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Are you looking for the next step in your career that is both exciting and rewarding?

Can you bring fresh ideas and use your creativity to deliver strong outcomes?

Do you have experience of working on government strategy or programme development and delivery?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

This is an exciting role in the Transport Security Directorate (TSD) where you will have the opportunity to lead on major cyber projects in a department that is at the centre of keeping the country moving. You will be exposed to Ministers and high-profile stakeholders across government and industry to deliver real impact and improve UK transport’s cyber resilience.

DfT’s TSD leads on national security matters, ranging from counter terrorism and cyber security to science and innovation. Within TSD, the National Security Division (NSD) sits at the centre of the department’s work to mitigate current and emerging National Security threats. We work across transport modes, Government and industry to develop policy and regulations to mitigate threats.

You will be expected to work flexibly and adapt to rapidly changing requirements and priorities across the team, wider Division and Directorate. You will be part of the Department’s response to security or civil contingencies incident. This may include out of hours working on occasion, but we make every effort to allow for your personal circumstances.

TSD invests significantly in training and developing staff to prepare them not just for an interesting and challenging job, but also for a rewarding career in the Government security profession. Our expectation is that our staff will remain in post for at least two years.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing oversight of the cyber security team’s programme, including tracking progress, holding people to account and communicating risks and issues to senior through effective project and programme management.
• Leading on DfT’s cyber governance to ensure that the Cyber Board runs effectively.
• Delivering a programme of work on time and to budget, working within the cyber security services framework.
• Collaborating and coordinating across a wide range of stakeholders across HMG and industry, using strong communication skills to successfully influence and drive forward outcomes.
• Managing financial and security drivers, scrutinising results and providing a constructive challenge function to suppliers and partners.
• Leading a team of two, working closely with wider teams in NSD on cyber risks and strategy. You will demonstrate leadership and act as a mentor for your team, supporting an inclusive and collaborative environment.
• Be an active and visible leader in NSD and play a full role in the running of the directorate, providing leadership to various corporate work strands.
• Supporting DfT’s response to cyber incidents as required.

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

You will have strong experience working on projects, programme, or operational delivery with the public or private sectors. You will have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, be articulate and demonstrate confident in dealing with stakeholders, as well as being comfortable handling challenging conversations to gain consensus. You will be a trusted adviser with programme or project experience and the credibility to build positive relationships within and outside of the Department. You will have strong written briefing skills and able to highlight key points in a clear way, ensuring that senior people are aware of the biggest risks we face and the mitigation activity we deliver. You will be able and willing to set the direction of the team, particularly on how we support government efforts on cyber security work.

Additional Information

A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

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

Manchester, North West England, M1 2WD : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AW : Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, S1 2FJ

We encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates  

At DfE, we are proud of the commitment we make to diversity and inclusion and of the progress we have made. We have active & vibrant staff networks, special leave policies and workplace adjustments put in place for those who need them. We are continuing to build a diverse DfE, in an inclusive environment which nurtures and realises potential in all, at all levels.

Equality and Diversity – Department for Education

We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated Systems Manager and User Support Lead to join the Commercial Intelligence Team within the Commercial Group.

The role is pivotal in developing and embedding commercial systems and processes within the commercial directorate. Ever evolving in response to business need, the current suite includes the Jaggaer ‘Source to Contract’ e procurement system and the AWARD strategic evaluation tool which enable the lifecycle of commercial activity to be managed to consistent standards and supports a single version of commercial information to promote accuracy in commercial data and reporting.

The Department for Education is responsible for education, children’s services, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England, and equalities. We work to achieve a highly educated society in which opportunity is equal for all, no matter what their background or family circumstances.

Operations Directorate is responsible for the main corporate functions of the department including analysis, commercial, data, estates and security, finance, human resources, international education, operations and delivery, technology and the governance and relationship standards with the DfE’s public bodies. Its role is to support the business to deliver ministerial priorities by ensuring that:

• the department is sufficiently resourced (people, data / information, finance, IT) and organised right to deliver its business objectives; and
• efficient and effective systems and processes, driven by customer needs, underpin our services.

Commercial Group: The purpose of the commercial function within the Department for Education is to:

• Ensure that all commercial and procurement activity supports the Department’s priorities and delivers outstanding value for money. It also exists to proactively develop commercial solutions for the wider education sector that reduce waste in procurement and release funds for the front line.
• The commercial function manages a large and diverse set of activities across the department with many high profile and complex contracts and grants as well as running a highly successful Risk Protection Arrangement for academies and a school buying strategy.
• Commercial Group is currently engaged in an exciting growth and transformation programme, with the aim of becoming one of the best commercial teams in Government.

As the Systems Manager and User Support Lead within the Commercial Intelligence Team (CIT), you will need to be proactive, innovative, and ready to lead a diverse range of activities running concurrently against demanding timescales.

You must have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with the ability to set out proposals and solutions in a non-technical manner. In addition, we are looking for a candidate who is tenacious, able to manage evolving priorities and who seeks out opportunities to simplify and improve system processes and data collection requirements through integration and automation.

You will be expected to develop expertise in the operation of the commercial systems quickly and lead on the development and execution of strategies to ensure the commercial systems are designed, maintained, and fit for purpose in meeting the needs of the commercial operating model.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial Systems and wider CIT, you will be responsible for the Service Operating Model which supports the commercial Systems, including but not limited to, management of the help desk portal, change management procedures and monitoring service level agreements.

You will be responsible for ensuring a robust training and support offer is in place for a wide user base with activities including the delivery of user training and development of training content. You will be required to provide hands on support to end users across the business and initiate improvements to support the user experience, promote best practice, and break down barriers to system adoption.

You will need to develop a robust understanding of the Departments wider corporate systems and of their inter dependencies with commercial systems and ensure the Corporate Systems Group have early sight of any changes, implementations or events relating to the commercial systems that may have a wider impact.

You will be responsible for providing effective task management to the Systems Administrator and User Support Officer and ensure the timely delivery of any project related priorities alongside the efficient running of BAU activities.

Activities will also include working closely with the Commercial Intelligence Data Insights Team to support the development of internal and external reporting needs.

This is an opportunity to join a highly capable, friendly, and supportive team in a challenging but rewarding role. The role would suit someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable with the technical operation of software platforms alongside engagement with key stakeholders to ensure the optimisation of the commercial systems.

Responsibilities

• To lead system changes through established governance procedures.
• To apply functional updates and administer configuration changes directly within the systems.
• To ensure the effective daily operation of the service desk.
• To deliver a robust training and support offer.
• To develop strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• To lead effective planning and communications to support the smooth deployment of changes and improvements.
• To lead the integration and adoption of new functionality and onboarding of new business areas as they are introduced.
• To ensure all work products, processes and outputs are documented in an organised manor and maintained according to CIT procedures.

Essential criteria:

• Experienced in leading and embedding change to established ways of working.
• Effective in engaging a wide range of stakeholders to establish needs and implement requirements.
• Experienced in the functional development of software applications to meet bespoke requirements.
• Experience of delivering a high-quality training and support offer to end users of systems or software applications.

Desirable criteria:

• Practical experience of e-sourcing or source to contract platforms.
• Knowledge of public sector procurement process and source to contract lifecycle.

Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision.

Additional Info:         

The role will require some travel to our other departmental sites.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Experienced in the functional development of commercial systems (or similar software applications).
• Experience of delivering a high-quality support offer to end users of systems or software applications.
• Ability to deliver a diverse range of priorities running concurrently against demanding timescales.

Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department’s transfer / promotion policies.

As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK, with an average employer contribution of 27%.

You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, all staff receive the King’s Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days’ bank and public holidays.

We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.

Most DfE employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending at least 60% of their time in an office or work setting. Changes to these working arrangements are available in exceptional circumstances but must be agreed with the line manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DfE, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities.

Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, York

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

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

The Cyber Defence directorate within GSG is responsible for delivering the Government Cyber Security Strategy, to protect public services and improve cyber resilience across government. The team covers all aspects of defensive cyber security for Government including strategy, policy, assurance, red teaming, capability development, and the operational deliverables of incident, risk and vulnerability management. If you’re passionate about protecting public services, you enjoy working in a dynamic environment with supportive colleagues, and you have a grounding in cyber security, this is the team for you.

This role will be joining the Cyber Assurance team, a critical component of the Cyber Directorate responsible for evaluating and improving cyber security across government. We are rolling out a new approach to assurance, GovAssure, which will transform the Government’s approach to cyber security and resilience.

As part of this team you will be shaping the analytical products of GovAssure, using assessment data to deliver insights into the cyber security challenges facing the Government and its partners. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of government, delivering a ground-breaking new approach to cyber security assurance as part of a dynamic, inclusive and skilled team.

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Analysing and evaluating data derived from GovAssure assessments, based on NCSC’s Cyber Assurance Framework (CAF);
• Developing analytical products on cyber resilience in government, including departmental reports and cross-government analysis;
• Building the strategic requirements for interpreting and managing results;
• Developing reporting metrics for programme performance, which will feed into implementation of the Government Cyber Security Strategy and cross-government assurance activities;
• Working with a multidisciplinary team to feed insights from assurance reviews into government policy and operational work;
• Working with technical stakeholders to support future development of the online web platform WebCAF, as well as other new digital technologies and analysis tools required by the GovAssure programme and the Government Cyber Security Strategy;
• You will also have opportunities for training and professional development, and we encourage staff to gain technical qualifications.

Essential skills and experience:

• Comfortable working in a technical environment;
• Experience of working across organisations with a range of stakeholders;
• Ability to communicate your findings effectively to technical and non technical audiences;
• Confidence working with datasets and producing analytical reports.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience running quantitative and/or qualitative analytical projects, showing skills in survey design, reporting, and working with complex data;
• Skilled in using digital tools and software for data analysis, visualisation, and reporting (programming skills useful but not essential);
• Experience of working in security, particularly cyber.

Level of Security Clearance required:

• Must be willing to undergo vetting clearance to SC (Security Cleared) level

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Communication – DDaT Profession Capability Framework (skill level: practitioner)

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.

Imjin Barracks, Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1 HW

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 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.

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 due to close area working

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 hours) 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). This will normally be 4 x 12 hour shifts or 5 x 5.6 hour shifts between the hours of 0600hrs and 2200 hrs over the 7 day period, as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the unit depending on the site requirements . This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice (this should be no less than 48 hrs). The full working pattern will be explained at 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, 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.

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.

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

Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, PO17 6AD or Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JQ

At Dstl we protect lives. We take innovative Science and Technology (S&T) and use it to keep the country safe.

Dstl Digital provides a variety of business services which are diverse and complex in nature, and not all are standard in their support arrangements. To deliver great service experiences to our users, Digital aims to provide services to known and accepted service levels, meaning the details of the end-to-end operational support model should be designed up-front. This is essential to achieving standardisation, consistency and cost effectiveness in future. This opportunity will allow you to shape a growing capability within Dstl. You will influence the direction of our future operation in a unique and exciting setting which not only meets the day to day organisational needs for Dstl but responds to a growing portfolio of innovative Digital commitments as well.

The Lead Security Assurance Co- Ordinator (SAC) role is a key role in facilitating the accreditation process, and ensures Dstl to comply with the Government-mandated Accreditation process.

In order to comply with the Government-mandated Accreditation process, and where the intention is to provide an Information & Communications Technology (ICT) system to process protectively marked or business critical information, a project or business team will invite the assistance of an expert Information Assurance (IA) advisor. The SAC provides the vital interface between the Accreditor, the supplier, the project team and the end user community, ensuring that all aspects of security are delivered throughout the project lifecycle.

The employment of the SAC enables project managers to oversee the wider issues of the project; project costs, delivery dates, user satisfaction, etc., without having to worry about liaison with security regulators (Accreditors), production of security documents, changes to security policies, and the associated list of tasks or fact-finding processes that could otherwise be performed by the SAC.

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

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

In this role:

The SAC advises, monitors and reports on security matters relating to the projects and systems and may chair the SWG on behalf of the Project Manager. The SACs main tasks are to:

• Ensure appropriate action is taken to enable and maintain accreditation.
• Provide advice on security policy and technical solutions.
• Ensure that National and MoD Cryptosecurity and security policy is being correctly applied.
• Monitor security considerations that are being incorporated and report on them to the SWG.
• Establish the Terms of Reference for the SWG.
• Organise SWG meetings around a status list of requirements for each accreditation or re-accreditation covering COMSEC, COMPUSEC, TEMPEST, Key management and P3 (Physical, Procedural & Personnel) measures.
• Highlight and report unresolved security difficulties to the SWG.
• Ensure that the configuration management procedures meet the criteria for the required level of assurance and that Cryptonet Controlling functions are in place where necessary.
• Liaise with the National Security Authorities advisors, the Defence Cryptosecurity Authority and TLB Principal Security Advisors (PSyA) and advise the SWG as appropriate.
• Ensure that the security deliverables are available as and when required by the project plan.
• Responsible for the production of all security deliverables (e.g. security documentation) and ensure that they are fit for purpose (to the satisfaction of the Accreditor).
• Staff and coordinate the input to Sy Ops and any P3 measures required.
• Arrange with Accreditor for the issue of Interim and/or full accreditation certificates as required by stages of the project.
• Co-ordinates the Project Cryptographic plan.
• Ensure that all Project security related risks, as identified by the Accreditor and/or SWG, are promptly listed on the Projects Risk Register and reviewed at each SWG meeting.
• Ensure that a Project Information Risk Owner has been identified.
• Co-ordinate across other Dstl divisions, building a network with divisional SACs.

Dstl has adopted the MOD’s Project Delivery Capability Framework. Full details of the role descriptions and technical competencies can be downloaded from the following web site.

Leadership

As a leader in Defence you will help shape, role model and bring to life the ‘One Defence’ mindset that will enable us to deliver our vision and strategic objectives. Your leadership style must be inspiring, confident and empowering. Working at every level of our organisation to break down silos, unite teams and create a culture that is trusting, collaborative, innovative, diverse and inclusive. Enabling us to deliver with pace and agility through the skills, commitment and empowerment of our employees and military colleagues.

We are looking for someone who has: 

• Overall established technical knowledge/understanding of electronic, network and information system security measures.
• A good working knowledge of configuration management practices for Information Systems and must be aware of the principles of Risk Manager.

Technical skills

SAC support is to deliver: accredited networks that shall be available for experimentation, research and development; timely and effective security advice and support of users, project staff, System Manager; accurate and up-to-date accreditation documentation; use of internal project’s shared file storage areas and reporting processes.

Skills

Essential

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work to demanding timescales.
• Stakeholder management.

Important Information

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

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

Please see full job description at the bottom of the page

Suitable qualifications and/or professional memberships e.g. CISSP/BCS/ISO27001

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Please explain your understanding of what technical skills are needed in the SAC role?
• Please explain what is involved in an Information Technology Health Check?

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

• Please explain what is involved in an Information Technology Health Check?

Alongside your salary of £44,667, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £12,060 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Benefits 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Folkestone – Martello House

Home Office Intelligence brings together a number of existing teams involved in the collection and analysis of border and immigration related intelligence. It delivers Intelligence Collection, Development, Analysis, Targeting (Data Analytics) and Watchlisting capabilities within the Home Office and to its partners across Government and Law Enforcement. Learn more on the HO Intelligence careers page.

The role of the Joint Debriefing Team (JDT) is to gather intelligence and evidence for the purpose of identifying offenders and their methods to support the prosecution and/or disruption of those who perpetrate organised immigration crime. The focus is aimed at those engaged in people smuggling and human trafficking into and across the EU as well as within the UK. Information gathered is also used to assist operational and strategic planning across multiple law enforcement teams in the UK and the EU. Information gathered is also used to assist operational and strategic planning across the Home Office and other law enforcement partners.

The team has the capability to “hot task” high priority debriefings to take place within 24 hours of an event which may result in occasions where shifts change at short notice. Therefore, applicants will need to be flexible.

JDT intelligence debriefing activity requires the successful candidates to be flexible and dedicated in their approach – with a determined focus to ensure the JDT meets Home Office Intelligence strategic objectives. This role is highly mobile, with officers expected to attend different locations to conduct debriefing activity and not solely based in an office. Officers are expected to be mobile and flexible in covering other areas when business needs demand in response to priority tasking. Officers are posted to specific locations, but the role requires very frequent travel to other debriefing locations within that county or geographical regions. This can include overnight stays away, or extended shifts as well as working at the juxtapose controls in France, or supporting operational deployments in Belgium.

Responsibilities of the JDT include:

• Responding to significant events on a regional and national level – including joint operations and urgent deployments (as directed by senior managers).
• Conducting in-depth and confidential interviews – completing witness statements where necessary.
• Undertaking research as necessary, accurately recording the information obtained, converting it to intelligence and disseminating it to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
• Gathering intelligence as directed by the team leader to deliver again Home Office priorities relating to Organised Immigration Crime.
• Identifying individuals causing harm to our communities who commit organised immigration crime as well as other types of criminality.
• Be aware of safeguarding, the identifiers which are used to recognise potential victims of trafficking and how the National Referral Mechanism works.
• Recognise offences, offenders and refer as appropriate.
• Managing and improving performance including through the creation and maintenance of accurate and up to date performance and activity records.
• Participating in relevant Intelligence Meetings.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Ensuring debriefs are completed in a timely manner
• Prioritising workloads in line with current tasks and identified intelligence gaps.
• Maintaining an awareness of current intelligence requirements, use initiative and sound judgement to identify opportunities and self-task to fulfil generic or specific intelligence gaps.
• Ensuring internal (including operational, casework and policy) and external partner engagement is effective, taking every opportunity to develop both new and existing relationships to improve the quality of referrals.
• Ensuring that intelligence gaps and emerging trends are quickly and accurately reported to the Intelligence Manager to inform strategic and operational threat assessments Supporting the Intelligence Manager at operational planning and other meetings.
• Keeping the Intelligence Manager informed of operational activity and performance.
• Drafting reports and summaries to the required standard.
• Establishing, developing and managing stakeholder relationships to develop intelligence gathering opportunities.
• Providing daily/weekly updates as required/directed.
• Acting on tasks from line management.
• Inputting intelligence reports on relevant systems in an agreed time frame.
• Supporting and work alongside regional intelligence teams, the Police, NCA and Criminal and Financial Investigations when required.

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate experience of either working in a law enforcement environment, (or intelligence gathering and other occupations), where in-depth interviewing was conducted to establish facts or obtain information; or where you have experience of gathering information for research or analysis.
• Previous experience of working in a law enforcement or investigative role – either in law enforcement, other government department or private sector.
• Ability to develop and maintain good stakeholder relationships.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work alone and use initiative.
• Ability to use Microsoft tools such as Word, Excel etc.
• Current valid passport/travel document for entry to any EU country.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of immigration IT systems or Police IT Systems.
• Experience of working on high performing teams.

Full valid UK (manual) drivers license

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%

Bramcote, Gamecock Barracks, CV11 6QN Joint Services Adventutous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC), Haslar Road Gosport, PO12 2AQ Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH Thorney Island, Emsworth, Baker Bks, Portsmouth, PO10 8DH

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 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.

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 £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 hours) 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. 12 hour days, 12 hour nights to be explained at 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, 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.

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.

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

Whitehall, London

We are looking for candidates who have wide-ranging experience in performing, facilitating and quality assuring rigorous, structured analysis. They will be passionate about raising analytical standards across the profession of intelligence analysis and will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively to lead and deliver large cross-agency projects.

The Senior Analytical Tradecraft Officer’s role is to advise, support and challenge intelligence analysts tasked with assessing complex issues of national security. Working as part of the team supporting the Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA), based in the Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO), the successful candidate will have a leading role in developing and leading the application of analytical tradecraft in all-source intelligence assessment.

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

Our work covers, and goes beyond, ‘traditional’ national security topics such as geopolitical issues and threats to British interests. We apply a national security lens to issues such as emerging technology, economic and health security, climate change and horizon scanning (for example, identifying and monitoring countries at risk of instability).

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

The Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA) leads the Intelligence Analysis Profession across government, providing a central function to drive coherence, collaboration and capability development. PHIA is supported by a team that sits within the Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) and has a broad remit covering analytical tradecraft/standards, community collaboration, and analyst career pathways.

The post holder will be a subject matter expert within the JIO for analytical tradecraft. They will provide advice and support to analysts in the JIO and the wider intelligence assessment community on a daily basis, helping them tackle the most complex analytical challenges throughout the lifecycle of intelligence assessments.

Advising analysts on the design of analytical workshops, including the selection of appropriate analytical techniques or approaches, will be a key responsibility of the post holder. They will be expected to regularly facilitate analytical workshops for the JIO, and at times for other government departments. 

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility and respond to priorities set by the intelligence assessment community leadership. The role will have a particular responsibility within PHIA to support the development and application of best practice in intelligence assessment. This will include by:

• Leading community projects and work programmes in support of the aims of the PHIA-led analytical tradecraft group, reporting to the Intelligence Analysis Profession Board and the Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment. This will include directing the activities of volunteers from across the intelligence analysis profession.
• Consulting for the JIO, and other assessment bodies and government departments, on analytical practice, methods and approaches.
• Contributing to the challenge and product review processes for the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and other intelligence assessment bodies.
• Managing the development of analytical tradecraft tools and techniques and tradecraft guidance to the intelligence assessment community. This will involve considerable collaboration across HMG, with overseas partners, as well as academia and industry.
• Supporting the development and quality assurance of current and future training for analysts by advising the Intelligence Assessment Academy development team.

You may have the opportunity to teach some tradecraft elements of the Assessment Academy’s courses.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Experience working in all-source intelligence analysis or a clear demonstration of how your analytical expertise can be transferred to the intelligence environment.
• Experience selecting and applying a range of analytical tools, techniques and processes to quantitative and qualitative datasets.
• Excellent communication and networking skills, including dealing confidently with senior staff.
• Strong organisational skills in order to effectively manage multiple competing priorities.
• Strong facilitation skills. 

We particularly welcome applications from those with experience across some or all of the following:

• Knowledge of the UK intelligence community, in particular the range of analytical products and how they are constructed.
• Experience developing tools, techniques and methods.
• Experience of facilitating analytical workshops and/or delivering training.
• Experience delivering cross-departmental projects.

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

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

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

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

• Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment (Proficient)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Location: The post will be based in Westminster, London. No relocation costs will be available. This role may be performed as part of a hybrid working pattern with regular remote working from home.

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

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

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

Darlington, London, Manchester

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

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

For 2023, our priorities are: 

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

Our Inclusive Environment  

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

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

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

Find Out More 

We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology-68197049923 

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

We live in a data-driven world.  This yields benefits and opportunities, many of which are set out in the National Data Strategy.  Nonetheless, with opportunity comes risk.

Data infrastructure and security policy sits at the centre of the debate on how to balance the benefits created by the data economy, with the challenges this poses to national and economic security.

Our vision is to keep the UK safe and protected by establishing safeguards to minimise national security threats posed to and by data; and minimise the impacts of service disruption. All the while, supporting the growth of the UK’s thriving data infrastructure sector and giving greater confidence to unlocking the power of data to drive innovation and growth.

Alongside long-term policy-making, we also address immediate risks and issues for the sector, such as national security threats and recent challenges such as COVID and energy resilience.  The overarching outcome from this exciting area of policy work is to establish the government framework needed to anticipate, prevent and respond to threats associated with data and data infrastructure in an expert, targeted and proportionate way.

Once in post, successful candidates may be expected to travel to other DSIT locations where there is a business need.

Key responsibilities

Role 1 – State Threats to Data

Data is a valuable asset, which makes it a valuable target for those that would seek to do the UK harm.  The successful candidate would work on a number of policy areas seeking to address State Threats to Data.  As a national security policy role, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the security of the UK. 

The candidate can expect to:

•    Drive work to articulate, prioritise and assess security risks and what government can do to address them, including policy development of immediate short-term solutions to these threats. 

•    Ensure the team is aligned strategically with departmental and cross-government approaches to data and national security, including feeding into and leading on high-profile governance boards.

•    Respond to high-profile and fast-moving live case work, working closely with other government departments and agencies to assess risks and develop policy mitigations.

•    Engaging and working with industry, experts and international partners to drive government policy.

•    Drafting correspondence, briefings, submissions and high profile publications for a range of audiences including senior officials and Ministers.

Please note, the successful candidate would be expected to obtain DV clearance once in post, which ordinarily requires you to have been resident in the UK for the last 10 years. 

Role 2 – Data Infrastructure, Security and Resilience

Ensuring the data infrastructure sector is secure and resilient is essential in keeping the UK safe and contributing to economic growth.  The successful candidate would work on a number of policy areas seeking to secure the sector, developing policy to establish national risk management of the data infrastructure sectoring continuing work following publication of the recent Call for Views. 

The successful candidate can expect to:

•    Development of policy positions to manage data infrastructure risks; leading or collaborating on a spectrum of policy and project products,  e.g. briefings, submissions, policy instructions, publication.

•    Working with industry and experts to understand and assess the sector landscape and existing standards.

•    Research of current policy levers available to HMG, as well as developing, delivering, and implementing new approaches.

•    Ensuring any approaches are proportionate, targeted and future-proof and account for the wider digital and regulatory landscape.

•    Supporting industry with issues and incidents as necessary.

Essential requirements

•    An interest in and/or knowledge of the data landscape and national security.

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

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

•    Experience of policy development and/or running a project over time, meeting key milestones/deadlines and keeping seniors appraised.

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

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

Desirable

•    Experience of working in the data, cyber security or technology space, either in industry or government.

•    Experience working in national security and/or at higher classifications.

•    Project and programme management experience and/or qualifications.

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

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

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

• Seeing the Big Picture

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

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

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

Working for the Department for Work & Pensions Security Business Intelligence and Management team, you will work at the very centre of the department’s security function, and you will be working not just across the security function, but across all areas of DWP including Finance, Commercials and HR and occasionally with other Government Departments such as Cabinet Office and HMRC, in a fast paced, busy and challenging environment. 

The team develops and provides all aspects Security Business Intelligence and Management including, developing, improving and maintaining the Security Assessment Framework, including regular reporting to the S&DP Senior Leadership Team, provision of secretariat duties to the high-level departmental Security Boards, and high quality security information and management information.  The Team is also responsible for support to the Chief Security Officer and the Senior Leadership Team. Budgetary management, maintaining the Security and Data Protection (S&DP) resource baseline, providing fast and accurate responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and Freedom of Information requests (FOIs), internal communications, business plans.

DWP security are looking for a highly motivated person.

The Business Intelligence and Management Lead will play a central role in supporting the Head of Security Business Intelligence Management, and senior managers across Security and wider DWP. The two separate leads will help to ensure the continued growth, development, streamlining, maintenance and delivery of;

1. The Business Intelligence function, such as the Security Assessment Framework (SAF), Security Management Information (MI), and Cyber Assessment Framework return.
2. The new and evolving DWP Security Operating Model outcomes, and
3. The DWP Security Management Information Dashboard

You will be responsible for leading and influencing strategic work within Security & Data Protection (S&DP).

This will involve taking ownership of specific areas of DWP Business Intelligence and Management structures and being responsible for the continuous improvement of those specific areas and communicating and instilling a culture of excellence and co-operation across the function.

The Business Intelligence function, such as the Security Assessment Framework (SAF), Security Management Information(MI), and includes but is not limited to; actively managing and leading on; the improvement of the SAF, the development and implementation of PowerBI reports, and an active role in the completion of cross-government returns such as the Departmental Security Health Check.

Responsibilities

• You will oversee the improvement and development of Security Assessment Framework (SAF), and other Security management information that feeds the dashboard and any other reports with Security Maturity information such as the Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC) and Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF).
• You will continuously build and maintain good working relationships with Security and Data Protection (S&DP) senior leaders, across DWP and Other Government Departments (OGDs).
• The role supports Security and Data Protection (S&DP) senior leadership team and Chief Security Officer (CSO) with a multitude of ad-hoc asks.
• You will gain assurance that the Security Governance Boards’ secretariat record significant security risk decisions as required.
• You will be responsible for the line management of team members.

Essential Criteria

• Background and knowledge of security.
• Proven strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to engage effectively across multiple organisations operating, within a complex multi-partner environment.
• Have demonstrable experience of providing strong leadership, direction, and decision making, with the proven ability to steer senior conversations.
• Experience of identifying, collating, interpreting and explaining often complex information to inform future activity.
• Commitment to personal and professional development, Someone who drives their own development journey and acts on feedback to improve performance.
• Motivating and managing a team.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

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%

Hybrid Working

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.

This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.

If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.