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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Full UK Driving Licence is desirable.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £27,050, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,304 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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 gross (including breaks) You will normally work 48 hours per week including a daily meal break (43 hours net). This will normally be 4 x 12-hour shifts or 5 x 9.6-hour shifts between the hours of 0600hrs and 2200hrs over the 7-day period, as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the Unit depending on site requirements. This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice (this should be no less than 48 hours).

Medical

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

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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

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

About DIO

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.

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

Belfast Regional Centre – Erskine House, 20-32 Chichester Street, Belfast, Birmingham Regional Centre – 3 Arena Central, Broad Street, Birmingham, Bristol Regional Centre – 3 Glass Wharf, Avon Street, Temple Quarter, Bristol, Cardiff Regional Centre – Central Square, Cardiff, Croydon Regional Centre – 1 Ruskin Square, Croydon, Dover Specialist Site- Priory Court, St Johns Road, Dover, Gartcosh – Scottish Crime Campus, Craignethan Drive, Gartcosh Business Interchange, Gartcosh, Ipswich – Brooke Lawrance House, Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, Leeds Regional Centre – 7&8 Wellington Place, Wellington Street, Leeds, Manchester Regional Centre – 3 New Bailey Square, New Bailey Street, Salford, Newcastle Regional Centre – Benton Park View, Longbenton, Newcastle, Nottingham Regional Centre – Unity Square, Nottingham, Stratford Regional Centre – 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London.

HMRC is the UK’s tax, payments, and customs authority and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support.

About Risk and Intelligence Service (RIS)

Risk and Intelligence Service (RIS) is at the heart of HMRC compliance activity. The purpose of the Intelligence Deputy Directorate within RIS is to develop and enhance the intelligence picture of organised crime and serious fraud impacting HMRC. We then deliver quality intelligence products to drive decision making and compliance interventions to maximise our impact.

We do this by:

• Collecting, collating, and exploiting intelligence to identify the greatest threats to HMRC and drive operational decision making.
• Providing information, intelligence, and live operational support to HMRC teams, Law Enforcement and international partners to increase their impact and effectiveness.
• Developing and delivering high impacting intervention opportunities to stop and disrupt serious non-compliance.
• Collaborating with national and international partners to increase our collective impact and capability.

The Fiscal Crime Liaison Officer Network (FCLO Network) plays an important role in the delivery of this function.

Fiscal Crime Liaison Network

HMRC’s FCLO Network sits within RIS Intelligence and comprises both overseas and UK intelligence liaison and supporting functions.

The international network consists of diplomatically accredited staff based in UK Embassies and High Commissions overseas who disrupt and dismantle serious and organised criminal attacks on the UK through close engagement with host country Law Enforcement Agencies.

The UK network works with Police and other UK law enforcement agencies to identify and utilise intelligence opportunities for their benefit and that of HMRC.

See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC’s intelligence capability as it embarks on a transformation programme.

The Head of HMRC’s Fiscal Crime Liaison Network is a demanding and rewarding job leading a team of around 130 people across the UK and abroad.

You will report to the Deputy Director Intelligence.

Having direct line management responsibility for ten Grade 7 leaders, you will set direction for the network to ensure it effectively and efficiently achieves its goals. Building an inclusive culture focused on continuous improvement, you will use a broad range of leadership skills to support business delivery. You will have a clear focus on maximising performance delivery across the breadth of the FCLO Network , continually looking for opportunities to maximise impact and enhance HMRC’s reputation and ensure HMRC has an international and domestic liaison network fit for the future.

As a member of the RIS Intelligence Senior Leadership Team and the RIS Senior Leadership Group, you will role-model inspiring, confident, and empowering leadership. You will work with other senior colleagues to engage people and actively shape the direction of the wider Intelligence business and deliver transformation across HMRC’s Intelligence function.

You will manage risks, both financial and personnel across the globe, working with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) policy teams to ensure HMRC and our officers are compliant with wider HMG alignment principles.

The post involves a significant amount of travel, both domestically and internationally. There is a need for the post-holder to host overseas counterparts and delegations. Most of this occurs in London and there is the expectation that the post holder will travel to London to cover these events.

This is a reserved role for which you will receive flexibility payment to fulfil your out-of-hours responsibilities.

The fraud landscape is ever-changing, and we are looking for a highly motivated and forward-thinking individual who can help us build our capability for the challenges ahead.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience within your application.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading geographically diverse teams to deliver stretching performance targets in an uncertain and fast-paced environment.
• Representing HMRC at national and international levels. Articulating HMRC’s strategic priorities, the practical application of intelligence in delivering those priorities and the ability to balance customer and partners requirements against HMRC’s own functional priorities.
• Being a role model in engaging, motivating, and developing others. Your exceptional leadership qualities will be tested both in terms of the complexity of the role and your continued engagement with senior stakeholders across government.
• Leading transformational change within the network and the wider business area to continuously improve what we do, how we do it to increase our efficiency and effectiveness.
• Building and enhancing the FCLO Network and HMRC’s intelligence capability. This is to ensure we are versatile to meet the challenges of the ever-changing fraud landscape.
• Using excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to manage existing relationships and establish new ones with internal and external customers and partners.
• Setting out and measuring clear and unambiguous performance expectations across your business areas and ensuring delivery across the diverse range of FCLO Network functions.
• Managing a complex financial budget with multiple funding sources and delivering value for money in achieving our business objectives.

Essential Criteria:

Experience

• Senior leadership experience in a complex and geographically diverse environment.
• Experience of working in an intelligence environment or of using and/or producing intelligence.

National Security Vetting

National Security Vetting (NSV) at Developed Vetting (DV) clearance level and STRAP induction are essential for this role.

You must hold NSV at Security Check (SC) clearance level as a minimum at the application stage.

If NSV at DV clearance level and STRAP induction are not held at the application stage, you will be required to apply and achieve NSV at DV clearance level and STRAP induction as a condition for permanent appointment in this role.

If successful at interview, a job offer will be conditional on currently holding NSV at SC clearance level and subsequently achieving NSV at DV clearance level and STRAP induction. If you do not hold or are unable to obtain the required security vetting, we will withdraw the offer of employment. This is because you will not have met the conditions for employment in this role.

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Leadership
• 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%

Added Benefits

Flexibility Payment 1B

This post attracts a Level 1b Flexibility Payment (FP) that is paid monthly with salary. This FP requires you to undertake periods of On Call. You will be expected to work On Call 1 week in 4 or 1 week in 3 depending on grade.

In applying for a position and accepting the FP you agree that you can and will meet those attendance requirements.

FP levels are reviewed annually – on a business need and personal basis – and may be subject to change.

If you currently receive the Flexibility Payment, which may include Transition Protection and/or a Maintained Pension Value, moving to a new role may affect your payments.

Details of the Flexibility Payment can be found in the attached document.

Find more about HMRC benefits in ‘Your little extras and big benefits handbook’ for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.

This position is based at 102 PETTY FRANCE LONDON, SW1H 9AJ, SOUTHERN HOUSE CROYDON, CR0 1XG

Please refer to Job Description

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

Overview of the job

The post holder(s) will work in the National Intelligence Unit at HQ or one of the 5 Regional Intelligence Units. The post hold will be responsible for analysis in their respective areas. These areas include, but are not limited to, Counter Terrorism, Counter Corruption, Financial Intelligence, Sensitive Intelligence, Strategic Intelligence or Crime including Organised Crime across the relevant region or nationally in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). All these intelligence units form part of the National Intelligence Unit.

Intelligence Analyst(s) will play a critical role in developing the intelligence picture on a range of threats impacting on their geographic or thematic area, drawing on existing intelligence products as well as developing their own analysis.

The post holder will be responsible for providing strategic and tactical intelligence analysis and products which will look across prison and probation contexts at ‘high priority’ offenders, offending groups and operational security vulnerabilities in their area.

The post holder will report directly to the band 7 Senior Intelligence Analysts in the respective Unit. The post is a flexible resource within the function and the post holder may be asked to undertake work for another Unit to respond to changes in priorities.

The post holder may have direct line management and professional development of the band 3 intelligence researchers.

These posts may be based either in HQ (102 Petty France, London) or in one of the five Regional Hubs, exact details will be specified in the advert. Regular travel is likely and will include prison establishments, prison Group Directors’ offices and Probation Service Division offices as well as law enforcement partners’ offices. In addition there is likely to be occasional travel throughout England and Wales for national matters. Remote/Home working will be an option though specifics will be role dependent.

A background in analytical work (any discipline) would be an advantage but is not essential; training in intelligence analysis will be provided if required. Furthermore, some roles will require the post holder to partake in specialist training and accreditation which will be provided.

Summary    

This is an exciting opportunity to take up a key role supporting the ongoing development of intelligence analysis as a professional service to HMPPS.

The post holder will be expected to develop and deliver a high quality intelligence analytical service to HMPPS and law enforcement partners; therefore, they will require a strong grasp of intelligence and data analytical techniques, research skills, information handling requirements, as well as understand and anticipate information and intelligence requirements from a range of partners.

The post holder will also require strong communication skills to engage with a wide range of consumers of intelligence at all levels within HMPPS, with law enforcement partners, the National Crime Agency and, for some roles, the Security Services.
 
The post has no operational requirement. However, an understanding of prisons, probation and/or law enforcement operating environment would be an advantage.

The postholder must act with the highest levels of personal and professional integrity and champion these qualities in others. They must be vetted to Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) depending on the role. It is likely that roles in the Sensitive Intelligence Unit will require DV, but this is subject to change.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties   

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

•    National and Regional Intelligence Products: produce ad hoc ‘problem profiles’ on request, based on emerging trends. Produce intelligence assessments to support the case management of high risk or emerging ‘threat group’ individuals, discuss and develop terms of reference for an intelligence analysis product; obtain and evaluate information for intelligence analysis; apply analytical techniques to interpret information for intelligence analysis; use inference development to make judgments based on intelligence analysis methodology; create intelligence analysis products to support decision making; disseminate intelligence products; and review the effectiveness of the analysis process.
•    Intelligence Sharing and Partnership working: Support the unit in developing and maintaining good working relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners at national, regional and local levels to facilitate timely sharing of intelligence. Attend prison, probation and law enforcement regional and national forums as required. Support information requests and flows on both strategic and tactical intelligence, information or data requirements.
•    Management & Leadership: line manage and provide professional development to Band 3 Intelligence Researchers, and provide support to prison and probation colleagues and partners on the Professionalisation of intelligence.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

Please refer to Job Description

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

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

Alongside your salary of £36,001, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £9,756 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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

The Security function has two separate elements, the Core Security Team and the Trade Negotiations Security Team. This role sits in the Core Security Team. The successful candidate will report to the Grade 6 Departmental Security Adviser.

The role is part of the Government Security Profession (GSP) under Corporate Enablers. The GSP is one of the recognised career progressions within the Civil Service and offers a challenging and rewarding career.

You will lead on Security Culture Education and Awareness (SCEA), and Business Continuity and Incident Management (BC & IM). Each of these functions has SEO leads who you will line manage. The team is also supported by additional HEO and EO officers; a team of seven in total.

You will ensure DBT complies with the required elements of the Government Functional Standard for Security (GovS 007) and industry best practices that fall under your functional areas.

You will oversee the provision of an expert and high-quality specialist business continuity function and incident management support. As a BC subject matter expert, your advice will be relied upon by senior managers across the department. Colleagues will look to you to resolve complex problems to ensure critical business activities across the department can continue during a BC incident.

You will do this by leading on the development of DBT’s BC policies and strategies, contingency guidance, and plans. You will therefore be expected to understand HMG standards and business continuity management best practices and advise on their integration into DBT. You will develop and implement a testing and exercising regime to assure our response plans and documentation.

You will also deliver appropriate policies, processes, and strategies to support your SCEA portfolio, reviewing and updating them as the need arises. You will work closely with the National Technical Authorities and government partners to ensure that DBT has access to the latest central security guidance and resources to support SCEA activities and campaigns, and horizon scan to identify key security risks to DBT’s objectives, providing appropriate advice and mitigations. Your team will manage the Security shared mailbox, often acting as the first point of contact for enquiries, incidents, and breach reporting. You will be expected to oversee and report on these activities, which can be unpredictable in content and number.

Across both portfolios, you will need to build and maintain relationships with your respective BC and divisional security coordinator networks and senior sponsors, sharing BC and security best practice, advice, and guidance, and offering specialist support to the wider departmental community.

As part of the Security Senior Management Team, you will be expected to provide security advice and briefings to senior officials including Ministers, DBT’s two Permanent Secretaries and other colleagues as required. You will also be a security stakeholder for major programmes, projects and campaigns and be required to review business cases and provide advice and guidance on security for new projects.

 You will provide support to the Senior Security Adviser and their deputies as required and will be expected to participate in an out of hours on-call rota (approximately one week in seven) to provide cover for security incidents. This attracts an on-call allowance.

Essential Criteria

• Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI) and a Membership of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) or a willingness to work towards this.
• Experience in developing and delivering BC and IM response arrangements, and knowledge and experience of Command, Control, Communications, and multi-agency working.
• Willing to travel to other DBT regional and overseas locations to support awareness campaigns and outreach activities.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in government and/or large corporate environment of comparable scale with comparable risks.
• Experience of planning and delivering organisation-wide security or other awareness campaigns and engagement activities.
• Eligible and willing to undergo Developed Vetting. A minimum of SC clearance will be required before a candidate can be substantively appointed.

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Capable of working across organisational boundaries and across disciplines to deliver results, collaborating effectively with others.
• Be versatile in adapting to new challenges and ways of working to deliver results and build a successful team in a changing environment.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders to drive change, using excellent people management skills.
• Take a strategic approach to business analysis using a variety of tools to prepare strategies by evaluating the opportunities and challenges faced by DBT as it moves forward.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Business Continuity / Incident Management

Alongside your salary of £53,560, Department for Business and Trade contributes £1,446 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%

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

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

Birmingham, Leeds, London

Do you enjoy working with a range of stakeholders? 

Would you relish the opportunity to be involved in decision making for the safety and security in the Rail sector? 

If so, we have an exciting opportunity as a Senior Security Policy Adviser to join us at the Department for Transport (DFT), and we’d love to hear from you!

Our team is part of Land Transport National Security, a division made up of five teams covering Rail Resilience Liaison, Policing and Crime, International Rail Security, Domestic Rail Security, Roads and Vehicles Security, and Compliance activities for any regulations covering these areas. 

The post sits in the Domestic Rail Security team who are responsible for setting security regulations on behalf of the Secretary of State to protect against acts of violence (terrorism) across the domestic railway networks. The role will have lead responsibility for setting and developing security policy and regulation, as well as providing security advice, on light rail security. You will work collaboratively with colleagues within your own team, compliance inspectors and analysts across the Department and key external stakeholders including London Underground Ltd, Docklands Railway, Glasgow subway, British Transport Police (BTP),National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) and rail industry partners. 

The light rail security is part of a major review. You will therefore have the fantastic opportunity, to work closely with police, security and intelligence agencies to help shape the policy issues and delivery of the new light rail security regime by industry. This SEO post will be finalising and bring the review to a conclusion and introduction of the new light rail security regime by industry.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Lead, with external stakeholders (rail operators, British Transport Police and National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) and internal stakeholder (Legal, Analyst and policy) the completion and issuing of the new Light Rail Security Programme (LRSP), which meets both the needs of light rail operators and Ministerial expectations on delivery to provide a proportionate and consistent level of security on these networks;
• Lead the introduction of the new LRSP, briefing our Compliance Inspectors internally, and externally with industry colleagues who will be subject to the new regime. Providing clarification and assistance as implementation gets underway;
• Lead the on-going review of security policies to ensure that, once issued, the LRSP remains relevant to the terrorist threat and developments in the industry, in transport policing, and in Government policies;
• Developing strong relationships with light rail operators providing general security advice, including on physical developments and upgrades on light rail networks, and on-going liaison meetings. Working with DfT’s internal and external research partners as required; and
• Line management responsibility for one HEO

For further information, please see the attached Role Profile

If you would like to find out more about what it’s like to work at DfT Rail, please click here.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You are someone who champions engagement and gains rapport quickly with others as you build effective working relationships with internal and external key stakeholders at all levels.

Previous experience in transport security policy or operation would be beneficial but is not essential. 

Additional Information

You will have the option to be based in our London office attracting the London salary, or in Leeds or Birmingham attracting the National salary. 

A minimum 60% 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. Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.

This role requires some domestic travel within Great Britain. In the event of a terrorist attack or other emergency, the postholder may be required to be involved in the department’s incident response, including working outside normal business hours and from our London office.

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

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

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

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

Cyprus – RAF Akrotiri

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.

About DIO

View our YouTube video to see more about our work 

This is an established MoD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC

Security Services Group (SSG) provides specialist security advice, compliance and assurance to areas of the public sector that require the highest levels of security protection. SSG is the Government’s expert provider specialising in design, installation and maintenance of both custom in-house security systems and highly accredited commercial products on the government estate. 
Working as part of a 230-person team, we provide full life support services to UK Defence and Government sites throughout the UK and overseas.

This vacancy is for the role of a Security Systems Technician (Skill Zone 4) in Cyprus as part of the Overseas Team which has its’ main office in RAF Akrotiri; a tour length of 3 years is standard, reviewed at the 2.5 year point, with a possible 2 year extension.

As an SSG Technician you will have the chance to work on a variety of technically sophisticated projects whilst also undertaking program maintenance protecting UK Defence and Government sites.

We require a professional and self-motivated individual to serve SSG customers on a wide range of security systems including Intruder Alarm (IAS), External & Perimeter Intruder Detection (IDS & PIDs), Video Surveillance (VSS), Automatic Access Control (AACS) and Control Room IAS and VSS & AACS Standard Monitoring Systems.

Specific system training will be provided.

Other duties include:

•    Being the key point of contact to customers on a day-to-day basis 
•    Attending to maintenance and installation enquiries during core hours
•    Participating in an on-call rota to provide 24-hour emergency cover for the service
•    Conducting checks and audits on customer systems
•    Accurately estimating costs of all materials and labour needed for minor works, additions and alterations 
•    Ordering materials from suppliers and providing equipment lists to the Project Manager 
•    Providing technical assistance at all levels and building solutions to technical and design problems 
•    Undertaking trade supervision for subcontractors
•    Ensuring all job-related administration is accurate and reported in a timely way 
•    Adherence to work-related and site related health and safety guidelines

Work is predominately at SSG Customer’s sites across UK Sovereign Based Area. The applicant will be housed in service accommodation – Married Quarter, close to local office. Some tasks may involve periods of detached duty.  In addition, the post holder may be required to provide support to other SSG regions as vital in the UK and possibly overseas.

You will be contracted to work 37 hours a week, however through travel time, overtime and on-call duties you will have the opportunity to increase your potential earnings. 
Where applicable, the following allowances are payable in addition to basic salary: COLA (Cost Of Living Allowance), travel time (where travel is external to core hours), on-call allowance, recall-to-duty allowance, environmental (Radiation) allowance and overtime.

Desirable Experience & Skills

Membership: Engineering Council 
Membership: Security Institute
Qualification: HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Qualification: NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent
Qualification: ONC/OND in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent

Environmental Factors / Hazards Associated with the Post

The applicant may be required to undertake occasional work within Radiological and Explosive Storage areas.

Full Driving Licence
Driving a vehicle is a requirement of the job; security technicians are provided with a vehicle to carry their tools and equipment to/from sites which are remote and not accessible by public transport and in response to SSG’s 24/7 On Call Rota.

A recognised, relevant engineering background, engineering apprenticeship and/or engineering qualifications. I.e. Intruder Detection Systems, Perimeter Intruder Detection Systems, Video Surveillance Systems and Access Control Systems.

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

• SSG Functional Competence: Area 1: Electronic Security Installation (Practitioner)
• SSG Functional Competence: Area 2: Physical Security Installation (Awareness)

Alongside your salary of £29,333, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,919 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Some of the many benefits you will receive include:
•    Highly competitive Pension Scheme
•    Flexi-time scheme
•    Alternative working practices such as working from home
•    25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
•    Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
•    In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
•    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 and adoption leave
•    Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
•    Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Other benefits include:
•    Access to Defence Discount Service 
•    Eye test vouchers  
•    Access to the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) (fees apply)  
•    Access to the Civil Service Club in London (fees apply)
•    Continuous professional development within the security field
•    Laptop, tablet and mobile phone
•    Tool kit

Further information can be obtained on enquiry.

Allowances

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

+ Additional Allowances (COLA, On-call & Recall-to-duty).

Working Pattern

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working patterns will be considered.

Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE4 5BZ

Working in a small team with the Senior Information Security Officer, the Information Security Officer will play an essential part to ensure Information Security Management System and its controls are implemented and remain effective within Homes England. This is paramount to help deliver the Vision, Strategy and, Transformation within a secure environment.

We are committed to maintain our current iso 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management Systems you will assist to consult with key stakeholders across the agency on how these can be met.

Whilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our stakeholders and provide assurance of effective controls to iso 27001:2013  information security standard you will be used to “spinning several plates” at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.

This role will assist the Senior Information Security Officer in achieving and maintaining the ISO 27001 certification and the transition to the new standard iso 27001:2022 by Oct 2025 as well as develop and implement strategies to ensure ongoing compliance with ISO standards.

You will need to have awareness of Information Security Risk analysis and management and able to perform internal iso 27001:2013 compliance and security audits and produce reports.

You will support the Senior Information Security Officer with complex technical issues, aiming to assist to resolve non-conformities and identify any weaknesses in iso 27001:2013 controls.

As an experienced Information Security professional, you will understand how to manage your own workload and demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

You will need to be resilient and comfortable managing and communicating with stakeholders across the business.

Essential Skills

• Co-ordinate and participate in internal and external audits to evaluate the effectiveness of information security controls for iso27001:2013

• Have knowledge of Information Security controls and iso 27001:2013 certification external audits

• Review and identify gaps or improvement actions to update information security policies and procedures in line with ISO standards

• Maintain comprehensive documented information in relation to information security policies, procedure, and compliance audits

• Ensure accurate and up to date records for audits and assessments are maintained

• Address audit findings and collaborate with teams to implement corrective actions

• Experience of Information Security Risk analysis and management

• Information Security assurance experience including security incident, operational and service improvement within iso 27001 and or ITIL frameworks

• Working knowledge of Information Security controls within Data Centre environments and Cloud Service Providers of SaaS/PaaS/IaaS.

• Previous experience working with ISO standards such as iso 27001:2013

• Experience managing overall compliance with ISO standards

• Experience advising senior leadership teams on security compliance

• Ability to communicate on a technical and non-technical level

Desirable skills

• Experience of creating information security policies and aligning to Gov standards.

• Awareness of Government Security Principles and codes of practice to support the Information Security of Homes England as an Arm’s Length Government Body.

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday – Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly – At Homes England 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.

Health and Wellbeing – We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development – At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

DE&S Donnington Telford Shropshire TF2 8JT

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.

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Driving licence is required for the use of patrol vehicles on site when required.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

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

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

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

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

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 gross (including breaks) This is a shift working position. The successful candidate will be expected to work nights, weekends, bank holidays etc. The exact shift pattern will be explained in full during the interview. Successful applicants would work off a 24-week shift roster

Medical

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

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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

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

About DIO

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.

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

Lynx House, 1 Northern Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3XA

Do you have experience in managing Contractors?

Have you previously worked in operational security?

Are you confident in identifying building related security risks?

If you’ve answered yes to these, then maybe our Regional Security Manager role in Portsmouth could be just for you!

See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our operational security team, where you will keep our people, buildings, and assets safe and secure. You will work with other Estates colleagues within your building to achieve outcomes and use your knowledge to give advice and make decisions.

Other Information: candidate pack:

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As our Regional Security Manager, you will be responsible for a variety of things. Each day will be different, with new challenges that push your capabilities and enable you to learn and new things. Here are some of things you’ll be doing:

• Identify, record, and analyse all building related security risks; formulate mitigating actions and share with stakeholders, in line with the standard HMRC security templates. Identify and exploit measures to improve the security posture.
• Undertake Level One Security Assurance on the security supplier’s service provision in the form of monthly KPIs and associated checks to support contract management.
• Work with the Commercial Business Partner to support and progress initiatives and project work to maximise the security contract’s potential and efficiencies.
• Produce and maintain building security management documentation such as site-specific Risk Registers and local risk assessments and security reviews, formulating the Building Security Policy in line with the consistent national approach.
• Undertake regular security assurance reviews to ensure standards are adequate and meet existing threats and emerging risks to the business.
• Collaborate with the external security providers to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of physical security posture via the agreed site-specific assignment instructions.
• Take the lead in dealing with operational security incidents in line with National Security Framework guidelines.
• Collaborate and initiate security operations and activities with HMRC colleagues and outside agencies as appropriate.
• Support and assist in emergency and contingency planning and management regarding operational security issues as the operational security subject matter expert (SME), liaising with other members of the Building Management Team.
• Work collaboratively in partnership with the Incident Control Officer (ICO) for all sites in area of responsibility.
• Proactively seek out and develop contacts and networks, internally and externally
• Provide SME (Subject Matter Expert) advice and management overview of security provisions in additional sites within your areas of responsibility.

Essential Criteria

• A working knowledge of operational security.
• Evidence of working with Suppliers & demonstrating strong supplier management skills.
• Excellent relationship builder, experience working across all levels in an organisation.
• A proven track record of operating at a tactical level, delivering Security Services across complex sites.
• Proven track record of analysing and resolving problems, developing opportunities, and implementing innovate solutions/approaches.

Desirable Criteria 

• BTEC Level 5 in Security Management or equivalent qualification.

If not already held, you must be willing to obtain the following within 2 years of appointment:

• BTEC level 5 in Security Management.
• Contract Management Foundation Level.
• Threat and Risk Analysis Training Pathway incorporating NVQ Level 4 in Security Coordination and Design.

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

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

• 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%

Find more about HMRC benefits in ‘Your little extras and big benefits handbook’ for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.

Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ

Would you like to help HM Land Registry (HMLR) deliver its ambitious new Counter Fraud Strategy – which will play a fundamental role in protecting the Land Register, a key part of the national economic infrastructure?

As a Counter Fraud Officer, you will help protect HMLR and the register of title against fraud, analysing and evaluating data from various designated sources to produce appropriate outcomes to defend against fraud or illegality.  You will deliver and assist in the development of counter-fraud policy and strategy within HMLR and promote the counter fraud strategy.

This is an exciting permanent opportunity available in Gloucester, with a minimum requirement of 26 hours per week. 

We’ll fully support your development and help you work towards a relevant counter-fraud qualification and develop yourself against Government Counter Fraud Standards.

HMLR ensures people’s land and property rights are guaranteed and protected in one of the most active property markets in the world. As part of our highly regarded Counter Fraud Group (CFG) you could be contributing to this important and exciting work every day, operating against the ever-evolving, ever-changing fraud threat HMLR faces.

The Counter Fraud Group plays a critical part in protecting the integrity of the register and undertakes an important role in the HMLR counter fraud strategy. The role involves cross departmental working, assessment of fraud risk and identification of risk controls, analysis of data and a need to understand fraud related issues.

The successful candidate will be able to analyse and evaluate data from various designated sources and produce appropriate outcomes to defend against fraud or illegality. You will deliver and assist in the development of counter-fraud policy and strategy within HMLR and to further the counter fraud strategy. 

Main Duties:

• To analyse, evaluate record and disseminate data using systems and processes as required including producing reports and intelligence products in compliance with internal and legislative data handling restrictions
• To accurately maintain the CFG databases underpinning ongoing investigations by creating, amending and deleting records of activities and decisions
• To help create systems, processes and strategies for fraud prevention and investigation
• To work with internal stakeholders to ensure a good working relationship and proportional response to fraud prevention
• To liaise with other counter-fraud organisations, including the preparation of intelligence and evidential products in compliance with appropriate legislation
• Assist senior officers when required
• Administrative and other duties as required 

For the first six months of your training period, it is essential that you are office based 100% of the time. After the training period HMLR believe that a blended approach to where you work that enables some time working from home, as well as in the office may give you an improved experience and has clear business benefits.  We expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. 

It is anticipated further opportunities will be available throughout 2024 and successful applicants who require a deferred start date will be placed on a reserve list and offered these opportunities when they arise at suitable dates within the next 12 months

Please note that there may be travel and overnight stays mainly to other HMLR offices.  See the attached candidate pack. 

In order to be successful for this role, you must meet the below criteria: 

• 2 GCSE’s Mathematics and English Language or equivalent qualification OR significant and recent experience within Counter Fraud

• Ability to manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines and high standards, demonstrating excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• A proven ability to work well in a team
• Experience of collaborative working
• Intermediate level knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills – with good attention to detail
• Experience of cross-group working
• Ability to write reports or demonstrate the potential to achieve this skill

2 GCSE’s Mathematics and English Language OR equivalent qualification OR significant and recent experience within Counter Fraud.

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £29,484, HM Land Registry contributes £7,960 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 and 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.

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.