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Joint Maritime Security Centre – Portsmouth

Border Force is a Law Enforcement arm of the Home Office. We are responsible for handling the UK border control by implementing immigration and customs regulations and working with the wider Home Office on counter terrorism, organised crime, modern slavery and trafficking.

Learn more on the Border Force careers page.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is the UK’s cross Government organisation for maritime security. JMSC provides expert advice and support to Government (including the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies) on maritime security, including maritime related threat, operational capability and response mechanisms.

JMSC comprises operational, information and assessment elements. The Operations Centre provides 24/7 awareness of the UK’s maritime asset distribution and ensures a coordinated and whole-system response to maritime security incidents at sea. It contributes to the integrity of UK waters and the mitigation of threats at sea by informing operational decision making. On behalf of government, The JMSC Operations centre also owns multi-agency Concept of Operations (CONOPs) and delivers a joint exercising calendar. Watchkeepers are a key element of this team.

The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) is the multi-agency construct that enables joint operational activity, information sharing and collaboration. NMIC contributes to the UK’s maritime domain awareness and understanding of maritime threats at home and overseas. The Assessment Team forms an assessment hub which coheres UK and global maritime security threat intelligence consolidation and orchestrates whole system understanding. Working seamlessly with a range of external organisations, JMSC chairs the NMSC(O) Threat Steering Group. Assessment standards are compliant with the Cabinet Office Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA).

JMSC is led by Head JMSC (Hd/JMSC) who is accountable to the Joint Governance Board (JGB), comprising sponsors from Home Office, Department for Trade and Ministry of Defence. They are also accountable to the National Maritime Security Committee (Officials) (NMSC(O)).

As a researcher/analyst within the JMSC Sanctions Team, the post holders will report to and take direction from their respective Lead Analyst corresponding to their particular area of interest to deliver analysis and understanding relating to Russian activity to avoid sanctions, in accordance with His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), Department for Transport (DfT) and JMSC strategic and operational priorities

This work is at the cutting-edge of delivering cross-government assessments in support of delivering the JMSC Mandate. It offers a challenging opportunity to join a collaborative assessment and operational community and participate in developing decision-support to the UK Government. Researcher/analysts will be able to collate and cohere sanctions-related data and understanding from across the national and international intelligence communities, contributing to the development of assessments to inform decision-making at all levels. They will not have any line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Understanding, articulating and helping drive forward sanction-related output, and in turn, supporting the wider business to deliver the JMSC Mandate.
• Providing strong support to their Lead Analyst regarding a specific area of analytical responsibility, including routine and urgent, high profile or sensitive issues.
• Taking responsibility for engaging, delivering outcomes and resolving issues.
• Providing high quality, succinct, timely and accurate, advice and briefings.
• Maintaining an overview of issues affecting wider JMSC Assessment activity.
• Using a range of tools (open source, proprietary, intelligence) to research and provide material in support of drafting high-quality, sanctions-related assessments and presentations to satisfy standing and ad hoc requirements.
• Maintaining and building enduring linkages with national and international intelligence counterparts, to understand Russia sanctions-related activity.
• Building an exhaustive knowledge and understanding of their specific sanctions-related theme.

Please note, occasional travel will be required for this role, including to London.

Please note, not all working patterns can be supported within this role. Successful candidates should discuss work patterns with the vacancy holder ahead of accepting any offer.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are self-starters, who can work effectively under pressure, take responsibility for delivery, and work collaboratively with others to achieve the Team’s objectives.
• Are able to build effective stakeholder relationships and understand operational pressures across the JMSC and its stakeholders.
• Have strong communication skills.
• Are adaptable and responsive and sensitive to a changing political environment.
• Can prioritise workload needs.

Essential criteria

• Apply analytical skills independently to complex work, with an element of supervision.
• Ability to exercise judgement in selecting the best approach to achieve the task while meeting existing standards and procedures, tailoring your approach.
• Understand how your work and the work of your team can assist and inform JMSC Assessment objectives and threat understanding.
• Keep up to date with sanctions-related affairs and take a keen interest in expanding knowledge and gain a degree of understanding of the relevant legislation.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders, both domestically and internationally with a view to building enduring and collaborative analytical partnerships.
• Use creative and critical thinking in analysis and research to support assessments, applying structured methods to explain how verdicts have been reached.
• Articulate thought processes and complex matters concisely, visually, verbally and in writing.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to routinely review effort and outputs, taking the initiative to suggest ideas to make improvements.
• Have a passion for analysis.
• Understanding or experience of the maritime environment or maritime sanctions.
• Have experience of working with central government departments.

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

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

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%

2 Marsham Street (2MS)-London

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

Home Office Security Adviser Team sits within Home Office Security, Corporate and Delivery. In line with the Government Functional Standard GovS 007, our main function is to put in place appropriate policies and procedures and maintain the technical integrity of the government estate, ensuring that security risks are managed appropriately, with governance frameworks and controls being proportionate to the prevailing level of risk. This role contributes to the overall security of our staff, buildings, and information.

We are looking for a highly motivated, well-organised self-starter to join our dynamic team. The Executive Officer will join the team to help support the continuing development of our security policy portfolio.

Due to nature of the role, this is full time only.

Hybrid working: A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40%-60% of their time in the office (minimum 40%) is available with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply.

•    Directly supporting the Home Office Security Policy Lead, acting as an effective and reliable flexible resource for the team;
•    Building excellent relationships within the Home Office and across HMG Security departments;
•    Supporting policy development and conducting background research as required;
•    Managing, prioritising and tracking emails and correspondence providing prompt and accurate advice on non-complex policy queries and dispensation requests;
•    Organising various team/internal stakeholder meetings and workshops, ensuring that outputs are captured and actioned;
•    Collating and co-ordinating annual security review returns, tracking progress and escalating deliverable concerns to the Home Officer Security Policy Lead;
•    Maintaining a record of agreed policy solutions and implementing an audit review cycle;
•    Ensuring policy documents and guidance meet the agreed publishing standards, including accessibility requirements;
•    Assisting with the development and delivery of security policy communications and awareness campaigns;
•    As a member of the Security Adviser Team there is a requirement to support the Incident Management (IM) workstream responding in real time to live incidents, working in a fast-paced environment, and coordinating with other members of the team to ensure there is sufficient coverage throughout the working week. This will involve effective stakeholder engagement with site managers and OGD partners, alongside relevant security partners to ensure that IM investigation, action and review are timely and aligned;
•    There is also a requirement to contribute to the Security Culture and Awareness Team engagement work. This will require raising security awareness across the Department, including assisting with face-to-face security briefings to Private Office and presentations across a variety of security topics linked to security policies.

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

Essential criteria

•    Excellent written skills – the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
•    Good teamwork skills – a flexible approach and the ability to work well within and across teams.
•    Good organisational skills – the ability to proactively prioritise, plan and schedule tasks and demonstrate problem solving skills.
•    Ability to deliver results within set time scales and fast paced environments.

Desirable criteria

•    Experience of developing and evaluating departmental policy using supporting evidence

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

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

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

• Communicating and Influencing

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

St. Louis, National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency

Everything happens somewhere. NCGI produces intelligence that is referenced in time and space to help decision makers to understand, plan, navigate, and target; to understand what is going on.

We are the primary provider of Geo-spatial intelligence advice and expertise, comprising imagery intelligence, Geo-spatial analysis, Geo-spatial services, foundation data, military mapping and, in partnership with the UK Hydro-graphic Office (UKHO) and the Meteorological Office, assured data for safety of navigation. We are a national capability, recognisably operating alongside other national intelligence agencies and is the primary interface between the UK and international Geo-spatial intelligence partners.

You may think you need to be an analyst or have an intelligence background to work for NCGI; this is not true. There is a wide range of exciting roles available. Without our highly dedicated teams of enabling staff, such as IT support, finance, security, and facilities management, our critical outputs would just not be possible. We employ many Civil Servants who play a pivotal role in Defence, nationally and internationally, and we are proud to be part of a diverse, forward thinking, broad organisation

In Defence Intelligence (DI) our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a rapidly changing world. Together our civilians and military personnel inform decision making in Defence, manage complex finance programmes and develop new technology.

In DI we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels. As an equal opportunities employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and inspire to create an inclusive workplace free of discrimination.

As an important part of the Ministry of Defence, Defence Intelligence (DI) provides intelligence analysis, specialist outputs and advice that supports decision making across government. At the heart of DI is the National Centre for Geo-spatial Intelligence (NCGI).

Based in the USA, the National Centre for GEOINT– United States (NCGI-US) team leads the UK’s GEOINT engagement with key regional partners as part of the broader Defence Intelligence Liaison Staff – United States (DI-USA).

This is an exciting opportunity for an effective, motivated and engaging individual to take on the role of Deputy Head of NCGI-US.

All jobs advertised in DI are subject to fair and open competition.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The tour length is 3 years.

U.S. visa law does not recognise common-law relationships.

Where only a tourist Visa is given by USA immigration, we are unable to accept the partner as ‘officially recognised’ and the employee is classed as unaccompanied for the overseas tour.

This is in line with the current policy which states that whilst we might recognise SOWER status, we are still bound by the host countries VISA requirements, and we can only support the partner if a full VISA is provided not a tourist VISA.

The Deputy Head’s primary roles are to be the senior UK GEOINT representative at NGA St Louis and lead responsibility for the team’s Foundation and policy strategy. The role involves significant engagement with Senior US decision makers, the sphere of influence being both internal and external to the agency.

The successful applicant will be the lead the UK’s Foundation GEOINT engagement portfolio across the US and be responsible for developing the UK’s reputation within NGA St. Louis and the wider Foundation GEOINT community. This involves sensing and reporting to UK customers on GEOINT issues to ensure UK-US polices, capabilities and priorities are understood, and where feasible aligned, to achieve operational interoperability. You will work with FVEY (Australia, Canada, UK, USA, New Zealand) intelligence and GEOINT partnership partners as UK’s members of the secretariat which supports Foundation GEOINT multinational forums.

The key responsibilities of this post include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the DI-USA Foundation GEOINT portfolio within the USA GEOINT community acting as a liaison between the UK-US Foundation GEOINT communities.
• Collaborate closely with the NGA St Louis Executive and senior NGA management as UK’s focal point in St Louis across the GEOINT business spectrum. Also represent wider UK DI UK government in the Mid-West region.
• Being secretariat of the multinational Allied System for GEOINT Foundation Working Group which is the direction setting body for FVEY Foundation GEOINT.
• Attend and participate in the NGA St Louis Senior Executives regular meeting and briefing programme. Act as the UK representative seeking and exploiting opportunities to promote UK Defence.
• Be the senior Subject Matter Expert for foundation GEOINT issues across NGA and US Intelligence Community support the enhancing of relationships to improve intergovernmental procurement, exchange, co-production, collaborative working agreements, tradecraft, standards, training, and technical capability.
• Improve burden sharing through the exchange of GEOINT data, products, and services between the UK, US and other FVEY partners to meet crisis response, current operations, and contingency readiness, developing and maintaining policy and MOUs to meet these needs.
• Advise and influence the development of UK foundation GEOINT capabilities through the monitoring and assessment of US initiatives and capabilities.
• Find opportunities to improve foundation and analytic GEOINT collaboration, partnership, and burden sharing. Identify foundation production opportunities and inefficiencies and alert and support the ASG Operations Forum.
• Lead on Aeronautical Information policy/ Flight Safety Navigation and be the focal point for liaison between NGA and NCGI’s Aeronautical Information capability.
• Lead on the developing UK’s interaction with the St. Louis Area Geospatial Ecosystem.
• Lead UK engagement with the Next NGA Campus West (N2W) project, which will replace the current NGA St Louis facility in 2026. This will involve handling the move of the UK office to N2W, growing the Liaison team footprint, and developing a strategy to improve the opportunities afforded by the new location. Feeding back lessons learned to inform similar UK-based projects.
• Lead on developing the NCGI-US engagement strategy.
• Handle relationships between US and UK offices, facilitating introductions, Video conferences and visits up to ministerial level as the need arises.
• Deputise for and represent Head NCGI-US as the lead GEOINT representative for the UK in all aspects of US and FVEY engagement. 
• This position has direct line management of one civil servant and oversight of one RAF Flight Sergeant.

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We are seeking candidates with the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• A good working knowledge, or the ability to rapidly acquire one, of the broader GEOINT capability and how it operates within the wider Defence Intelligence capability. Alongside the ability to apply that knowledge at both the operational and strategic levels.
• Leadership and management skills including the ability to develop and mentor both staff you directly manage and others within your wider team. You will have ability to drive development of longer-term plans to meet NCGI-US designated objectives, as the policy and strategy lead.
• The capability to work remotely from your management and team with autonomy and confidence within your delegated authority. Being effective at establishing and maintaining constructive working relationships at a distance and keeping yourself and others well informed.

• Being capable of adaptive and creative thought and problem solving, underpinned by an in depth understanding of risk management.
• Being embedded as the UKs representative into a foreign government’s intelligence agency, capable of operating autonomously with tact and diplomacy.
• Develop and maintain the UK’s status as a capable and credible ally.
• Have good judgement without the requirement to refer upward with, able to distil high level direction into actions which provide direct and tangible advantage to UK defence.

Having the following experience would be beneficial to the applicant but training can/will be provided:

• An understanding of the Foundation Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) environment as defined in the UK Defence Policy for GEOINT.
• Working in an international setting with partners and allies.
• Working in wider Defence Intelligence

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

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

Alongside your salary of £54,440, Ministry of Defence contributes £14,698 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We offer a range of excellent benefits including but not limited to the following:

• This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.
• All successful candidates will be eligible to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Leave entitlement – 25-day annual leave allowance per year increasing by 1 day per year (maximum 30 days per year). In addition, 8 statutory Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day per year.  The US Network observes additional US Public Holiday’s as set by the British Embassy Washington on a yearly basis.

• Complementing our generous annual leave allowance, we also have a flexible working scheme.
• Additional working pattern options – we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more, please speak to the Recruiting Line Manager.
• Professional Development – We are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values.
• Health and Wellbeing – an onsite gymnasium is available.
• We also offer an excellent range of family-friendly benefits, for example, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

• Special Paid Leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year.

This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

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.

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Consumers of immigration advice and services are often among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society. That is why the work at the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) is so critical as the non-government body that regulates the provision of immigration advice and services, ensuring they meet stringent professional standards.

We have an ambitious and wide-ranging transformation programme underway dedicated to putting the Advice Seeker at the heart of all our work. A newly formed regional structure is a key tenet of this programme, enabling us to be closer and engage more effectively with the partners we regulate across the country. 

We are looking an organised and proactive individual with excellent communication skills to play to play a crucial role in supporting our regional teams to achieve their objectives. Working to the Intelligence Team Manager, as Senior Intelligence Officer you will step into a dynamic environment where every day presents new challenges and opportunities.  You will play a pivotal role in utilising intelligence to assist some of the the UK’s most vulnerable individuals – those seeking immigration advice.  Your insights will not only enhance an informed and compassionate decision making process bit will also assist in shaping a fair an effective intelligence framework for the organisation.  In this role you will be supported by a team of dedicated professionals, offering an environment of mutual growth, learning and collaboration.  This position is not just about analysing data, but about translating that data into real-world solutions and positive outcomes.  Here, your contribution will have a tangible impact.

1. Key responsibilities

We are seeking a forward-thinking Senior Intelligence Officer to shape the future of our modern and effective intelligence services, delivering high-level intelligence products.  Their key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide in-depth analysis of emerging threats, suggesting areas for further investigation.
• Produce an intelligence product in line with national standards.
• Ensure proper triage and risk assessment of received information, pinpointing priority cases.
• Take forward the research and development of intelligence, discerning patterns and proposing follow-up actions.
• Inform strategic decision-making through comprehensive threat analysis.
• Assist in the formulation of the yearly Forward Intelligence Plan, enhancing enforcement and engagement approaches.
• Define intelligence needs, recognise knowledge gaps, and strategise data collection from diverse sources.
• Collaborate closely with regional/national teams, ensuring intelligence requirements are fulfilled.
• Foster robust partnerships for efficient intelligence exchange and team collaboration.

The full job description is included in the Candidate Pack which you can download from this advertisement.

Essential criteria:

• Experience of working within an intelligence management environment with a law enforcement and/or regulatory focus.
• Knowledge and experience in the application and use of Intelligence Risk Assessment techniques.
• Experience in the management and handling of intelligence material from sensitive and/confidential sources.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A good level of organisational skills and the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise and work on own initiative or as part of a team.
• Display a sound understanding of relevant legislation e.g., GDPR, DPA.

Desirable criteria:

• A working knowledge of the National Intelligence Model.
• A working knowledge of IBM i2 Ibase and Notebook Analyst.

Competencies Required

• Seeing the Big Picture.
• Changing and Improving.
• Making Effective Decisions.

Location:

• OISC now has no permanent offices. All staff are based at their home address with regular face to face meetings of teams and the whole organisation monthly, at appropriate venues;
• The jobholder will be based at their home address which must be within the United Kingdom.
• Occasional Travel across the United Kingdom to attend in person team and office meetings will be required.

Alongside your salary of £31,415, Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner contributes £8,482 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%

An information pack on the OISC is attached to this advertisement.

Priory Court – Dover, The Capital – Liverpool, Soapworks – Manchester

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

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

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

Working for Immigration Enforcement is challenging and fast paced, requiring quick decision making in demanding situations. To work within Immigration Enforcement, you must be able to meet these challenges while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism. This role is physically demanding, so you will also need to be physically fit.

You would be expected to demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and teamwork with adherence to our vision statement:

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

CFI Directorate has a Financial Investigation (FI) structure in place to help disrupt organised criminal networks. In the Financial Investigations Unit we analyse financial information and advise CFI colleagues on lines of enquiry. The team undertakes money laundering investigations, seizing cash, and restraining and confiscating criminal assets.  We also work collaboratively with and support other law enforcement agencies in tackling organised crime.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individuals to join a new, dedicated National Cash Team within CFI.

The successful candidates will focus on cash-related activity for CFI (both border and inland) and will have responsibility for most detained cash investigations where there is a suspicion that the cash is derived from, or intended for use in, immigration offences.

Tasks will include (but are not limited to):

• Operational deployments to identify and adopt detained cash investigations.

• Undertaking / progressing detained cash investigations.

• Conducting interviews.

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

• Participation in a national on-call roster.

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

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

• Actively manage a case load of investigations. You will be accountable for expedient and thorough investigations whilst adhering to strict Court timetables.

• Stakeholder engagement including Multi-Agency Cash Cell (Border Force led); CFI, ICE, VCT and Rapid Response Team peers; Immigration Removal Centres. Officers will assist in promoting the team’s work to increase its profile, workstreams and referrals.

Some initial financial intelligence training will be provided and there is potential for future personal development to include Financial Investigator training.

• The posts require a commitment to working flexibly and will involve some travel throughout the UK, including occasional overnight stays where necessary.
• It must be borne in mind that the successful applicant may be required to comply with court attendance timetables which may change at short notice. The level of travel required for the post, sometimes at short notice, may result in long working days. There is a requirement to participate in an on-call roster for out of hours referrals.
• In line with other frontline CFI roles, this is a mainly office-based role with working from home to be discussed and agreed with the Chief Immigration Officer when appropriate.
• Learning requirements: if successful candidates aren’t already trained to seize and investigate cash, full training will be provided.
• The successful applicants will be expected to obtain (if not already held) and maintain accreditation as a Financial Intelligence Officer via Continuing Professional Development (CPD). **Accreditation via the Proceeds of Crime Centre.
• Should existing Financial Investigators transfer to this team we will look to support the maintaining of CPDs although the focus of the role will be cash-related.
• If not already an Immigration Officer, in order to be designated as one, you will be required to attend a 2-week induction course (residential depending on location of post).
• The successful candidate will be required to undergo and pass a health assessment, which is usually repeated every three years (although this can sometimes be yearly for specific health reasons).
• Financial Investigators in IE are arrest-trained. If not already appropriately trained, the successful candidate will also need to successfully attend a PST level 3 training course (residential depending on location) and pass an annual PST refresher.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Alongside your salary of £28,000, Home Office contributes £7,560 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%

London

The Directorate of Industrial Strategy and Exports (ISE) drives policy to optimise UK defence industry, delivers dedicated industrial programmes, develops and realises international export opportunities, ensures the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy is reflected in the investment approvals and planning processes and supports implementation of the industrial aspects of the Command Paper Refresh.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader to deliver the opportunities set out in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy and the Defence Command Paper Refresh. You will direct resource and policy work across teams, contributing to wider Defence strategy and Security Policy. Work in this area is fast-paced and exciting, with opportunity to shape how the UK Government supports and collaborates with industry, drives growth, promotes trade and exports, and works with allies abroad.

You will already be a visible and authentic senior leader with a deep understanding of industry possessing the ability to win the trust and influence of a range of senior stakeholders showing sound judgement, diplomacy and tact.

Key Responsibilities

The current responsibilities of the role include:

• Delivering the ambition and objectives in the DSIS and Refreshed Defence Command Paper working closely with other government departments and industrial providers to build partnerships and the relationships necessary to build industrial capability, growth and opportunity, embedding industrial strategy as a key Defence output and vital consideration in the Department’s decision making.
• Leading all aspects of our exports strategy and trade policy, working with Defence and Whitehall colleagues to develop a transformed export ecosystem that has a clear strategic direction to maximise opportunities and deliver Ministerial priorities.
• Providing strong leadership to a mixed civil servant and military team, with confidence challenging unacceptable behaviour and emphasis on continuous improvement and learning, promoting diversity and creating a safe and inclusive work environment. This will also involve building the team capability to provide quality advice to Ministers and work collaboratively with other government departments.
• Providing policy advice into teams across Defence to ensure capability development reflects wider Defence and government policy aims and increases international influence.
• You will also routinely engage with Department for Business and Trade’s Defence and Security Exports team to direct and deliver shared outcomes. Your work will affect the direction of the entire Department engaging with the Front Line Commands, Defence Equipment and Support and other delivery organisations. You will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their experience and skills against the following essential criteria:

• A track record of providing visible, authentic and skilled leadership in a large and complex organisation with a proven ability to set a compelling vision, build high performing teams, and create an inclusive culture.
• A deep understanding of industry, the complexities of working across government and international partners in order to enable successful delivery.
• The ability to exercise good judgement and decisions based on evidence, producing results to time and budget, in a challenging environment.
• The ability to build and maintain successful relationships with a complex set of stakeholders across a variety of organisations (both inside Government and external including internationally), winning the trust of those who may have differing or conflicting views and with the ability to challenge and influence when required;
• Evidence of ability to exercise sound judgements and decisions based on evidence and produce results to time and budget, operating under a challenging set of circumstances.
• The ability to collaborate, negotiate and influence within a broad network, achieving outcomes through strong relationships, persuasion and influencing rather than positional power.

• 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%

Warrington or *London – *For London based roles your contractual place of work will be Stratford. However, as that site will not be operational until early 2025 in the interim period you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall, or such other reasonable location, on a temporary basis. For the avoidance of doubt as your contractual place of work is Stratford, the move from any temporary place of work will not give rise to any entitlement to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.

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

NCCU Triage and Incident Co-Ordination and Tasking

TICAT Officer- Accredited – G4 NCCU

TICAT is the single point of entry (gateway unit) into the NCCU for reporting new information, intelligence and incidents relating to serious cyber-crime.
It has three core functions:

Triage: The team is responsible for the receipt, triage and assessment of referrals into the National Cyber Crime Unit, including crime reports from National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and actionable intelligence from various partners.

Incident Management and Coordination: The team takes a leading role in the management of high profile, sensitive and critical live time Cyber incidents requiring an immediate Law Enforcement response as well as coordinating the investigative response and facilitating liaison between the NCCU, the victim and key partners, principally the NCSC, Regional Organised Crime Units and key international partners during other ongoing cyber incidents.

Tasking: TICAT is the conduit for tasking operational work for both national and regional cyber teams, ensuring adherence to the framework provided by the National Cyber Tasking mechanism.  TICAT works closely with NCCU Operational Support and Regional Organised Crime Units to manage pro-active and reactive tasking and operational capacity across Team Cyber UK.

NCA welcomes applications from individuals with a range of neurodivergent thinking styles and from those who may require reasonable adjustments.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to gain an insight into UK Cyber incidents and will provide you with a sound means of professional development if you are looking for a future career in Cyber incident management, investigations or intelligence.

***To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role.***

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the most significant UK Cyber related incidents by engaging with Victims, UK NCSC, International Law Enforcement and Industry Partners.
• Co-ordinating wider UK Law Enforcement partners response to a Cyber incidents through engagement with the wider NCCU and NCA teams, as well as engaging with domestic and international law enforcement partners
• Receiving and assessing Cyber related intelligence, and enriching it through the interrogation of; NCA and bespoke NCCU intelligence systems, national and international law enforcement databases as well as conducting of open source research.
• The recording and dissemination of intelligence to partners in order to enrich the understanding of the cyber security landscape.
• Managing a small team of G5 Officers, coaching and mentoring them to ensure they are competent in the role.

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

• PIP2 or IPP accreditation

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
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• An understanding of investigations, incident management and intelligence
• An understanding of the cyber landscape, emerging techniques and the threat to the UK
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team within a dynamic environment
• Experience of working in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders to achieve a shared objective

Alongside your salary of £42,109, National Crime Agency contributes £11,369 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

HMNB Clyde, Faslane, G84 8HL

The Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving Licence required due to geographical location of site.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £26,009, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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

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

Learning & Development

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

Employment Hours

48 hours (including breaks) 12 Hour shifts, 4 days a week, to be explained at interview.

Medical

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

About DIO

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

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

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

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience:

• Meaningful, purposeful work
• The ability to learn and grow
• The right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued and included

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

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

Our responsibilities include:

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

RNAD Coulport, G84 0PD

The Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving Licence required due to geographical location of site.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Alongside your salary of £26,009, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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

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

Learning & Development

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

Employment Hours

12 Hour shifts, 4 days a week, to be explained at interview.

Medical

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

About DIO

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

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

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

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience:

• Meaningful, purposeful work
• The ability to learn and grow
• The right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued and included

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

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

Our responsibilities include:

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

London, Manchester

Be at the forefront of cyber policy making for the UK government in this exciting role within the Cabinet Office’s Government Security Group.

Shape national cyber strategy and drive cyber resilience as part of the critical Cyber Strategy Policy Team. Develop pioneering policies and guidance that tackle emerging threats like quantum computing, AI, and the proliferation of offensive cyber tools.

Make an impact by enhancing cyber defences across government, enabling greater collaboration, and harnessing shared capabilities. Work on issues from supply chain security to data protection to amplify the UK’s cyber power on the global stage.

Leverage your expertise to advance innovative, forward-thinking cyber policies. Collaborate with leading stakeholders across government, the National Cyber Security Centre, industry, and international partners to solve complex, pressing challenges.

Get hands-on experience crafting guidance that measurably improves cyber-security in government organisations. See your work put into action and make a difference at the highest levels.

Thrive at the heart of UK cyber policy making in this fast-paced role where no two days are the same. Bring your passion for national security to tackle unique challenges that lie ahead in this rapidly evolving field.

As a cyber security policy advisor you will:

• Be at the forefront of cyber-security policy making for the UK government. As a cyber security policy advisor, you will play a critical role in shaping and advancing national cyber-security strategy and guidance.
• Leading a team of two you will have responsibility for task management, development and pastoral support. 
• Leverage your expertise to solve complex policy challenges and develop innovative solutions that strengthen government cyber defences. Collaborate with leading security experts and researchers to create forward-thinking policies and standards that evolve with the threat landscape.
• Drive change through high-impact policy initiatives while enjoying the challenges of a fast-paced environment. With flexibility and strategic thinking, rapidly respond to emerging cyber risks and high-priority requests.
• Provide vital thought leadership and advice to senior government officials and ministers to inform long-term strategic planning as well as timely policy decisions.
• Engage frequently with parliament by responding to parliamentary inquiries, handling ministerial correspondence, and informing policy decisions by senior government officials and ministers.
• Join a talented, dedicated team of cyber-security professionals working together to protect government networks and critical national infrastructure.
• Make your mark advancing pioneering policies that aim to make the UK the safest place to live and work online. Become a trusted advisor on the cybersecurity issues that matter most in government today.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to analyse complex issues, challenge assumptions, and devise novel security policy solutions.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills to explain complexity, distil information and convey key messages to diverse audiences.
• Influence outcomes through confident engagement with experts across government and industry. Build strong relationships and consensus.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment by adeptly managing multiple priorities, overcoming obstacles, and driving progress.
• Apply your background in developing impactful policies and standards to help shape cyber-security strategy.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience developing and  implementing guidance and policy.
• Hands-on expertise in security, technology, or other relevant fields to inform policy making.
• Experience showing initiative to quickly ramp up on emerging assignments, take ownership of work, and adapt adeptly to changing priorities.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Making Effective Decisions

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.