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Cardiff, Glasgow, London

The REMIT Case Work and Policy team promotes and protects the integrity and transparency of wholesale gas and electricity markets so that they work for GB consumers.

The team’s major functions include:

1. Monitoring the markets for potential breaches of REMIT (Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency), which includes prohibitions on market manipulation and insider trading, and certain generation licence conditions such as Transmission Constraint Licence Condition (TCLC).
2. Taking action, including enforcement where necessary, to address breaches. This requires understanding market fundamentals and complex trading strategies and using qualitative and quantitative analysis to support investigations.

This is a really exciting opportunity to work in energy markets at a time of huge system change as we transition to Net Zero. This role covers a variety of issues across wholesale markets, with the opportunity to use unique datasets relating to trading and producers’ physical characteristics, in order to make the market work better for consumers.

You will liaise with colleagues in other parts of Ofgem, including policy and legal teams. You will also be engaging with Ofgem’s stakeholders such as National Grid ESO, the Financial Conduct Authority, Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) and other national regulatory agencies (NRAs) in Europe, as well as gas and electricity stakeholders.

Key Outputs and Deliverables 

• Leading on compliance or enforcement activity in relation to REMIT, TCLC and other wholesale market conduct issues by producing high quality, timely, and robust analysis and reports.
• Monitor the market for potential breaches of REMIT and TCLC and other market conduct issues.
• Making evidence-based recommendations: identifying & escalating key issues as well as assisting in the management of risk.
• Build capability in the team by improving of the team’s monitoring activities, through improving internal processes and data analysis tools.
• Contribute to the delivery of wider projects in the Enforcement and Emerging issues division and Ofgem.

Key Stakeholder Relationships 

Internal

• Build relationships with other teams and divisions within Ofgem.
• Communicate key findings to senior decisions makers in Ofgem.

External

• Communicate and co-ordinate effectively with UK and EU institutional stakeholders such as DESNZ, the FCA, and other National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs).
• Build effective relationships with industry, ensuring Ofgem policy is clearly set out at all times.

Essential Criteria

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills. Experience in analysing complex quantitative and qualitative data and evidence to arrive at conclusions and recommendations.  (lead criteria)
• Experience using Python or other tools to manage large datasets and produce compelling analytical outputs.  (lead criteria)
• Experience of interpreting and applying complex legislation, regulation, rules and processes to deliver effective compliance or enforcement investigations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that effectively communicate complex issues to non-expert audiences. 

Desirable Criteria

• Sector knowledge: An understanding of the operation of wholesale energy markets and/or experience of trading (energy, commodities or equities etc.).

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

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

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

• Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.

Alongside your salary of £43,650, OFGEM contributes £11,785 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but is in review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

This position is based nationally

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

Security Policy Technical Writer

Closing Date: 2nd of October 2023

Location: National

Salary Range: The national salary range is £39,868 – £43,535, London salary range is £45,824 – £50,039. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.

Interviews: week commencing 23rd of October 2023

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Security Policy Technical Writer to be part of the warm and collaborative Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Security Policy, Awareness, Culture and Education (SPACE) team.

This role focuses on developing and maintaining security policy and guidance information. The goal is to enable and advance a healthy security culture across the MoJ.

You’ll work with staff who help deliver and enhance the security of a wide range of essential Justice services. You’ll engage with stakeholders and information users at all levels in the MoJ. You’ll use these insights to develop and support information resources in a variety of media formats. You’ll help improve security compliance and outcomes.

The ways you help MoJ colleagues to understand and practice good security in their work drive your success indicators. Your deliverables will include formal (but readable!) policy, easy-to-follow guidance, and informal posters, briefing notes and similar lighter material. The content will reflect current and forthcoming MoJ and Government security requirements.

You’ll produce information showing quantitative and qualitative measures and improvements. You’ll share information, processes, and improvements across the MoJ and outside.

Key Responsibilities 

· Help develop and maintain the MoJ Security Policy and Guidance portfolio.
· Help build the MoJ reputation for quality security information and best practices.
· Deliver valuable and valued security information for internal and external channels. This includes appropriate social media and direct messages.
· Use agile methodologies to progress and deliver security information.
· Help maintain and optimise the security policy content build environment and processes.
· Work with corporate communication colleagues to include security messages in MoJ information.
· Check and help action the team inbox and direct message channels.
· Live the MoJ values and behaviours.
· Build understanding of the security strategy across the team, the department, and the wider MoJ. Enable compliance with cross-government requirements.
· Support the security team in engaging with stakeholders. Help establish a clear understanding of security policy and requirements.
· Help test the effectiveness of security information processes, and deliver ongoing improvement.
· Understand and apply content development techniques to support all accessibility requirements.

Does this feel like an exciting challenge? Is it something you are enthusiastic about? Would you like to join our team? Read on and apply!

This is an SEO role with a salary of £39,868 – £43,535, London salary range is £45,824 – £50,039. Your salary will be dependent on your base location plus great benefits:

· 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home/remote working, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
· We are committed to nurturing our staff and provide lots of training and development opportunities with learning platforms such as: Microsoft Learning, Civil Service Learning, etc.
· 10% dedicated time to learning and development with a budget of £1000 a year per person
 · Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 26-30% depending on salary.
· 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
· Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
· Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
· Nurturing professional and interpersonal networks including those for Careers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD and SPIRIT
· Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
· Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
· 5 days volunteering paid leave.
· Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
· Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.

Person Specification

Essential

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, particularly drafting, presenting and facilitation skills.
· Experience of project work and delivery using GitHub and DITA. (In other words, XML-based ContentOps workflow.)
· Experience of content single-source and re-use processes and best practices.
· Effective communication engaging with a wide range of audiences.
· Collaboration across teams, functions and organisations.

Desirable

· Experience developing and applying information taxonomies.
· Experience building content for multi-platform delivery.
· Experience of project work and delivery using Markdown, and Jekyll static site generation.
· Experience building campaigns to support key deliverables.
· An industry-recognised security certification.
· Use of analytics and engagement data and feedback results to measure effectiveness of content, and drive development.

Applicant profile

We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring, and do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.

Our values are Purpose, Humanity, Openness, and Together. Find out more about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.

How to Apply

Candidates must submit a CV and a letter of suitability containing no more than 1500 words which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.

We recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

· Changing and Improving
· Communicating and Influencing
· Working Together
· Leadership
· Seeing the Bigger Picture

Your application will be reviewed and sifted against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel.

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on previous advocacy successes in technology domains will be conducted prior to the sift.

Further Information Please review the following Terms & Conditions which set out the way we recruit and provide further information related to the role.

Please refer to Job Description

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

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

Alongside your salary of £39,868, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,804 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

Northwood Headquarters

UK Strategic Command is a 4* HQ and a Top-Level Budget, 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 federated organisations including, for example, Permanent Joint Headquarters, Defence Intelligence and the Overseas Bases.

The successful applicant will lead on the accurate reporting of Strategic Command’s strategic cyber resilience risk, driving action across the Command to manage the risk.

As part of the new UK StratCom HQ Cyber Risk Management team, the role holder will work closely with the wider Principal Security Advisor team to ensure a coordinated approach to the management of cyber security within the Command.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Responsibilities of the role holder will include:

• Providing direction, assessment and recommendations on current and future cyber security risks within Strategic Command
• Overseeing the creation of reports and briefs on cyber risk activity and risk assessments to enable seniors (all the way up to the Commander) to make informed decisions
• Overseeing the TLB quarterly returns, accurately reporting Strategic Command’s cyber security risk to Head Office.
• Working collaboratively with risk owners across Strategic Command to better understand their risk areas and the funded activity taking place to manage cyber risk exposure.
• Providing advice and guidance to UK StratCom senior management and TLB stakeholders on cyber security related risks.
• Supporting the implementation of the Cyber Compliance Framework and Cyber Risk Management Framework across Strategic Command.
• Supporting the UKStratCom response to cyber incidents and rapidly emerging vulnerabilities.
• Providing support to the Cyber Risk Management Assistant Head, deputising where required.
• Line management responsibility for 1x HEO (C2)

Participation in an out of hours Duty Officer rota and some UK travel are a requirement of the role.

Please note that from the specific nature of your duties in relation to our business resilience, you may also be required to work occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances as the needs of the Department require. This could involve overtime and recall to duty (including if on leave, albeit we would only seek to do this in exceptional circumstances).  Commitments arising in such circumstances would be recompensed in accordance with the Department’s usual leave, expenses and pay policies which can be found on our internal People Portal.

Ideally, applicants will have the following desirable attributes, knowledge and skills:

• An understanding of cyber risk and cyber security
• Formal/ accredited qualifications in Information Risk Management and/or Information Security (e.g. CISSP)
• Excellent relationship-building and all-round communication skills
• Decisive leadership and the ability to support a team

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• IISP Skills Framework: A1 – Governance. Level 4 (Enable) – Senior Practitioner
• IISP Skills Framework: B1 – Threat Intelligence, Assessment and Threat Modelling. Level 4 (Enable) – Senior Practitioner
• IISP Skills Framework: B3 – Information Risk Management. Level 4 (Enable) – Senior Practitioner

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

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Excellent on site facilities including car parking, cafe, gymnasium and community hub

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.

Northwood HQ

UK Strategic Command is a 4* HQ and a Top-Level Budget, 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 federated organisations including, for example, Permanent Joint Headquarters, Defence Intelligence and the Overseas Bases.

The successful applicant will lead on the analysis and accurate reporting on Strategic Command’s strategic cyber resilience risk, and drive action across the Command to manage the risk.  As part of the new UK StratCom HQ Cyber Risk Management team, the role holder will work closely with the Principal Security Advisor’s team to ensure a coordinated approach to the management of cyber security within the Command. 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The role holder’s responsibilities will include:

• Working with HLB risk managers and risk owners to better understand their risk areas and the funded activity taking place to manage cyber risk exposure across the Command.
• Analysing the cyber risk assessments and mitigation plans to identify common themes, gaps and make recommendations for action.
• Providing advice and guidance to HLBs on cyber security and resilience risks and issues.
• Engaging with Defence Digital to ensure that UKStratCom is aligned with Defence and cross-Government policy and direction.
• Providing and contributing to reports and briefs on cyber risk activity and risk assessments to enable seniors (all the way up to the Commander) to make informed decisions.
• Collating the TLB quarterly returns to provide accurate reports to the Centre.
• Supporting the UK StratCom response to cyber incidents and rapidly emerging vulnerabilities.
• Maintaining professional competence

Participation in an out of hours Duty Officer rota and some UK travel are a requirement of the role.

Please note that from the specific nature of your duties in relation to our business resilience, you may also be required to work occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances as the needs of the Department require. This could involve overtime and recall to duty (including if on leave, albeit we would only seek to do this in exceptional circumstances).  Commitments arising in such circumstances would be recompensed in accordance with the Department’s usual leave, expenses and pay policies which can be found on our internal People Portal.

Ideally, the successful applicant will have the following desirable attributes, knowledge and skills:

• A good understanding of cyber risk and cyber security.
• Formal/ accredited qualifications in Information Risk Management and/or Information Security.
• Excellent relationship-building and all-round communication skills.
• Previous experience in a Cyber security/ risk management related role.

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

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

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:

• IISP Skills Framework: A1 – Governance. Level 3 (Apply) – Practitioner
• IISP Skills Framework: B1 – Threat Intelligence, Assessment and Threat Modelling. Level 3 (Apply) – Practitioner
• IISP Skills Framework: B3 – Information Risk Management. Level 3 (Apply) – Practitioner

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%
• Excellent on-site facilities including community hub and gymnasium

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 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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

Open to UK nationals only.

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 Parliament’s security strategy, provides expert advice and delivers an operational service. It does this in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service and by working closely with the In-House Services and Estates team, the Serjeant at Arms and Black Rod’s Office, the Restoration & Renewal programme, the Parliamentary Digital Service, and other key stakeholders.

The Personnel Security Team drives the development and implementation of the policies and processes aimed at mitigating the risk of passholders exploiting their legitimate access to Parliament and its assets. Security Vetting and Pass Officers will be expected to work collaboratively to ensure that pass and vetting applications are processed in a manner that is smooth, accurate, and puts personnel security at its heart and to ensure the vetting team uphold excellent customer service standards at all times.

The successful candidate will be a fast learner with exceptional attention to detail who is able to balance speed and accuracy. An eagerness to learn is essential due to the detailed and complex nature of the role. Strong customer service skills are required as the role is split between administrative-office tasks and the front facing pass issuing offices.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Learning the complex nuances of the role, keeping up-to-date with and consistently applying current procedures relating to processing security applications, access control and the issuing of passes.
• Answering the Vetting Team telephone line and answering emails, providing accurate information based on current procedures and guidelines.
• Working in the pass issuing offices, interacting face-to-face with stakeholders, providing excellent customer service; offering accurate information and advice based on current procedures and guidelines; being responsible for the safe receipt and handling of personal ID documentation and keeping pass issuing consumables replenished.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Previous experience working in a fast-paced administration environment with the ability to complete tasks whilst balancing accuracy and speed using a variety of IT systems.  You will have an ability to spot and deal with issues autonomously.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills working in an administrative environment. You will have a confident manner, be able to think quickly, react appropriately with all stakeholders in a potentially challenging environment, whilst upholding the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Being a team player with a “can-do” attitude, demonstrating flexibility to switch between tasks to achieve team goals when under pressure within a complex, demanding and rapidly changing environment.
• Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively both orally and in writing.

Alongside your salary of £29,150, House of Commons contributes £7,870 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.

City of Westminster, London (region), SW1A 0AA

We have several Security Officer roles available for individuals who are looking to work in a fast pace environment where you will deal with a wide range of potential security risks which may arise in a complex and diverse organisation.

If you are looking for this type of career path and have a good understanding of security policies and their practical application in the workplace, we would love to hear from you!

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 In-House and Strategic Estates teams, Serjeant at Arms and Black Rod’s office, the Restoration & Renewal programme, the Parliamentary Digital Service, and other key stakeholders.

We are seeking to recruit our next cohort of Security Officers to meet our departmental aim of maintaining a safe, security and accessible Parliament, free from disruption. Please be aware that you do not need prior security experience to become a Security Officer at Parliament – all training required for the role will be provided.

Security Officers are responsible for controlling access to the Parliamentary Estate which will include searching and screening visitors, vehicles, and specified premises to prevent or trace prohibited items. As Parliament has over 1 million visitors per year, ranging from the public to high-profile guests, this role requires postholders to be confident in delivering excellent customer service and interacting with diverse groups of people in high-pressure situations.

We are looking for individuals who will bring excellent analytical skills to identify, analyse, and act safely on potential security risks. You will have the ability to make clear and sound decisions independently when under pressure to ensure a successful solution is applied.

You will have the ability to gather relevant information to fully understand an issue and use that information to identify problems and draw logical conclusion. You will need good prioritising skills to ensure that all incidents are reported in an effective and efficient manner with an appropriate and professional audit trail.

Alongside your salary of £33,761, House of Commons contributes £27 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Staff Benefits 

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

1. 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
2. Civil Service pension 
3. Access to training and development. Flexible working.
4. Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan. 

Whitehall, London

This is an exciting opportunity to help drive forward the Joint Intelligence Organisation’s (JIO) use of graphic design, data visualisation and other forms of visual storytelling as a core part of our intelligence assessment. We are looking for a dedicated individual with an aptitude for creativity to join the JIO’s Insights Hub as a Senior Information Designer. This is a unique opportunity to continue developing a unique capability within the UK intelligence assessment community. Candidates should have a passion for finding new and innovative ways to visualise unique stories within intelligence assessment.

The JIO Insights Hub fosters a culture of innovation and inclusion, believing our success comes through diversity of thought, experience and background. You will be empowered to manage the day-to-day projects, develop relationships across the organisation and try new ideas which will drive forward the JIO’s bar-setting vision for high-value, innovative intelligence assessment.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of UK national security. You’ll be creating visual products which ultimately help to inform the UK’s response to priority national and international issues on a daily basis.

About the JIO

The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) primarily supports the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and the Foreign Policy and Security Council, 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 in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.

The Role

As a Senior Information Designer, you will be managing the day-to-day production of best-in-class visual assessments. You will also be working with the Principal Designer, the Graphics Desk and wider Insights Hub Specialists to find new and innovative ways to visualise intelligence assessment for the Prime Minister and other senior officials. You will be responsible for imagining, creating and maintaining these visual experiences to help our customers understand the latest assessments. Focusing on one or more specialities – such as graphic design, digital illustration and/or data visualisation  – you will produce high-impact infographics and other visuals on a daily basis, collaborating with subject matter experts on the most important national security issues of the day.

This post is only open to British Citizens. Some dual nationals may be ineligible. The successful candidate must obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance if not already held. As they will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process.  Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment.  Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

Responsibilities

If your application is successful, you will:

• Collaborate with fellow Insights Hub Specialists and wider JIO Intelligence Analysts to produce best-in-class visual products that will be seen by the Prime Minister and other senior officials on a daily basis. 
• Work with the Team Principal to develop design concepts
• Manage the day-to-day visual production of the team. Coordinating the delivery of multiple visual products at pace. 
• Review and confidently provide feedback on analyst produced visuals. Ensuring consistency with the house style and maintaining a rigorous quality control process.
• Scope out complex requirements and confidently communicate ideas to analysts and non-familiar audiences.
• Contribute to your team’s wider work or to other JIO work, both to support colleagues and for your own development. You may occasionally be asked to support crisis working or work unsociable hours.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have proven experience in creative and deadline driven environments.
• Have experience with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and/or Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS, QGIS).  
• Be passionate about creating compelling visual experiences with a strong aesthetic. Having knowledge of editorial layout, graphic fundamentals and typography.
• Tell stories in innovative ways with an enthusiasm to constantly push the creative and technological boundaries of JIO assessment.
• Use analytical skills to identify storytelling opportunities. Able to confidently and independently search and analyse datasets, with a desire to eventually upskill in data analysis or advanced data visualisation (R, Python).
• Relevant experience in graphic design or geospatial intelligence roles.
• Have a Level 5 or above qualification in graphic design, cartographic or other related subjects. Level 5 qualifications accepted are Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE), Foundation Degree, Higher National Diploma (HND), Level 5 Award, Level 5 Certificate, Level 5 Diploma or Level 5 NVQ.

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:

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

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

• Tools and software. (Skill level: expert) (aligned with DDaT Capability Framework Graphic Designer Role – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/graphic-designer)
• Communicating between the technical and non-technical. (Skill level: practitioner) (aligned with DDaT Capability Framework Graphic Designer Role – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/graphic-designer)

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.

Existing civil servants can take up the post on loan from their parent department for the duration advertised (permission from their parent department would need to be secured in order to take up the post). Those joining on level transfer will retain their current salary. Staff joining on promotion terms will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary or the pay band minimum whichever is the greater. Staff joining on promotion will adopt the modernised terms and conditions of employment which came into force in 2013. 

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 Queen’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.

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.

MOD Main Building Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB

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.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

MOD Main Building Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB

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

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
• 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.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

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

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

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

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

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

Working Pattern

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.

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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

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

About DIO

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

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

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work 

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.

Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

About the Security Function:  

The Security function’s role is to protect DBT’s people, assets and information from any people or groups who wish to damage the department or stop the department from achieving its objectives. We do this by building a diverse team with expert, generalist, and entry level roles to work together to solve the challenges we face. This mix allows us to develop talent internally and to benefit from a wide range of life experiences.

The Role:  

This role sits within the core security team and will work with colleagues across our security functions to develop, implement and maintain a new security incident management capability within the department. You will also be expected to work closely with other corporate functions in DBT (notably Data Protection, HR, Fraud and Cyber colleagues) to ensure that any incidents affecting them are assessed, shared, and dealt with effectively and efficiently.

The initial workload will largely involve building on and developing existing security incident management policies and procedures, whilst enhancing our incident reporting, lesson learning, and continuous improvement functions, and aligning the department to the Government Functional Standard for Security (GovS 007) and Minimum Security Standards: Incident Management. Thereafter, the role will act as the coordinating authority for security incidents in DBT, receiving, assessing, triaging and responding to incidents as required, soliciting other security or corporate functions to support as necessary.  

There is a secondary investigatory responsibility associated with this role. You will support the department’s Leaks and Investigations Adviser, and cover the function in their absence, to participate in Cabinet Office led, or cross-government investigations, more complex investigations within DBT, and to individually take on breach investigations according to demand, capacity and capability.

• Develop and implement a new streamlined reporting process for security related incidents across DBT.
• Coordinate and maintain our incident management processes, receiving, triaging and responding to incident reports and managing activity in line with HMG and departmental policy and statutory and legislative requirements.
• Embed a lesson-learning and continuous improvement function in our approach to incident management, ensuring the whole security team benefits from knowledge gained or issues identified whilst managing incidents.
• Support security investigations and associated activities, liaising with stakeholders across corporate functions and externally, where required.
• Participate in an out of hours on-call duty roster (approximately one week in eight), attracting an on-call allowance.

Essential Criteria:

• Stakeholder management experience.
• The ability to prioritise between multiple work streams to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work well individually and with others at all levels in an organisation.
• Able to attend the workplace at short notice, where necessary to support security incidents and/or deal with matters in person.

Desirable Criteria:

• Project management skills/previous work on projects.
• An understanding of Government Security policies and guidance.
• The ability to quickly develop a basic understanding of a subject area and continue to develop this understanding over time.
• Prior knowledge and experience of investigations (e.g. security, fraud, HR, criminal) would be an advantage.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

Alongside your salary of £38,052, Department for Business and Trade contributes £10,273 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%

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

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