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

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

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The UK Strategic Command Security Investigator will deliver response to and, investigation of security breaches, taking an investigative role for assigned cases, including unauthorised disclosures of information.

The role of the investigator will include contributing to the development of a counter-security breach strategy; analysis/ lessons learned; internal and external reporting; and response and coordination across Strategic Command.

UK (and possibly overseas) Travel and a high level of flexibility will be required to support the outputs of the team.

The position is based at Northwood and attracts the relevant recruitment and retention allowance. Hybrid and Flexible Working are available but time in the office is required. This will generally be a 60-40 split with 3 days in the office and 2 days per week WFH. Wherever travel is required flexibility can be applied.

Responsibilities will include:

• Conduct a range of complex security investigations.
• Gather, verify and assess all appropriate and available information to gain an accurate understanding of situations to an agreed case investigation plan.
• Develop and evaluate strategies to manage investigations, working closely and communicating with staff at all levels.
• Analyse and interpret data, examine records and documents presenting the information accurately for use within investigations.
• Prepare, complete and submit accurate reports to the highest professional standard and within set time limits to the Senior Investigator.
• Handle, store and dispose of document / exhibits in accordance with MoD Policy.
• Conduct interviews and record statements in line with DSR Policy.
• Support the preparation of reports on the outcome of investigations and the management of case files and disclosure within best practice procedures to ensure there is an accurate audit trail.
• Provide the customer with a final report providing a view on liability and lessons learned.
• Develop lessons learned arising from investigations, reporting these to the appropriate MOD policy team.

All members of the team will be expected to develop their professional skills on investigation and analysis, including the development of expertise necessary to advise on technical and policy adjustments to reduce the incidence, or facilitate the investigation, of serious security incidents.

All investigations are to be conducted in accordance with investigative best practice standards and within MOD Policy.

The successful applicant will have a background in investigative work with demonstrable experience as an investigator.

The post holder will be required to prioritise effectively and manage a heavy case load and high volume of throughput, whilst balancing business needs.

The post holder must be an energetic self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision and to manage their own workload.

The post holder will be able to deliver concise and unambiguous reports to a readership up to 2* level.

The post holder will take responsibility for the implications and effects of actions, conclusions and recommendations made.

This person can cope with unusual and non-standard problems and issues, is aware of alternative options and approaches to situations, can guide or advise others in this skill and is able to look ahead and anticipate.

Recognised Investigative training/ qualifications. For example, Service Police Serious Crime Investigation Course (SCIC).
National Investigative Interviewing.

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

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

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

• Investigative Interviewing
• Applied Personnel Security
• Risk understanding and mitigation

Alongside your salary of £33,830, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,134 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

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

Please 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.

Lunar House – Croydon, Soapworks – Manchester

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.

Internal Investigations comprises of the Professional Standards Unit (PSU), the Anti-Corruption Criminal Investigation Unit (ACCIU) and the Internal Investigations Hub who are part of Home Office Security & Investigations and sit within Corporate and Delivery. Both PSU & ACCIU provide a fast-paced investigation capability undertaking both Civil and Criminal investigations across the Home Office. The command’s remit is expansive, covering the UK and abroad and as a consequence our investigators undertake investigations into a wide variety of case-types.

PSU investigations range from serious external complaints (from members of the public), internal Home Office misconduct cases which constitute discipline and grievance investigations, Whistleblowing, referrals to/from the Independent Office for Police Conduct and other oversight bodies for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Management Reviews and Safeguarding Practice Reviews. In addition, PSU provide a cross Government investigation service to over 20 Other Government Departments.

ACCIU investigations tackle internal corruption matters, proactively preventing harm to the Department and victims of criminal offences committed by staff members, whilst ensuring those committing crimes are pursued via criminal proceedings.

The Internal Investigations Hub is the epicentre of this activity being the first point of call for all enquiries into the Command. The team currently assess, and react timely, to over 1,000 referrals per year covering critical incidents, Whistleblowing (raising a concern) contacts, whilst providing further analysis and intelligence capabilities during all types of investigation. It is a small and flexible team covering a wide range of functions in what is a dynamic and fast paced environment which is currently undergoing change to improve the command’s intelligence capacity. This role will be at the forefront of that change.

This role is key to the Investigations teams being able to demonstrate the added value that we provide to the wider business in terms of organisational learning taken forward as a result of investigations conducted by the Professional Standards Unit.

The role sits at the centre of our threat assessment workstreams which we provide all areas of the Home Office with, through management of information which is continually assessed and analysed.

The Internal Investigations Hub receives over 1000 referrals a year via their Central Referrals function and the post holder will be responsible for progressing this workflow and covering a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of a wide range of external and internal investigations.

We operate the Department’s Whistleblowing (Raising a Concern) line, alongside other work we do to provide the Home Office and front-line services such as Border Force and Immigration

Enforcement with internal investigation capabilities.

This role will have an emphasis on undertaking and developing the intelligence function within the Hub.

The role can be based either in Manchester or Croydon. You will be asked to select your preferred location.

The Internal Investigations Referrals function operates between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00. The successful applicant must be flexible and available to cover long working days and shift working under the Annualised Hours Working System (AHW). This payment is currently set at 14.08%.

Due to the operational nature of this role, the role can only be carried out on a full-time basis.

The role will require occasional travel which could also include overnight stays.

Candidates should hold SC before taking up post and be willing to apply for DV when in post.

Key requirements of the role include:

• Assess and accurately register referrals made to the Unit, which include serious and complex HR referrals, allegations of serious misconduct, Raising a Concern (including Whistleblowing) referrals and Anti-Corruption referrals within given timeframes. This will include assessing allegations of serious misconduct from external sources and recommending a way forward to the Senior Investigating Officer. The phone lines and inboxes are monitored between the hours of 07:00 – 19:00.

• Conducting intelligence development of referrals by enriching received intelligence through the interrogation of available systems, Home Office databases and conducting open-source research.

• Producing intelligence packages to be taken forward operationally by ACCIU and production of intelligence reports for dissemination both within the Home Office and to external agencies.

• Refer critical incidents to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) or other oversight bodies within agreed timescales.

• Refer allegations of crime (which is not fraud or corruption) to the appropriate police force.

• Effective file management for investigations is required. The successful candidate must have the ability to follow relevant information with an awareness of up-to-date data policies in order to manage archiving, storage or destruction of investigation files.

• General administration to assist with the smooth running of the Unit.

This is a fast paced and sensitive work area, and the role will require an individual who has experience of working effectively, accurately, and positively at pace with the ability to prioritise a diverse range of duties. The role requires an individual capable of conducting research, paying close attention to detail, and with a working knowledge of the Data Protection Act, issues surrounding confidentiality of information and an understanding of relevant legislation such as Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act 1996 and Investigatory Powers Act 2016.

The successful candidate will be required to attend 4-6 weeks training at our Manchester office. The attendance will be mandatory and on site for the duration of training.

In line with HO Hybrid Working policy, there will be flexibility to adopt a hybrid working pattern which would enable the post holder to spend a minimum of 40% of their week in the office, with the remainder working from home.  Please note Hybrid working will only be offered upon the successful completion of on-site training for approximately 4-6 weeks at our Manchester office.

Please note that Hybrid Working is an informal arrangement that is a voluntary non-contractual option, subject to local business areas and specific role requirements. It is not the same as contractual homeworking.

Essential criteria

• Recent experience within the last two years of working in an intelligence role/environment.

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, paying attention to detail and able to summarise and present information concisely.

• Ability to provide accurate minute taking, note taking and identifying action points from the various meetings conducted within the Unit.

• Professional and customer-focused to meet the high standards of conduct and behaviour.

• Be proficient in and have a good working knowledge of various Microsoft Office packages.

Desirable criteria

• Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) accredited.

• Recent experience in an operational role, preferably in a law enforcement environment.

• Full UK driving licence.

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

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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%

Leeds, London

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you’d like to work in, we’d love to hear from you.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) drives the Government’s health improvement agenda. Under the professional leadership of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), OHID leads the development and delivery of the Government’s work to improve and level up health outcomes. This includes cross-government action on the wider determinants of health. Sitting at the heart of DHSC, the work of OHID will shift the focus of the Department, NHS and wider health system, and partners across local and national government and beyond, ensuring that public health, prevention, and health inequalities are prioritised.

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) uses research evidence, in service evaluations and economic evaluation to assess the evidence for screening programmes. This assessment is based upon a set of internationally recognised criteria. These criteria cover the condition, the test, the treatment options and the effectiveness and acceptability of a screening programme. Assessing programmes in this evidence-based way helps to ensure they do more good than harm at affordable cost.

Screening effectiveness team supports evaluation of effectiveness of screening programmes.

Provide specialised analytical and information management function to the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) screening team to inform policy and effectiveness of current and recommended national screening programmes.

Role responsibilities:

• Provide specialist screening analytical function to support screening policy, identification of risks and for the constantly evolving assessment of effectiveness of all screening programmes in England
• Collect, collate, analyse, interpret, present and publish screening information
• Support and advise DHSC on ad hoc and regular reporting of effectiveness of screening programmes
• Write and contribute to reports. These reports can vary in length and complexity, and will range from informal summaries to detailed comprehensive reports which may be for internal use, published in peer review journals or shared otherwise in the public domain
• Actively develop and sustain good relationships with colleagues supporting screening services in NHSE and other stakeholders including charities and researchers
• Support screening inequalities strategy including the development of metrics focusing on inequalities
• Support development and review of screening standards
• Develop and maintain methodology used to assess effectiveness of screening programmes
• Monitor and contribute to screening related scientific publications in relation to policy and effectiveness of screening programmes in England
• Support parliamentary correspondence
• Advise on prioritisation with regards to development and data requirements for national screening IT systems
• Carry out any reasonable duties in agreement with the line manager

Keys skills and experience required

• Extensive experience of working with and analysing health related data
• Experience of drafting briefing papers, reports and correspondence including presentation to various audiences
• Experience of applying analysis to improve policy implementation and design
• Experience of conducting surveys and consultations
• Good understanding of screening, epidemiology, and public health
• Experience in studying samples of population that include healthy and unhealthy individuals
• Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• A sound understanding of IG principles, including GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act
• Ability to analyse complex issues where material is conflicting, drawing on multiple sources
• Project management experience
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

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

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together

Alongside your salary of £38,119, Department of Health and Social Care contributes £10,292 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%

Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York

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

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

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

This role will be joining the Cyber Assurance team, a critical component of the Cyber Directorate responsible for evaluating and improving cyber security across government. We have rolled out a new approach to assurance, GovAssure, which is  transforming government’s approach to cyber security and resilience. As part of this team you will gain a unique insight into the cyber security challenges facing government and its partners, and will work with National Technical Authorities, the national security community and industry to tackle these challenges. You will build trusted relationships with departmental delivery teams, and use your understanding of departmental context to shape implementation of the scheme. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of government, delivering a ground-breaking new approach to cyber security assurance as part of a dynamic, inclusive and skilled team.

Key areas of responsibility 

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Manage the operational workflow of departments through GovAssure – ensuring that they are on track and intervening where required to bring departments back in line and reporting on progress;
• Identifying and managing emerging risks and issues early on to minimise impacts to GovAssure;
• Evaluating the success of the GovAssure scheme and identifying opportunities for improvement working with NCSC and Cyber GSeC;
• Work with the data science team on GovAssure results to identify and recommend cross government initiatives in cyber security including new policy and capability initiatives to address cross-cutting issues;
• Managing the applications used to manage reporting in and out of GovAssure;
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across departments and National Technical Authorities;
• Contributing to government strategy, policy and cyber assurance activity through engagement with the wider Cyber Directorate team;
• You will also have the opportunity to support broader operational requirements in crisis as part of our broader surge capacity.

Our cyber posts attract a skills based DDAT pay lead.  This post is subject to a DDAT skills assessed non pensionable pay lead. In certain circumstances exceptional candidates may be eligible for a higher starting salary. This post is national and the team works in a hybrid work pattern with occasional travel to London. Cabinet Office have access to a number of government offices in the UK. Please talk to us about how we can accommodate your geographic circumstances.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience of working with risk management or assurance 
• Experience of working in national security or cyber security

Desirable skills and experience:

• Strong collaborative skills
• Confidence working with programmatic and technical information
• Experience of working with cyber assurance or cyber risk management

Level of Security Clearance required (must be SC minimum):

• SC – with a willingness to undergo DV if required.

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

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

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

Bristol, London, Manchester

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of the Cabinet Office. We’re here to make digital government simpler, clearer and faster for everyone. Our work is user-focused, dynamic and forward-looking, making our organisation an exciting and innovative place to work. 

The GOV.UK One Login for Government Programme represents a once in a generation opportunity to simplify and widen access to all digital government services. Sitting at the heart of the government, we are building one simple, safe and secure way for users to Log in and prove who they are that will work across all government services. 

GOV.UK One Login is being designed and built for the many, not the few. It will unite services across government, revolutionising the way government departments digitally interact with users. One Login will deliver an accessible and essential function that will change lives and help millions. We are an ambitious and visionary team so if you want to be at heart of this truly groundbreaking programme keep reading…

The GOV.UK One Login programme is full of talented and passionate people who are consistently delivering high quality products for services and individuals. We’re half way through our build phase and features are being shipped almost weekly as we work to mature our product set so that we can expand the range of services and departments benefitting from our work. 

The right person will join a well motivated and dynamic multi disciplined delivery team working to deliver on our commitments and roadmap. 

Sometimes described as the most strategic programme in government, GOV.UK One Login represents a once in a career opportunity to work on a software product that will be used by the majority of the people living in the UK. It’s a fast paced, dynamic and challenging environment that is sure to offer you career satisfaction as well as a chance to develop and enhance your skills. 

If this sounds like the next role for you on your career journey then we’d love to hear from you. 

Find out more at the GDS Blog. 

As Head of Security you will play a central role in protecting the UK’s current and future digital identity ecosystem. At scale, One Login will be the front door for millions of users to access digital public services. Security, reliability and resilience are absolutely critical to delivering our mission. This is a high profile role, suited to an experienced security leader with a track record of setting direction on overall security strategy and operations for a complex area of work.

As Head of Security you will have oversight for ensuring that One Login is secure by design, building security awareness and embedding a robust security culture across Digital Identity, alongside responsibility for the operational security of One Login and incident response.  In addition, you will:

• act as a champion for security across DI, setting out a vision and strategy with appropriate governance for proportionate and effective security monitoring defined in relation to the programme’s risk appetite and tolerance, ensuring the relevant internal and external controls are aligned to threats/risks and implementing regular opportunities for review and testing 
• define, coordinate and have oversight for the delivery of operational cyber requirements, working with teams across DI as well as wider partners across GDS (Privacy, Information Assurance, Security Architecture, Cyber), CDIO Cyber, NCSC and other government departments. Take responsibility for the maintenance of system health, proactive threat monitoring
• take responsibility for embedding a robust security culture across the programme; ensuring that security is embedded with delivery
• have oversight for the development and maintenance of robust incident management processes, and creation of incident playbooks, working across GDS to ensure that the programme has well defined business continuity, resilience and disaster recovery plans
• develop and evolve security controls in line with changing requirements and an evolving threat landscape. Ensuring security controls are proportional and cost effective
• proactively engage with Programme governance processes to ensure that risk and security are considered in all approvals and Assurance requirements
• work in partnership with peers in Digital Identity, such as Head of Fraud, Architecture, Engineering, Product and Live Service, to define and coordinate requirements 
• collaborate across the Cabinet Office and wider government with key stakeholders, such as Heads of Privacy, Information Assurance and Cyber, as well as NCSC, Government Security Group and delivery partners, to ensure standards and requirements are met 

We’re interested in people who have experience and knowledge of most of the following:

• setting strategic direction on security architecture, capability and operations on a large scale, high profile or complex programme of work
• a track record of managing security, risk management and assurance at a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) or near CNI level; providing relevant, robust and proportionate advice, direction and leadership
• managing a team, setting direction on the team’s work, keeping track of overall team progress (and reprioritising activities as needed), and building team capability through recruitment and training
• experience of building effective working relationships and collaborating with key security stakeholders such as NCSC, Government Security Group, Securing Government Services, GDS and Cabinet Office Cyber.
• delivering value in a complex, high volume live services environment; influence Senior Stakeholders to ensure that risk is appropriately managed, including communicating at executive and board level
• security risk management with a relentless focus on mitigating risks over time in a strategic and measured way 
• leading specialist technical teams; ITHC and pen testing
• working across organisational boundaries to deliver shared objectives, including coordinating activity across large, high profile programmes of work
• knowledge and application of relevant frameworks such as CAF, NIST 800-53
• hold a recognised cyber security accreditations such a CISSP, CISM, CISA

The benefits of working at GDS

There are many benefits of working at GDS, including:

• flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
• a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
• an extra day off for The King’s birthday
• an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
• career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
• paid volunteering leave
• a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
• job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
• advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
• death in service benefits
• cycle to work scheme and facilities
• access to children’s holiday play schemes across different locations in central London
• access to an employee discounts scheme
• 10 learning days per year
• volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
• access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

GDS offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home and also spends some time in their local office. You’ll agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.

Any move to Government Digital Service 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

Birkenhead, North West England, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 3BH : Durham, North East England, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West England, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG1 7AU : Peterborough, East of England, PE1 1QF : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Warton, North West England, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4LR

We have an exciting opportunity for the role of Security Adviser (Physical Security) as part of the Data & Register Integrity Group, Security & Resilience Team (SRT). Within this role, you will be responsible for delivering an effective risk-based approach to HM Land Registry’s (HMLR) physical security requirements. As physical security Subject Matter Expert (SME) you will have input into incident management, personnel security, third party supplier assurance, information security, education and awareness and Business Continuity.

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

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

You will champion security as an enabler for HMLR to conduct business safely and securely, driving engagement with colleagues at all levels throughout the organisation to achieve effective dialogue on security and support the continuous improvement processes for physical security controls. As part of your role, you will develop and deliver an independent Physical Security assurance framework covering physical security of all HMLR non cyber assets, reporting to the Head of Protective Security on the effectiveness and maturity of HMLRs physical security, identifying key risk areas and improvement opportunities.

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

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

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

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

To be successful in this role, you will hold CPNI or other specialist training including Physical Security, Personnel Security, Operational Requirements, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, CCTV, Guarding and Defence in Depth methodology; gained and demonstrated within a UK multi-site discipline.

You also have a good understanding of security controls (technical, procedural, personnel and physical).

You will have previous experience and knowledge of operational risk and risk control frameworks and an understanding of Information security management systems and risk assessment methodologies or demonstrable equivalent experience. Previous experience in either Protective Security or Security Assurance is essential, in addition to a good working knowledge/understanding of risk management.

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

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

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

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

• CPNI or other specialist training including Physical Security, Personnel Security, Operational Requirements, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, CCTV, Guarding and Defence in Depth methodology; demonstrated within a UK multi-site discipline.

Alongside your salary of £39,516, HM Land Registry contributes £10,669 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

#WeAreHMLR

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

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

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

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

Blackpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Security Education & Awareness (SEA) Team. DWP security are looking for highly motivated people with a passion to challenge themselves, who will thrive in a fast-paced environment and are willing to learn new skills.

As a SEA Associate, your role will be to provide advice and guidance via email, telephone and Microsoft Teams to DWP colleagues, situated on our Security Advice Centre (SAC) and participate in a rota to provide phone cover during business hours, primarily between 8.00am to 5.00pm. There may also be opportunities to support the delivery of initiatives as part of security education and awareness within the DWP.

The challenges in the role are to support improvements and embed a strong security culture within DWP, working alongside an established team who are responsive and provide effective security and guidance to colleagues.

The Security Education and Awareness Associate role is part of the DWP Security & Data Protection (S&DP) Directorate. The vacancy within the Security Advice Centre entails providing advice and guidance on every aspect of security enquiries, including security policy, physical security behaviours and ad-hoc security enquiries.

The successful candidate will need good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Excel, and other IT applications with the ability to analyse, collate and produce monthly evaluation stats.

Essential Skills

• Experience of communicating using a variety of channels such as visual, online, digital and/or physical media
• Practical experience of employing various techniques to target a diverse range of target audiences
• Experience of collating, interpreting and explaining metrics as part of an overarching compliance regime that are relevant to a business activity such as SEA
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment delivering multiple priorities to deadline
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with a range of stakeholders both internal, external and cross government
• Experience of acting as a subject matter expert, receiving and responding to customer requests and enquiries, providing helpful and professional advice across DWP, demonstrating sound awareness of policies, procedures and guidance or similar discipline
• Provide evidence of working with customers understanding their needs and expectations and the ability to clearly explain decisions in order to meet the customer requirements.

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

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

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%
• 23 days Annual Leave and Bank holidays from day 1 of employment (30 days’ post qualifying period).
• Hybrid Working arrangements

Southfield House – Durham, Vulcan House – Sheffield

We are looking for 1 post for Durham and 2 posts for Sheffield offices.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• In depth analysis of financial material predominantly bank accounts.

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

• Interviewing witnesses and suspects.

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

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

• Participation in a national FI on-call roster.

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

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

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

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

Further professional development will include:

Crime Induction / Immigration Officer training.

Arrest training (PPST level 3) – The successful candidates 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 Immigration Enforcement are arrest trained. If not already appropriately trained, successful candidates will also need to be arrest trained to PPST level 3 and pass an annual PST refresher.

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

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

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

These workstreams are:

• Financial Intelligence Officer – Gathering financial intelligence

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

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

Business needs at the current time dictate that you will be allocated as an asset recovery financial investigator.

Essential criteria

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

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

• Focused, flexible and able to apply attention to detail to all aspects of the role
 
• Knowledge / experience of the Criminal Justice system and / or Immigration legislation

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

Desirable criteria

• NCA Accredited Financial Investigator

• Have experience of conducting investigations

• Arrest trained

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

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

London

We recognise the challenges that people with 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.

Are you experienced in working in an intelligence or national security related role?

Can you see the bigger picture?

Do you have excellent engagement skills with the ability to build and develop effective working relationships?

If so, then we would love for you to apply!

The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking for an intelligence professional to take a leading role in developing the departments engagements with the UK Intelligence Community and developing the use of intelligence across the department to support policy, crisis management and strategy. This role presents a valuable opportunity for someone looking to understand the real-world impacts of intelligence and supporting translation of intelligence assessments into tangible policy and operational decisions, within a department that is growing in its national security credentials. Previous occupants in the role have gone on to promotion in either policy or intelligence career pathways.

This role sits within the Intelligence and Threats Team (ITT), which itself is a part of the Transport Security Operation Centre (TSOC). TSOC is DfTs crisis management nerve centre, leading the department’s planning for and responses to major incidents which impact the transport network, both domestically and internationally. As TSOC leads on the department’s emergency response mechanisms, you will occasionally be required to participate in the department’s response to a security or civil contingencies incident. This could include out of hours working.

As part of ITT, you will support the department’s security and resilience portfolios, ranging from counter terrorism and cyber security to hostile state threats. You will work with security and intelligence partners from across government to help mitigate risks to the UK’s transport sector, with ITT providing the vital links between many of these partners and the DfT.

The role requires DV clearance however candidates can onboard with SC Clearance and continue undergoing DV whilst in post. Should the successful candidate not obtain DV then there will be a requirement to be re-deployed to an alternative post should a position be available.

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities of the role include:

• Identifying emerging trends in threat to transport.
• Providing intelligence input to support both security and civil preparedness operational planning.
• Supporting DfT in being prepared to respond to security emergencies, identifying and embedding best practice and lessons.
• Crisis Management focal point linking into the operations team, providing intelligence support and assistance for the response to security and civil contingency events.
• Managing and supporting the work of one or two of three individuals in the team. This will require the ability to understand modal policy and its intelligence requirements.
• Developing relationships with external partners at home and abroad to facilitate sharing of threat information and best practices.
• Overseeing production of, and iteratively refining, a range of transport security products, including a weekly security summary for Ministers and senior officials.
• Developing and nurturing relationships with intelligence and across government partners, to ensure the DfT is considered a key and intelligent customer in intelligence and is sufficiently shaping the collective HMG strategy.

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

You will have excellent engagement skills and be someone who can build rapport quickly with others as you develop effective working relationships within the department and beyond. You will be a self-starter who can drive development of new, productive relationships and products. You will be able to integrate yourself into modal security teams, building up your credibility as an expert in intelligence and threat, whilst understanding their information requirements and translating these into intelligence requirements for partners.

Given the fast-paced evolution of threats, and the changing nature of transport systems, the post holder will need to be able to assimilate and communicate sensitive, sometimes technical, information to support risk mitigation and policy development. You will need to be a team player, who is able to understand TSOCs requirements and support other teams as required. As the team is responsible for the intelligence requirements of all teams across DfT, you will need the ability to see the big picture and understand how requirements across DfT fit together with each other and the wider HMG priorities and requirements.

Additional Information

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

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Informing decision making – Proficient
• Gathering, Organising and Evaluating Intelligence & Information – Proficient

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

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

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

The newly created Department for Business and Trade brings together the business focused functions of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT). Our joint expertise in trade and business provides us with a unique opportunity to unleash the power of UK businesses, reform regulation to reduce burdens and unlock post-Brexit freedoms. 

Let us tell you a little bit about the role…

This Cyber Security Engineer role sits  within the Department for Business and Trade’s SOC (Security Operations Centre), reporting to the Principle Cyber Security Engineer. The SOC is responsible for identification and mitigation of threats, both internal and external to the security of DBT. This role is to support these actions by creating new capabilities, supporting existing capabilities and provide expertise to analysts when required.

Focussing on supporting the delivery of the monitoring and development aspects of DBT’s TOM (Target Operating Model), this role will involve development of security tools, providing cyber security advice to the development community in DBT to ensure best practice is being followed.

This role will be suitable for an individual with a passion for DevSecOps (Development and Security Operations) and a willingness to learn.

This role is available in seven UK locations and can only be worked from within the UK, not overseas. Most DBT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office on average. Changes to these working arrangements are available in certain circumstances but must be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role and can only be discussed with successful candidates. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DBT, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

Find out about life at DBT, our benefits and meet the team by watching our recruitment video, visiting our website or reading our blog!

Responsibilities   

• You will be an experienced Cyber Security Engineer who can:
• Supporting the Principle Cyber Security Engineer and SOC Manager in the implementation of the monitoring and improvement roadmap
• Implementing plans for improving the SOC capabilities
• Implementing low to medium changes within a Cloud Environment, supporting high/complex changes alongside the senior and principal engineers
• Updating and maintaining existing tools and infrastructure.
• Assisting with the collection, maintenance and enrichment of new logs sources.
• Providing assistance in active investigations utilising knowledge of the logs which are available in the SIEM (Security incident and event management).
• Creating applets and pipelines for establishing new capabilities
• Creating and maintaining documentation new and existing capabilities

Essential Skills and Experience  

You will need to have demonstrable skills and experience of:

• Foundation knowledge of Security Operations
• Foundation knowledge of Cloud based products and networks at an enterprise scale
• A demonstratable passion for the field and job
• Foundation knowledge of python or similar scripting language
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding threats to an organisation and how they can be mitigated using tools.

Desirable Skills and Experience 

These are not necessary but would be ideal if you:

• Degree in related subject.
• Experience in the industry
• Experience working with Django framework
• Knowledge of security standards and best practices (e.g. ISO, NIST, etc.)
• Knowledge of Azure and configuring Microsoft Security products
• Knowledge of AWS and configuring Security elements of AWS (Guard Duty, CloudTrail, CloudWatch)
• Security based Qualifications (CISSP, SANS, CompTIA)
• Good working knowledge of Query Languages (SQL, KQL (Kusto), etc.)
• Knowledge of Cloud Security Best Practices
• Experience in Microsoft Sentinel

 Personal Attributes and Skills

• Be a good, open communicator through written, verbal and virtual mediums.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas to a non-technical audience.
• A keen learner with a desire to expand their knowledge of cyber security

• 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%