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RAF Wyton, RAF Chicksands, London Main Building

Defence Intelligence (DI) is seeking a motivated individual to support the development of the intelligence assessment profession within Defence. This exciting role will play a pivotal part in improving intelligence assessment standards through the training and development of our growing cadre of all-source intelligence assessment specialists.  

This position is part-time, working ‘term-time only’ (equivalent to 3.75 days per week). Alternate working patterns within the available hours may be considered.

If post is based in London it will attract the relevant London weighting, if Wyton or Chicksands then this does not apply.

About DI 

Defence Intelligence (DI) is at the heart of Defence’s decision making, identifying threats and opportunities, and providing analysis and advice to policy makers and commanders. This includes some of the most sensitive work in Defence and is fundamental to ensuring the safety, security, and prosperity of the UK. Our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a rapidly changing world. Together our civilians and military personnel are responsible for providing timely intelligence products, assessments and advice, informing decision-makers and giving perspective to the diverse and complex challenges Defence faces in a constantly evolving world. 

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

We are looking for a professional, motivated professional to share their experience, knowledge and enthusiasm on the DI’s flagship intelligence analysis courses.  

Defence Intelligence, Futures & Analytical Methods – Learning (DI FAM-L) is responsible for the delivery of training, including the Defence Intelligence Analysis Module (DIAM) (focussing on structured analytical techniques, epistemology, psychology and best practice in generation of intelligence assessments) and other education and training events to support DI and defence priorities. These roles work in a small team that designs, adapts, and delivers lectures and workshops on analytical techniques, delivering DI’s flagship intelligence analysis course, enabling students to attain a City & Guilds Level 3 qualification.  

This small (six educators) active team is directed by Deputy Chief Defence Intelligence (DCDI) to deliver analysis training to civilian and military staff working in Defence Intelligence, and members of the wider Intelligence Community. The Instructors carry the primary responsibility for training by the Branch, and maintaining standards of delivery. The post also assists the Branch Manager with the management of the Branch, and covers in their absence. The Instructors have shared responsibility for FAM-L input to researching the requirement for specific analysis training across the Defence and wider intelligence communities and, where appropriate, designing, facilitating and delivering this training.   

The majority of training is conducted at UKSC Chicksands. Training is sometimes requested to be delivered at other UK sites, and abroad.  

DI aspires to be an exemplar equal opportunities employer, and create a workplace which values diversity and is free from any form of discrimination. This post is open to those seeking alternative work patterns, including job share.  

This post is advertised to be based at: RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire; UKSC Chicksands, Bedfordshire or MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London. 

• In conjunction with the other FAM-L instructors, deliver, validate and update as necessary all elements of the Defence Intelligence Analysis Module (DIAM) and follow-up support to analysts in the workplace.
• Assist with the design and delivery of other analysis and assessment courses and workshops, including with other partner organisations and the single services.
• Assist with the design and delivery of overseas capacity-building training to friendly nations, and in accordance with overseas customer requirements. This may provide opportunities to travel abroad.
• Assist in the research of future requirements for intelligence analysis training across the defence and intelligence communities. Build relationships with a wide network to understand changes in future analytical methods and IT requirements, changes in teaching methods and other courses available to staff.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with other relevant organisations (particularly those of the UK and US intelligence communities) and assist with identification, sharing and exploitation of best practice within the intelligence community.
• Maintain close contacts with and maintain currency with DI analysts’ work practices.
• Administer, invigilate and assess C&G Level 3 exam in Intelligence Analysis. The successful candidate must be willing to qualify as an assessor for the City and Guilds Exam.
• Ensure your continued professional development in areas of specialist knowledge.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:  

• At least 3 years recent experience of all-source intelligence analysis, or equivalent (e.g. through academia, think-tanks, research institutions, etc)
• A City and Guilds Level 3 Examination in Intelligence Analysis, or equivalent. Alternatively, 5 years’ experience and a commitment to take and pass the exam within 2 months of joining may be acceptable.
• A training/education qualification from a recognised academic institution or is willing to work towards a qualification whilst in post.

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

• Leadership
• Developing Self and Others

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

• PHIA – Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment (PHIA, Highly Proficient Level)

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

• All successful candidates will be eligible to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. 
• Holiday – 25-day annual leave allowance per year increasing by 1 day per year (maximum 30 days per year). In addition, 8 statutory Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day per year. 
• Complementing our generous annual leave allowance, we also have a flexible working scheme. The scheme allows you to work additional hours, over the standard 7 hours 24 minutes per day, to accumulate credit which enables you to earn up to 3 days leave every 4 weeks with an additional 2 days over the Christmas period resulting in a possible 41 days additional leave per year. The flexi-time scheme becomes available upon completion of 6 months service. 
• Additional working pattern options – we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more, please speak to the Recruiting Line Manager. 
• Professional Development – We are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. 
• Health and Wellbeing – for a small fee we offer the staff the use of the exceptional site gymnasium facilities. 
• We also offer an excellent range of family-friendly benefits, for example, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. 
• Special Paid Leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year 

Darlington, London, Wolverhampton

Are you enthusiastic, resilient, a good team player and motivated to make a difference and develop in a public sector setting? If so, come join our programme; it’s ground-breaking, fast-paced and a great opportunity to develop yourself and widen your experience.  The Safer and Greener Buildings Group has been established to bring together the Department’s work responding to the Grenfell Tower fire ​and supporting the UK to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, ​leaving a legacy of safer buildings that are greener and better adapted to climate change​.

The Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) is a new unit at the heart of Safer Green Building’s ambition. It is tasked with pursuing individuals and companies who are failing to make buildings safe and pay to fix the building safety issues they caused. This is a high profile area of work, which has rightly received considerable Parliamentary and press attention. A quick google search will reveal the types of cases the Unit has taken forward.

What really sets us apart is the kind of work we undertake, our culture and the diverse nature and backgrounds of our employees. We realise that our ultimate success depends on recruiting and retaining high quality people, and stimulating their creativity and professionalism.

These are fascinating and unique roles. Whether working with internal and external stakeholders to identify the intelligence requirements, overseeing a case and reporting to Ministers, you will be at the forefront of holding industry to account for their actions.

Important – To apply for this role you will need to submit a CV and covering letter. These need to be merged into one document. When submitting your application Applied will ask you to upload a CV, when doing this you should upload your merged document of your CV and covering letter. There are further details in the Selection Process section further below in this advert.

You will lead investigations and deliver outcomes around areas of key strategic importance to Secretary of State. In the first instance, your projects are likely to involve investigations arising out of the Grenfell Inquiry and ongoing work to hold firms, institutions and individuals to account.  This role would be perfect for someone who thrives in fast paced and high profile environment.

You will be expected to have excellent relationship building skills, our work is highly collaborative and you’ll need to work across Whitehall, within the department, local authorities and arms length bodies.  . Critical thinking, demonstrated through an ability to synthesise and analyse information and to communicate findings clearly, is essential. The ability to operate in stressful situations and the willingness to put team before self are important attributes. You will lead the team on key areas of research and be expected to task manage others.

The responsibilities will be: 

• Build relationships and engage with relevant contacts and collect data from a variety of credible sources. The ability to build relationships with other teams in DLUHC and across Whitehall is vital.  
• To conduct thorough investigations, delivering and contributing to high impact results. 
• To lead the investigative efforts by other members of the team as well as acting as a point of contact for external agencies supporting our programme. 
• To ensure fast, accurate and detailed reporting.  
• To deliver complex ideas confidently, clearly and with precision including to senior officials and Ministers.
• To write well-crafted written briefings and correspondence to stakeholders.  

Essential

• Ability to lead teams, find ways to deliver through others.
• A high level of situational and political awareness and judgement
• Exceptional relationship building and stakeholder management with strong  emotional intelligence.
• A sharp intellect and analytical capability with an ability to link disparate data in order to draw conclusions
• Sound judgement and the capability to operate with autonomy
• A drive to acquire knowledge and an ability to absorb new learning across a diverse range of subjects
• The ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and external agencies and sources.
• Confident and competent in working in small dynamic teams
• An ability to deliver complex ideas confidently, clearly and with precision.

Desirable

• We expect to fill one of these posts with someone who had investigative experience, either in open source (OSINT) or human intelligence (HUMINT). A background in public or private sector investigative work would be desirable and candidates should make this clear on their application.

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

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

Alongside your salary of £49,697, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £13,418 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%

Darlington, London, Wolverhampton

Are you enthusiastic, resilient, a good team player and motivated to make a difference and develop in a public sector setting? If so, come join our programme; it’s ground-breaking, fast-paced and a great opportunity to develop yourself and widen your experience.  The Safer and Greener Buildings Group has been established to bring together the Department’s work responding to the Grenfell Tower fire ​and supporting the UK to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, ​leaving a legacy of safer buildings that are greener and better adapted to climate change​.

The Recovery Strategy Unit (RSU) is a new unit at the heart of Safer Green Building’s ambition. It is tasked with pursuing individuals and companies who are failing to make buildings safe and pay to fix the building safety issues they caused. This is a high profile area of work, which has rightly received considerable Parliamentary and press attention. A quick google search will reveal the types of cases the Unit has taken forward.

What really sets us apart is the kind of work we undertake, our culture and the diverse nature and backgrounds of our employees. We realise that our ultimate success depends on recruiting and retaining high quality people, and stimulating their creativity and professionalism.

These are fascinating and unique roles. Whether working with internal and external stakeholders to identify the intelligence requirements, overseeing a case and reporting to Ministers, you will be at the forefront of holding industry to account for their actions.

You will  oversee a number of investigations and deliver outcomes around areas of key strategic importance to Secretary of State. In the first instance, your projects are likely to involve investigations arising out of the Grenfell Inquiry and ongoing work to hold firms, institutions and individuals to account. This role would be perfect for someone who thrives in fast paced and high profile environment.

You will lead of team of 3-4 Grade 7s. Each Grade 7 will be case leaders, managing investigations. Your job will be providing the strategy and oversight of the case leaders, linking cases to wider departmental objectives such as housing and leasehold reform. You should expect to critically review the cases, identify areas for further investigation, link the work to critical cross-department objectives, brief Ministers and meet with leaseholders, Parliamentarians and other key stakeholders. You will also be expected to manage the operation of the RSU, including for example on financing and budgeting, resourcing, commercial relationships with suppliers, and any value for money considerations.

You will be expected to have excellent relationship building skills, our work is highly collaborative and you’ll need to work across Whitehall, within the department, local authorities and arms length bodies.   Critical thinking, demonstrated through an ability to synthesise and analyse information and to communicate findings clearly, is essential. The ability to operate in stressful situations and the willingness to put team before self are important attributes.

The responsibilities will be: 

• Provide strategy and oversight of RSU cases. 
• Manage the operation of the RSU on a daily basis including resourcing, financing, supplier management.    
• To deliver complex ideas confidently, clearly and with precision including to senior officials and Ministers.
• Build relationships and engage with relevant contacts and collect data from a variety of credible sources. The ability to build relationships with other teams in DLUHC and across Whitehall is vital.  
• To ensure fast, accurate and detailed reporting.  
• To oversee well drafted briefings and correspondence to high profile stakeholders.

Essential criteria:

• Provide strategic policy and analytical direction and oversight of the RSU, ensuring work is delivered to the highest quality while maintaining a strong focus on the development of the team.
• A high level of situational and political awareness and judgement. You should have experience of briefing very senior individuals in a clear and concise manner.
• Key point of contact for maintaining relationships with project sponsors including political advisors and senior responsible officers, ensuring good communication through projects and alignment on scope and deliverables.
• Exceptional relationship building and stakeholder management with strong emotional intelligence.
• The ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and external agencies and sources.
• Ability to lead teams, find ways to deliver through others.
• Monitor the performance of their delivery team, making sure everyone understands what they are responsible for and delivers on time and to a high standard.
• Create opportunities for team members and make effective use of their skills and experience, and inspire, lead, coach and develop.
• A sharp intellect and analytical capability with an ability to link disparate data in order to draw conclusions

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

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

Alongside your salary of £58,946, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £15,915 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, South West England, BS2 0ES : Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EP : Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8FT : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 4AP : Salford, North West England, M3 5BS : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE98 1ZZ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4NT

Working to the Deputy Director, Security Governance, Culture and Engagement in HMRC Security, the Head of Security Culture, Education and Awareness will lead and deliver HMRC Security’s culture, education and awareness capability and services, including delivering an ongoing programme of innovative industry standard security awareness campaigns, activities and responses, based on empirical evidence, emerging threat and risk. Leading an energetic and enthusiastic team and working in partnership with our Enterprise Security Programme, the post holder will monitor and evaluate all activity that influences HMRC’s security culture posture, whilst driving both continual innovation in security culture and awareness delivery and the improvement in the security culture posture within HMRC and VOA. They will deliver activities that support HMRC business to mitigate security risks to our services, information, premises, customers and colleagues and make ‘security’ an intrinsic part of HMRC business and staff DNA.

At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.   

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.  

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

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.

Personal Specification: 

We are looking for an inclusive leader with proven experience of delivering innovative culture, education and awareness activities, with the ability to maximise cross-government, public sector and private sector relationships and engagement to make HMRC a pioneer in security culture management, and work in partnership with HMRC Business to make security inherent in organisational culture and business delivery (Business and Personal DNA).    

Key Responsibilities include:

• Create and execute the strategy and plan for promoting, embedding and maintaining a security focused culture and good security management practices across HMRC, VOA and Third-Party Suppliers, aligned to key HMRC and cross-government objectives.
• Establish a security culture baseline; monitor, evaluate and report on HMRC Security, Programme and Business activities that influence the baseline to the Chief Security Officer and other key stakeholders as appropriate.
• Co-ordinate and oversee the governance of Security Culture, Education and Awareness activity and response through chairing of and representation at appropriate forums.
• Lead, deliver and assure HMRC security culture, education and awareness capability and services, delivering an ongoing programme of innovative industry standard security awareness campaigns, activities and responses, based on empirical evidence, emerging threat and risk; ensure programme is delivered to appropriate professional standards, within budget and to timescales.
• Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of a new programme of mandatory security learning for HMRC, VOA and Third-Party suppliers which meets Government Security Standards, delivers the right knowledge at the right time to the right roles, balancing the security requirements with the needs of the business and their objectives.
• Champion and drive continual improvement in the maturity of HMRC security culture, pro-actively collaborating with and influencing senior managers across HMRC business areas to gain top down buy in for Security Culture, Education and Awareness activities across HMRC and VOA.
• As a Business owner and key stakeholder, work in partnership with Enterprise Security Programme to oversee the procurement, implementation and management of new, innovative digital platforms and products that improve the delivery of Security Education and Awareness within HMRC where appropriate and/or work in partnership with other areas of HMRC business to embed products within their business and products.
• Work in partnership with the Enterprise Security Programme to transform and automate how HMRC Security monitors the departments security culture posture in an agile way enabling more effective, prioritised and targeted responses.
• Working in partnership with Enterprise Security Programme, lead the establishment and maintenance of positive vendor and stakeholder relationships to ensure new technologies and products are embedded as business as usual activities with effective governance, budgetary management, evaluation and compliance regimes in place as appropriate.
• Work in partnership with Chief Data Officer and the Office of the Data Protection Officer to maximise the impact of the Data Protection and Security interventions.
• Build and maximise relationships across the Public and Private Sector enabling HMRC to be a pioneer in Security Culture Management and Innovation.
• Represent HMRC and play a pro-active role, influencing and shaping Security Culture initiatives cross-government working with Government Security Group, NTAs, Security Education and Awareness Centre (SEAC); ensuring that HMRC CEA utilises and shares best practice and to ensure value for money.
• Lead, motivate, develop and appraise a small team applying a consistent vision, energy and drive that motivates the team to meet business objectives, setting them in the context of wider security and Departmental objectives. Pro-actively cultivate talent and foster an inclusive, diverse and motivated workforce, while building the right culture to deliver a customer-centric, effective, coherent and continuously-improving security organisation. Lead and manage others to achieve an inclusive culture and the specific goals outlined by HMRC’s and the relevant profession’s diversity and inclusion strategy. Create and champion an environment of continuous improvement across the team, where learning from feedback, security risks, events, incidents, investigations and trends becomes integral to business design and processes.
• Being a leadership role model for the Government security community and modelling Civil Service values to foster and develop the profession across government. Acting as a security professional, championing and sharing best practice through the community and embedding and championing government security culture within the department. Work in strong partnership with peers across HMRC, the intelligence agencies and other government departments, and personally create the environment for joint successes.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience as a minimum against the following Essential Criteria:

• Experience of setting direction and meeting strategic objectives through the development of high-level strategies and plans aligned to business objectives.
• Ability to gather and use data to evaluate and improve performance.
• Experience of building strong working relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing strategic direction.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders whilst understanding their concerns and needs.

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering successful culture and awareness programmes of activity where the outcomes have influenced organisational culture and behaviours in a large organisation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across business areas and networks, supporting the joint development of concise, compelling and realistic strategies with clear outcomes.
• Experience in coaching and developing staff to grow capability and ensure team members are equipped with the skills and knowledge to effectively undertake their job roles.
• Experience of working effectively with managed suppliers and vendors.
• Background in either cyber, personnel, physical or information security.
• Experience of budgetary, risk and/or project management, with the ability to manage and maintain a complex programme of initiatives.

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £64,693, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £6,757 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%

Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH; Northleigh House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SU

The Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

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

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

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

RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 9PN

The Challenge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About MGS

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

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

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

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

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

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

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

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

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

Travel Requirements

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

Full UK Driving Licence required due to close area working.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

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

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

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

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Are you ready to work in one of the most interesting cyber security environments and share your experience to support national security?

Cyber security plays an integral role in protecting the UK against external and internal threats, acting as a deterrence to ensure that our Armed Forces have the strong cyber defences they need.

The Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) team is at the forefront of Cyber Security and Information Technology within Defence and is responsible for enabling Defence through the provision of specialist assurance and cyber security services across UK Defence, including industry partners, other Government Departments and our international allies.

CyDR sits within the Defence Digital team who provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces.  Defence Digital operates at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, it aims to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world.

With a fantastic growing team of military and civilian staff operating across the UK, it is a great time to be a cyber security professional in the Ministry of Defence.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of CyDR the next chapter of your career may be with us!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

The Assistant Head – Cyber Risk Management position sits within the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) area within CyDR directorate in Defence Digital. We develop and maintain a wider understanding of cyber risks and capabilities, across Defence’s complex and challenging environments and identify possible gaps and issues to inform key defence programmes on how to mitigate these and understand how the resulting activity will help to reduce risks.

The role will require identifying, understanding and mitigating cyber-related risks and provides risk or service owners with advice, to help them make well informed risk-based decisions.

Defence Digital’s Cyber Defence & Risk Directorate (CyDR) provides leadership across defence to ensure threats, advised by DI and other Gov Agencies, are understood and that explicit risks are identified and translated into appropriate mitigation. 

This position will lead a team which will develop and maintain a wider understanding of cyber risks and capabilities, across Defence’s complex and challenging environments. The role is to identify possible gaps and issues to help key Defence programmes mitigate issues and understand how the resulting activity will help to reduce risks. It provides upward reporting and briefings on cyber activity and risk assessments, to enable seniors (including the Defence Board) to make informed investment decisions.

This role is key to management and oversight of Defence’s Cyber Risks, including cyber criticalities driven via engagement with the Cabinet Office and enabling other key stakeholders to reduce and understand Defence’s overarching Cyber Risk.

We will offer excellent learning and development opportunities tailored to your role and beyond. Whilst in post, you’ll be able to gain industry recognised qualifications and we’ll support you throughout the process.

A Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of up to £9k per annum may be payable with this post, paid in increments upon reaching the required levels of competence.

You’ll also be able to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, generous leave allowance, great discount services and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

The Cyber Risk Management team has exciting plans for growth, so now is a great time to join us and be part of our journey!

The post holder is expected to:

• Independently undertake risk management activities within a given area of practice or expertise, within an established security and risk management governance structure

• Lead the analysis and derivation of business-supporting security needs, undertake Cyber Security related risk assessments, conduct tailored threat assessment and other risk management activities, and ensure activities are consistent with applicable regulations and legislation

• Provide tailored advice to a range of stakeholders on how to remedy identified risks, by proportionately applying security capabilities, using published guidance, standards and drawing on a range of experts, as well as personal expertise

• Provide expert security advice that highlights Cyber Security related risks, so risk or service owners can make well-informed and auditable decisions

More specifically:

• Lead, on behalf of Defence, to accurately report on the Defence Board’s strategic cyber resilience risk across Defence.

• Lead and oversee the analysis of mitigation plans for cyber risks held across defence, building knowledge of common themes and identifying gaps. Analyse risk response plans with a view to identifying gaps, reporting accordingly.

• Ensure that analytical findings are reported to stakeholders, including into policy branches, as well as into the programme assurance process.

• Engage with all key stakeholders involved in cyber risk management, building the community of interest and promoting cyber risk knowledge sharing. Work with Cyber Risk Management (CRM) partners as part of the Cyber Security Operations Capability (CSOC) in the pursuit of the above objectives and in the interest of the broader aims of CRM.

We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and we will support you in undertaking further learning and development opportunities, within your designated field and beyond. Wherever possible, we will provide upskill learning options and further training to support your continuous professional development.

Person Specification

If you have the following knowledge, skills and experience, we would love to hear from you!

We would expect to see some previous experience in Cyber Security governance and risk management, threat assessment and/or information risk management/assurance and ideally you’ll have the following skills:

• The ability to build strong working-relationships
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal and able to converse at a wide variety of levels
• Able to consolidate data and produce and present reports
• Able to build, lead and maintain high performing teams, both technical and non-technical
• The ability to support a team, as well as form effective partnerships across different organisations.
• The ability to quickly assess information and make recommendations.

Qualifications: A degree in Cyber Security or a similar subject would be desirable but your experience is key and if you have any of the following industry qualifications that would great. You’ll need to have the motivation and desire to continue to learn and develop and we’ll provide opportunities to gain these in post:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP)
• Certificate in Information Security Management (CISM)
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
• Certified Cyber Professional (CCP)

Dependent on the business need, there will be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).

At certain times and dependent on the priorities of the role, this job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station, which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this).

If not already held, the successful candidate will be required to undergo DV clearance. This position is open to sole UK nationals only.

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

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

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

• Information risk assessment and risk management

Alongside your salary of £56,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £15,263 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%
• Family Friendly – Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave.
• A wide range of discounts – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• 5 days per year Learning & Development
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
• Flexible working.
• Generous leave allocations.
• Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

*London, Bristol, Warrington, Birmingham, Belfast, Slough, Leicester, Normanton(Calder), Gartcosh, Crawley, Gillingham(Kent) & Exeter – *Under the NCA Estates Strategy, the London office is part of a planned relocation to a new NCA HQ in Stratford, London. Relocation is expected to take place in 2025. If you are successful for a London role, please be aware that your post will be relocated.

Serious and organised crime may feel far removed from our everyday lives, but it kills more people than all other national security threats combined. The NCA sits at the heart of the UK’s response.

We tackle those that pose the greatest risk to our safety and security. We operate proactively at the high end of high risk, undertaking investigations to bring offenders to justice.

The NCA has a wide remit and we are looking for committed individuals to join us in a Business Support capacity, to provide vital administrative and professional expertise across all departments in the NCA.

There are business support roles within our operational and capabilities functions.

Applicants will be considered for business support roles in its broadest sense across the Agency, but we appreciate that candidates will have preferences in terms of the sorts of areas that they would like to support, and in deed that they may bring qualifications and experience that may make them particularly suitable for some positions. The location and preferences available are clearly set out in the Application Process section should you choose to specify.

To provide an efficient support service to National Crime Agency operations, corporate and service functions, programmes or projects, contributing towards the successful delivery of business objectives across the organisation.

***All NCA officers must hold SC Enhanced upon entry as a minimum. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information please see the Candidate information Pack***

As a Senior Business Support Officer in an operational environment you could be assigned of the following operational teams:

Investigations, Intelligence, Threat Leadership, Safe Guarding, Operational Standards, Cyber Crime & Financial Investigations. We have a wide variety of business support opportunities within our Capabilities function, which are Human Resources, Corporate Business Services (CBS), Corporate Strategy and Performance, Transformation & Digital Data and Technology (DDaT).

Your responsibilities will include:

• To manage and lead a team responsible for providing business support and governance to operations, corporate and central functions, and contribute towards the achievement of the strategic objectives of the NCA.
• To develop, implement and improve core delivery functions and support services and support the development and implementation of strategy and policy.
•  Manage projects, resources, programmes, planning activities to ensure work is completed within agreed timescales/budgets and quality standards, in line with NCA policy.
• Develop and manage high level relationships with key partners to ensure productive collaborative working.
• Manage change activity and communicate proposed changes with staff and stakeholders.
• Manage the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/ information and develop policy, reports, procedures and manage data systems across business area.
• Manage/coach and develop staff

You may be expected to work directly or indirectly in tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse. This may involve exposure to child sexual abuse images and material. All officers working on or supporting this type of operational activity will undergo a psychological assessment on taking up the role and at regular intervals once in post.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Demonstrate an ability to make decisions which meet business needs and customer requirements.
• Demonstrate an ability to encourage and initiate problem solving and ability to manage change.
• Experience of adapting communication styles for different audiences
• Experience of working to tight deadlines in a fast paced environment

Alongside your salary of £38,642, National Crime Agency contributes £10,433 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The UK government processes a mass of sensitive data, provides a critical service to the public, operates an extensive and complex IT estate, and faces a significant and growing cyber threat. In response we invest in a well funded and innovative cyber-security programme and we are looking for talented individuals who can bring a range of skills and experience to the department.

The Cyber Directorate within GSG(also known as GSG Cyber) sits within Government Security Group(GSG) and covers all aspects of Defensive Cyber Security for Government from strategy, policy and standards to the operational deliverables of incident, risk, threat intelligence and vulnerability management. We manage investment from the National Cyber Security Programme, outreach and engagement across government and the wider public sector among much else.

The Cyber Operations team provides GSG with reporting cyber operational risk across the government sector, working closely with the Cabinet Office National Security team and the NCSC. The team is responsible for coordinating and understanding operational cyber risk across government.

If you’re passionate about protecting government, want to be part of a security evolution, have a grounding in cyber security and want to learn more, this is the team for you. Come and help make government stronger.

As the Cyber Operations vulnerabilities manager within GSG you will help protect HMG against systemic vulnerabilities.

The Cyber Operations vulnerabilities manager plays a key role in defining cross government risk and works closely with our threats role to deliver the operational cyber risk picture.

The vulnerability manager will triage vulnerabilities by relevance and criticality to the organisation.The post will work closely with NCSC and CDDO on the identification of critical vulnerabilities which impact government and management of these vulnerabilities across government prioritising, drafting and promulgating protective advice.

You will be responsible for coordinating and understanding vulnerabilities which significantly impact cross government operational capability.. 
You will play a significant role in developing capabilities to increase government awareness of its cyber vulnerabilities such as the expansion of the NCSC’s Vulnerability reporting service to secure government digital infrastructure.

As part of the wider cyber operations team, you will also support the delivery of the Government Cyber Coordination Centre(GCCC) by driving collaboration across the vulnerability management community, working with NCSC and CDDO in developing innovative ways to work with government data and processes, in support of the Government Cyber Security Strategy(GCSS) and the requirement to “Defend as One.”

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Check (SC) but must be willing to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) clearance whilst in post where necessary.

Responsibilities 

• Work with NCSC on operationalising and managing a cross government Vulnerability Reporting Service (VRS) to ensure that critical notifications are passed in a timely manner to government departments and develop analytical processes and lead the VRS community driving uptake of the vulnerability reporting service across government departments.
• Working with the Cyber Operations team and closely with NCSC and CDDO on the identification and management of new vulnerabilities
  Create and maintain a process for management of new vulnerabilities which significantly impact the government, and work with NCSC on advice and classification of vulnerabilities.
• Play a key role in defining cross government risk and work closely with threat intel colleagues to deliver the operational cyber risk picture.
  Management of critical vulnerabilities which impact government, maintaining an active presence in government information sharing spaces ie Slack, CISP or Government Websites.
• Support wider GSG Cyber Directorate teams providing SME guidance on cyber vulnerabilities.
• Translate vulnerability management best practice across government through policies, procedures and guidelines. Champion standards and best practice across the security community.
• The role will also act to support GSG’s cyber incident response function as and when required.

Essential Skills/Experience

Experience of working in cyber security, ideally within a SOC/Operations environment.

Knowledge of application, infrastructure and networking security and systems.

Communicate effectively at all levels and present technical information to senior stakeholders in concise business focused language, supplementing own knowledge with research where needed.

Producing well-written, well-structured, timely and impactful products and notifications in clear English, with minimal support that meet the requirements of stakeholders.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience of working in National Security is desirable
• Engagement in information sharing forums(internal and external) to enhance understanding of vulnerabilities within HMG.
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders is desirable
• Developed knowledge and understanding of approaches and tooling for performing vulnerability assessment against large and complex infrastructure.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Candidates will be asked to do a short (5 -10 minutes) presentation on cyber security challenges facing Government departments. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview.

• 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.