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MGS MGR & Bld 605 Chicksands, Shefford, Beds, SG17 5QB, St George’s Barracks, MOD Bicester, Bicester, OX25 1NZ, LDOC Bicester

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

The Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide a range of security services at over 160 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 mission of the MGS is to protect Defence from threats including crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage.

The MGS employs over 2,700 security officers and support staff. Our security services include a large Military Working Dog (MWD) division with 11 units across the country, Control Room Operations, Static and Mobile security duties including access control, visitor access, traffic management, and foot patrols.

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving Licence is desirable.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £27,050, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,303 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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

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 breaks)

You will normally work 48 hours per week including a daily meal break (43 hours net).This will normally be 4 x 12-hour shifts or 5 x 9,6-hour shifts between the hours of 0600hrs and 2200hrs over the 7 day period, as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the Unit depending on site requirements. This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice (this should be no less that 48 hours)

Medical

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

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

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

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

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

London

The Prime Minister’s Office enables the Prime Minster to deliver the Government’s overall priorities and to communicate the Government’s policies to Parliament, the public and international audiences. From the Policy Unit, Press Office, Switchboard and Custodians, to the Events & Visits team and the world class Private Office support; the diverse Downing Street team draws on varied expertise from across the Civil Service and beyond. The teams come together to deliver excellent service to the Prime Minister while also making No10 a great place to work.

We are recruiting for a Senior Technical Communications Engineer within our busy, fast paced, highly motivated IT and Telecoms team. As well as taking part in interesting and ever-changing work in this unique role, you’ll be working in an environment that is supportive, fast paced, and inclusive. The team consists of individuals from various technical and business backgrounds who pull together to get the work completed.

In this role you will be working with current and latest technologies. We offer relevant training opportunities alongside support from expert colleagues.

You will be working in the heart of Government, where you will be able to work across the wider ICTS team to get your work completed. In this team, opinion will be valued and listened to and you will have the chance to contribute to the strategic direction of future communication services.

You will work and report to the Head of Technical Communications in No10 within the wider ICTS and Switch teams. Along with your manager you will setup and support non-secure and secure comms, fixed line telephony, video conferencing, mobile services and WAN/LAN technologies used in house.

Amongst other work, the role involves providing technical expertise and advice to the team, staff in No10 including the security team, suppliers, and other government departments. You will also work closely with the business areas to ensure that the systems in place are supported and managed to meet their business requirements in a timely way and within budgets.

As well as creating, building, and maintaining everyday comms and secure comms systems for voice and video, you will work on a variety of related technical projects that cross-over with the IT systems such as Wi-Fi provision. You will do this by using your own expertise, working with suppliers and areas in UK Government such as MOD, FCDO and international government technical teams.

Once you are experienced and competent in your role you will be a part of the team’s on-call rota. You will mentor and coach the service support staff to assist them to develop their skills in your area of expertise and moving appropriate work over to allow you to take on new work.

Your learning and development will be on the job as well as through relevant training courses. You will get many opportunities to develop all your skills further and learn about new industry relevant services and equipment too.

Key Responsibilities:

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Documenting design, installation, and configuration of secure systems and infrastructure.
• Working with national and international partners in developing and maintaining systems, testing schedules, ensuring testing is relevant and completed appropriately.
• Dealing with incidents, escalating problems, and issues to management, highlighting impact, and managing the resolutions of faults.
• Being the expert on VOIP technologies within the team.
• Travelling to remote offices to install, test equipment or setup for a live call.
• Delivering projects to meet business requirements on time and within budget, from procurement through to the delivery of the live service.
• Progressing continual service improvement by looking at new technologies, identifying gaps in existing services and how these could be bridged to help drive the roadmap for No10 ICTS.
• Managing records and documentation for systems appropriately, ensuring they are kept up to date and stored safely with appropriate access for those who need it.
• Plus taking part in ad hoc technical, commercial, and business activities required to deliver on the team’s goals.
• There may be some occasional national or international travel with this work.

Daily activities include:

• Setting up and testing secure voice systems ensuring we maintain good security practices and work within guidelines.
• Work with suppliers and international partners to keep all international links operational and maintained.
• Providing support to the Head of Technical Communications on team technical projects.
• Providing expert technical advice and guidance to team members, business areas and security in No10 in all voice and secure comms systems.
• Acting as an escalation point for tech support for all secure and voice services.
• Providing support in the procurement and management of services and equipment.
• Updating and maintaining accurate documentation and diagrams of all systems.

You will also need to be prepared to:

• Be on-call covering as a single point of contact for out of hours, weekends or holidays issues or requests from the business areas. Overtime will be paid for additional hours.
• Drive in the UK and occasionally abroad to provide comms support for the PM.
• To stay overnight for several days whilst travelling in the UK or abroad.

If this feels like an exciting opportunity, something you are enthusiastic about, and you want to join our team please read on and apply!

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A high-level of technical comms expertise, either at degree level or through relevant experience and training.
• An excellent working and technical knowledge of IP phone systems and technologies, including the security and administration of them.
• An excellent working and technical knowledge of video conferencing technologies and best working practices.
• Technical knowledge of working and supporting WAN and LAN technologies and architecture.
• A good understanding of Government secure comms.
• A good understanding of technical security principles.
• Excellent customer facing skills including senior stakeholder management.
• Great team working skills and the ability to build rapport and maintain good working relationships.

Lastly you will also need to have a:

• UK passport
• A full valid UK driving licence

Skills and Business Experience

Successful candidates are liable to have the following skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A high-level technical expertise, either at degree level in the Electrical Engineering/Communications and signalling discipline or equivalent with experience and relevant professional training such as an apprenticeship
• A good working knowledge and technical understanding of IP phone systems and technologies, including the security and administration of them.
• A good working knowledge and technical understanding of implementing and supporting video conferencing technologies with best working practices.
• A thorough understanding of Government secure comms systems and usage.
• A good understanding of technical security principles.
• A working knowledge of supporting WAN technologies and LAN architecture.
• Excellent customer facing skills including senior stakeholder management.
• Understanding of Government IT security policy and classifications.
• Flexible in working days, sometimes prepared to travel or work at weekends or overnight.
• Willing to be on-call to provide support to a 24/7 operation.
• A team player and worker.
• Project management experience.

Desirable:

• Experience supporting Microsoft Teams voice including Microsoft Teams Rooms.
• Supporting Microsoft Office products.
• Experience of working on call centre manager telephony systems.
• CCNA, entry level security qualification, ITIL service management qualification, professional project management qualification.

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

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

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

• Digital Technology Technical

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

• 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.

Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA

It’s helping to protect one of the world’s most famous institutions.

It’s working in a team with a shared and unique purpose, and it’s joining the professional business behind the monarchy. This is what makes working for the Royal Household exceptional.

Security Liaison provides Protective Security advice and support to the Royal Household, covering multiple Residences across the U.K.

Joining this dedicated team, your role will work collaboratively with the Police, focusing on the successful planning, co-ordination, and delivery of event security for all Royal and Ceremonial events.

Every event is different in terms of scale, logistics and guests. You’ll liaise with internal colleagues across all departments to understand the intricacies of each event, and act as the single point of contact for the organisation for all security related requirements.

Your role will be broad, but you will ensure that every event is delivered on time and most importantly securely.

It’s a fast paced and high-profile environment, and you’ll have responsibility from day one. Yet you’ll rise to the challenge and will be proud of the part you play.

Location and Hours This role is based at Buckingham Palace, but you will be expected to work at Windsor Castle at least one day a week, with national travel required on occasion. There will also be a requirement to undertake evening and weekend working and on duty presence for all events on a rota basis.

We are looking for candidates to apply with the below skills/experience. Please address these in your application:

• You will have previous Event Security experience of being involved with the delivery of large-scale and high quality standard events
• You will also have experience in the planning of complex events, and will be confident handling a varied and busy programme of event activity.
• You’ll also have good IT skills, being digitally fluent in Microsoft Office applications, and have previous experience with systems and database management
• Key to your success will be your ability to adapt plans effectively to meet the needs of changing circumstances for events, whilst always ensuring that information is up-to-date and accurate for everyone involved.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, will be essential. You’ll be able to collaborate and influence effectively with people at all levels, and establish a high degree of trust, rapport and co-operation.
• With a methodical approach, you’ll be an excellent problem solver, able to demonstrate excellent judgement and decision making in fast paced, deadline driven environment.

– This advertised role is not within the Civil Service or an accredited Non Departmental Public Body, as such your continuity of service may be affected if you apply and are successful.
– This role does not include a option to apply for a Civil Service Pension as it is outside the Civil Service.

Drumkeen House Belfast

Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.

Our Criminal and Financial Investigation (CFI) teams are committed to disrupting and dismantling the organised crime groups facilitating immigration abuse; utilising its financial investigations capability to remove the proceeds of crime and strip criminals of their assets.

Immigration Enforcement has a fundamental role to play in tackling immigration crime, as part of a multi-layered UK law enforcement approach. Through working closely with partners in the National Crime Agency, territorial policing and many other agencies and departments, our Criminal and Financial Investigation Teams take vigorous action against those criminals that seek to benefit from illegal migration.

If you are looking for your next challenge and the opportunity to shape the future of Criminal and Financial Investigation within the Home Office – this role is for you – we are looking to build on our core financial investigative teams with people who are driven and have the capability and skills to work at the heart of immigration crime.

The successful candidate will play a vital role in enabling an effective response in the fight against the gangs behind immigration abuse. You will have strong technical credibility with a proven ability to work under pressure with good interpersonal skills. You will deliver to consistently high standards of financial investigation, risk mitigation and value for money within your area and enhance decision-making through your ability to influence and explain complex financial information in a clear and understandable way.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidates to develop and embed a range of people and engagement skills within a high performing team, delivering what is required to continue to make the team a great place to work and to support colleagues and Senior Managers to deliver.

Working for Immigration Enforcement is challenging and fast paced, requiring sound decision making in demanding and often time-sensitive situations and environments and can require working to tight deadlines dictated by the court and the Crown Prosecution Service. Financial Investigators operate nationally, hence there will be a requirement to deploy at short notice, which may involve overnight stays away from home. In addition, training courses may be anywhere in the UK and residential.

Financial investigation asset recovery work falls under civil legislation and the search for assets requires innovative and meticulous thinking.

To work in Immigration Enforcement, you must be able to meet these challenges while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and teamwork with adherence to our vision statement:

Tackling immigration crime by empowering our people, inspiring confidence and protecting communities.

The Financial Investigation Units work closely with their Crime Team colleagues, CPS and Home Office lawyers to:

•    Investigate the extent and whereabouts of criminal benefit, confiscate criminal assets after conviction and deny criminals of any further financial gain.

•    Restrain criminal assets via CPS to prevent dissipation and protect assets for confiscation.

•    Seize, detain and investigate cash, listed assets, and freeze bank accounts.

Financial Investigators are first and foremost operational Immigration Officers who cover operations nationally. This is a mobile grade and as such liable to be deployed to critical incidents and other operational duties which may often be outside of their normal business area and role, and often at short notice.

The post requires a commitment to working flexibly and will involve some travel throughout the UK as well as working away from home, including overnight stays.

Tasks will include (but are not limited to): –

•    Drafting and applying for financial orders at Magistrates and Crown Court.

•    In depth analysis of financial material predominantly bank accounts.

•    Drafting comprehensive summaries / statements in criminal and civil proceedings for submission to crime team colleagues, CPS lawyers, counsel and the courts.

•    Interviewing witnesses and suspects.

•    Conducting premises searches to identify the extent and whereabouts of criminal benefit, including financial investigation support to the crime teams in support of prosecutions.

•    Giving evidence during court hearings (all CFI staff are required to disclose any adverse judicial decisions or internal disciplinary matters under CPIA. Applicants need to bear this in mind when considering their eligibility for this post).

•    Participation in a national FI on-call roster.

•    Undertaking / progressing cash seizures, listed asset, and frozen funds investigations.

•    Undertaking / progressing confiscation investigations.

•    Accurately reporting FI activity on departmental / local databases and on the Joint Assets Recovery Database. (JARD)

•    Reporting to the Chief Immigration Officer and Her Majesty’s Inspector with case updates / progress.

•    Actively managing a case load of investigations. You will be accountable for expedient and thorough investigations.

Crime Induction / Immigration Officer training:

These vacancies are only open to applicants who are willing to be trained as Financial Investigators. This accreditation can only be obtained through the National Crime Agency – Proceeds of Crime Centre and its training pathway. This involves studying, taking exams which are pass or fail, submission of work portfolios and mentoring.

You will be required to obtain and maintain your FI accreditation (Continuing Professional Development) with The Proceeds of Crime Centre (NCA) which includes regular assessed learning.

The FI learning pathway is detailed below. All officers will be trained up to and including confiscation. The FI structure consists of four workstreams.

These workstreams are:

•    Financial Intelligence Officer – Gathering financial intelligence.

•    Financial Investigator – (Including Civil Recovery in Summary Proceedings (CRiSP) training).

•    Confiscator – focussed on identifying criminal benefit, assets and restraints.

•    Financial Investigator – providing support to crime team colleagues (PIP1).

Business needs at the current time dictate that you will be expected to be competent in all four workstreams once suitably qualified.

Essential Criteria:

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

•    Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly the ability to produce written work to a high standard and convey complex financial detail to less knowledgeable parties.

•    Competent in using IT (particularly MS Excel and Word), including creating and being able to understand spreadsheets.

•    Focused, flexible and able to apply attention to detail to all aspects of the role.

•    Knowledge / experience of the Criminal Justice system and / or Immigration legislation.

Desirable Criteria:

•    Experience of conducting investigations.

•    Arrest trained.

•    A practical working knowledge of immigration processes both at port and in country.

Due to the nature of the work and the geographical area, travel by official vehicle will be inevitable and applicants should have a full UK valid manual driving licence.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

Porton Down, Sailsbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

The Challenge 

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

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at over 140 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 over 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. 

Main Responsibilities 

The key duties of an Operational Manager (OM) are as follows.

• To ensure the correct posture of physical and tactical resources to manage sites and maintain operational preparedness for security incidents, in line with local Joint Business Agreements/General Statement of Security Requirement (GSSOR’s).
• Oversee the management of resources, including people, and expenditure whilst ensuring a positive and inclusive working environment
• Lead Physical Security operations and set governance structures to appropriately meet the risk appetite, overseeing effective Physical Security to protect assets and people throughout the estate. Liaise with Unit Customers and Heads of Establishments on a regular basis about service delivery and any problems/issues arising. Following agreed prioritisation of tasks and risks
• Comply with relevant regulation and legislation
• Ensure all posts and tasks are risk assessed and Health and Safety policies and processes are followed at all times
• Liaise with Unit Customers and Heads of Establishments on a regular basis about service delivery and any problems/issues arising. Following agreed prioritisation of tasks and risks.
• Cooperating with other security providers at the Unit to provide a high-quality security service.
• Provide Head Office with returns when requested regarding staffing levels, personal case work, audits and weekly completion of PORT, recording achievement of tasks, overtime and other operational data.
• Ensuring National Security Inspectorate (NSI) compliance at all Units within your Area of Responsibility (AOR) auditing paperwork and processes and amending and updating local documents when required
• Reviewing rosters, Joint Business Agreements/ General Statement of Security Requirement (GSSOR’s) and Assignment instructions on an annual basis to
• Consulting with Trade Unions on local changes and building positive and effective relationships with all stakeholders.
• Carry out all MGS/MOD/Management training including Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to ensure effective understanding and management of Health & Safety within their Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Travel Requirements

Some Operational Manager roles may cover more than one site and require routine travel using official vehicles between Units. There will also be an expectation to travel in order to attend meetings, training courses or carry out Personnel case work at other locations throughout the UK.

Desirable Experience & Skills 

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

Full UK driving licence, due to travelling to other sites and to attend training courses and meetings.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform 

• 25 days (215 hours) annual leave rising (1 day per year, 8.6 hours) to 30 days (258) upon completion of 5 years’ service 
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days (86 hours) annual leave per year 
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments 
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year 
• Enhanced parental leave 

• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing 
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops 

 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

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 

37 Hours Net. ​​This role is for full-time as due to the nature of the job, our customers require a Manager to be present Monday to Friday. Please note therefore, job share will only be considered if full time cover can be achieved. 

Medical 

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

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 

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

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

 

 

MOD Corsham, Guardroom, West Wells RD, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9NR, DSTL Portsdown West, Portsdown Hill road,Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AD, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ

The Challenge:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS:

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide a range of security services at over 160 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 mission of the MGS is to protect Defence from threats including crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage.

The MGS employs over 2,700 security officers and support staff. Our security services include a large Military Working Dog (MWD) division with 11 units across the country, Control Room Operations, Static and Mobile security duties including access control, visitor access, traffic management, and foot patrols.

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

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements:

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

Desirable Experience & Skills:

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

Full UK driving licence due to site taskings.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

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

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

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

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

 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

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

Medical

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

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, LGBTQ+, 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

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

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

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY?rel=0

This position is based at HM Prison Mount, HP3 0NZ

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.

This is a Part Time – Job Share role (19 hours Tuesday-Thursday)

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; and
•    ‘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, to provide senior operational leaders, prisons and probation teams with an improved counter-corruption service.

This role is non-operational with no line management responsibilities and is not rotational.

Summary    

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

The core service of this role is to support prisons with their administration of their counter corruption caseload. The role will involve providing the administration support for two establishments on behalf of the regional counter corruption team and work alongside the local counter corruption manager to effectively manage the threat of corruption in prison establishments.

The role will also be responsible for supporting prisons on the effective management of known corruptor prisoners in custody to prevent them from corrupting staff.

The job holder will report directly to the Regional Corruption Pursue Manager, who in turn reports to the Regional Corruption Pursue Lead.

The post holder will not have management responsibilities.

This is a regional post and will be based in two establishments. Daily travel to one of these prisons and frequent travel to the regional offices will be required. Occasional travel outside the region (e.g. to London) may be required.

This role may involve contact with prisoners depending on their area of work.
 
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties    

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

•    Having a contemporaneous understanding of the operational context in prisons priorities, risks and opportunities to better tackle corruption.
•    Having an 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.
•    Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for the local counter corruption manager.
•    Act as contact point for all communications to the counter corruption team, prioritise and distribute to the local counter corruption manager in the establishment and the regional counter corruption team.
•    Complete any monitoring returns required on behalf of the establishment for the counter corruption unit.
•    Co-ordinate any awareness sessions on behalf of the counter corruption unit.
•    Prepare paperwork for checking by their manager, conducting initial checks as required.
•    Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information related to Corruption and that it is adequately shared in line with agreed process.
•    Maintain and check establishment databases for managing corruption, filing systems and logs of information with responses within timescales, producing reports as required.
•    Arrange any meetings including the preparation of paperwork, minutes and action points for the effective management of corruption.
•    Being the first point of contact for prisons to signpost policies, procedures and key contacts to support counter corruption work.
•    Coordinating CCU prevent teams attendance/cover supporting establishments deliver their prevent agenda.
•    Identify blockages to progress and take action and escalate to the Regional Corruption Unit as appropriate.
•    Monitoring and reviewing the relative priority of corruption work and caseloads, escalating to the Regional Corruption Prevent Manager.
•    Entering data onto CCU systems, ensuring information is captured accurately and is easy to understand.
•    Understanding the team’s caseload, including working with analysts to report on management information and data on volumes, timeliness and outcomes of cases across the region.
•    On the direction of the Regional Corruption Prevention Lead and Regional Corruption Prevent Manager, the post holder may also be asked to work with prisons to understand capability gaps and signpost wider capability opportunities, best practice and guidance and support light touch research to inform our evidence base on corruption.

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:

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

Alongside your salary of £30,471, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,257 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

London 2 Marsham Street (2MS)

The Home Office has one of the most challenging and critical jobs in Whitehall: to keep Britain safe and secure. We operate at the heart of the Government’s agenda, leading on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime policy, counter-extremism and counterterrorism and work to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK. The challenges the Department faces are significant and can change rapidly in the global environment in which we operate, making this one of the most exciting and stimulating Government Departments in which to work.

The Home Office Security Adviser Team (HOSAT) sits at the heart of the Security and Investigations Unit within the Corporate and Delivery directorate. HOSAT is responsible for supporting Home Office business areas to improve their security standards and enable them to deliver their priorities in a secure manner. HOSAT works closely with the Government Security Centres and technical authorities to ensure that advice is always current and relevant. The team chairs and attends various cross government forums, ensuring that the department remains a role model in security best practices.

These positions will sit within the Culture and Behaviour team reporting to the Culture and Behaviour Manager and will be a key part of Home Office project work taking Government security priorities forward. These roles will be key in supporting the Culture and Behaviour team to increase staff understanding and knowledge of security responsibilities, you will help to improve the security culture in the Home Office through supporting consistent and standardised security behaviour change activity. You will work closely with the Culture Team HEO and SEO leads to deliver internal/external communications and campaigns. You will support the Culture and Behaviour Team with the production and delivery of security education and awareness materials, products and services relating to all areas of protective security to the department.

You will support high profile departmental and cross-government security campaigns, ensuring that the impact of key messaging is maximised. You will assist the provision of nuanced advice and bespoke campaigns to business units, targeting their specific security requirements.

You will engage with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders across government and the technical authorities to ensure that information and best practices remain up to date as threats and mitigations continue to evolve at pace. This fast-paced role will require the successful individuals to deliver presentations to large groups of people, and exposure to senior individuals to provide bespoke advice, establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the wider department.

As the successful candidate, you will support the teams campaign delivery plan, emphasising key security behaviours and signposting to reporting mechanisms. You will be responsible for continuing to increase the reach and profile of the Security Adviser Team and ensuring that security policies are sufficiently communicated.

Due to the operational nature of this post, this position is only open to Full Time members of staff with the possibility of compressed hours.

Due to the nature of this role the candidate will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment of up to 12 months to complete a finite piece of work.

Temporary Posts

Permanent employees applying for a post on Detached Duty (internal to Home Office) or Loan (from another government department) should ensure they have the Head of Unit’s support to return to the parent unit/department at the end of the detached duty/loan period.  Note: Existing Civil Servants applying externally for a fixed term appointment (FTA) will normally take up post on a detached duty/loan basis.

Permanent employees who successfully secure a detached duty or loan on promotion (including where a fixed term appointment is offered on promotion), must seek written confirmation from their parent unit/department that the promotion will be recognised and made substantive upon their return to their parent unit/department at the end of the detached duty/loan period.

Detached duty – where the home unit is unable to recognise promotion gained through a detached duty, the line manager (new/home unit as applicable) will place the successful candidate on temporary cover allowance (TCA), which will attract an allowance of 10% of base salary or the difference between base salary and the minimum of the next grade, whichever is higher, until the end of the detached duty.

Loan – where the parent department is unable to recognise promotion gained through a loan and the successful candidate is moving to the Home Office payroll, the Home Office line manager will place the successful candidate on temporary cover allowance (TCA), which will attract an allowance of 10% allowance of base salary or the difference between base salary and the minimum of the next grade.

Hybrid Working

The flexible working arrangement of Hybrid working (working partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home) is not available for this role due to the requirements of the role. Successful candidates will be required to attend the office/other work location as specified in the advert at all times to carry out this role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for creative, dynamic, well organised individual to join an established team and enact impactful change to a prominent and diverse department.

 As a member of the Security Culture and Behaviour team, you will play an important role in continuing to embed a positive security culture across the department.

You will have key contributions to security awareness work (for example with Private Office), including contributions to briefings and presentations across a variety of security topics linked to security policies and general security awareness work.

Note: This is not an exclusive or exhaustive list, and the post holder will be required to perform any additional duties reasonably expected of them within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Essential Criteria

We are looking for a motivated individual who can demonstrate the following:

• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deal confidently with staff of all grades.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Creating and maintaining effective internal and external stakeholder relationships at all grades.
• Highly motivated, dynamic, and proactive, able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing time and priorities effectively.
• Ability to gather, analyse and manage information, with the ability to express this to a range of stakeholders and audiences at both operational and strategic levels.
• Must have or be willing to undergo SC clearance.

Desirable Criteria

For this role, the below experience would be beneficial, but is not essential:

• Previous experience of communications/campaigns.
• Previous experience of Government Security.

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

• 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%

Liverpool The Capital – London 2 Marsham Street (2MS) – Manchester Soapworks – Sheffield Vulcan House

The Home Office has one of the most challenging and critical jobs in Whitehall: to keep Britain safe and secure. We operate at the heart of the Government’s agenda, leading on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime policy, counter-extremism and counterterrorism and work to ensure visible, responsive and accountable policing in the UK. The challenges the Department faces are significant and can change rapidly in the global environment in which we operate, making this one of the most exciting and stimulating Government Departments in which to work.
 
The Home Office Security Adviser Team (HOSAT) sits at the heart of the Security and Investigations Unit within the Corporate and Delivery directorate. HOSAT is responsible for supporting Home Office business areas to improve their security standards and enable them to deliver their priorities in a secure manner. HOSAT works closely with the Government Security Centres and technical authorities to ensure that advice is always current and relevant. The team chairs and attends various cross government forums, ensuring that the department remains a role model in security best practices.

This position will sit within the Culture and Behaviour team reporting to the Culture and Behaviour Manager and will be a key part of Home Office project work taking Government security priorities forward. This role will be key in supporting the Culture and Behaviour team to increase staff understanding and knowledge of security responsibilities, you will help to improve the security culture in the Home Office through supporting consistent and standardised security behaviour change activity. You will work closely with the Culture Team HEO and SEO leads to deliver internal/external communications and campaigns. You will support the Culture and Behaviour Team with the production and delivery of security education and awareness materials, products and services relating to all areas of protective security to the department.

You will support high profile departmental and cross-government security campaigns, ensuring that the impact of key messaging is maximised. You will assist the provision of nuanced advice and bespoke campaigns to business units, targeting their specific security requirements.

You will engage with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders across government and the technical authorities to ensure that information and best practices remain up to date as threats and mitigations continue to evolve at pace. This role will require the successful individual to deliver presentations and exposure to senior individuals to provide bespoke advice, establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the wider department.

As the successful candidate, you will support the teams campaign delivery plan, emphasising key security behaviours and signposting to reporting mechanisms. You will be responsible for continuing to increase the reach and profile of the Security Adviser Team and ensuring that security policies are sufficiently communicated.

Due to the operational nature of this post, this position is only open to full-time members of staff with the possibility of compressed hours.

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.

This is a fantastic opportunity for creative, dynamic, well organised individual to join an established team and enact impactful change to a prominent and diverse department.

As a member of the Security Culture and Behaviour team, you will play an important role in continuing to embed a positive security culture across the department.

You will work closely with a range of internal Home Office business areas as well as cross-gov partners to ensure that information and best practices remain up to date as threats and mitigations continue to evolve at pace.

You will have key contributions to security awareness work (for example with Private Office), including contributions to briefings and presentations across a variety of security topics linked to security policies and general security awareness work.

Note: This is not an exclusive or exhaustive list, and the post holder will be required to perform any additional duties reasonably expected of them within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Essential criteria

We are looking for a motivated / dynamic individual who can demonstrate the following:

• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to deal confidently with staff of all grades.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Creating and maintaining effective internal and external stakeholder relationships at all grades.
• Highly motivated, dynamic, and proactive, able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing time and priorities effectively.
• Ability to gather, analyse and manage information, with the ability to express this to a range of stakeholders and audiences at both operational and strategic levels.
• Must have or be willing to undergo SC clearance.

Desirable criteria

For this role, the below experience would be beneficial, but is not essential:

• Previous experience of communications/campaigns.
• Previous experience of Government Security.

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

• 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%

National

The U.K. Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the government agency responsible for patents, designs, trademarks and copyright. The Rights Policy and Enforcement Directorate supports holders of all IP rights by engaging with law enforcement agencies to assist in the enforcement of those rights.

The IPO Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team is a key part of this, with nationally trained and accredited staff working to provide intelligence on criminal IP infringement to law enforcement agencies.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with our current Lead Intelligence Analyst and will have responsibility for a team of intelligence analysts. The post holder will oversee;

• Delivery of strategic intelligence assessments in support of the IPO Counter Infringement Strategy
• Delivery of tactical and operational intelligence-led insight focused on serious and organised IP-related crime.

The Lead Intelligence Analyst roles have been created as part of planned wider changes within the directorate. These roles play a key part in shaping the future of the Intelligence and Law Enforcement Team and the wider directorate, contributing to the development of new tools and techniques, identifying new sources of intelligence and information, collaborating with partners across law enforcement to tackle IP related serious and organised crime, developing intelligence staff to meet national standards and building a responsive, outcome-based performance framework for the directorate’s enforcement strategy.

Working location

This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport office.

We recognise that this is a hard to fill role which may not require attendance more than once a month, so in exceptional circumstances a homeworking contract may be available. We would encourage candidates to discuss with the recruiting manager through this process. Should you be eligible for homeworking, travel will be paid for if there is a business requirement to attend the office.

Please refer to job description

Additional Information

Candidates should have (or are willing to work towards) College of Policing IPP Accreditation in an intelligence management role.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together