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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 counter-terrorism 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.

Home Office Security Adviser Team sits within Home Office Security, which in turn forms part of a Corporate and Delivery function. One of our main functions is the management of security incidents and security breaches across the department in line with the Government Functional Standard Gov 007: Security and provide information assurance advice to a wide range of stakeholders to enable the business to operate within secure parameters. This role contributes to the overall security of our staff, buildings, and information.

The Security Incident Manager role sits within the Home Office Security Adviser Team. The primary function of the role is the oversight and management of security incidents including data incidents and security breaches. Duties will also include advising on security and assurance queries across the team and other ad hoc duties to support the unit.

This role is key in ensuring security incidents and breaches are managed in line with current policies and guidance. You will work closely with colleagues internally and cross-government to ensure risks are mitigated or escalated, lessons are learnt, and appropriate sanctions applied where necessary. Stakeholder engagement is also pivotal to the role to develop security awareness across the department and provide advice on a wide range of security matters. You will also play a key part in the integration of the data and security incident application and drive improvements for the system as necessary and agreed.

Due to the nature of this post this position is only open to Full Time members of staff.

This role is only being offered as an FTA as it is to help with a temporary increase in work.

Hybrid working

Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. This position requires 40% office attendance (2 days per week).

The successful candidate will be required to provide Security and Information Assurance advice on a wide range of security matters in collaboration with security colleagues across the department where necessary to enable the business to deliver their functions in a secure environment.

They will also be responsible for:

•  Producing management information and trend analysis on security.

•  Incidents and breaches for a variety of stakeholders.

•  Maintaining oversight of security policies and driving improvements.

•  Drive security awareness and culture across the department.

•  Ad hoc duties to support the wider Security Adviser team as required.

•  Management and oversight of data and security incident investigations and assisting and/or leading on investigations as required, escalating high profile incident to the SEO/G7 as necessary.

•  Management and oversight of security breach investigations, assisting and/or leading on investigation as required and ensuring security breach notifications are issued in a timely and consistent fashion.

•  Ensuring data quality of records relating to data and security incidents and security breaches to produce accurate management information.

•  Maintain oversight of security policies to ensure these are accurately reflected in security breach notifications and templates are updated as necessary.

•  Oversight of the Security Incident team inbox and responding to a wide range of enquiries.

•  Lead on updating content on the Security Incident pages on Horizon.

•  Line Management responsibility for up to 2 x EO.

•  Ad hoc duties and projects to support the wider Security Adviser team as required to provide resilience across work streams.

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 to provide resilience across the wider team.

Essential Criteria:

You will have the following skills or some experience in:

•  Highly motivated, dynamic, and proactive; able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing time and priorities effectively.

•  Awareness of security risk management practices within His Majesty’s Government or general risk understanding and mitigation.

•  Able to gather, analyse and manage information, with the ability to express this to a range of stakeholders and audiences.

•  Strategic thinker, problem solver and able to provide clear, accurate direction to the team and stakeholders.

•  The ability to build effective relationships within a multi-stakeholder environment and drive improvements.

•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

•  Must hold or be willing to apply for SC clearance.

Desirable Criteria:

The role would suit an individual who has an eye for detail. The ability to analyse a security incident case and draw out the relevant aspects to make a well rounded confident assessment of an incident and craft a detailed report.

The ability to provide confident guidance to the EO caseworkers.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

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

• Managing a Quality Service

• 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%

Birmingham or Leicester – Please note: This campaign is specifically for Birmingham and Leicester only. Please only apply if you are able and willing to be posted to either of these locations. If you are interested in applying for the Trainee Officer Development Programme in any other location, we will be advertising for the following regions in the near future; • South East England: Locations will include London, Kent, Crawley, Slough and Solent. • South West England: Locations will include Bristol, Exeter and Bridgend.

Become an accredited NCA Officer. Lead the fight against Serious and Organised crime and protect the public from the most dangerous criminals. Enable us to develop your learning, knowledge and capability equipping you with the skills and support to target and pursue those who pose greatest risk to the UK. Gain specialist skills and progress to experience a world of roles in one team, one NCA.

To learn more about this role, please register for the following event:

On Tuesday 3rd October 2023 between 18:00 and 19:00, we are hosting a virtual recruitment event where you can hear from officers working within the NCA and be given the opportunity to ask questions about the role.

To register your interest, please email central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk no later than 18:00 on Monday 2nd October with the subject NCA – ODP Trainee Midlands Region Recruitment Event 03/10/23.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) leads the UK’S fight against Serious and Organised Crime, protecting the public from the most dangerous criminals. We are committed to attracting new talent to our Team by recruiting trainees into the Agency and developing them into capable accredited investigators (the operational pathway), Intelligence officers (the intelligence pathway) or Analysts (the analyst pathway).
The role of an NCA Investigator, Intelligence officer or Analyst requires no prior law enforcement experience, with all successful trainees enrolled onto the bespoke Officer Development Programme (ODP). This is a two year structured training programme, in which officers are required to evidence competence across a range of investigational, intelligence or analytical competencies.
During this process, by identifying and valuing the aptitudes of each individual and developing their learning, knowledge and acquired ability, the Agency will seek to place each person in an appropriate, challenging and rewarding role, on the appropriate pathway.
By successfully completing this comprehensive training programme and achieving accreditation as an NCA investigator, NCA Intelligence officer, or NCA Analyst you will be trained to partake in serious and organised crime investigations to a national standard.
These roles are integral to the Agency’s ability to lead the UK’S fight to cut Serious and Organised crime, and offer opportunity to specialise in both overt and covert investigations and progress to a world of varied careers in one NCA.

Investigator
As an NCA Investigator you will be directly engaged in the fight against Serious and Organised Crime targeting organised offenders both nationally and internationally in order to minimise risk to the UK.
As part of a focused team you will identify, gather, review and develop evidence, using both overt and covert tactics, including surveillance, in order to obtain a complete evidential picture and implement effective operational strategies to facilitate these offenders being brought to justice.
The role will see you receive comprehensive training which will prepare and enable you to  competently perform all initial investigational roles to include: arrest, conflict management, systematic search, witness, victim and suspect interview, appropriate level case file preparation and disclosure and Court Room presentation.
Additionally you will receive instruction in specialist ground breaking overt and covert investigational techniques and innovative approaches and be empowered to make decisions which help disrupt and bring to justice criminals who present the highest National threat to the UK.
In doing so you will utilise the skills of associated NCA teams such as Intelligence and Forensics and develop close working partnerships with other UK and overseas Law Enforcement agencies, UK Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
This is a rewarding but physically demanding role often involving working long and/or anti-social hours with the potential for working patterns to change at short notice and calling for both commitment and flexibility. Investigators are required to be trained in the use of force and be able to 
operate Personal Protective Equipment, including PAVA spray, batons and handcuffs.
You may have to Investigate Child sexual abuse/exploitation involving exposure to images and material and will undergo psychological assessments upon taking up the role and at regular intervals once in post. As a consequence you should consider the sensitive nature of this work before deciding to apply for this position.
You can find examples of successful NCA investigations in the following location: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news

Analyst
As an Intelligence Analyst, your role will be to conduct complex and wide-ranging analysis in support of the National Crime Agency’s mission; developing intelligence products and contributing to the National Strategic Assessment, Annual Plan, National Intelligence Requirements and National Control Strategy to aid the fight to cut serious and organised crime.
As a trainee you will receive comprehensive training which will prepare and enable you to complete the Intelligence Analyst role.  You will learn about analysis, exploitation and making recommendations to support the development of intelligence.  You will learn about and gain access to a wide range of covert and over capabilities to inform this work, in support of both tactical and strategic objectives.
Additionally you will receive instruction on analytical techniques and be empowered to assist in the decision making process.
There are three analytical teams within the NCA to which you could be aligned:-
TIAT – The Tactical Intelligence Analysis Team brings together all of the Tactical Intelligence Analysts in the agency across Investigations, Regional Intelligence Teams  
(RITs) and in the National Tasking Centre Thematic Threat areas. TIAT is one national team and supports the greatest threat, risk and harm across the country determining best use of analytical resource. TIAT support the end to end process of development of high end of high harm targets, prioritisation, proactive analytical support through to reactive investigative support providing evidence at Court.
NAC – The National Assessment Centre acts as the NCA’s centre for assessed intelligence reporting. The team’s mission is to articulate the single picture of the serious and organised crime threat. This is done by authoring products to inform strategies, policies, operational teams, governance groups.
NDEC – The National Data Exploitation Capability is a multidisciplinary team made up of data and technology professionals, intelligence officers and analysts and data management officers transforming how the NCA and wider UK Law Enforcement community operate. NDEC are partnering with other organisations, and using advanced data analytics and data science techniques to creates insights that disrupt and detect serious and organised crime 
(SOC). NDEC is also responsible for managing the acquisition of data to exploit and enhance the understanding of these SOC threats

Intelligence officer
As an NCA Intelligence Officer, you will be working at the centre of the action, undertaking and helping to prioritise development work on tasked projects and operations in the UK and overseas. You will play a key role in contributing towards  
the NCA’s mission of protecting the public from serious and organised crime.
You will receive comprehensive training to enable you to competently collect, evaluate, develop and exploit intelligence from a range of sources. This training, together with mentoring and support will see you build specialist knowledge around a range of threat areas affecting the UK. 
Your role will see you interacting with other NCA departments and teams, as well as external partners including government, Law Enforcement, UK Intelligence Community, public, private and third sector partners. You will be directing and supporting tactical operational activity in the UK and overseas to cause maximum disruption to individuals and groups involved in serious organised crime. 
As an Intelligence Officer you will work closely with Intelligence Analysts using multiple data sets to build and develop knowledge. Your work will contribute to the NCA’s National Strategic Assessment by building understanding of the threat to the UK from serious and organised crime. 
Working as an Intelligence Officer is an exciting and rewarding role which is hugely varied and challenging. There are a number of roles available within several different departments.  Depending on your role there may be the opportunity to travel within the UK and Internationally.

Full DVLA Licence (Includes Full EU Licences) or the ability to obtain a Full Driving Licence within one year in post (this will be required for investigation pathways only)

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

Confirmation of holding a minimum of Grade 4 / C GCSE Including Mathematics and English, or equivalent

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

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

• Describe a personal achievement of which you are proud and explain how you accomplished this.
• Describe a time where you have overcome adversity.
• Explain what inspires you. This could include: o Where you have been inspired to solve a problem o To develop or learn something new. o To change direction in your life.

Alongside your salary of £26,370, National Crime Agency contributes £7,119 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Larkhill, Wiltshire, SP4 8QU

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 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.

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 

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.

Medical

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

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.

We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

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 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 & 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 the department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Learning & Development

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

Employment Hours

48 hours (including a paid break per day) This is a shift working position. The successful candidate will be expected to work nights, weekends, bank holidays etc. The shifts include 12 hour days, 12 hour nights. The exact shift pattern will be explained in full during the interview. 

About DIO

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.

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

Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, SO20 8DY

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 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. 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

• Annual Licensing
• Continuation Training
• Upkeep of paperwork
• Using IT facilities
• Dog Welfare (for all Military Working Dogs on site)
• Daily upkeep of the Kennels (Disinfecting, sweeping and jet washing)
• Collaborating closely with Dog Evaluation Officer and Kennel Supervisor
• Driving MOD vehicles (Crucial for post)
• Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site
• Issuing of passes
• Issuing and receipt of keys
• Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas
• Escorting of visitors
• Controlling traffic
• Checking identity
• Reporting on breaches of security or defects
• Dealing with demonstrators and intruders
• Safeguarding classified information and material
• Collaborating closely with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures
• Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Reporting safety hazards and accidents
• Carrying out, if required, initial action at the scene of any incident

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.

A full UK Driving licence is essential for this role as you will be required to make trips to the local vets and the Defence Animal Centre as well as carrying out Mobile patrols.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

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%
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• 8 public holidays
• 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 maternity, paternity and adoption 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 Gross (43 Net) Hours per week over a rolling week Sunday to Saturday. 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, 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

Northwood

UK Strategic Command (UK StratCom) Assurance Team positions are part of the Principal Security Advisor (PSyA) department of a busy 4*Headquarters.  The demanding and operational nature of the Headquarters means that this role will require a significant level of flexibility and professionalism.

UK StratCom is one of the four front line military commands (alongside Navy, Army, and Air Force) which conducts joint operations and generates, develops, and manages key enablers. It has approximately 22,500 military and civilian personnel deployed across the UK and worldwide. UK StratCom is a 4* HQ and a Top Level Budget (TLB), tasked with developing and preparing an integrated Joint Force for current and future operations. It has a unique structure, with a small Headquarters that works above, and with, a number of subordinate organisations, including Permanent Joint Headquarters, Defence Intelligence, Defence Digital and MOD A Block. UK StratCom also has management and operational responsibility for the Overseas Bases of Gibraltar, Cyprus, the South Atlantic Islands, British Indian Overseas Territory and British Defence Support Unit Singapore.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The role of Security Assurance Team is to identify Physical and other security risks and highlight non-compliance and vulnerabilities to enable the effective management of risk.

Protective Security specialists employed on UK StratCom Assurance Teams provide direct support to commanders, through the completion of security surveys, inspections and the provision of specialist security advice in support of UK StratCom and broader Defence tasks, throughout the UK and Overseas Bases. Role level expectation is to deliver Physical Security assurance processes, including providing audit information to risk owners.

The UK Strategic Command HEO Security Assurance Team Operator will work to the SEO Team Leader delivering second line assurance activity across the UK StratCom estate in the UK and Overseas Bases. This will cover a wide geographical area and a diverse range of assurance activity spanning Def CNI, STRAP, Establishments within the Defence Estate, and leased premises in the public/ industrial domain.

This will result in accurate and timely reporting to identify areas of compliance/ non-compliance, areas of risk, and recommendation of appropriate/ proportionate/  cost effective mitigations.

The Permanent Duty Station (PDS) is Northwood HQ and the positions will be predominately based from home addresses but are not home-working. They require a significant amount of UK and some overseas travel with remote stays away up to several days. As such, a high level of flexibility will be required to support the outputs of the team. Travel and expenses will be in accordance with Defence and Northwood HQ policies.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Conduct a range of security assurance visits supporting PSyA, Command/ Corporate STRAPSOs and Heads of Establishment at varying levels of complexity including:

• CNI Surveys
• STRAP Protective Security Surveys (SPSS)
• STRAP Protective Security Inspections (SPSI)
• Protective Security Assurance Visits (PSAV)
• Bespoke Assurance Tasks as required

2. Deliver unambiguous, timely and accurate reports to the highest professional standard and within set time limits through the Team Leader. Products will reflect the findings of activity, areas of compliance/ non-compliance and risk.

3. Work with all relevant stakeholders to identify, develop and recommend proportionate and cost effective mitigations to reduce risk.

4. Manage follow-up activity to support mitigation strategies and monitor/ upwardly report on progress.

5. Work with Team leaders and the HQ Assurance C2 to programme efficient and focused activity in-line with Command priorities.

6. Manage personal travel, accommodation, and expense arrangements in line with the relevant travel and subsistence policies.

7. Champion continual improvement and proactively seek to develop lessons learned arising from activity, opportunities to improve and, report these to the appropriate CoC or policy teams.

8. Handle, store and dispose of classified documents/ IT equipment in accordance with MoD Policy. Ensure compliance with all WfH behaviours across all platforms provided.

9. All assurance team members are expected to maintain currency with the relevant policies and procedures relevant to the role including:

• JSP 440; The Defence Manual of Security
• Cabinet Office STRAP Supplement
• MOD STRAP Leaflets
• JSP 892; Risk Management

10. All team members are expected to continually develop their professional skills through collaborative working, sharing of best practice and peer review.

*Note – UK and some International travel will be required with stays remote from the parent unit of several days at a time.

The successful applicant will have a background in protective security and survey/ audit work – ideally within the MOD.

The Assurance Team Operator will have a proven track record delivering assurance and physical security activity within defence, government, or industry. They will have experience of carrying out Protective Security Advisory Visits, STRAP Inspection activity and other physical security and assurance tasks as required. They will have been formally trained and will have underpinned this with appropriate levels of experience as a practitioner.

The position is Veteran Friendly and would be ideally suited to Service Leavers from the relevant specialisation within the RAF Police and Intelligence Corps.

DVLC

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Protective/ Physical Security
• Security Surveys
• Experience relevant to the role and indicating the ability to deliver key outputs

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Birkenhead, North West England, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 3BH : Durham, North East England, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West England, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AW : Peterborough, East of England, PE1 1QF : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Warton, North West England, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4LR

We have an exciting opportunity for the role of Security Adviser (Physical Security) within the Security Team. This role involves overseeing physical security controls across the HMLR estate, managing compliance monitoring activities and providing physical security advice to internal stakeholders. You will also coordinate physical security controls with other areas of security, including incident management, personnel security, third party supplier assurance, information security, education and awareness and Business Continuity.

A key aspect of the role is to establish and maintain the appropriate physical security posture for HMLR, providing the Head of Protective Security with assurance of the effectiveness of these controls and provide recommendations where additional actions will support assurance activities. You will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to HMLR covering all aspects of physical security, including the management of physical security risks and maintenance of standards. 

Fundamental to this role is the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the senior leadership of HMLR, the shared-service providers responsible for the provision of HMLR establishment security services, the National Technical Authorities, the Cabinet Office, Government Property Agency (GPA) and our parent Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities.  

You will champion security as an enabler for HMLR to conduct business safely and securely, driving engagement with colleagues at all levels throughout the organisation to achieve effective dialogue on security and support the continuous improvement processes for physical security controls.

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable. 

This role may require a Security Check to either be transferred to HMLR or completed within 6 months of appointment. This will include meeting the UK minimum residency requirement of 5 years.

Further details of the process and checks can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels 

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a protective security role and have excellent communication and team working skills. This includes an understanding of risk management processes, security control frameworks and compliance monitoring activities.

For more information about the role, please see the attached candidate guidance.

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

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

Alongside your salary of £41,887, HM Land Registry contributes £11,309 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people.  They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay, generous annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits. 

• We have integrity– we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation– we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional– we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance– we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

Westminster

House of Commons 

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK’s thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Introduction 

The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) is responsible for physical and personnel security across both Houses of Parliament and provides support to Members and staff when away from the Estate. Its purpose is to keep Parliament safe and open for business.

PSD sets security strategy provides expert advice and delivers an operational service. It does this in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and by working closely with the Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST), Strategic Estates, Serjeant at Arms and Black Rod’s office, Restoration & Renewal teams, the Parliamentary Digital Service, and other key stakeholders. 

The Security Officer Manager directly manages Security Officers deployed across the large Parliamentary estate, on 365 days a year, 24 hours a day rotation. The post holder will work alongside both armed and unarmed colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service to ensure that all security policies and procedures are in place and ensuring the security of the estate.

Security Officer managers will be expected to deploy to incidents, supporting their staff and assisting PSD senior managers and our Metropolitan Police colleagues. They will be part of the key day to day operational security as well as leaders of their staff on ceremonial events such as State Opening of Parliament, Laying in State, State visits, Speakers Events, and other high-profile events.
Security Officer Managers are often encouraged to take part in representative roles for PSD Operations on subjects such as Health & Safety and Fire Safety.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Ensure that Security Officers maintain the required standard of appearance and professionalism, leading by example and challenging behaviours when they do not meet requirements.
• Ensure that Security Officers are well briefed, ensure that all incidents and events across the estate are supervised and reported correctly, as well as initiating required actions and taking instruction from senior management.
• Clearly and effectively communicate required information to senior managers and stakeholders, both written and verbally.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• The ability to develop and manage the performance of individuals and maintain good conduct in an operational environment whilst adhering to policy and procedure. Experience of working with diverse groups of people, upholding the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion, ensuring that everyone is, at all times, treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.
• Ability to manage security incidents, delivering appropriate response and threat mitigation through a collaborative approach working with multiple stakeholders where required.
• Able to communicate, clearly and effectively with excellent organisational and decision-making skills.
• Ability to gather relevant information, from a variety of sources, to understand specific issues and events and then to use that information to identify problems and draw logical conclusions.
• Experience and knowledge of Security Operations in a high threat and high-profile security environment, including demonstrable understanding of current threats and threat methodologies.

Alongside your salary of £34,980, House of Commons contributes £9,444 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. 
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London, however please note that we are due to move to Canary Wharf in 2024. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are operating hybrid working arrangements that require staff to be in Cockspur Street 40% of their working pattern.

This role offers the opportunity to develop and shape a new proactive intelligence team within the SFO’s Intelligence Division, with a remit to identify potential cases that meet the Directors Statement of Principle as well as to support existing investigations.

As a Principal Intelligence Officer, you will have responsibility for ensuring the oversight of a small team of Intelligence Officers, collecting, evaluating, analysing and disseminating information in line with the National Intelligence Model.

As a Principal Intelligence Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Providing leadership and direction to a team of intelligence officers, providing mentoring/coaching, guidance and support in order to maximise their development, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Developing and maintaining processes, intelligence products, and other core intelligence functions to assist decision making, identifying and managing threat, risk and harm, and ensuring compliance with national standards and relevant legislation.
• Collating and validating intelligence, evaluating the reliability of particular sources and the credibility of the information with a view to assisting in the strategic direction of the office. Building up accurate and comprehensive intelligence pictures, which identify potential areas of interest for the SFO, seeking clarification, obtaining more material or making further enquiries where necessary.
• Receiving and assessing information on the intelligence system and disseminating to relevant parties, in line with confidentiality, sensitivity and duty of care policies and relevant legislation to ensure intelligence is processed correctly.
• Delivering information in formal reports and desk-level briefings to operational case teams and the SFO senior leadership team. Presenting intelligence cases at the Tactical Tasking and Co-ordination Group or Case Evaluation Boards.

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.

See above and attached Job Pack.

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Please describe how you meet the Technical Criteria as listed on the Job Pack.

Alongside your salary of £54,232, Serious Fraud Office contributes £14,643 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions

Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the Queen’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.

Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.

Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.

Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.

Opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.

Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/

Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.

Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:

• Discounts with high street retailers
• Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
• Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
• Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
• Instant vouchers

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

Whitehall, Westminster

This is an exciting role within the Security team to develop and enhance the personnel security offer within Head Office. It offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a varied, challenging yet friendly and supportive environment working with high profile stakeholders and business units to deliver the desired effect.  The post holder will have line management responsibilities for a C2 (HEO) Personnel Security Advisor and report direct to the Principal Security Advisor.  They will develop strong relationships with the other security pillars including the Establishment Security officer and Cyber and Information lead for Head Office and other key stakeholders within MOD.

 A key part to your role will be to drive forward personnel security improvements in culture, education and awareness through the implementation of the Personnel Security Strategy and development of the Personnel Security plan for Head Office.  You will also be the Head Office lead contributing to MOD’s Insider Threat Programme.  The post holder will be responsible for updating Head Office personnel security policies and putting in place procedures to ensure that the Head Office is taking a proportionate risk-based approach to personnel security.  You will ensure advice is provided on travel using the latest threat intelligence and have oversight of the overseas travel process.  You will deputise for the PSyA on personnel security matters as necessary including briefing seniors.  The post holder will liaise with other government departments on personnel security matters.  The successful candidate will have oversight of Head Office’s vetting demand and prioritisation process and provide risk management advice to staff on appointing personnel at risk. The role is evolving and you may be required to take on additional oversight of other Security functions such as the Security Incident and Reporting process. Occasionally you may be involved in helping to support the wider team in managing security and business resilience incidents occurring in Main Building and supporting the Head of Establishment in their broader responsibilities.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

The post holder will form part of the Head Office security team and will participate in an on call roster for which on call allowance is payable.

Responsibilities include:  

– Develop and implement the Head Office Personnel Security Plan with an emphasis on security culture, training and awareness. 

– Act as the Head Office lead on all aspects of the Insider Threat Programme and liaise with the Directorate of Security & Resilience accordingly. 

– Oversee and Manage the Vetting Intelligent Customer role including the vetting demand and prioritisation process. 

– Oversee the Head Office Personnel Security Risk Register escalating risks as and when they arise including scrutinising requests to appoint at risk and advising on risk mitigations.  

– Provision of proportionate risk-based security advice to the Principal Security Advisor, Head of Establishment and Business Units on personnel security risk. 

– Oversee the implementation of the overseas travel policy.  

– Oversee the establishment of a personnel security network to communicate personnel security matters. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging individual, who is focused on delivering change within the organisation.  They should be confident in dealing with a wide range of high-profile stakeholders across the Department and be comfortable challenging the status quo.

It is essential that the candidate has at least 12 months experience of working in security, especially personnel security and is familiar with the principals of risk assessment and management.

We are looking for a team player, who has good communication and interpersonal skills combined with a calm and analytical approach to a wide range of business issues.  The ability to clearly articulate the issues as they arise is essential so that decisions can be made under pressure.  A willingness to learn, develop, adapt and be flexible are key requirements.    

The role provides significant opportunity to develop expertise in standing up a personnel security offer in a Department of State, Stakeholder engagement and Leadership skills.  Due to upcoming changes within the organisation the incumbent will have the ability to shape the future development of the team’s outputs.   

Essential 

• A minimum of 12 months experience working in the personnel security sector in MOD, across Government, the Defence Industry or UKSV.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, able to express themselves clearly, concisely and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders in a professional manner.
• Ability to demonstrate the drive and commitment to deliver stretching or demanding operational outputs while remaining customer focused.

Desirable

A knowledge or understanding of risk assessment and management principles in JSP 892 or equivalent risk assessment & management models.

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

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

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

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Learning and development tailored to your role with prospect of undertaking funded courses/training that may lead to nationally recognised qualifications.
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• On site subsidised restaurant
• On site creche
• On site gym
• Generous annual leave allowance. 25 days on entry rising to 30 days after 5 years service.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Advances available for season tickets

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

City of Westminster

This is critical role in the Head Office security team. The incident coordinator is responsible for triaging all reported security breaches and incidents impacting Head Office business units.

Using a range of resources at their disposal, the coordinator will draft and develop question sets and indicative lines of enquiry to aid those tasked with undertaking security investigations.

The coordinator will task security incident investigations to the appropriate unit or subject matter expert maintaining close oversight of the progress of investigations concerning the most critical and serious incidents. They will provide the relevant security lead in the wider Head Office team with regular updates on progress. In the most serious cases they will provide briefs directly to the Principal Security Advisor.

The coordinator is also responsible for disseminating a range of key risk & threat warnings and alerts to Head Office business units and system owners.

The post holder will also provide the Principal Security Advisor and the Senior Leadership Team with essential Management Information extracted from periodic analysis of security incident data, the results/outcomes of investigations to help identify new/emerging trends, patterns, profiles, hot-spots and potential risks and vulnerabilities.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the effective operation of the Head Office Security Incident Management team utilising the MOD’s Security Incident Management database.
• Review and triage of all reported security breaches, incidents and intelligence submitted to Head Office security team.
• Prioritisation of breaches and incidents in the alert queue focusing on critical and serious incidents.
• Drafting a comprehensive question set and lines of enquiry to assist those tasked with undertaking security investigations.
• Direct and task incidents to the appropriate Head Office business unit.
• Engage any necessary subject matter experts and/or stakeholders
• Escalate serious/critical incidents to Security Incident team manager
• Hasten business units for progress of security investigations in accordance with MOD security policy.
• Review and consider requests to close or dismiss incidents.
• Maintain close and effective working relationships with other MOD security incident management teams.
• Disseminate a range of critical warning, alerts and risk/threat information to Head Office business units.
• Conduct periodic analysis of security incident data to provide key Management Information for Head Office security team and Senior Leadership Team.
• Refer potential crimes to the Ministry of Defence or relevant Service Police.
• Refer intelligence to Defence Intelligence.
• Provide support to other pillars within the Head Office security team.

We are looking for a committed, driven and proactive individual who takes pride in delivering quality outputs while working in an exciting and dynamic environment.

They should be capable of working using their own initiative without the need for supervision.

They should have keen analytical skills and have the ability to identify key trends, patterns and profiles from large data sets.

Be able to communicate in a clear, concise and convincing manner with the ability to tailor their approach and style to a diverse audience including senior military personnel, civil servants and Ministers.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an environment where there is a need to triage/assess, prioritise, task and respond to a range of security related breaches or incidents. These may include cyber, physical, personnel and information incidents. This may include, but not limited to a Police control/incident room or other similar environment.
• Any formal UK recognised training or qualifications in any of the following; security incident coordination/management, incident response, risk assessment, ISO 27001, or NIST CSF

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Delivering at Pace

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.

• Learning and development tailored to your role with the prospect of obtaining formal UK recognised qualifications
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• On site gym
• On site Creche
• Grants for Cycle to work scheme
• Advances available for season tickets
• Inner London Weighting currently £3000 (potentially rising to £3250).
• Generous Annual leave allowance of 25 days rising to 30 days after 5 years service.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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

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

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

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

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

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