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Are you experienced in working in an intelligence or national security related role?

Can you see the bigger picture?

Do you want to contribute to the government crisis response to geo political events abroad?

If so, then we would love for you to apply!

The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking for a team player to take a leading role in developing the department’s engagements with the UK Intelligence Community and developing the use of intelligence across the department. This role presents a valuable opportunity for someone looking to understand the real-world impacts of intelligence and supporting translation of intelligence assessments into tangible policy and operational decisions, within a department that is growing in its national security credentials. Previous occupants in the role have gone on to promotion in either policy or intelligence career pathways.

This role would be as of one of two senior intelligence and threats advisors within DfT, supported by three intelligence and threats advisors, a secondee and a head of team. The team are the main point of intersect between the UK intelligence community and 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 to make the most informed decisions. This will include working with the intelligence community to ensure the department has situational awareness of the most impactful geo-political events, and helping colleagues to understand the impact on their modes.

This role sits within the Transport Security Operation Centre (TSOC), DfTs crisis management nerve centre which leads the department’s planning for and responses to major incidents, both domestically and internationally. As TSOC leads on the department’s emergency response mechanisms, you will occasionally be required to participate in the department’s response to a security or civil contingencies incident. This could include out of hours working. 

You will support the department’s security and resilience portfolios, ranging from counter terrorism and cyber security to hostile state threats. You will work with security and intelligence partners from across government to help mitigate risks to the UK’s transport sector, often providing the vital links between many of these partners and the DfT. 

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.

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities of the role include:

• Identifying emerging trends in threat to transport.
• Providing intelligence input to support both security and civil preparedness operational planning.
• Supporting DfT in being prepared to respond to security emergencies, identifying and embedding best practice and lessons.
• Crisis Management focal point linking into the operations team, providing intelligence support and assistance for the response to security and civil contingency events.
• Managing and supporting the work of one or two of three individuals in the team. This will require the ability to understand modal policy and its intelligence requirements.
• Developing relationships with external partners at home and abroad to facilitate sharing of threat information and best practices.
• Overseeing production of, and iteratively refining, a range of transport security products, including a weekly security summary for Ministers and senior officials.
• Developing and nurturing relationships with intelligence and across government partners, to ensure the DfT is considered a key and intelligent customer in intelligence and is sufficiently shaping the collective HMG strategy.

For an in-depth insight into the role please refer to the Role Profile.

You will be someone who can build rapport quickly with others as you develop effective working relationships within the department and beyond. You will help staff members understand their intelligence needs and work with the intelligence community to service them. You will be expected to build up your credibility as an expert in intelligence and threat.

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 need to be a team player, who is able to understand the DfTs requirements and support teams as required. As the team is responsible for the intelligence requirements of all teams across DfT, you will need the ability to see the big picture and understand how requirements across DfT fit together with each other and the wider His Majesty’s Government priorities and requirements – influencing others to also see those connections.

Additional Information

A minimum 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.

Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance. 

Find out more about what it’s like working at the Department for Transport

Bedford, Belfast, Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Chelmsford, Crawley, Dover, Exeter, Gartcosh, Gillingham (Kent), Heathrow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Leicester, London*, Normanton, Nottingham, Slough, Stevenage, Sunderland, Warrington – *For London based roles your contractual place of work will be Endeavour Square, Stratford. However, as that site will not be operational until early 2025 in the interim period you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Spring Gardens, Vauxhall or such other reasonable location. As your contractual place of work is Endeavour Square, your move to this location in 2025 will not give rise to any entitlement to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.

The NCA has grown in size and complexity in recent years and it is vital that it maintains a security posture and capabilities to protect against existing, new and emerging threats.

The Integrated Protective Security Command (IPS) is responsible for securing the Agency to protect the public. The IPS mission statement is:
“Delivering integrated protective security to build a resilient, high-trust Agency able to lead the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime.”

IPS safeguards the NCA from the full range of security threats that target the Agency, our officers and our assets, to enable the organisation to achieve its operational objectives, both domestically and overseas, with flexibility, agility and integrity. Its officers provide specialist security services to the Agency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to mitigate security risks.

The NCA’s Operational and Supply Chain Security teams sit within the NCA’s Integrated Protective Security command. Maintaining relationships with all NCA areas of business we are operationally focused in providing pragmatic operational and supply chain security advice and guidance to enable the NCA to conduct its UK and overseas operations safely and securely.

We help protect NCA staff, operations, assets, information, capabilities and reputation.
We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Security Manager to work as part of the senior management team, driving forward building, developing and strengthening of capabilities in the Agency.

***To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role and achieve DV STRAP clearance within the first 12 months in post. Applicants must be willing to undergo DV clearance and STRAP induction and be full UK Nationals or Dual Nationals, of whom one component is British may be considered on a case by case basis.***

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide leadership and oversee the provision of advice operational, technical, physical and supply chain security advice.
• Co-ordinate incident response functions as required.
• Oversee compliance and assurance activity aimed at target hardening and implementing protective measures around NCA assets.
• Assist with developing and implementing holistic security strategies and delivery roadmap.
• Build and enhance overall NCA security capabilities in line with the Government Security Profession.
• To make decisions, at the appropriate level, that maximise the ability of the NCA to deliver its strategy and mission.
• Manage, coach and develop NCA staff.
• Lead on building effective internal and external partner relations and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Lead, promote and implement Health & Safety measures and ensure risk assessments are conducted effectively in line with Agency policy and safety legislation.
• Develop and maintain close international and external relationships to strengthen the NCA’s security capability
• Collaborate with the Integrated Protective Security (IPS) Senior Management Team and lead on strategic areas of work as directed.

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

• College of Policing security training or an equivalent Professional certification in one or more security disciplines

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

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Proven experience of leading and managing a multifunctional and/or geographically dispersed team.
• Knowledge and understanding of UK Serious Organised Crime legislation and organised criminality, both nationally and internationally and how this impacts on the UK.
• Proven experience of building, developing and maintaining internal and external relationships.
• Proven ability to identify and manage risk and taking accountability for any decisions made.

Alongside your salary of £57,640, National Crime Agency contributes £15,562 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nottingham City Centre, NG2 4LA

At the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) we are an inclusive team who are passionate about protecting vulnerable and exploited workers. We are keen to effectively represent the communities that we serve and as such are looking to encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, as are our values of integrity, respect, commitment, professionalism and teamwork.

We are looking for individuals who are excited by the opportunity to improve the lives of others, who live our values, and who enjoy working as part of a passionate and committed team.

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is one of the principal investigative law enforcement bodies for labour exploitation in the UK. We licence labour providers in certain employment sectors and enforce the provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004. We also have powers to ensure vulnerable workers are more effectively protected from being abused for their labour, such as police-style powers of arrest, and increased powers to search for and seize evidence. The GLAA is able to investigate labour exploitation offences under National Minimum Wage, Employment Agencies as well as Modern Slavery Act.

We are currently recruiting for position of Intelligence Officer to join our Intelligence team.

Reporting to the Senior Intelligence Officer, the core focus of the role is to support the Intelligence function in the gathering, recording, risk assessment, analysis and development of information received from a variety of open and closed sources including working with law enforcement partners, government and other related agencies.

We are currently underrepresented by female, transgender, non-binary, ethnic minority and disabled colleagues, and are keen to change this, so welcome all applications from all parts of the communities we serve.

For more information on this role and the required experience, skills and to download an application form, please visit:

http://www.gla.gov.uk/Who-We-Are/Vacancies/

Alongside your salary of £24,000, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority contributes £6,480 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We offer a generous total package to our employees which includes the following:

• 32.5 days annual leave in addition to 8 public holidays
• Flexible public holiday scheme
• Choice of pension schemes, including access to the extremely generous Civil Service Pension, which also provides a death in service lump sum payment and a survivor’s pension payment
• Annual performance related bonus scheme
• Access to employee discounts
• Access to a wellbeing portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to mental health first aiders within the organisation
• Flexibility for working hours through the Flexitime scheme
• Hybrid working available
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Commitment to employee development

Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JQ

This is a unique and exciting role offering challenge, interest and variety. Working within a tight knit and high performing team, this Senior Security Adviser role within the Technical Security team is part of the Safety, Security & Resilience Group in the Operations Division of DSTL. This post will work closely with a wide range of DSTL stakeholders and external accreditation authorities.

The role will provide professional input into security designs for rising building security and on matters relating to Installation Design Authority considerations within a complex security environment.

The Senior Security Adviser will be accountable to the Team Leader for management purposes and the Principal Security Adviser (PSyA) via the Technical Security Lead for technical direction.

This role is a key enabler for secure and compliant business delivery operations and is essential to underpin DSTL’s licence to operate.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Operational requirements in accordance with CPNI methodology.
• Design scrutiny for DSTL projects which affect major infrastructure of Network Security.
• Problem resolution and developing compliant risk-balanced solutions.
• Configuration management and control, including data management and assurance.
• Specialist security surveys.
• Technical assurance tasks for security compliance.
• The production and maintenance of detailed security documentation.
• Providing input to the Enterprise Security quarterly performance reporting dashboard.
• Assurance of Data Centre security controls.
• Assurance of Network Equipment Room (NER) security control and configuration assurance.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Dynamic, adaptable and resilient team player traits.
• Will thrive in a role identifying risk management solutions within a complex technical environment where a risk-balanced approach is required to achieve target outcomes within a strong governance framework.
• Can demonstrate an ability to understand and communicate effectively with Design Authorities, Accreditors and National Authorities in managing complex security environments to achieve risk-balanced technical solutions.
• Dedication to delivering and assuring a secure, safe and resilient work environment for Defence Science and Technology (S&T) maintaining compliance with National Authority guidance.
• Extensive knowledge, experience and skill associated with CIDA roles, responsibilities and procedures proportional to level of responsibility.
• Experience and evidence of operating in high security environments.

Important Information

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

Alongside your salary of £35,970, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £9,711 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Benefits 

Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

• Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.

• Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).

• Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.

• Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.

• Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.

• Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid

• Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.

• Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

Crawley

The NCA has grown in size and complexity in recent years and it is vital that it maintains a security posture and capabilities to protect against existing, new and emerging threats.

The Integrated Protective Security Command (IPS) is responsible for securing the Agency to protect the public. The IPS mission statement is:
“Delivering integrated protective security to build a resilient, high-trust Agency able to lead the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime.”

IPS safeguards the NCA from the full range of security threats that target the Agency, our officers and our assets, to enable the organisation to achieve its operational objectives, both domestically and overseas, with flexibility, agility and integrity. Its officers provide specialist security services to the Agency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to mitigate security risks.

The NCA has grown in size and complexity in recent years and it is vital that it maintains a security posture and capabilities to protect against existing, new and emerging threats.

The Integrated Protective Security Command (IPS) is responsible for securing the Agency to protect the public. The IPS mission statement is:
“Delivering integrated protective security to build a resilient, high-trust Agency able to lead the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime.”

IPS safeguards the NCA from the full range of security threats that target the Agency, our officers and our assets, to enable the organisation to achieve its operational objectives, both domestically and overseas, with flexibility, agility and integrity. Its officers provide specialist security services to the Agency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to mitigate security risks.

**To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role and achieve DV clearance within the first 12 months in post.**

Responsibilities 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the NCA’s Anti-Corruption Unit working in a multi-functional dynamic team, alongside Intelligence officers and Senior Investigators investigating the complex corruption threat to law enforcement.

We are looking for experienced Investigators who hold a current/active PIP2 or an equivalent recognised qualification/accreditation in investigative crime issued by a Government body ,The successful candidate must have experience in utilising covert tactics and a full DVLA Driving Licence (includes full EU licences)
Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Work within a team of self-contained, multi-functional ACU investigators and intelligence officers to develop intelligence and build evidence to support NCA and partner anti-corruption operations, within a context of serious and organised crime. 
• Participate in investigations where covert tactics, confidentiality, sensitive intelligence, and surveillance will provide the basis for tactical activity.

• Required to work flexibly, often outside of normal office hours, and sometimes for extended periods of duty.

• Have the ability to build a case file for prosecution, and to be part of a team taking a case through the judicial process to prosecution.
 
• Demonstrate the highest levels of integrity.

• Our priority is the protection of NCA officers, operations, and assets.

• We also support our partners to develop their own response corruption, nationally and internationally.

Full DVLA Driving Licence (includes full EU licences).

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

• Current/Active PIP2 or an equivalent recognised qualification/accreditation in investigative crime issued by a Government body.

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

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Experience and knowledge in the use of investigations techniques to meet operational outcomes.
• Good working knowledge of covert tactics and relevant legislation.
• Experience of building case files for prosecution, and taking a case through the judicial process to prosecution.

Alongside your salary of £34,672, National Crime Agency contributes £9,361 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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

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

London

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. 

The Threat, 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 Senior Executive Officer to lead on threat intelligence. If you are passionate about protecting government and working in partnership to build a shared  understanding of threat, then we’d like to hear from you.

As the Threat Intelligence lead, you will help to protect HMG against a diverse range of threats. You will work with stakeholders across HMG and externally to build a consistent understanding of threat across government to identify mitigations and reduce risk. 

This role will:

• Build trusted partnerships across the intelligence community, law enforcement and government departments.
• Lead the generation, collection and dissemination of Threat Intelligence across HMG, drawing upon all potential sources of data (from inside and outside Government) at all classifications. The post holder will be proactive and ensure the right threat data gets to the right stakeholders in a rapidly consumable and actionable format.

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, maintain and develop a cross-government community of threat  intelligence expertise with both internal/external partners and the wider Assessment Community to improve intelligence flow through collaboration and influence.
• Lead and motivate information sharing forums and maintain other intelligence relationships (internal and external) to enhance understanding of threats within HMG.
• Develop a new threat function to be able to deliver a tailored threat product which specifically identifies and assesses threats to government buildings and personnel, by collating and assessing threat intelligence and data from a range of sources, taking into account its relevance and reliability to develop and maintain situational awareness.
• Line management and professional development of one HEO. 
• Deputising for G7 where appropriate.
• Develop relationships with other GSG teams, other government departments and external stakeholders.
• The role will also act to support GSG’s incident response function as and when required.

Key Skills:

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

• Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate complex information clearly, often at short notice.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work to tight deadlines.
• Organisational and time management skills for planning and delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that create and maintain effective operational and strategic relationships.
• Ability to thrive in an environment that can fluctuate between fast-paced and steady state, balancing long-term projects with short-term, high energy responses. 
• Ability to review and present information from different sources, looking beyond the immediate situation to provide evidence-led observations and guidance 
• Ability to think creatively and identify opportunities to improve processes.

Experience:

• Experience of producing well-written, well-structured, timely and impactful threat products and assessments in clear English, that meet the requirements of stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering improvements in processes and evaluating success
• Experience of building stakeholder relationships to work effectively between departments/organisations.

Desirable:

• Experience of working on threat in a government security context 
• Experience of communicating effectively at all levels and presenting threat intelligence to senior stakeholders
• Experience of identifying, collating, and disseminating tactical, operational and strategic threat intelligence from multiple information and data sources.

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.

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

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

Alongside your salary of £44,500, Cabinet Office contributes £11,181 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.

Darlington, London

DSIT 

The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows: 

• Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement 
• Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth 
• Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services 
• R&D funding 

For 2023, our priorities are: 

• Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world. 
• Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs – including by delivering world-class physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent. 
• Put our public services – including the NHS and schools – at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of in-house STEM capability to improve outcomes for people. 
• Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world. 
• Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our pro-innovation approach to regulating AI. 
• Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online. 

Our Inclusive Environment 

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.  

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive. 

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process. 

Find Out More 

We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/departmentforsciencetechnologyandinnovation? 

You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dsitcareers/ 

This role offers a great variety of responsibilities and tasks – both developing and delivering a new policy area but also working on live national security cases. It requires the successful delivery of policy priority projects over a sustained period in complex, high profile, high security classification and high-risk policy environment when you do not necessarily hold the direct levers to instil action.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a number of workstreams whilst flexibly supporting across the team and Directorate’s tasks. Specific responsibilities will depend on security clearance, but you can expect to:

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the National Security & Investment (NSI) Act review process, which seeks to review UK investment transactions,

• Lead on assessment and management of cases in the data infrastructure sector to determine if any national security risks arise from foreign direct investment

• Undertake policy work to consider key issues related to the development NS&I of the process with the ISU.

• Think strategically and undertake horizon scanning to consider potential upcoming national security risks in the data infrastructure sector, and advising on next steps.

• Drive work to develop levers to mitigate risks derived from state threat access to data, working with colleague’s cross-HMG to review the current landscape and identifying key gaps in HMG’s toolkit.

Skills and experience

Essential requirements

• Ability to work at pace, leading and owning tasks, working with autonomy and initiative, as well as collaborating as part of a team.

• Ability to analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information to support decisions and present practical recommendations.

• The ability to take complex information, including technical or economic details, and present it as a coherent summary, both in writing and verbally;

• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

• A willingness to undergo vetting to at least SC level.

Desirable requirements

• Interest and experience in science and tech policy, and / or national security.

• Willingness to obtain DV clearance once in post.

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

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions

Alongside your salary of £31,120, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £8,402 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York

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. 

The Cyber Directorate was formed in September 2022 following an independent review of GSG capability and priorities. A new Cyber Director post was created within GSG and existing teams leading three deputy directors, each leading one of the following teams: Cyber Operations and Assurance, Cyber Transformation, and Cyber Policy and Capabilities. 

We are responsible for delivering the first Government Cyber Security Strategy. Our purpose is to make Government’s critical functions significantly hardened to common attacks by 2025, and all government organisations across the public sector resilient to known vulnerabilities and attack methods no later than 2030. 

GSG’s culture embraces a diverse workforce: we come from all walks of life. GSG values the fact that our different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences and ways of working ultimately bring us together as a more effective team. We strive for a collegiate and inclusive working culture that means our voice at every level is heard. Each one of us has a part to play in helping the Government to keep the UK secure. 

GSG also wants to do better at recognising that we have responsibilities outside of work – so that we not only work hard, but we work smart – whether that’s full time, part-time or job sharing, we work flexibly. We promote hybrid working with a combination of time spent in the office and at home, where appropriate.

GSG is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We value and welcome diversity. We aim to develop all our staff to enable them to make a full contribution to meeting the Department’s objectives, and to fulfil their own potential on merit. We will not tolerate harassment or other unfair discrimination on grounds of sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, religion or sexual orientation. We promote and support the diversity of our workforce, promote learning and development, and celebrate our successes.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the capabilities team within the Cyber Directorate developing Government cyber security capabilities such as horizon scanning, cyber security expertise as well as the running of priority projects.

The Cyber Directorate is responsible for the Government Cyber Security Strategy, ensuring that government departments are able to effectively defend themselves and each other, and to be resilient to common cyber attacks.  

You will act as one of two leads within the Cyber Policy and Capabilities team, which provides risk-driven, accessible and implementable cyber policy and guidance to the government sector; and for providing deep technical knowledge applied strategically to help GSG respond to an evolving cyber threat environment. 

You will be responsible for taking the lead on the strategic direction of the capabilities team, the development of capabilities to match, and the implementation and use of those capabilities across Government Security Group and out into wider government.

Your team has a mix of capabilities that enable you to sense, analyse and understand the current cybersecurity landscape across government, to understand the evolving cyber threat environment, and to effect change through advice, guidance and critical priority projects. They work on areas as varied and interesting as artificial intelligence, post quantum cryptography, insider threats, ransomware and cyber deception technologies. They seek to understand not just the threats posed in an evolving technological environment, but the opportunities for government and how to safely and securely make use of it.

You will work closely with your policy colleagues, supporting them in the development of risk-driven, accessible and implementable cyber policy through the use of the capabilities you have developed and the understanding of the environment.  You will provide advice and guidance to the entire cyber directorate, the wider government security function and directly to the Government Chief Security Officer to enable effective and risk-driven decision making. You’ll be a key stakeholder and strategic driver in the development of future iterations of the Government Cyber Security Strategy, the implementation plans, and sub-strategies that arise, as well as supporting departmental strategy making and transformation.

Key areas of responsibility

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Setting strategic direction for capabilities that help Government implement the Government Cyber Security Strategy
• Provide advice and guidance to the Government Chief Security Officer, GSG units and wider government on risks, threats and opportunities of cyber security and technology
• Oversees a team of cyber experts to determine direction and prioritisation of advisory and expertise capability
• Set direction and priority for a team of analysts to carry out horizon scanning of new cyber threats, opportunities and risks, including defining a process for prioritisation, audience engagement and feedback to ensure customer value
• Manages the delivery of programmes of work by defining programme models, managing resourcing, setting direction, monitoring progress, and providing regular feedback to team members.
• Continuously monitors the team’s progress towards achieving goals and ensures that all tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Ensures that all team members are aware of their individual responsibilities and deadlines, and provides support when needed.
• Communicates regularly with team members to provide guidance, feedback, and motivation.
• Evaluates team performance and productivity, and makes necessary adjustments to improve results.

Essential skills and experience:

• Evidence of leading a team including setting direction and vision for a team
• Supportive leadership skills and experience of growing and developing diverse teams
• Working closely with and setting direction for teams with technical experience and expertise
• Strong, persuasive communication skills and the ability to distil and summarise complex information to a range of different audiences
• Experience working in cybersecurity or digital, data and technology, preferably with cyber policy or technical teams
• Experience leading complex programmes of work and projects

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience setting and inputting into cross government or national strategies
• Experience working with analysts and analytical products
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of working across organisational boundaries with a range of stakeholders

Level of Security Clearance required:

• You must be willing to undergo DV

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Presentation on a set topic

Alongside your salary of £64,700, Cabinet Office contributes £17,469 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.

Glasgow, Manchester

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. 

The Cyber Directorate was formed in September 2022 following an independent review of GSG capability and priorities. A new Cyber Director post was created within GSG and existing teams leading three deputy directors, each leading one of the following teams: Cyber Operations and Assurance, Cyber Transformation, and Cyber Policy and Solutions.

We are responsible for delivering the first Government Cyber Security Strategy. Our purpose is to make Government’s critical functions significantly hardened to common attacks by 2025, and all government organisations across the public sector resilient to known vulnerabilities and attack methods no later than 2030. 

GSG’s culture embraces a diverse workforce: we come from all walks of life. GSG values the fact that our different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences and ways of working ultimately bring us together as a more effective team. We strive for a collegiate and inclusive working culture that means our voice at every level is heard. Each one of us has a part to play in helping the Government to keep the UK secure. 

GSG also wants to do better at recognising that we have responsibilities outside of work – so that we not only work hard, but we work smart – whether that’s full time, part-time or job sharing, we work flexibly. We promote hybrid working with a combination of time spent in the office and at home, where appropriate.

GSG is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We value and welcome diversity. We aim to develop all our staff to enable them to make a full contribution to meeting the Department’s objectives, and to fulfil their own potential on merit. We will not tolerate harassment or other unfair discrimination on grounds of sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, religion or sexual orientation. We promote and support the diversity of our workforce, promote learning and development, and celebrate our successes.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of the Cyber Directorate. You will play an active and key role within Cyber Private Office as well as directly supporting the Cyber Director in delivering their objectives. As a team, we are the front door to Cyber. Our days are fast paced and we have a unique platform to see the delivery of the Cyber Directorates work – you will be privy to key areas such as how we shape cyber policy and respond to cyber attacks. 

As Cyber Office Manager you will manage the organisation and planning of the Cyber Directors time. You will manage their diary, engaging regularly with colleagues from across Cyber, GSG and with external stakeholders to deconflict and prioritise the time of our Director. You will become confident in communicating with colleagues across a wide range of departments and external organisations. 

As a small and supportive Private Office, you will work with the Chief of Staff and Executive Assistants to provide high quality support to leadership. You will have ownership of key responsibilities as well as working collaboratively with Private Office colleagues to deliver our combined objectives. Previous experience in building positive working relationships, managing priorities and maintaining attention to detail at pace would be beneficial. 

You will lead on projects to support the Director and Directorate, with a focus on leading recruitment processes as well as workforce and resourcing data. You will work closely with our HR colleagues. You will support best practice initiatives, working with wider Cyber teams to ensure accurate information management. Within the Private Office, we support one another to ensure resilience – you will provide coverage during absences, which in turn will give you opportunities to build your awareness of different Cyber teams and stakeholders. 

We know it can take time to learn a new role and/or new department. You don’t need to be an expert in all-things-Cyber to work in our team – we’ll tailor your learning and development to you and how best to deliver in your current and future roles. 

As part of our L&D package, we are committed to supporting you to undertake opportunities across the Directorate and wider to develop the skills and knowledge you’re interested in to help you progress in a career within Cyber and/or wider Government. Our roles offer the platform to diverse objectives including shaping the national cyber strategy, driving cyber resilience, managing cyber incidents and/or developing pioneering policies to tackle emerging threats. 

Key areas of responsibility

Cyber Private Office is a busy team so there are plenty of opportunities for additional portfolio work depending on our current priorities/requirements and your preferences/experiences. We work to improve processes and ways of working as well as delivering and supporting communications, recruitment and new initiatives including wellbeing and EDI across the Directorate. As Private Office Manager you will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Managing the diary and schedule of the Cyber Director 
• Alongside the Chief of Staff, be the front door to the Cyber Director – providing support in organising the Directors attendance at key events and regular meetings with stakeholders 
• Working with the Chief of Staff to manage Director external engagements and events; supporting logistics and administration to provide seamless attendances 
• Compiling briefing and information packs for the Director to ensure they are well-informed of their engagements and movements 
• Leading on the completion of HR Commissions, including Recruitment and Workforce planning, and managing regular updates/communications with HR and Finance teams 
• Providing supportive management to Cyber team leaders on recruitment of new staff 
• Leading on, and contributing to, Cyber Directorate initiatives, including team engagement sessions and EDI projects 
• Upholding and ensuring best practice on information management

We welcome applications from anyone with transferable skills and experience. Please do not rule yourself out if you have not worked in Cyber or Private Office before: passion to learn, adapt and work well as a team under pressure is more important. The following are beneficial: 

• Strong communication skills with an ability to build and maintain working relationships 
• Sound judgement and initiative – i.e. taking lead on improving process and/or ways of working 
• Good IT skills and/or a motivation to learn new IT skills 
• Motivation to help and support colleagues, work through problems and be flexible to changing priorities/requirements  
• Interest in working with/in Cyber and motivation to develop your skills and knowledge of our department areas
  

Desirable: Working with and/or in a Private Office, experience of working with HR and recruitment is all helpful but none are essential. 

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

• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £35,400, Cabinet Office contributes £9,558 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.

This position can be based at either MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB, MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR or RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, PE28 2EA, with the expectation that you will be required to work onsite at RAF Wyton for at least 2 to 3 days per week.

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

Interested in projects at the cutting edge of world leading, military technology, such as next-generation fast jet capabilities, unmanned systems, highly secure networks, future warships & military vehicles and ground-breaking sensor technology?

The department has recently launched a totally new approach to Cyber Security called Secure by Design (SbD). This is an opportunity to be part of what is a transformational approach and to contribute to our continuous improvement and learning going forward.

So, who are we?

We are Defence’s Cyber Assessment and Advisory Service (CySAAS) team and we are part of the Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) organisation. CyDR sits at the forefront of cyber security and information technology and is responsible for driving MOD’s cyber transformation and for the Cyber Security Policy, Architecture, and Risk and Governance structure that guides it. 

Within CyDR, CySAAS consists of sub teams which assess specialist ICT, communication and weapons systems, provide assurance, support and advice across all of Defence. Our team thrives on curiosity, new ideas and creative thinking, driving a culture of exploring further and influencing wider, making Cyber security a leader in Defence.

We provide our specialist services across UK Defence working with our industry partners, other Government departments and our international allies.

As a Civil Servant, you’ll have access to our range of excellent benefits, including flexible working, discount schemes, generous leave allowance and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

Our commitment to your development is fundamental and you’ll be able to take advantage of fantastic learning and development opportunities, tailored to your role and beyond. Whilst in post, you’ll be able to gain industry recognised qualifications through a range of professional ICT courses and external training providers and we’ll support you throughout the process.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and become part of our exciting future.

This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £18,000 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

The Deputy Head Technical Assurance and Consultancy reports to the Head of Cyber Security Assessment and Advisory Services (CySAAS) and leads a group of specialists tasked with investigating novel and contentious applications of technology and practice to meet   defence’s challenges. From cyber protecting interfaces for complex military equipment to finding the safest ways to integrate commercial “off-the shelf” consumer electronics with bespoke secure communications systems, each day presents the opportunity develop your skills and experience.

The Team is also responsible for driving improvements in cyber security across defence’s existing systems through hard hitting assessments and advice to project teams about how their security can be improvement. You will manage the department’s risk exception process and so see, and help evaluate, the most intractable and far-reaching cyber risk issues that the department faces.

You will routinely brief and advise the most senior technical and business leaders in the department as they decide how to manage their risks.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge of technical vulnerabilities, testing and assurance, whilst working with some of the most complex and technically advanced systems and equipment in the world. As Deputy Head, you will be collaborating with national and international experts in cyber security and digital technology from across government and wider industry.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage a team of circa 18 FTE, to evolve and deliver technical information assurance services, including a technical laboratory.
• Lead and manage resources to evolve and deliver the department’s risk exception process under SbD.
• To help promote, implement and improve SbD, as the department moves from its legacy Accreditation approach to assurance to the more modern and effective project led assurance environment.
• Develop and sustain a highly skilled, professional and motivated workforce.
• Remain up to date and be a thought leader in modern technology and cyber security.
• You will be a member of the CySAAS Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Manage the provision of the workflow and information management systems that CySAAS and MOD Programme Teams use to manage their assurance tasks.

This position may be suitable for individuals with relevant skills and experience in information security governance & management, risk assessment & information risk management, technical security architecture or with appropriate skills gained in an ICT assurance or compliance environment.

We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and we will support you in undertaking further learning and development opportunities, within your designated field and beyond. Wherever possible, we will provide upskill learning options and further training to support your continuous professional development.

Desirable qualifications, accreditation, memberships or skills:

• Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
• Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cyber Professional (CCP)
• MSc, BSc or HND in an ICT or engineering related discipline
• Membership of CIISP, CIISec, BCS or recognised equivalent
• CIISec framework skills: C1 – Enterprise Security Architecture Level 4

Ideally, you’ll also have the following:

• The ability to build long term relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly effective networking and the ability to advise and influence people.
• Experience of leading and managing a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences, synthesising information to portray key messages and facilitate effective decision making.

This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £18,000 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.

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.

This position can be based at either MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB, MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR or RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, PE28 2EA, with the expectation that you will be required to work onsite at RAF Wyton for at least 2 to 3 days per week.

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

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

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Information risk assessment and risk management
• Applied security capability
• Protective security
• Threat understanding

Alongside your salary of £67,820, Ministry of Defence contributes £18,311 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £18,000 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.

Our benefits include:

• Learning and development tailored to your role with a dedicated minimum of 5 days per year
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of five years’ service
• Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year
• In addition to eight public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Parental and Adoption Leave
• Discounts on a range of services within and external to the civil service – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, Company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes such as vouchers and gift cards
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

Equality and Diversity

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at Defence Digital. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.

Defence Digital operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. Defence Digital reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.

Within Defence Digital each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.

The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

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

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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.

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

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

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Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.