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This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to learn and develop a broad range of skills that will stand them in good stead for a whole range of career pathways within the Civil Service, from Intelligence Leadership to Operations Management strategy roles.

The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) primarily supports the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), the National Security Council (NSC), the Prime Minister and other key decision-makers by providing authoritative, robust all-source intelligence assessment on a vast range of national security matters.

The Capability Team’s remit covers IT and technology, HR, finance, commercial, security and STRAP, intelligence policy, crisis management and estates functions for the JIO. There are two Business Operations Managers within the team working to the Head of Business Operations to ensure all these functions are delivered to a high level of efficiency and expertise, as well as driving projects on future innovations and capabilities that will help the JIO carry out its mission better going forward.

You’ll work at the heart of the UK’s national security community, regularly engaging with colleagues and senior leaders from across the Cabinet Office, UK Intelligence community and key ‘Five Eyes’ allied partners overseas.

You will be exposed to an intelligence environment working at the highest possible classifications within HMG, requiring you to help ensure the security of JIO staff and intelligence, enable delivery of the tools and services we need to get the job done, whilst also being on the front foot to help manage JIO’s response to crisis events.

Your organisational skills will help you manage how the JIO operates on a daily basis. Your ability to manage multiple priorities effectively when under pressure enables you to respond to unpredictable requirements when they arise without losing focus and progression against longer-term goals. And your management skills will help you get the best out of your team, playing to their strengths and helping them develop weaker areas, whilst being a role model that echoes the behaviours and culture throughout the JIO.

You may be expected to work additional or extended hours with little notice during a crisis or critical incident, although this will be managed in line with your regular working hours and alongside others in the JIO drafted in to support those events.

You can read more about working for the JIO in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.

The candidate will fulfil a critical role within the JIO Capability Team, managing the day-to-day financial operations of the Organisation; leading on commercial relationships, managing expenditure and ensuring compliance with policies.

You will have exposure to some of the most high-priority work in Government, your expertise will help shape the future delivery of new initiatives and technologies at the beating heart of the UK National Security Community. 

You will also build relationships across the Civil Service, UK Intelligence Agencies, Private Sector companies and Foreign Liaison Partners.

If your application is successful, you will:

• Work collaboratively with the rest of the Capability team, including the HEO HR Specialist and Capability Support Officers to provide exemplary customer service to stakeholders across the organisation, across all areas of the Capability portfolio. 
• Analyse and scrutinise actual expenditure data to provide confidence in our financial position and inform strategic decision making across the organisation.
• Be responsible for day-to-day expenditure and debt recovery; raising accounts receivable invoices and purchase orders. Ensuring prompt payment of accounts payable supplier invoices
• Month end process – working to tight deadlines to review, analyse, accrue and make accounting adjustments as required to ensure each cost centre reports accurate income and expenditure.
• Financial transactions and working with budget holders – undertake accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, answer finance queries from internal colleagues and explore methods of process improvement to make financial processes slicker and more efficient.
• Compliance – ensure compliance with internal policies & procedures, financial reporting standards, including principles around managing public money and FReM. Answer audit queries as required
• Provide training, advice and guidance across the JIO to ensure that our expenditure is recorded accurately in line with accounting standards and Cabinet Office policies.
• Manage the commercial pipeline in line with Government Commercial Function best practice.
• Be the in-house expert and champion knowledge of financial best practice across the organisation. 
• Act as the supplier engagement lead for JIO, ensuring that supplier services are meeting our complex requirements and escalate feedback or complaints to appropriate parties.
• Assist the Finance Business Partnering Team in the drafting of GL Journals and the Credit Control Team in the recovery of Debt.

Skills and Experience Required

A ‘can-do’, assertive and proactive attitude is the most important asset we are looking for in a candidate. If you have a desire to learn, then we will invest in you to develop your skills and expertise.

• Experience in working within a finance team or environment. Ideally, you will have a good understanding of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Commercial/Contract management best practice.
• Strong organisational skills, ability to manage conflict/ urgent tasks and manage expectations. The ability to remain professional whilst working and delivering at pace and a willingness to meet challenging deadlines.
• Experience of using own initiative to complete tasks to a high standards.
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately.
• You will be highly IT literate and have good knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of, or an interest in, intelligence, foreign policy and national security issues.
• Experience of working with, or a general understanding of Crown Commercial Service Frameworks, why they exist and how they work in practice.
• Experience or familiarity with using Oracle E-Business Suite or similar ERP platforms such as NetSuite or SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience using Atamis PM or similar Procurement Management software.
• Experience using QlikSense or similar Business Intelligence tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud or PowerBI.

We invest in upskilling our team members to enable them to thrive once they start working with us. As such, if you don’t quite match these desirable skills, don’t let it put you off applying as we will equip the successful candidate with them once they are in post.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

Alongside your salary of £38,250, Cabinet Office contributes £10,327 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

Existing civil servants can take up the post on loan from their parent department for the duration advertised (permission from their parent department would need to be secured in order to take up the post). Those joining on level transfer will retain their current salary. Staff joining on promotion terms will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary or the pay band minimum whichever is the greater. Staff joining on promotion will adopt the modernised terms and conditions of employment which came into force in 2013. Those joining on a civil service loan on promotion will be considered under a temporary promotion for the duration, returning to the home department at their original substantive grade at the end of the loan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

London

We recognise the challenges that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Do you have an interest in intelligence analysis?

Would you like to develop your career in intelligence?

Can you deliver high quality work against tight deadlines?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking for someone who may be early on in their intelligence career or who already has an established intelligence background. This role presents a valuable opportunity for someone looking to gain exposure into different policy areas and supporting translation of intelligence assessments into tangible policy and operational decisions, within a department that is growing in its national security credentials.

This role would be as of one of three intelligence and threats advisors within DfT, supported by two Senior Intelligence and Threats Advisors, a UKIC secondee and a head of team. The team are the main point of intersect between the UK intelligence community and the whole of the DfT. You will therefore have responsibility for ensuring that both are adequately influencing the other and that policymakers across the DfT have the correct intelligence picture in order to make the most informed decisions.

This role sits within the Intelligence and Threats Team (ITT), which itself is a part of the Transport Security Operation Centre (TSOC). TSOC leads the department’s planning for and responses to major incidents which impact the transport network, both domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Monitoring the application of STRAP security guidelines and advising on any shortcomings or issues.
• Maintaining close liaison with the STRAP authorities and building strong professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders across Government.
• Ensuring that the DfT STRAP facility maintains its accreditation and ensuring the operating procedures comply with requirements, ensuring all appropriate actions in response to STRAP incidents/ breaches and suspected breaches are carried out in accordance with policy and timescales.
• Working with policy decision makers in the DfT to ensure policy and capability decisions are appropriately influenced by the threat picture.
• Working with the UK intelligence community to ensure the DfT has access to the relevant reporting.

For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.

About you

You will have excellent interpersonal skills both verbally and in writing, with the ability to adapt your delivery to suit a wide variety of audiences. You are someone who can work at pace while managing multiple and often conflicting priorities to time and to a high standard.

Given the fast-paced evolution of threats, and the changing nature of transport systems, the post holder will need to be able to assimilate and communicate sensitive, sometimes technical, information to support risk mitigation and policy development.

You will often be working on multiple priority workstreams at any one time, so brilliant organisational skills and calmness under pressure are paramount to this role.

Additional Information

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance. 

Please note, there may be a need for you to partake in temporary on-call work, should a situation arise that requires it. There may be an allowance available if this were to happen.

The role requires DV clearance however candidates can onboard with SC Clearance and continue undergoing DV whilst in post. Should the successful candidate not obtain DV then there will be a requirement to be re-deployed to an alternative post should a position be available.

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Proficient level – Informing decision making.
• Proficient level – Co-operation, Co-ordination and Challenge

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

• Proficient level – Co-operation, Co-ordination and Challenge

Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

DBT Security are looking to recruit an Administration Officer to support us in the delivery of a high-quality Personnel Security and National Security Vetting (NSV) service to the wider DBT estate. 

The post holder will be responsible for providing high quality administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the department, as well as supporting the effective delivery of Vetting aftercare and appeals management across the department, which are vital in ensuring the DBT Security are able to effectively manage the personnel security issues across DBT including the delivery of National Security Vetting (NSV) services.  

The role is part of the Government Security Profession (GSP) and sits within the Personnel Security specialism. GSP is one of the recognised career progressions within the Civil Service and offers a challenging and rewarding career. 

Although experience in personnel security or National Security Vetting is preferred it is not essential. 

If you do not currently work inside the Government Security Profession or the Civil Service but feel you have the transferable skills to succeed in this role, then please consider putting yourself forward. 

The job holder will be required to undertake the following duties and responsibilities – however this is not an exhaustive list: 

• Provide high quality administrative support to the department and relevant senior managers. 
• Ensure that the Team mailboxes are managed appropriately and that all queries are responded to in a timely manner. 
• Support the Personnel Security Advisor in delivery of National Security Vetting aftercare and appeals process’ and Insider Risk training sessions and travel briefings working towards being able to deliver sessions independently. 
• Provide secretariat function in support of any governance process or steering groups established in support of personnel security, including maintaining the personnel security actions logs and risk register. 
• Support the team in the development, and management of ongoing role mapping. 
• Support effective communications of policies, processes, and guidance to all relevant stakeholders. 
• Assume responsibility for updates Intranet pages, policies, and processes. 
• Record and manage security incidents and trends. 
• Contribute to the effective planning, delivery of other projects and administrative tasks, as necessary. 
• Continually explore and undertake personal and professional development opportunities. 

Essential criteria:

• Experience of and a high level of competence in, administrative tasks gained through working in an office-based or other relevant environment (private/public sector). 

• Experience of stakeholder management and customer service provision. 

• An understanding of the principles of data protection and a strong commitment to confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive personal or organisational data.

• A high level of competence with MS Office365 products, including MS Word and MS Excel. 

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience of Personnel Security National Security Vetting processes and policy. 

• Handling Vetting aftercare and Appeals process’. 

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

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

Alongside your salary of £27,329, Department for Business and Trade contributes £7,378 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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%

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.

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

This position is based Nationally

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

Security Risk and Assurance Practitioner (HEO)

The MoJ Information Security Team sits at the heart of the Ministry of Justice, enabling good security practices through the provision of security policies, guidance and education, by understanding cyber security risks from all parts of the Ministry of Justice and providing assurance to the departmental SIRO, the Permanent Secretary and other senior stakeholders that these risks are being effectively managed in the delivery of MoJ objectives.
The role of the Security Risk and Assurance Practitioner is to support the central MoJ Information Security Team in carrying out cyber security assurance, highlighting non-compliance with required standards and raise and communicate cyber security risks arising from control gaps.
The Security Risk and Assurance Practitioner may also provide advice to others on good risk management practices to enable them to manage residual risk well, identify trends resulting from risk and assurance activities and use these to propose and deliver improvements to processes, policies and guidance, and enable senior team members to resolve tactical requests to the team.
All members of the team are expected to help develop the MoJ Security Function as a centre of excellence for the department and to contribute to building a brilliant and diverse team that is a welcoming place for all.

Typical role expectations and responsibilities

Manage the implementation and delivery of security assurance processes, including GovAssure and supplier assurance activities. Communicate assessment and assurance outcomes to stakeholders in ways that support effective security, risk management and decision-making, and advise stakeholders on their approach to risk assessment in the context of their business outcomes.
Work with Justice Digital and Information Assurance colleagues, or third party suppliers, to gather evidence of the performance of technical services and organisational processes against security baselines, controls and requirements, using key performance indicators.
Provide an informed opinion on Cyber Security risks and the adequacy of controls in place, with a focus on business critical services, based on the outcomes of evidence gathered.
Align risk decisions and advice with relevant regulation, policy and standards to provide proportional, practical advice that is tailored to the local environment, and advise on any residual risk. Understand when risks need to be escalated to more senior stakeholders and take responsibility for doing this.
Contribute to the development and enablement of security policy and security culture by collaborating with the Security Policy, Culture, Awareness and Education team, providing insight on the trends identified from security assurance activities. Assure the ongoing appropriateness of policy in accordance with regulation and wider departmental and government policies. Support risk-related work and enable compliance and governance.
 
Support and take part in building the network of security partners across government and national technical authorities, and within industry.
Contribute to submissions and reports for senior MoJ officials and support efforts needed to respond to requests and advisories received from government partners. Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of security processes across the organisation, make continuous improvement recommendations and deliver these as appropriate.
May include line management responsibilities for more junior team members.

About you:

You will need experience of working well within a security, technology or risk team.
You will be well informed about cyber security and technology, showing willingness to build your awareness of current and emerging technologies and their impact on existing security practices.
You will be able to communicate well with a variety of stakeholders at all levels and relay technical information to a non-technical audience.
You will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, adopting a positive approach and displaying flexibility of mind when encountering new situations.
You will display attention to detail and discretion in dealing with confidential topics.
You will need to be methodical and inquisitive, probing for information where appropriate to understand the business context and reasoning. You will be able to challenge to security decisions made by your stakeholders and support others to do so.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
•    Managing a Quality Service
•    Delivering at Pace
•    Developing Self and Others
•    Making Effective Decisions
•    Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We may assess your current level of knowledge of cyber security and risk management during the selection process.

Please refer to Job Description

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Developing Self and Others
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving

Alongside your salary of £32,827, Ministry of Justice contributes £8,896 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to thrive, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to be an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated.

This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers.

Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: 

• Meaningful, purposeful work
• The ability to learn and grow
• The right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued and included

About DIO:

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS:

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

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

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

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

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements:

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

Desirable Experience & Skills:

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

Full UK driving licence due to site taskings.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £30,000, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,100 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform
• 25 days (215 hours) annual leave rising (1 day per year, 8.6 hours) to 30 days (258) upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days (86 hours) annual leave per year
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

Learning & Development:

• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans  

Employment Hours

48 hours (including breaks) This is a shift working position. The successful candidate will be expected to work nights, weekends, bank holidays etc. The exact shift pattern will be explained in full during the interview.

Medical

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test

DSTL Portsdown West Portsdown Hill Rd Fareham PO17 6AD

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

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

About DIO

View our YouTube video to see more about our work

The Challenge

Do you want to join the 2021 Government Security team of the year and be part of our Gold Standard security service? The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage threats. The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 staff. MGS Officers are often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture. All our Security Officers are required to have excellent customer service skills and must be willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the defence estate. Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, are able to work as part of a team, are observant to threats and are capable to challenge and de-escalate difficult situations if required. We also require our Security Officers to have good written and verbal communication skills. Our Officers must have resilience and remain positive and friendly in all weather conditions and on all occasions. We provide our staff with a market leading salary, excellent sickness benefits, together with a defined benefit civil service pension. Free full uniform will be provided. We are a growing organisation with opportunities for good quality staff to progress their security careers. The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities and from all types of working backgrounds. See more information about the MGS, please read the candidate pack and watch our Security Officer YouTube video https://youtu.be/nzSK9OPOoDI

Main Responsibilities

• Supervise all Security Officers on shift at the Unit, deploying them to cover tasks as laid out in Assignment Instructions and in accordance with the Joint Business Agreement/GSSOR
• Supervise Security Officers to protect people, property, information, and assets from damage, destruction, or unauthorised removal from the Unit.
• Operate security systems in line with standard operating procedures
• Align assigned team(s) of Security Officers to protect property or information against compromise, destruction, or damage, maintaining integrity of performance through effective management, encouraging a positive and inclusive working environment, addressing concerns in a timely and sensitive manner
• Respond appropriately to security concerns raised, including by third parties, and work with the first responder to incidents · Where required, cover CSO5 Guarding tasks including providing meal break relief.
• Daily Supervision and admin of the Roster, as delegated by the OM, managing the administration of abstractions and keeping the OM appraised on any issues with the rosters or general operations at the Unit.
• If located within a reasonable travelling distance of other MGS Units then the Supervisor will visit these Units at a frequency agreed with the Operations Manager to provide Supervisory support and visit Staff and customers accordingly.
• Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
• Referral of complaints
• Supervising and Operating and monitoring of security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
• Liaise with Unit HOEs and Customer representatives and other Security providers to ensure a high-quality Security service is provided.
• Building positive relationships with all stakeholders.
• Assist the Operational Manager in ensuring that the Unit is compliant with NSI and all documents, policies and processes are kept up to date.
• Other tasks commensurate with the grade Travel Requirements

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving License due to site requirements.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £27,474, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,418 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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.

To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

Employment Hours

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working patterns will be considered. 

Tasked from home: HQ based in Reading, RG7 4PR

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

About DIO

View our YouTube video to see more about our work

https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY  How the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Supports Defence

Security Services Group (SSG) provides specialist security advice, compliance and assurance to areas of the public sector that require the highest levels of security protection. SSG is the Government’s expert provider specialising in design, installation and maintenance of both custom in-house security systems and highly accredited commercial products on the government estate. 
Working as part of a 230-person team, we provide full life support services to UK Defence and Government sites throughout the UK and overseas.

We are looking for a motivated and passionate professional to join as a Security Technician in the SSG’s Defence Nuclear Organisation support team which has its main office at AWE Aldermaston. 
As an SSG Technician you will have the chance to work on a variety of technically sophisticated projects protecting UK Defence and Government sites.

You will be tasked from home and for most of the time you will be working in the field being required to travel between various governmental and military sites. We will provide you with the choice of a non-liveried company vehicle to work in your region and you can opt in to use this for personal use.

We require professional individuals to serve SSG customers on a wide range of security systems including Intruder Alarm (IAS), External & Perimeter Intruder Detection, Video Surveillance (VSS), Automatic Access Control (AACS) and Control Room IAS and VSS & AACS Standard Monitoring Systems.

Bespoke system training will be provided.

Other duties include:

•    Being the key point of contact to customers on a day-to-day basis 
•    Attending to maintenance and installation enquiries during core hours
•    Participating in an on-call rota to provide 24-hour emergency cover for the service
•    Conducting checks and audits on customer systems
•    Accurately estimating costs of all materials and labour needed for minor works, additions and alterations 
•    Ordering materials from suppliers and providing equipment lists to the Project Manager 
•    Providing technical assistance at all levels and building solutions to technical and design problems 
•    Undertaking trade supervision for subcontractors
•    Ensuring all job-related administration is accurate and reported in a timely way 
•    Adherence to work-related and site related health and safety guidelines

Your time will be typically spent working within your allocated region, however as SSG are involved in numerous overseas projects there are opportunities to work for short periods of time in Europe. This role will also require operating away from home providing support within the region and to the other SSG UK regional teams, staying in overnight accommodation as required.

Desirable Experience & Skills

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, VSS, etc) or equivalent
Qualification: ONC/OND in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent

Environmental Factors/Hazards Associated with the post

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

Full Driving Licence
Driving a vehicle is a requirement of the job; field technicians 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.

A Recognised, relevant Engineering background, Engineering Apprenticeship and/or Engineering qualifications, i.e. Intruder Detection Systems, Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems, Video Surveillance Systems and Access Control Systems.

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

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

Alongside your salary of £29,333, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,919 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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.
• Alternative working practices such as working from home.
• Access to Defence Discount Service
• Specsavers eye test vouchers
• Access to the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) (fees apply)
• Access to the Civil Service Club in London (fees apply)
• Continuous professional development within the security field
• Laptop, tablet and mobile phone
• Tool kit

Other benefits include:
•    Access to Defence Discount Service 
•    Specsavers eye test vouchers  
•    Access to the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) (fees apply)  
•    Access to the Civil Service Club in London (fees apply)
•    Continuous professional development within the security field
•    Laptop, tablet and mobile phone
•    Tool kit

Further information can be obtained on enquiry.

Allowances:

•    Market skills allowance (£4,000)
•    + company vehicle (including optional personal use) + brand new tool kit + additional allowances

Where applicable, the following allowances are payable in addition to basic salary: travel time (where travel is external to core hours), on-call allowance, recall-to-duty allowance, environmental (Radiation) allowance, travel and subsistence package when working out of your region and overtime.

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

Employment Hours: 

You will be contracted to work 37 hours a week, typically between 08:00-16:00, however through travel time, overtime and on-call duties you could increase your potential earnings. For example, some of our technicians regularly do an optional 10+ hours per week in travel time and overtime.

DGC Feltham, Elmwood Av, Feltham, TW13 7AH

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work.

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving Licence is desirable.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £27,050, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,425 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform
• 25 days (215 hours) annual leave rising (1 day per year, 8.6 hours) to 30 days (258) upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days (86 hours) annual leave per year
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

Learning & Development

• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

Employment Hours

You will normally work 48 hours per week including a daily meal break (43 hours net). This will normally be 4 x 12-hour shifts or 5 x 9.6-hour shifts between the hours of 0600hrs and 2200hrs over the 7-day period, as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the Unit depending on site requirements. This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice (this should be no less than 48 hours).

Medical

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test.

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

About DIO

DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to thrive, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to be an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated.

This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers.

Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience:

• Meaningful, purposeful work
• The ability to learn and grow
• The right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued and included

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

Our responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
• Provide utilities services
• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
• Provide a safe place to train
• Allocate Service Families Accommodation
• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
• Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning
• Act as steward of the Defence estate
• Provide the unarmed guarding service

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The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) primarily supports the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), the National Security Council (NSC), the Prime Minister and other key decision-makers by providing authoritative, robust all-source intelligence assessment on a vast range of national security matters.

The Capability Team’s remit covers IT and technology, HR, finance, commercial, security and STRAP, intelligence policy, crisis management and estates functions for the JIO. There are two Business Operations Managers within the team working to the Head of Business Operations to ensure all these functions are delivered to a high level of efficiency and expertise, as well as driving projects on future innovations and capabilities that will help the JIO carry out its mission better going forward.

You’ll work at the heart of the UK’s national security community, regularly engaging with colleagues and senior leaders from across the Cabinet Office, UK Intelligence community and key ‘Five Eyes’ allied partners overseas. 

You will be exposed to an intelligence environment working at the highest possible classifications within HMG, requiring you to help ensure the security of JIO staff and intelligence, enable delivery of the tools and services we need to get the job done, whilst also being on the front foot to help manage JIO’s response to crisis events.

Your organisational skills will help you manage how the JIO operates on a daily basis. Your ability to manage multiple priorities effectively when under pressure enables you to respond to unpredictable requirements when they arise without losing focus and progression against longer-term goals. And your management skills will help you get the best out of your team, playing to their strengths and helping them develop weaker areas, whilst being a role model that echoes the behaviours and culture throughout the JIO.

You may be expected to work additional or extended hours with little notice during a crisis or critical incident, although this will be managed in line with your regular working hours and alongside others in the JIO drafted in to support those events.

You can read more about working for the JIO in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.

Role and Responsibilities:

The main duties of the Business Operations Managers are listed below. The appointed Candidate may take on a range of responsibilities from the portfolio below

Security: You’ll work with the Cabinet Office Security and STRAP teams to ensure the security provisions for existing and new JIO staff is delivered and maintained appropriately. This will involve some service provision to ensure our protocols and procedures are fit for purpose in handling the most secret intelligence available. You’ll also help ensure the physical security of our working environment meets the needs of both the security accreditors and the JIO as a whole.

Finance and Commercial: You’ll assist in the management of the JIO’s finances, helping oversee our multi-million pound budget and related processes such as forecasting and invoicing/processing. You’ll also help run our commercial oversight, assisting your team and wider JIO colleagues in procurement activities, contract management and ensuring sensitive procurement chains are adequately protected.

HR and People Functions: The Capability team manages most of the JIO’s people processes locally (a somewhat unique situation in the Cabinet Office), to help protect our officers and the sensitive work they do. You’ll oversee a team responsible for recruitment, on and off boarding and all aspects of people casework, engaging with CO central HR colleagues where necessary.

Business Continuity/Crisis Management: Alongside the Head of Capability, you will be responsible for ensuring the JIO’s business continuity and crisis response protocols and facilities are available for use and fit for purpose. During a crisis event, you’ll help coordinate how the JIO responds and ensuring key personnel are able to conduct assessment work with the right accesses and facilities (such as attendance at COBR, offsite facilities) outside of usual working hours.

Estates and other Capabilities: The Capability team are also responsible for managing the working environment for the needs of the business, helping to shape and develop it as the JIO grows in size and adapts to changes in the National Security community as a whole. You’ll also get involved in any other capabilities that affect the JIO, from communicating with international partners and making best use of intelligence supplied to us, to reviewing our capability partnerships in other parts of the intelligence community and wider government.

Skills and Experience Required
Whilst we very much welcome candidates with experience and interest in the Capability responsibilities (such as Financial Management, HR processes, Commercial, Crisis Management etc.) we do not expect the successful candidate to be versed in them all on appointment; we’ll upskill and support you if you are new to these areas. However, we are looking for candidates who have a passion for learning areas such as these that they may not be familiar with.

It is critical that the successful candidate has a high degree of IT literacy and familiarity with tech in general, as the vast majority of the Capability functions involve engaging with a variety of different platforms and systems, as well as being an initial line of IT support for JIO colleagues before referring to the right technical analysts elsewhere for more detailed support. We would expect you to be confident and relatively fluent in MS Windows environments (inc, MS office or similar tools).

Essential criteria

• Significant relevant experience working in a business operations support role.
• Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of individuals.
• You will be highly IT literate and have good knowledge of the Google suite including Basic Google Sheets skills or MS Office 365. 
• You must be able to prioritise, delegate, meet targets on different workstreams and push back where necessary.
• Excellent written skills including verbal communications and correspondence.
• The successful candidate must be able to attain DV clearance (if not already held) and must be a UK national 

Desirable criteria

• Experience of high classification IT systems is very much welcomed, but not mandatory – we will upskill you accordingly if you are new to those systems.

We invest in up skilling our team members to enable them to thrive once they start working with us. As such, if you don’t quite match these desirable skills, don’t let it put you off applying as we will equip the successful candidate with them once you are in post.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Alongside your salary of £44,500, Cabinet Office contributes £12,015 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

Existing civil servants can take up the post on loan from their parent department for the duration advertised (permission from their parent department would need to be secured in order to take up the post). Those joining on level transfer will retain their current salary. Staff joining on promotion terms will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary or the pay band minimum whichever is the greater. Staff joining on promotion will adopt the modernised terms and conditions of employment which came into force in 2013.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Business unit information  

The Government Security Function (GSF) oversees the delivery of protective security across Government. Our Mission is to enable Government to protect citizens and provide vital public services by understanding and managing security risks. We set the strategy and standards for Government Security, monitor departmental security performance, manage pan-government security incidents, support the delivery of key security capabilities and lead the Government Security Profession.

The Government Security Group (GSG) is the centre of the Security Function, based within the Cabinet Office. GSG is transforming the Government’s approach to protective security to ensure it is fit to meet the challenges of the digital age. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team, with a breadth of stakeholders including in other Government departments, the National Technical Authorities and the Agencies, and to contribute to delivering improved security across Government. 

Job description  

The Threats, Incident Response and Coordination team sits within an award winning team in GSG to provide cross-government support, guidance and coordination to manage and mitigate security incidents and promote a shared understanding of threats as they apply to government.

We are looking for a Higher Executive Officer to work on short-term operational incident response and longer-term strategic planning. As the Threat and Response Officer, you will  play a key role in developing a shared understanding of cross-government threat, lead on data analysis to build a fuller picture of cross-government security challenges, and help facilitate a coordinated response in the event of a major security incident. If you are keen to step into government security or threat assessment, we’d like to hear from you.

This role will:

• work with stakeholders and operational partners across HMG and the police to deliver effective incident response and develop a consistent threat picture in relation to the safety and security of Government. 
• Provide data analysis to identify trends and challenges in government security, working with partners to recommend mitigations.

The role holder will work on all the areas listed below and will lead on the delivery of several (exact responsibilities will be divided across the team depending on skills and priority areas):

• Establish strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders across Government, Parliament, police, and intelligence agencies to drive work and build an understanding of threat;
• Work closely with departments and external stakeholders in response to major security incidents or events;
• Deliver a quality service to departments, by monitoring a range of sources and seeking out further information on security incidents or events to facilitate timely sharing of intelligence.
• Provide data analysis of cross-government security incident reports, identifying trends and risks and recommending mitigations
• Support the development and implementation of exercises, addressing key threats to the government estate;
• Prepare high-quality briefings and submissions for Ministers and seniors; responding to Parliamentary Questions and other requests when needed.

Personal and Professional Development

If you are interested in the post and have relevant, transferable experience and skills, back yourself and apply. GSG is committed to supporting people’s personal and professional development and in providing training.  We will help you to develop your knowledge and skills and help you build a rewarding and challenging career in government security.

Key Skills:

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

• Ability to work collaboratively across the breadth of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to represent the organisation at external and internal engagements.
• Ability to proactively, rapidly and effectively respond to changing situations in complex and often high-profile environments.
• The ability to function effectively within high-pressure environments.
• Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate information clearly.
• Ability to analyse data sets and identify trends.

Experience:

• Experience of making connections and developing opportunities across policy areas, being alive to wider issues and trends.
• Experience of adapting at pace to rapidly changing priorities.
• Experience of using evidence from a range of sources, including data, to drive improvements.
• Experience of data analysis to identify key trends and assess risks. 
• Experience of producing concise and clear briefings/reports on complex issues.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a security, intelligence or analytical environment
• Knowledge and understanding of security best practice and relevant policies.
• Experience of working in incident response or threat assessment.

The post-holder will need to have SC clearance on appointment and may be required to undergo Developed Vetting  (DV). 

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Alongside your salary of £38,250, Cabinet Office contributes £10,327 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.