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Croydon – Lunar House, Manchester – Soapworks

Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) designs, builds and operates services that are critical to the Home Office. From solutions that help manage our borders to services that support policing and counter terrorism, DDaT is at the front line of making the Home Office a modern and capable department at a time of unprecedented global change.

As Cyber Policy Support in Home Office Cyber Security you will gain experience of being part of a high performing team that is responsible for the development, implementation and management of policies and standards that underpin the designing, running, and decommissioning of technical solutions across the Home Office. Your role will support the delivery of high profile, transformational technology projects, at a time of unprecedented technological and political change.

Your role will report to the Senior Cyber Policy and Standards Manager but on a day-to-day basis you will assist in engaging and collaborating with technical experts, stakeholders and peers within the Home Office and other Government Departments to ensure that policies and standards are developed effectively, communicated and implemented clearly and are understood and complied with. You will support the Policy leads in ensuring that our policies align with other policy areas where appropriate, and support gap analysis work to develop new policies for your area.

You will be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to communicate effectively. You will be logical and critical in your thinking, with the ability to assess the impact of policies. You will additionally have a keen focus on continuous improvement to ensure that policies and standards meet departmental and Home Office needs.

Policy specialists within DDaT align to the Civil Service Policy Profession.

Note: An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• Assisting in developing, communicating and implementing a suite of Home Office Cyber policies and standards

• Supporting in coordinating a schedule of policy / standard compliance reviews and conducting them in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders, for e.g. SMEs, internal HO departments, OGDs

• Contributing to the central co-ordination, maintenance and review of policies, standards and other business area artefacts / templates to deliver continuous improvement

• Supporting SEO Policy Writer and Cyber Policy and Standards Lead with quality assuring policies

• Collaborating with Home Office and other Government Department peers to align and deconflict with their related policy areas and support any gap analysis that requires development of new policies.

• Assisting with meeting logistics, taking minutes and assisting with Board level presentations

Hybrid Working

Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home.  A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
 
Due to the nature of the role, this post is available on a full-time basis only.

You will also be expected to carry out the following day to day activities:

• Organising the SharePoint document library and working with the Outreach Team to keep the SharePoint page up to date as policies are approved.

• Contributing to the development of guidance on policy implementation

• Keeping up to date with policy developments / standards / legislation / technology to ensure policy artefacts remain current

Essential skills

You are a team player with a close eye for detail. You will have the following skills or demonstratable experience in:

• Building, co-ordinating and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.

• Delivering continuous improvement initiatives

• Analysing and interpreting legislation and other key information

• Demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor your messaging to meet the needs of different audiences

• Working with diverse teams across multiple locations

Desirable skills

Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:

• Demonstrating close attention to detail, excellent organisational skills

• Having experience of developing policy, ability to consider the wider cyber policy area, apply critical judgement and challenge awareness of cyber security policies and standards

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

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

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

London

Do you want to work at the forefront of UK Defence, supporting operations that are beyond the reach, capability, and expertise of other armed forces?

We are a tri-service organisation that recruits the best of the armed forces to perform the most arduous and complex tasks. We are recruiting exceptional individuals to support our activities tackling some of the most interesting and challenging national security issues in government.

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.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

You will be supporting the delivery of digital products and capabilities used by our soldiers and marines on discreet military operations promoting the UK’s national interest across the globe. As our capabilities become ever more complex, consuming larger quantities of data, the effective, reliable, and scalable ability to process data into information products is essential.

The team in London is a mix of civilian, military personnel and contracted support working in collaboration across locations in the UK and overseas. We work closely with NATO, Five Eyes and other partners. You will have access to some of the most talented technologists working on some of the most interesting and pressing challenges internationally.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and automate data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics to exploitation systems.
• Write scripts to extract, transform and load (ETL) data and code to ensure the process performs optimally.
• Develop and implement data engineering best practice (source-to-target mapping, code standards, data quality etc.)
• Support and mentor other data engineers as well as develop your own skills.
• Setup and administer global policies for data.

You will need experience of:

• Azure and AWS environments and their storage solutions
• ETL technologies such as NiFi and Kafka
• Git-based version control
• Experience of agile working
• Previous experience in related fields such as policing or the intelligence services would be beneficial but not necessary.

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

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

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

• Programming and Build (Data Engineer)
• Data development process
• Data integration design
• Problem Resolution (data)

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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%
• This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £11,400 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.
• 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.

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

London

Do you want to work at the forefront of UK Defence, supporting operations that are beyond the reach, capability, and expertise of other armed forces?

We are a tri-service organisation that recruits the best of the armed forces to perform the most arduous and complex tasks. We are recruiting exceptional individuals to support our activities tackling some of the most interesting and challenging national security issues in government.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

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.

You will be working on the delivery of digital products and capabilities used by our soldiers and marines on discreet military operations promoting the UK’s national interest across the globe. As our capabilities become ever more complex, the ease and speed of interaction of our users with their technology needs to be seamless.

As a software developer you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to build products that enable users to exploit data products across different user types.  You will be responsible for building user interaction software, proactively participating in the design, development, automated testing and implementation of digital products.

The team in London is a mix of civilian, military personnel and contracted support working in collaboration across locations in the UK and overseas. We work closely with NATO, Five Eyes and other partners.

Responsibilities

Use agreed standards and specifications to design, create, test and document new software or make changes to existing software.

Apply technical knowledge and experience to create working prototypes, both programs and physical outputs.

Design system components which meet business needs. You can solve problems and understand technical and business complexity.

Integrate and test user interfaces, systems, and components.

Translate user stories into design approaches or services to meet their needs. Engage meaningfully in interactions, managing user needs and competing priorities.

Understand how performance can impact users and solve problems to improve performance. Use different data sources to monitor and identify performance issues.

Experience with:

• Python
• Java
• User interfaces such as ArcGIS, Kibana and TAC (Team Awareness Kit)
• Azure and AWS
• Experience in related fields such as policing or the intelligence services would be beneficial but not necessary.

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

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Programming and build (Frontend Dev)
• Prototyping
• Systems Design (Frontend Dev)
• User focus (frontend developer)

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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%
• This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £11,400 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
• The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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.

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

Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

• Working as part of CRC’s Operations Support team, you will lead a small team with the responsibility for driving forwards the capability and development of the Security Operations SIEM toolsets; specifically, Splunk and Sentinel. 
• Responsible for the development of the SIEM Capability Development Plan and its outputs to operational teams   
• Through capability development, you will work to ensure that tomorrow’s SIEM delivers an operational advantage to security teams.
• You will ensure CRC are able to maximise the benefits of SIEM through close collaboration with other teams and projects within and outside of CRC, and key external business partners.
• You and your team will provide both technical and operational support and guidance to the wider security teams; leading, managing and delivering all elements of development activities to ensure that SIEM is configured effectively for day-to-day use and that development activities are operationalised effectively for CRC.

The role includes the following responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Security, Internal Abuse and Web-Enabled Fraud Monitoring Operation Team leads and broader digital stakeholders, construct high fidelity monitoring, warning and alerting capabilities through SIEM.
• Support the Security, Internal Abuse and Web-Enabled Fraud Monitoring Operations and Incident Response Leads with the development and delivery of detection and respond capabilities across all DWP infrastructure environments.
• Deputise for the Head of Security Operations Support during periods of absence.
• Lead and Conduct SIEM Capability Development activities in line with the SIEM Capability Development plan.
• Lead and Conduct SIEM Capability Development, Continuous Improvement and Technological Optimisation activities through appropriate project management methodologies.
• Provide support to decision makers in CRC, S&DP, Digital and the broader department through the analysis of security data and the production of appropriate security insights.
• Promote the use of SIEM and support operational teams understanding and utilisation of Splunk and Sentinel capabilities.
• Maintain a working understanding of DWP’s strategic security tooling including SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, APTD, Orchestration & Automation tools and associated logging and data quality principles.
• Collaborate with, direct and coach operations teams in developing new skills to adopt and operate SIEM capability effectively.
• Present and explain complex technical information appropriately to non-technical and technical audiences and important stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive knowledge and experience of industry leading SIEM tooling, including systems integration, data on-boarding, applications development, alert development and platform administration.
• Relevant experience of working in a cyber-security operationally-focused delivery team, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond flexibly to competing demands, organising work accordingly.
• Strong knowledge of security threats and the latest adversarial techniques to bypass or evade security controls with experience of undertaking proactive analysis and interrogation of appropriate data sets.
• Relevant experience of cyber security tools including but not limited to EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, APTD, Vulnerability Scanning & Management, and Cloud native tools, techniques and procedures.
• Experience of coaching and developing analysts to grow capability, knowledge and skills to effectively undertake their job role.

Desirable Criteria

It would be advantageous for candidates to have or be willing to work towards: (any of the following will be acceptable)

• Continuous processional security certifications showing intermediate to advance security knowledge (minimum of SANS 401, 501 or CompTIA Security +), or relevant experience that demonstrates networking understanding and key security principles.
• Vendor based certification of SIEM tooling covering; Administration, Architecture, Dashboard Development, Enterprise Security.
• Vendor based certification of cyber security tooling (SOAR, IDS/IPS, EDR, APTD)
• Experience and understanding of using Cloud native analysis tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Project Practitioner (AGILE, APM, Prince)

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Candidates will produce a 10 minute presentation followed by questions from the interviewing panel. The subject will be provided to those candidates successful at Sift and invited to interview.

• 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%
• Hybrid Working.  This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.  This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work.  The number of days that anyone will be able to work from home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.  If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to your taking up your post.

MOD Main Building London

DI is part of the Ministry of Defence and provides intelligence analysis, specialist outputs and advice which supports decision making across all levels of defence and government.

In DI, we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels. As an equal opportunity employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and aspire to create an inclusive workplace free of discrimination. We also offer flexible working arrangements such as flexitime, and compressed hours.   

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.​
  
All job adverts in DI are subject to fair and open competition.  

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week and based at MOD Main Building, London. Flexible working is available, but the role holder will be expected to spend approximately 60% of their time at their main work location due to a combination of information security requirements, effective team building and partner engagement.

The post as DI Global Defence Network (GDN) SHEA will require UK travel to partner sites, and overseas travel to visit Defence Attache and Loan Service locations. Overseas visits will require extended overnight stays dependent upon location and tasking.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (the permanent duty station, Main Building, London, 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, this will be discussed with you prior to taking up your post.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

You will:

Be the GDN Safety, Health & Environment Adviser and CC&S Focal point. Provide Director GDN and their senior leadership team advice and guidance on HS&EP and CC&S matters to help ensure best practice is carried across the GDN.

Be responsible to Dir GDN for providing a quality HS&EP and CC&S service including as providing subject matter expert advice and guidance, highlight and manage H&S issues and report HS&EP and CC&S up the GDN chain of command and to DI Bus Ops SHEP / DI Risk Manager. DI Bus Ops SHEP is the DI senior Safety Health and Environment Practitioner, CC&S focal point and will be GDN SHEA functional safety manager.

Be responsible for the application of CDI Organisation and Arrangements (O&A) and DI Safety, Health and Environmental Management System (SHEMS) and CC&S Action Plan into Dir GDN O&A and GDN SHEMS / procedures, providing assurance of implementation and adherence across all staffs, global locations and to work closely with the DALS team and the director to manage and mitigate areas of risk.

Maintain an assurance programme including site visits as required including fact finding / advisory / audit visits across the GDN. GDN SHEA will be proactive in working with customers including Other Government Departments (OGD) to drive and deliver HS&EP and CC&S improvements across the GDN.

Have responsibility for implementing DURALS Accident / Incident / Near Miss and investigation system across GDN. You will be the POC for all GDN incidents that require a H&S response.

React to and carry out trend analysis, investigations into occurrences / as appropriate / mandated in Legislation or Defence regulations / procedures.

Report GDN HS&EP and CC&S performance and compliance, achievements and issues to Dir GDN and DI Bus Ops SHEP for Comd UKSC, DI SLT and Management Board, etc. reports.

Provide briefs as required and work with DI Bus Ops SHEP and DI risk manager reporting into the HLB risk and processes as appropriate.

Provide support to DI Bus Ops SHEP as DI business demand requires.

A detailed understanding of UK Defence and Defence engagement experience is desirable.

Be an experienced and competent Health and Safety professional used to working in fast paced environments to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and co-ordinate the GDN O&A, SHEMS, CC&S and other policies relevant to health and safety good practice for the GDN. Implement Safety Alerts and Notices.
• Daily management of and supervision, reporting, auditing, advice and guidance of HS&EP and CC&S issues across GDN including liaison with OGD and proactively providing SME advice to DAs and Loan Service staff, ensuring clear understanding of procedures and requirements.
• Site visits where required including overseas travel and multi night stays.
• Trend analysis and assurance and reporting work including briefs as required.

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Health and Safety Management  
• Relevant H&S experience as a H&S advisor.
• Confident and competent in using I.T., writing and delivering reports and briefings senior leaders.
• UK Passport.

Desirable experience

• NVQ Level 6 Diploma Health and Safety / Safety Topic.
• NVQ Level 3 Environment Management.
• NVQ Level 6 Environmental Management.
• NVQ Level 3 auditing qualification.
• The successful candidate will be required to undertake Level 3 environment management and H&S audit training and achieve qualifications within 12 months of taking up post if unqualified.
• Full UK Driving Licence as some sites are remote with a lack of Public Transport.

NVQ Level 3 Health and Safety Management

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

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

There are a wide variety of employee benefits for civil service staff in DI, including (this list is not exhaustive):

• Salary Payroll Giving
• Financial Education Resources
• Bicycle Purchase Advance & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Holiday, Season Ticket, Tenancy Deposit & Work Space Salary Advance Loans
• Free Parking (not available at Main Building)
• Generous Pension Scheme with employer contribution between 26.6% & 30.3%
• Death in Service Benefit
• Up to 30 days’ Annual Leave, and one Privilege Day
• Special Leave (including Study Leave and Volunteering Leave)
• Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• On-Site Nursery & Childcare at some MOD sites
• Flexible Working Hours
• Discounted Healthcare Packages
• Eyesight Tests and Spectacles
• Free On-Site Gyms at many sites
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-Year Reward and Thank You Schemes
• Talent Schemes
• Defence Discounts
• Microsoft & Vodafone Employee Discount Schemes
• Boundless and Civil Service Sports Council Memberships available
• On-site shops, restaurants & cafes at most sites

London, London (region), TW9 3AE

This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated and proactive professional to join Kew’s Constabulary, contributing to the safe management of the Gardens.

This role is part of the day to day operation of an effective and efficient Security Team operation at Kew Gardens.

The team play a key role in welcoming c1.5 million visitors and supporting the public programme by delivering key operational objectives that contribute to Kew’s revenue, reach and impact.

 This role is managed by the Security Manager and are part of the Operations team.  The main purpose of this role is to deliver Kew’s mission by:

• providing an efficient, customer focussed service to both internal and external customers
• Ensure the security of Kew’s assets, staff, contractors, partners and visitors
• Effectively use all security systems to create a safe and secure environment

Bristol, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea

Are you an intelligence professional?

Do you have experience of leading change initiatives?

Can you communicate confidently, in varying circumstances?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Head of Intelligence and Targeting carries lead responsibility for providing support and advice to the Enforcement leadership team and wider stakeholders, around the strategic direction the Agency should take in order to:

• Continuously look to improve how we support the delivery of Intelligence activities
• Work alongside other key service colleagues to enable effective intelligence led enforcement
• Deliver positive contributions to Agency and Department aims and objectives
• Aligning to relevant intelligence related legislation and policy

The post holder will act as DVSA’s spokesperson on the subjects of intelligence, covert activity, criminal analytics and data gathering techniques. They will develop and maintain an up to date knowledge of best practice in the field, to deliver high quality intelligence products to enable DVSA to target non-compliance and deliver support services to Traffic Commissioners, while supporting targeted enforcement objectives. The intelligence function will work closely with enforcement delivery colleagues to ensure local intelligence feeds into the intelligence and targeting picture.

The post holder will act as the lead contact for DVSA’s partners in intelligence and compliance, in the UK and in the EU, building relationships with these partners to develop a platform for the sharing of intelligence and technology.

The post holder is responsible for managing the targeted framework process and operator risk rating system, setting targets and giving input up to national level while ensuring that all levels work effectively. The post holder will lead targeting activity across the directorate, providing feedback on the efficiency and effectiveness of targeting activity, whilst future proofing activities and exploring how to targets might need to change in the future.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;

• Develop and maintain the strategic direction (including the Targeting Framework) in relation to the acquisition, analysis and delivery of intelligence from a range of differing sources taking into account current legislation and best practice from other intelligence providers both inside and outside of government.
• Ensuring that all intelligence received by the organisation is handled effectively, efficiently and in line with both the Targeting Framework and current.
• Actively seeking new sources of data from sources both inside and outside of government which enhance the organisations knowledge and understanding of its customers.
• Communicate with all major stakeholders (internal and external) to achieve business objectives.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Candidate Pack.

To succeed in this role, you have experience of working in an intelligence and/ or criminal analytics role, within a cross organisational or sector intelligence community. You have experience of delivering transformational change, and successfully leading teams through implementation.

You have proven experience of translating strategic objectives into operational / enforcement capabilities. You can demonstrate experience of using insights data to manage and improve service delivery.

You have experience of working as part of and leading geographically dispersed teams and an understanding of the effect this has on management of such teams.

You have successfully undertaken, or being willing to undertake whilst in post, relevant training relating to the authorisation of covert activity.

Additional Information

Please note that there is a requirement for frequent UK travel, including overnight stays as part of this role.

For this role you will be attached to one of our core locations in Swansea, Nottingham, Bristol, or Newcastle, where presence at one of these sites will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and office locations, giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.  

If not already held the post holder will be required to undertake and obtain Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) security checks to Level 2 prior to taking up post. The post holder may also be required to undertake and obtain National Security Vetting (NSV) to Security Check (SC) level whilst in post.

To meet the National Security Vetting requirements at this level you will need to have continuously resided in the UK 5 years. You can still be considered if you were posted abroad as part of your service with HM Forces/Government, taken a gap year and spent the year travelling.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. 

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. 

We’re working hard to:  

• Make roads safer
• Improve services for our customers
• Make road transport greener and healthier
• Harness the potential of technology and data
• Grow and level up the economy

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society. 

Visit the Department for Transport careers website to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA.

A full and current driving licence.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Professional Development Framework: Gathering, Organising and Evaluating Intelligence & Information – Level 4.
• Professional Development Framework: Written and Visual Communication of Intelligence Assessment – Level 4.

• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
• Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%
• Generous Annual Leave – 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday
• Latest IT and Tech devices
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
• Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level
• Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing
• Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers
• For more information see visit our careers page

This position is based at NPS 5TH FLR WEST OAKLAND HOUSE MANCHESTER, M16 0PQ

Please refer to job description.

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

• The role involves delivering extensive support to the operational frontline in both Prisons and Probation. Experience of operational delivery in either setting is beneficial but not essential.
• The role will be delivering counter corruption Prevent activity to the following sites:

HMP Buckley Hall

HMP Manchester

HMP Forest Bank

HMYOI Hindley

Bolton Probation Delivery Unit

Bury and Rochdale Probation Delivery Unit

Manchester North Probation Delivery Unit

Manchester South Probation Delivery Unit

Wigan Probation Delivery Unit

Oldham Probation Delivery Unit

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• The role may include providing cover to other HMPPS sites in the Northwest region.

A presentation will be required as part of the interview process. Details will be provided in advance to all candidates proceeding to interview stage.

Overview of the job 

HMPPS’s efforts to tackle corruption are integral to delivering safe and secure prisons and probation. HMPPS has worked with MoJ to identify that a new approach is needed to ensure we remain resilient to this key operational threat.

HMPPS has developed a future strategy for tackling corruption in HMPPS based on four key objectives:

• ‘Protect’ against corruption by building an open and resilient organisation.
• ‘Prevent’ people from engaging in corruption, strengthen professional integrity.
• ‘Pursue’ and punish those who are corrupt.
• ‘Prepare’ for corruption, reducing its impacts on our teams.

These objectives will need to be delivered at every level through prisons and probation, in particular strengthening our resilience on the front line. Security, Order and Counter Terrorism (SOCT) Directorate is taking forward improvements, including restructuring the Counter Corruption Unit (CCU), to provide senior operational leaders, prisons and probation teams with an improved counter-corruption service.

Summary    

The role sits in the newly restructured Counter Corruption Unit Prevent Team. Its objectives are to support prisons and probation to manage corruption threats, in particular supporting establishment prevent corruption within HMPPS.

The regional CCU will support prisons and probation units to effectively prevent corruption. The level of service is to be assessed and prioritised according to policy and guidance, but may include providing prisons and probation with enhanced analytical support, expert advice and logistical and coordination support. The team will also be responsible for supporting prisons and probation units on the effective management of known corruptor prisoners in custody and under supervision in the community to prevent them corrupting staff.

In line with HMPPS policy, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the relevant Regional Corruption Prevent Lead to deliver a high-quality counter- corruption service to prisons and probation in their SOCT region. The Regional Prevent Manager will also be responsible for working in partnership with other regional teams in the Security, Order and Counter Terrorism (SOCT) Directorate, HR services and law enforcement.

The job holder will report directly to the Regional Corruption Prevent Lead, who in turn reports to the Head of the Prevent who is line managed by the Head of the Counter Corruption Unit.

The post holder will have line management responsibility for a Corruption Prevent Officer.

This is a regional job and will be based in a regional SOCT hub. Frequent travel to prison and probation establishments, regional offices and law enforcement partners’ offices will be required. Occasional travel outside the region (e.g. to London) will be required.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties 

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

• Working with the national CCU team to develop a detailed and expert understanding of the corruption evidence based on the nature of the threat, (e.g. drivers of corruption, prevalence, escalation, risk/impact, effective interventions) and using this as a basis for all practice.
• Having a strong understanding of the operational context in prisons and probation, including pressures, priorities, risks and opportunities to better tackle corruption.
• Having a strong understanding of the relevant legal and policy frameworks relating to corruption, security and HR, and making sure these are followed when providing services to prisons and probation, and that these are shared with and championed when working with delivery partners.
• On the direction of the Regional Prevent Lead, the post holder will support prisons and probation in assessing and understanding their risks to corruption and develop mitigation strategies; work with prisons and probation to understand capability gaps and signpost wider capability opportunities, best practice and guidance, and deliver briefing and awareness/training sessions; and support research to inform our evidence base on corruption, including interviewing former staff who have been convicted of corruption related offences, or other information to support assessing performance.
• In line with policy and guidance, the post holder will support prisons and probation to prevent corruption in HMPPS by, leading on the management of cases and working collaboratively with Pursue for end-to-end management and coordination of cases that escalate.
• Provide recommended practice for supporting staff to management.
• Develop and implement national strategy to manage the corruption threat across HMPPS. Working in partnership with establishments and law enforcement agencies to ensure corruptors are managed appropriately.
• Develop and maintain a wider network of stakeholders, including in other SOCT regional teams (e.g. NIU, SOCU, JEXU), law enforcement (local forces and ROCUs), contract managers and contracted providers.
• Supporting the Regional Prevent Lead to understand and manage the individual threat of corruption in each prison and probation office in the region ensuring these establishments are supported based on their individual need.
• Line management of the RCPO.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

Please refer to job description.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £33,104, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,971 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

Birmingham, Leeds, 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. 

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This may include out of hours working on occasion, but we make every effort to allow for your personal circumstances.

There will be occasional travel required with this role as and when required.

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

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

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

• Communicating and Influencing

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.