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This is an exciting time to join the Data Protection Team in the Department for Business & Trade (DBT). We are working to embed a major compliance strategy and you will be part of a collaborative Knowledge and Information Management Team (KIM) of subject matter experts. 
 
DBT supports UK businesses to grow, create jobs and take advantage of the global appetite for British goods and services, as well as to assist international companies to collaborate with UK suppliers. We are based in Whitehall but also have offices both across the country and around the world.  
 
KIM play an important role within the Department for Business & Trade. It is imperative that systems and procedures are in place so that material is held securely, and knowledge is not lost and procedures are sustainable to ensure that information is managed, controlled and exploited. 
 
We are seeking a Data Protection Risk Assurance Manager who will lead on key areas of work in the Data Protection Team. The successful candidate will play a lead role in promoting data protection compliance across DBT and manage/lead on complex data protection assurance activity. 
 
The Data Protection Team sits in the KIM Team. Key KIM functions and responsibilities/ownership include information management, governance, organisation transparency, freedom of information, data protection and records management. 
 
This is opportunity for the right candidate to develop within a high performing team. The successful applicants will play a key role in supporting the Head of Data Protection (and DPO) as they inform and advise DBT on data protection obligations under UK GDPR. 

DBT’s Data Protection Team has recently expanded, and you will play a pivotal role in supporting organisational compliance. 
 
You will play a lead role in the Data Protection Risk Assurance Team which sits alongside the Data Protection Compliance Team and Data Protection Advocacy Team under the Head of Data Protection / Deputy DPO. You will work closely with another Senior Data Protection Advisor. 
 
You will be assisting with the implementation of UK GDPR compliance into ‘business as usual’ activities in DBT, leading on major assurance activity in the department. You will play a key role in performing complex/high-profile Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), engaging effectively with project leads and key stakeholders to identify and mitigate compliance risks. 

You will play a lead role in developing organisational compliance and will be a knowledgeable source of expertise for the wider business.  

Data Protection Risk Assurance Manager 
 
This is a high-profile role requiring regular interaction with senior leadership. You will be directly supporting the KIM Head of Data Protection in delivering the KIM Data Protection Strategy. You will also:

• Provide expert, well-structured and detailed advice and guidance to colleagues about their obligations under data protection legislation, ensuring a quality level of service is provided in the timely and expert identification of risk and proposal of appropriate mitigations.
• Provide team leadership in managing Data Protection Risk Assurance Advisers in their work as part of DBT’s Information Risk Assurance Process, serving as a key contact with personnel in the process, and personally performing DPIAs on complex and high profile projects.
• Liaise with internal/external stakeholders to advocate DPIA processes, seeking engagement from key partners and maintaining channels of communication with key personnel.
• Support initiatives to build-upon and enhance privacy-by-design features within assurance processes.
• Manage key compliance activity, including skilled drafting of privacy information, contract reviews and establishing data-sharing agreements/MoUs.
• Assist the Deputy DPO and serve as a key source of expertise within the team.
• Assist with the implementation of GDPR compliance into ‘business as usual’ activities. You will help to implement and support organisational policies and processes with handling data to ensure adherence with data protection law and DBT policies, developing the capability of the team in its assurance role. 
• Hold responsibility for developing the RoPA within DBT’s Information Asset Register, building the tool into a reliable data inventory.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an enthusiastic individual who is able to work collaboratively with other team members to deliver high quality work in a pressured environment.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to confidently engage with teams and stakeholders across DBT.
• Show good attention to detail.
• Possess excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Show resilience under pressure, delivering to tight deadlines.

Essential Criteria: 

• Experience of or a demonstrable understanding of information management, data protection and the associated legislation.
• Advanced knowledge of the Data Protection Act provisions, including Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) and applying the necessary criteria effectively.
• Proven track record of subject matter expertise; providing advice & guidance on data protection legislation queries.
• Experience of managing a wide range of stakeholders, and of positively influencing colleagues that are not under direct line management, including senior stakeholders.

Desirable criteria: 

• Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection or equivalent experience (a Data Protection Qualification is not mandatory in applying for the role though the successful candidate may be required to undertake further appropriate training as necessary).
• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent extensive experience in a dedicated Information Governance, Security, Privacy or Data Protection management and / or compliance role.

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

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

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

• Data Protection knowledge

Alongside your salary of £38,052, Department for Business and Trade contributes £10,274 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

Birmingham, London*, 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 National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) leads the UK’s fight   against cybercrime and uses specialist capabilities and expertise to support law enforcement partners across the UK and coordinate the entire UK response to cybercrime.

The NCCU is an innovative area of the agency, it is current and evolving. We work collaboratively across the Agency and the wider network on high harm threats and threats from hostile states. There are opportunities for development and cross team learning. You don’t need to be a cyber expert so if you have any questions or would like to discuss this role please contact us.

***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.***

The Strategy and Performance (S&P) team acts as the Cyber strategic engagement lead, with the role of working in partnership with Government, Team Cyber UK (including National Cyber Security Centre) and other partners. We support the NCA’s response to the cyber-crime threat and reinforce our position in the cyber security landscape.

NCCU S&P  also provides officers with significant exposure to the our Senior Management Command Team. We brief and give support to the Director Threat Leadership, Director General NCA, and other Senior Leaders as they represent the NCA on cyber issues at the strategic level, such as via the National Security Council (NSC).

NCCU S&P work closely with internal and external stakeholders including NCA Strategy and Private Offices, NCA Communications Team, central performance team, the Home Office, Cabinet Office and other partners to help inform and deliver a whole system response to key cyber crime threats.

Main Responsibilities 

• Provide fast-paced proactive and reactive briefings to NCA Director General and Command Team to inform of significant cyber incidents.
• Support NCCU Strategy and Performance managers deliver Provide high-level, high quality briefings to inform support and inform NCA Director General, Director General (Operations), Director Threat Leadership, NCCU Deputy Director and other Senior Leadership/Management as when they represent the NCCU on cyber crime.
• Work with NCCU Senior Management Team and the Home Office and other government departments to develop UK government policy and strategy by providing the law enforcement position and response on cyber issues.
• To cultivate and develop effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, maintaining a network of contacts to enable communication and access to information across the NCCU, TCUK (Team Cyber UK) and beyond.
• Provide high quality secretariat support to strategic level meetings.
• Assist Team Cyber UK and NCA Central Performance team  with performance reporting to the Senior Leadership team through the provision of performance statistical data and supporting cyber narrative.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Good organisational skills with experience of work prioritisation and managing competing demands
• Effective communication skills and evidence of producing high quality written reports/briefings to tight deadlines
• Good knowledge and understanding of the cyber-crime threat landscape

Alongside your salary of £30,740, National Crime Agency contributes £8,299 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).

Birmingham or *London. *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.

As a Senior Officer within the NECC, you will part of a dynamic response to economic crime protecting the public and communities we serve.

The roles available are exciting opportunities for motivated, hardworking and self-starting individuals to join one of our thriving and diverse teams.

We are looking for someone who can build strong working relationships across different departments, teams and an ability to adapt and prioritise in a fast paced environment.

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

What is Economic Crime?

Economic Crime affects more UK citizens that any other criminal threat. It undermines the integrity of the UK economy, our global reputation, security, and prosperity of countries around the world. As a global financial centre, our openness to trade and investment, and ease of doing business are vital for the UK’s prosperity. However, our financial systems and strong economy continue to be exploited by those seeking to generate, move and invest in criminal money, from street cash to the highest levels of bribery and corruption.

Who we are:

The National Economic Crime Centre is a multi-agency centre, established to deliver changes in the response to tackling economic crime.
The NECC brings together law enforcement agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector, with a shared objective of driving down economic crime in the UK.

The NECC is hosted by the NCA and has a multi-agency structure, staffed by a mixture of NCA officers and secondees partners, including the private sector. We are a diverse, dynamic centre with a strong focus on developing and upskilling out staff.
From targeting corrupt elites to tackling fraud, our work is high profile and focused on protecting the most vulnerable.

What will the successful candidates be doing?

As a Senior Officer within the NECC, you will part of a dynamic response to economic crime protecting the public and communities we serve.
The roles available are exciting opportunities for motivated, hardworking and self-starting individuals to join one of our thriving and diverse teams.
We are looking for someone who can build strong working relationships across different departments, teams and an abilities to adapt and prioritise in a fast moving environment.

The successful candidate(s) will:

• Undertake a full range of leadership responsibilities including demonstrating proactive leadership, building internal and external partner networks, collaboratively working to deliver shared goals, across the threat landscape.
• Actively contribute to the Home Office on policy, legislation and funding requirements.
• Lead on projects and work-streams associated with the financial, and economic crime sector.
• Be adaptable, open minded and innovative in your work and your teams.
• Attend relevant operational meetings as and when required. Contribute, and provide updates to Senior Management within the team or Directorate.

Ideally, you will display the necessary skills or experience needed to undertake this role or a willingness to develop them. You will also be someone who displays enthusiasm about the need to tackle the ever emerging and changing landscape that is economic crime.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success. We welcome applications from all people and backgrounds with the experience/skills needed to perform our roles. We look forward to receiving your application.

Opportunities available in:

Threat Leadership (Fraud, Money Laundering, Asset Denial, Bribery and Corruption, Crypto-assets)

• Lead the system response to threats, setting, tasking and   monitoring activity to disrupt criminality.
• Working with intelligence to understand the threat to the UK.
• Work with stakeholders, to promote a whole system approach.

NECC Operations

• Operational arm of the NECC, leading and co-ordinating our law enforcement response to threats.
• Build and maintain working relationships across the system.
• Run regular intensification exercises to deliver better responses against threat priorities.

Public Private Partnerships

• An established partnership between UK law enforcement, government and private sector.
• Using the capabilities of the NCA to innovate in sharing intelligence and data.
• Working across operational and threat teams providing a partnership response.

Strategy and Briefings Team

• Cultivate and develop effective relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Use these relationships to collect information on the NECC operational portfolio and response to critical incidents
• Effectively brief NCA Seniors and cross government stakeholders up to ministerial level, if required

What we are looking for in our Senior Officers:

• Support senior management with leading and managing the team by undertaking, delegating and quality assuring core outputs and functions.
• Manage less senior officers, mentoring then to promote achievement of personal and team objectives.
• Cultivate and develop effective relationships with key internal stakeholders in order to monitor and assess individual teams deliverables against the commands overall strategy and ambitions.
• Maintain relationships to collect information on the NECC operational portfolio and response to critical incidents, in order to effectively brief NCA Seniors and cross government stakeholders up to ministerial level, if required.
• Cultivate and develop effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor and assess NECC performance and MI and how these measure effectiveness of the NECC. Utilise data in a variety of formats to support briefings provided to SLT.
• Work on projects and work streams sponsored by the senior leadership within the command.

As part of the selection process you are asked to complete a CV and two 250-word Statements of Suitability and a 500-word Personal Statement. Your written evidence should detail the relevant skills and experience you can bring to the role(s), based on the Key Criteria.

Information contained within your CV will be used to support your statements of suitability for both Lead Criteria 1 and Lead Criteria 2.

When completing your application, please carefully read the Key Criteria, as this is what your CV and written evidence will be assessed against at the sift.

The layout you choose to present your evidence is entirely up to you, e.g. bullet points, narrative etc You may also chose to address each criteria separately, however one narrative example may cover and evidence several key criteria.

You may not be able to meet all the key criteria, but please ensure that you: Evidence the key personal requirements; what you have done that is relatable to the requirements? There is no need to explain the whole process, just what you have done and the skills, experience you have used.

Please share what makes you suitable to this role and why? What you can do and the skills you have that are transferrable to the key requirements, and the life experience or passion you have that are linked to these roles.

Evidence provided in your application must relate to your own experience. If evidence to the contrary is found, your application will be withdrawn.

If there are is a high number of applications it may be necessary to undertake an initial sift on Lead criteria 1 or both Lead criteria 1 and 2 depending on the volume of applications before moving to a full sift. If so, we will sift on:

• Some knowledge of the economic crime  landscape and a willingness to develop  this knowledge further (Lead Criteria 1)
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, internal and external at all levels, engaging and building trust. (Lead Criteria 2)

Those that are successful at the sift stage will be invited to an interview via Teams.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Developing Self and Others

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

• Some knowledge of the economic Crime landscape and a willingness to develop this knowledge further.
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, internal and external at all levels, engaging and building trust.

Alongside your salary of £38,642, National Crime Agency contributes £10,433 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).

Birmingham or *London. *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.

As a Deputy Threat Lead within the NECC, you will be part of a dynamic response to economic crime protecting the public and communities we serve.

The roles available are exciting opportunities for motivated, hardworking and self-starting leaders to join one of our thriving and diverse teams.
 
We are looking for someone who can build strong working relationships across different departments, teams and an ability to adapt and prioritise in a fast moving environment.

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

What is Economic Crime?

Economic Crime affects more UK citizens that any other criminal threat. It undermines the integrity of the UK economy, our global reputation, security, and prosperity of countries around the world. As a global financial centre, our openness to trade and investment, and ease of doing business are vital for the UK’s prosperity. However, our financial systems and strong economy continue to be exploited by those seeking to generate, move and invest in criminal money, from street cash to the highest levels of bribery and corruption.

Who we are:

The National Economic Crime Centre is a multi-agency centre, established to deliver changes in the response to tackling economic crime.
The NECC brings together law enforcement agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector, with a shared objective of driving down economic crime in the UK.
The NECC is hosted by the NCA and has a multi-agency structure, staffed by a mixture of NCA officers and secondees partners, including the private sector. We are a diverse, dynamic centre with a strong focus on developing and upskilling out staff.
From targeting corrupt elites to tackling fraud, our work is high profile and focused on protecting the most vulnerable.

What will the successful candidates be doing?

You will be someone who has the skills and expertise to deliver in a management role. Who demonstrates inspirational and resourceful leadership and actively contributes to the NECCs priorities, in order to tackle the ever emerging and changing landscape that is economic crime.
The successful candidate(s) will:

• Effectively manage a high performing team, developing an  agile and flexible workforce.
• Support senior management in proactively identifying areas for improvement in the system and driving forward change.
• Create opportunities and focus on own personal development to become a subject matter expert on the threat and response.
• Embed performance into NECC led projects and operations and feedback best practice.
• Manage the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data and information.
• Develop policy, reports, and processes whilst managing data and systems across business areas.
• Maintain and develop a wide network of stakeholders across the NCA, law enforcement, Whitehall and private sectors, particularly the financial sector.

Ideally, you will display the necessary skills or experience needed to undertake this role or a willingness to develop them. You will also be someone who displays enthusiasm about the need to tackle the ever emerging and changing landscape that is economic crime.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success. We welcome applications from all people and backgrounds with the experience/skills needed to perform our roles. We look forward to receiving your application.

Opportunities available in:

Threat Leadership (Fraud, Money Laundering, Asset Denial, Bribery and Corruption, Crypto-assets)
– Lead the system response to threats, setting, tasking and   monitoring activity to disrupt criminality.
– Working with intelligence to understand the threat to the UK.
– Work with stakeholders, to promote a whole system approach.

NECC Operations
– Operational arm of the NECC, leading and co-ordinating our law enforcement response to threats.
– Build and maintain working relationships across the system.
– Run regular intensification exercises to deliver better responses against threat priorities.

Public Private Partnerships
– An established partnership between UK law enforcement, government and private sector.
– Using the capabilities of the NCA to innovate in sharing intelligence and data.
– Working across operational and threat teams providing a partnership response.

Strategy and Briefings Team
-Cultivate and develop effective relationships with key internal stakeholders
-Use these relationships to collect information on the NECC operational portfolio and response to critical incidents
-Effectively brief NCA Seniors and cross government stakeholders up to ministerial level, if required.

What we are looking for in our managers:

• Relevant experience of, or a willingness and ambition to develop, an understanding of the economic crime landscape in a fast paced environment
• Strong effective leadership, with the ability to empower and develop a diverse workforce.
• Excellent communicator who can communicate with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to drive positive outcomes.
• Ability to influence and negotiate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong personal resilience to overcome difficulties, tacking ownership for resolving issues
• Sound analytical skills, and the ability to effectively interpret and use data, evidence and research to support decision making, incite policy change or change processes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues in emerging way that are easy to understand.
• An ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment, demonstrating flexibility, enabling you and your team to overcome challenges and the ability to balance competing priorities.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving

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

• Excellent communications skills with the ability to explain complex issues in an engaging and easy to understand way, using the most appropriate format depending on the targeted audience
• Strong leadership skills, and a focus on creating diverse and inclusive teams with a proven ability to take a lead role in a complex environment

Alongside your salary of £47,380, National Crime Agency contributes £12,792 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).

Glasgow, London, Manchester

Cabinet Office Security and Resilience Team

The Cabinet Office Security Team is the hub for implementing  Security policy within  the Cabinet Office. Its remit covers providing advice and guidance to Business Units and individuals through to acting as the central focus for wider security policy issues affecting the entire department.

The CO Security and Resilience Team is responsible for managing the overall security posture of the department, providing advice to staff and operational incident response to security related incidents. The team is responsible for protection of our people, sites and infrastructure from a range of complex and challenging threats, ranging from protestors through to counter-intelligence issues.

Reporting to the Cabinet Office Head of Strap, Intelligent Client Function, People and Places. The role of ROSA Security Officer/Security Support is to ensure resources and processes are used to manage and maintain operational routines to mitigate security incidents. Providing efficient and effective administration as well as assistance to security teams ensuring the successful mitigation of security risks.

This is a great opportunity for experienced security professionals to join a high-profile government security organisation at a critical time. You will play a key role in helping to shape our capability and be a member of the Government Security Profession with opportunities to develop your career that simply cannot be found anywhere else.  

We are looking for people who understand security and can work collaboratively within the Cabinet Office and across government to understand threats and develop mitigating solutions. You will be an expert in your field – an experienced, inclusive leader, adept at managing risk and implementing sustainable change. 

If you’re passionate about security, thrive in a demanding environment with the skills and experience required then we are keen to hear from you.

We can offer the training you need to support your development, and (for Civil Service applicants) are prepared to consider both level transfers and appointments on promotion for the right candidates.

Key Responsibilities will include:

As part of the wider team, work and engage and maintain effective links with wider security

Regular interaction with colleagues across, and outside, Cabinet Office on security matters.

Work with other departments to provide knowledge on building capacity, including communicating with project teams and contractors on cross government security initiatives.

Subject Matter Expert on security risk and associated threats working closely with NPSA and Government Security colleagues.

Articulate risk within the security strand to the appropriate levels in order to properly mitigate and manage.

Record keeping of Cabinet Office group members who hold specialist accounts on Rosa and monitoring of service usage to understand future requirements.

Performing specialist account inductions, including adding and removing access to terminals, safes and rooms.

Maintaining specialist room facilities, including purchase of specialist equipment.

Work with stakeholders, internal and external, to ensure smooth service delivery.

Maintenance of site-specific security instructions, process and guidance, including assessment of physical security requirements of secure rooms.

Undertaking a schedule of audit and inspections at CO sites across the country.

Security: Provision of security support and assistance across the department to mitigate risk.

ROSA Management: you will be a subject matter expert, playing a key security role at the heart of the Cabinet Office. You will focus on the provision of SECRET level working capability within CO. You will be the lead point of contact for CO business units and individuals seeking advice and solutions in relation to a wide range of secure communication risks and issues. You will be responsible to the Head of Strap, Intelligent Client Function, People and Places, for ensuring that the process for applying for ROSA accounts, phones, printers and laptops is smooth and easily understood by Cabinet Office staff who need it. 

This includes working with the digital team to facilitate working requirements and funding position. You will work across boundaries to influence and build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholder groups that include functions, management units, Government Security Clusters (GSeC), Technical Authorities and the Intelligence Agencies and representatives. The successful candidate must already hold or be willing to obtain Security Clearance (SC) prior to starting the role.

You will carry out a range of activities to help and support our customers through the personnel security and ROSA functions. The post holder will therefore be required to liaise effectively and develop excellent working relationships with a wide range of business and administrative individuals, partners and organisations.

Essential Criteria

Experience in delivering the full range of Security advice to mitigate threats.

Work as part of the wider team and engage in other relevant activities consistent with the grade to ensure the timely and cost-effective provision of security advice.

Manage professional relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and act as a point of contact for Security.

Articulate risk within the Security Strand to the appropriate levels in order to properly mitigate and manage.

Desirable Criteria

Full membership of the Security Institute would be advantageous as would a professional security qualification

Experience in educating customers about available capabilities and services.

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

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,029 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.

Airfield camp, Netheravon, Salisbury, Wilts. SP4 9SF

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

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The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving licence due to post requirements.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

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

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

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

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

Learning & Development

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

Employment Hours

48 hours (including a break per day)

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

Medical

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test. Operational staff at RAF Flying Stations and Royal Navy Dockyards are also required to undertake a hearing test.

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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

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

About DIO

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

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

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

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience:
• Meaningful, purposeful work
• The ability to learn and grow
• The right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued and included

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

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

Northwood Headquarters, Northwood Middlesex. HA6 3HP.

This is a Military Support Function (MSF) post. Posts are designated MSF when particular skills, competencies and military knowledge are required. Any skills, knowledge and experience you believe pertinent to this vacancy should be expanded upon in your application. Ideally the post should be filled by an individual who has achieved Service staff qualifications. The role of the Corporate STRAP Security Advisor within a Military Support Role is a busy and interesting post which will give the job holder an understanding of broader Strategic Command and PJHQ functions and operations, as well as an insight into partner organisations both within Defence and across wider Government. The job holder will improve their knowledge of Security Policy and Procedures (including for deployed operations), becoming a subject matter expert over the course of their time in post. They will be expected to undertake associated training and development as appropriate.

The post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The successful applicant will provide full administrative and operational support to the Corporate STRAPSO, including undertaking overseas travel to front line commands and Permanent Joint Operating Bases (subject to completion of operational training which includes medical tests and all necessary training courses).
The Deputy will undertake the following in their day-to-day role:

• Act as an adviser on relevant security policy.
• Manage the Security Risk Register for all sites in their area of responsibility for the Corporate STRAPSO.
• Coordinate and conduct training for deployed security representatives.
• Manage administration of security incidents within their area of responsibility.
  

This post will suit a high calibre individual with an above average work capacity who is able to take the initiative when required. The following skills are essential for this post:
1. Excellent written and oral skills.
2. The ability to converse at ease with colleagues and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for this post.
3. Confidence in advising senior personnel and representing the Corporate STRAPSO at stakeholder meetings or at training establishments.
4. The Ability to form good working relationships with a range of stakeholders across Defence and partner Government organisations.
5. Excellent IT skills.
6.Organisational skills

The following are desirable though not essential:
1. Working knowledge of Defence Security (including JSP 440 and the Cabinet Office STRAP Manual).
2. Military experience. This can be either from serving within the Services or alongside uniformed personnel.
3. Project management skills.
Note: This is a reserved post therefore additional security vetting may be required.

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

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

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 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%

  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 right

You’ll join us in one of our brilliant DDTS hubs Bristol, Reading or London.

Please note you will be expected to travel into one of either office on regular basis working a shift pattern during the day to ensure continuous monitoring of the organisation.

Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people’s day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

Digital, Data and Technology Services (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group.

We have around 1,200 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all.

Find out more about DDTS:

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Defra’s Security Operations Centre (SOC) is accountable for protecting DEFRA against cyber threats. Our SOC analysts monitor the network and investigate any potential security incidents.

Would you like to work in a job that offers:

Family friendly flexible working?

A fantastic pension?

The opportunity to develop your skills and kick start your career?

The opportunity to work with a diverse range of people?

We are seeking an individual to help build our capability. Working as part of a small team you will be accountable for providing security monitoring and incident response. Using cyber security techniques, you will be ensuring that the DEFRA’s security is maintained.

It’s work with real-world impact. Our Analysts are accountable for the day-to-day handling of alerts in our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), incidents assigned to the Security Operations Centre and investigating indicators of compromise provided by Threat Intelligence.

Tell me more about the position.

In Defra you will use a wide range of tools and technical expertise, currently focusing primarily on user behaviour, cloud security & application security. Defra is transforming its IT security processes via a security improvement plan and approach in line with our new multi-supplier IT operating model. As we develop and grow against this plan the range of services that are protectively monitored by Defra’s SOC will increases.

We welcome applicants with experience of working in a Security Operations Centre and other technological backgrounds or graduates in a relevant subject who may wish to move into this field of work. We are looking for people with transferable technical skills and a keen interest in cyber security and a real passion and ability to make a difference. Your learning, development and career growth journey doesn’t end when you join Defra. It’s just getting started!

What you will be doing:

• Supporting the Senior SOC Analyst with Major Incidents and assist the wider SOC team in recovering from security breaches, participating in bridge calls and investigations of security incidents and lessons learned as appropriate.
• Accountable for detection, identification and triage of security incidents using the provided security tooling and IT Service Management (ITSM) tool.
• Expand, tune, and enhance rulesets for our SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tool etc to identify security incidents and reduce false positives.
• Respond to Information Security related queries from stakeholders e.g. wider Security Team or suppliers.
• Working with our cyber partners to better know our estate and how to apply current threat intelligence to make it technologically relevant to our estate.
• Using current tooling run threat hunting queries regularly and investigate results. Work with other members of the SOC to improve our threat hunting capability and investigate IOCs (Indicators of Compromise) provided by Threat Intelligence or our cyber partners, including the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

What do we need to see from you?

• Experience of working in an IT technical environment or having studied a STEM subject at A-Level or equivalent.
• Being a good communicator who has the capability to explain complex technical information to senior management and other non-technical staff using language that is plainly understood.
• Being a self-starter who is keen to learn about new and emerging technologies and cyber threats and how those threats may apply to a public sector organisation.
• Demonstrate good customer service skills and experience with the ability to be adjustable in all situations.

Selection process

The Civil Service marks each element of the selection process on a merit basis. You can visit the gov.uk website for further information on the Civil Service rating scale.

Ensure you have tailored your CV and Personal Statement to the ‘responsibilities’ and ‘skills and experience’ section of the job advert by providing examples on how you are suitable for the role. We would recommend using the STAR method.

For further information on STAR, you can check out our hints and tips document.

Application

As part of the application process, you will be assessed on your experience and will be asked to complete:

• A CV.
• A 500-word Personal Statement: Referring to the ‘skills and experience’ (What do we need to see from you?) sections of the job advert, please demonstrate how you are suitable for the role by providing relevant examples.

Sift

Sift will begin shortly after the advert closes.

Should there be a large number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted using your Personal Statement.

Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment or interview.

Interview

If successful at sift stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on Strengths and the Behaviours listed below.

As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to produce a presentation. The full details will be provided later in the process.

Interviews dates are to be confirmed. Please note that these may be subject to change.

Interviews will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams.

For further information on Success Profiles, please use the links below and watch our videos on Defra Jobs.

Behaviours

Experience

Strengths

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £30,317, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £8,185 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Our team loves the ability to balance their life and their work. We have with flexible hours, and hybrid working and lots of flex friendly policies. Flexitime means that at those times when you might need to work longer to get the job done, you build up flexi-credits that you can use to start later or finish earlier or take extra days off.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• 25 days’ leave (rising to 30 days over 5 years) plus bank holidays
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• A day off per year for the King’s birthday
• Access to a range of retail discounts (these include supermarket, tech, gym, holiday, phone and more)
• Flexible working options such as condensed hours, part-time and flexi time
• 3 paid volunteering days per year
• Funding for professional membership of a recognised professional body
• Learning and development tailored to your role and budget for training or qualifications
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan to help you manage health costs for a reduced monthly fee
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme open 24 hours, 7 days a week, that provides support to you during any times of stress or difficulty
• Free access to Headspace for wellbeing
• Season ticket loan for public transport

London

The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a new shared corporate service, launched in July 2023. It will provide corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Skills (DSIT).

Our team of just over 300 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field.

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.eventbrite.com/o/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero-68201682123

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

As well as occasionally deputising for the Security Adviser for Physical and Personnel security, your responsibilities will include:

•  Managing the security assurance programme across the DESNZ and DSIT national estate. This involves working closely with key stakeholders such as Estates, Government Property Agency (GPA), and Private Landlords to maintain an appropriate level of security for each building. This will require semi-regular travel throughout the estate.

•  Monitoring and analysing threats to the physical security of the national estate, then collaborating with landlords and colleagues to ensure effective information sharing and incident response.

•  Engaging stakeholders in mitigations where security risks are identified.

•  Maintaining programme management documentation for the estate such as risk registers, actions logs, threat assessments and remediation reports. This includes regular meetings with GPA to keep them accurate.

•  Leading on cross-team quarterly security meetings for the national estate, including recording agendas, decisions and actions as part of governance documentation.

•  Assisting with the onboarding and offboarding of national buildings as part of the Machinery of Government changes.

•  Working closely with other DSU teams and stakeholders on national estate security projects such as access control changes and secure services.

•  Supporting the DSU in providing up-to-date physical security information to the departments and Partner Organisations on a monthly basis.

•  Contributing to physical security incident management in the London buildings.

•  Performing appropriate secondary duties as the need arises by the management team to maintain cross-functional security resilience and as part of your development.

•  Provide Security Duty Office cover for the Department (about 1 week in every 8).

•  Be a role model for the security community, modelling Civil Service values to champion and develop the profession across government.

Skills and experience 

If you are interested in working in a key protective security role as part of a fascinating government department, have a genuine interest in security and improving departmental security culture – we would love to hear from you!

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate skills and experience of:

•  Having flexible, team player attitude, encouraging collaborative team and cross-department working and can work within a small but robust team

•  Building effective relationships, engage and negotiate with key stakeholders and staff at all levels of seniority, ensuring that security risks and actions are adequately promoted and considered

•  Utilising an analytical approach, having a strong eye for detail and the ability to identify areas for improvement and suggest solutions

•  Delivering in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to prioritise by risk to deliver security to standard, acting promptly to meet targets and maintain performance

•  Project or programme management experience

It would also be beneficial if you demonstrate any of the following skills or experience:

•  Experience in planning and delivering protective physical security (ideally from working in a central government organisation, large corporation, the armed forces, police or as part of a commercial security company) as well as a desire to keep learning

•  Experience of contractual or service level agreements and acting as an intelligent customer

Successful candidates must pass disclosure and barring security checks. If successful, you must also hold or be willing and able to obtain security clearance to SC level. You do not need to already hold SC to apply. We will sponsor you through the process but any offer will be conditional until SC is obtained. You must also be willing to undergo DV if requested.

Individuals applying for security clearance should usually have been continuously resident in the UK for the following periods immediately before the clearance is launched:

SC – 5 years
DV – 10 years

If you have spent more than six months resident outside the UK within these time-frames then you are still encouraged to apply. Eligibility for security clearances will be assessed on a case by case basis but in some instances, it may not be possible to take forward applications from those who do not meet residency requirements.

Security experience and knowledge of physical security would be useful, but not crucial, as we can offer the training you need. If you have not worked in a security role before but have strong project management, organisational and other transferrable skills, you should still apply.

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

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

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

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

Alongside your salary of £41,055, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £11,084 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 Energy Security and Net Zero 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.

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The Integrated Risk & Intelligence Service (IRIS) is part of the Counter Fraud Compliance and Debt (CFCD) directorate and is made up of diverse blended teams, including analysts, digital specialists, intelligence experts, and fraud, error and debt specialists. We are a dynamic and responsive community working together to transform and drive the handling of fraud, error and debt, scanning the horizon for new threats and empowering the frontline. Through its strong connections and understanding of the DWP landscape, integration of varied data sources and agile ways of working, the community provide a centre of excellence and feed a stream of intelligence and insight around DWP. IRIS enables DWP to prevent fraud and error and to be recognised as leaders in anticipating threats, and ultimately deterring those who pose a threat from attempting to defraud in the first place. 

We are looking to fill the Grade 6 Head of Financial and Strategic Intelligence post. This exciting and challenging role is at the critical heart of our drive to reduce fraud and error in the benefits system, working across government, law enforcement and the financial sector, as well as internally with all parts of DWP to maximise our intelligence infrastructure to identify and respond to existing and emerging threats. You will lead your team to obtain and share intelligence to deliver intelligence led referrals to operational colleagues and invoke cross Department responses to mitigate emerging threats. 

The team manages complex assets, tools and techniques to establish and identify fraud links and present a range of intricate information and evidence, ensuring intelligence is held and used legally, and in accordance with all GDPR and data retention requirements. 

CFCD is a great place to work where the leadership team are passionate about attracting the best talent whilst nurturing and valuing new and existing colleagues to be the best they can be. We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values and commitment to leadership which are based around Collaboration, Resilience and Inclusivity. We look for emotionally aware leaders who enable teams to be innovative, adaptable and flexible. We want you to be comfortable challenging the norm and finding innovative and dynamic solutions that support our values and enable colleagues to shine in whatever role they do. 

The Financial and Strategic intelligence functions sits at the heart of the IRIS community. You will report to the Deputy Director Head of IRIS. You will manage two teams directly with joint working relationships with others.  This role will require you to work collaboratively across IRIS, CFCD, wider DWP and across Government to facilitate the successful delivery of our aims and objectives including leading your teams to:

• Work across DWP and with Other Government Departments to identify, seek and collate relevant intelligence to enable DWP to mitigate and respond to fraud threats and attacks. 
• Work closely with Serious and Organised Crime investigations, assessing new and existing intelligence and providing intelligence led referral packages to support new and current investigations.  
• Gather and research relevant intelligence to undertake strategic and tactical threat analysis and assessment. 
• Work with the Financial sector, the associated Fraud and Financial Crime Trade Associations and Law Enforcement Agencies to understand and identify Serious and Organised Crime, Money Laundering and wider Financial Crime trends and typologies.
• Lead the overall engagement with the financial industry, the development of new payment technologies and the receipt of intelligence/insight to reduce Fraud, Error, and losses within the welfare system. 
• Commission threat awareness from key partners, receive real time intelligence and interpret and act upon that intelligence accordingly. 

Key Tasks 

• Lead your team to continue to develop DWPs expertise and capability in identifying, securing, analysing, and interpreting Intelligence. 
• Work with the wider intelligence community across government and other industry, to identify opportunities to collaborate in a collective response to serious and organised financially motivated crime. 
• Understand and assess the threats DWP face from new and emerging fraud. 
• Use a range of intelligence sources to evaluate the scale of individual and organised fraud and illicit appropriate responses. 
• Lead teams to identify links between Serious and Organised investigations. 
• Engage with external organisations to identify and respond to mutual and wider fraud risks. 
• Lead teams to deliver Intelligence led packages to operational teams to respond. 
• Innovate and expand DWPs Intelligence infrastructure. 
• Work with the financial and law enforcement sectors to identify new trends and typologies. 
• Secure new opportunities to use intelligence from the financial sector to disrupt serious and organised fraud / fraud actors. 
• Use intelligence and analysis to influence and inform IRIS, CFCD and DWP priorities. 

What we are looking for

Key Criteria

This role requires an experienced leader with a range of experience including service delivery and working in a large, complex organisation.  The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following key criteria.

• Strong leadership skills, confidently leading from the front in a fast-changing environment, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. Think innovatively, identify opportunities for improvement with a passion for engaging and involving people in change and driving inclusivity. (Lead Criteria) 
• Significant expertise and experience in countering fraud, with strong links to key networks and being comfortable working with uncertainty, where there is no precedent or existing procedure and be confident resolving ambiguity. (2nd lead criteria) 
• The ability to demonstrate effective stakeholder management: quickly identifying the right stakeholders to collaborate with on complex work and maintain those relationships. Influencing and building consensus at a senior level around business priorities and to link those stakeholders into a persuasive future vision.
• The ability to remain focused on outcomes whilst managing a range of challenging and diverse views, negotiate and gain consensus to strategic aims and purpose in the face of opposition and adversity.
• Excellent communication and briefing skills, explaining complex issues in a way that is easy to understand, respecting the views of others and sound judgement, both in balancing the competing priorities of stakeholders and in evaluating complex data to make evidence-based decisions.

Desirable Skills 

• Experience and understanding of assessing threats and risks using the National Intelligence Model, and an understanding of serious and organised fraud.
• For all jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture

With great benefits including

• Generous annual leave – 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus bank holidays and one day of leave for the King’s Birthday. The exact number of days of annual leave will be determined by any current years of service.
• Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave we also recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and offer flexible working and a family friendly approach to work.
• Training and apprenticeships and up to 5 days’ for personal development & learning allowance.
• Flexible/hybrid working.
• Employee discount schemes.
• Free wellbeing support.
• Opportunities to make a real difference through joining forums, initiatives & charities.
• Interest free business travel loans.
• Vodafone advantage discount scheme.
• Highly sought-after civil service pension – your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where:
  • The employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension.
  • Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution.
  • Your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire.
  • For more information, visit civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk