ensure that threats are identified and actioned appropriately.