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DM Crombie, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 8LA

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations 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

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

MOD West Moors, West Moors Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH22 0HJ

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

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

About DIO

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

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

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 over 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.

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

• Supervise all Security Officers on shift at the Unit, deploying them to cover tasks as laid out in Assignment Instructions and in accordance with the Joint Business Agreement/GSSOR
• Supervise Security Officers to protect people, property, information, and assets from damage, destruction, or unauthorised removal from the Unit.
• Operate security systems in line with standard operating procedures
• Align assigned team(s) of Security Officers to protect property or information against compromise, destruction, or damage, maintaining integrity of performance through effective management, encouraging a positive and inclusive working environment, addressing concerns in a timely and sensitive manner
• Respond appropriately to security concerns raised, including by third parties, and work with the first responder to incidents
• Where required, cover CSO5 Guarding tasks including providing meal break relief.
• Daily Supervision and admin of the Roster, as delegated by the OM, managing the administration of abstractions and keeping the OM appraised on any issues with the rosters or general operations at the Unit.
• If located within a reasonable travelling distance of other MGS Units then the Supervisor will visit these Units at a frequency agreed with the Operations Manager to provide Supervisory support and visit Staff and customers accordingly.
• Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
• Referral of complaints
• Supervising and Operating and monitoring of security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
• Liaise with Unit HOEs and Customer representatives and other Security providers to ensure a high-quality Security service is provided. Building positive relationships with all stakeholders.
• Assist the Operational Manager in ensuring that the Unit is compliant with NSI and all documents, policies and processes are kept up to date.
• 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 and Skills:

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

Full UK Manual driving licence due to post requirements.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £27,474, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,417 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.

We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

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 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
• 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, 43 hours net based on full time. Monday – Friday, exact working pattern will be explained at interview.

Medical

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

MOD Corsham, RAF Wyton, MOD Main Building – London

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.

Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR) 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. Services provided by CyDR include:

• MOD defensive cyber strategy development
• Development of cyber security policy
• Managing and driving mitigation of Departmental cyber risk
• Security assurance and accreditation support and advice

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 post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.

This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £9,000 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.

Effective policy is essential to delivering cyber security across the wider Defence community. To be effective it must be properly considered, clearly articulated and coherent. The role will therefore bring together all aspects of business-focused Information and Cyber Security policy for the department and its stakeholders (including industry partners) and ensure that policy and guidance is sustainable and forward looking.

The Cyber Security Policy Manager (Business Delivery) works within the Governance, Risk and Compliance team within the Cyber Defence and Risk Directorate and is responsible to the Cyber Security Policy Assistant Head for ensuring:

• The coordination and maintenance of departmental non-technical policy and guidance pertaining to cyber security, including to the wider Defence community.
• Engagement with core stakeholders.

We are a small, highly specialised team, performing a critical role in Defence Digital. This is an exciting opportunity to join us and be part of our journey!

Responsibilities:

• Development and maintenance of Defence policy and guidance relating to information and cyber security focussed on business delivery.
• Ensure coherence and clarity of policy.
• Maintain understanding of future technology direction to ensure policy is forward looking.
• Maintain close liaison with key stakeholders across Defence and other government departments, to support wider policy activities.
• Identification, assessment and presentation of data to support evidence-based security policy.
• Analysis of new and forthcoming legislation or regulations to identify potential impact and ensure organisational security policies are compliant.
• Support departmental and wider work to develop mechanisms to drive continuous improvement and encourage the sharing of best practice in policy development.
• Fulfilment of desk-level Training Requirements Authority duties for relevant training course.
• Represent Cyber Security Policy team interests at internal and external meetings as required.
• Line management of Policy staff, ensuring workloads are balanced efficiently, resource issues are escalated in a timely fashion and personnel are professional and motivated.
• Support the development of mechanisms to drive continuous improvement and encourage the sharing of best practice.

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

Desirable qualifications: CISMP, CISSP or CCP; BSc or HND or equivalent in an ICT or Engineering related discipline.

Desirable memberships: CIISec (formerly IISP) or BCS

Desirable experience or knowledge of:

• Cyber Security Governance
• Cyber Security Policy and Standards
• Cyber Security Legal & Regulatory Environment & Compliance
• Risk understanding and mitigation

Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits). This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Due to security requirements this post is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estates capacity.  Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). DBS cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Protective security – Practitioner
• Information risk assessment and risk management – Practitioner
• Applied security capability – Practitioner
• Threat Understanding – Practitioner

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

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 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
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to volunteer for military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club and Gyms
• The full list can be seen here Discover my benefits

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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As the department’s Senior Security and Counter Fraud Advisor, you will be at the heart of keeping the MoJ’s people safe and secure. We are looking for someone who is confident at briefing Ministers and senior leaders, customer focused and can embed a security and counter fraud ethos across MoJ and someone who is delivery focused and understands physical and personnel security and counter fraud challenges in a complex environment coupled with excellent leadership skills to build expert and inclusive teams.

In this role, you will be leading on personnel and physical security for MoJ, ensuring policy compliance, assurance and awareness for our front-line services. You will also be leading on the MoJ’s counter fraud work, in developing and implementing initiatives, designing, implementing and providing high quality counter fraud services and also in error reduction in the MoJ.

We are looking for someone who can deliver in these areas, demonstrate strong leadership to embed it across our organisation and provide high quality advice to ensure that senior stakeholders understand the importance of this work.

You will be part of the senior leadership team for the Security and Information Group, working to deliver our vision of making security, information and counter fraud everyone’s responsibility, and that it is embedded into the culture of the MoJ. We aim to work with teams and upskill them on how to protect themselves, their customers and their data.

This is a Nationally based role

For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and assurance to the Permanent Secretary, Ministers, Executive Board, Audit and Risk Committee and senior leaders on departmental personnel security, physical security and counter-fraud issues.
• Provide a customer-focused service on personnel and physical security and counter fraud issues across the entire MoJ, ensuring a security and counter-fraud culture is embedded across the department.
• Lead a diverse team of 43 experts, creating an inclusive environment with a clear vision and purpose where people feel like they belong and can thrive.
• Lead teams of personnel, physical and counter fraud, modelling MoJ and Civil Service values to foster and support the development of the security and counter-fraud professions, championing development, talent and career management.
• Develop and deliver operational policies, guidance and training to MoJ people, staff, suppliers, and partners so that everyone in MoJ knows and can discharge their personnel and physical security and counter-fraud duties effectively.
• Develop innovative ways to tackle security threats by building MoJ capability in areas such as insider threat, unauthorised disclosures, handling secret and top-secret information.
• Ensure adherence to the HMG minimum physical and personnel security standards, legislative requirements, the Protect Duty, and assurance requirements such as the Department Security Health Check. Use intelligence and information from those processes to identify risks, areas for improvement and achievement of government security standards.
• Put the right controls in place to prevent personnel and physical incidents from happening and where they do happen, being in a position to respond well and recover quickly.
• Lead the MoJ’s engagement with the Cabinet Office Government Security Group, and collaborate with the National Technical Authorities, such as the National Cyber Security Centre, National Protective Security Authority and National Authority for Counter Eavesdropping, other government departments and external partners, to continuously evaluate and improve security services.
• Act as an intelligent customer, requesting and monitoring services from the Protective Security Centre and Government Security Centres. Supporting the Government Chief Security Officer to ensure the security requirements of MoJ are being met.
• Develop proactive measures to detect suspicious activity and ensuring the MoJ is compliant with the government counter fraud standards and the requirements within the Public Sector Fraud Agency’s mandate.
• Through leadership of the Portfolio Office, manage the Security and Information Group’s performance reporting, risk and issues management, workforce planning, corporate finance, and governance across the directorate to ensure best practice is in place.

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.

Additional Information

Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application

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

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

Alongside your salary of £75,000, Ministry of Justice contributes £20,925 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

Joint Maritime Security Centre – Portsmouth

The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is the UK government’s centre of excellence for maritime security. Its mission is to increase awareness and understanding of maritime security threats and enable cross-government coordination to deliver a whole-system response to mitigate them.

JMSC is a multi-agency, fused military-civil organisation with staff drawn from a host of agencies including Border Force, the Royal Navy, Counter Terrorism Policing, National Crime Agency, HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office Intelligence, the Maritime Management Organisation and HM Coast Guard. It’s responsible for ensuring the UK maintains its understanding of the maritime domain and develops the cross-government coordination frameworks to respond to threats to security, law and order, trade and commerce, and the marine environment.

JMSC offers government departments and agencies a central point of UK maritime expertise and understanding to assist policy and decision making.

JMSC works internationally – with states and with key international organisations – to support information sharing, relationship development and capacity building efforts.

The key elements of JMSC are:

• The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC), which since 2010 has provided a mechanism for the UK’s civilian and military maritime and law enforcement focused organisations to fuse intelligence, data and capabilities. This maximises operational impact at home and abroad.
• Joint Maritime Security Centre – Operations, which utilises cutting edge technology to provide 24/7 monitoring of UK waters. It can swiftly identify maritime security incidents and enable the effective coordination of the UK’s aerial and at-sea assets to respond – ensuring the safety and security of all those who use our seas.
• The new JMSC Assessment capability, which will produce global strategic maritime security assessments to inform UK government and other stakeholders of threats within or emanating from the maritime domain. This also provides support to the UK sanctions regimes.
• These functions are supported by the JMSC Strategy team, which includes workforce planning, programme management, financial planning and controls, and policy development.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) Strategy and Policy (Strat Pol) team form the core enabling function within the JMSC, providing critical services to the Operational elements of the organisation.

JMSC Strat Pol is formed of three distinct sub teams:

• Policy and Business Resilience (P&BR)
• Security and Data Compliance (S&DC)
• Project Management Office and Finance (PMO&F)

The STRAPSO will be responsible for three direct reports and will work to the Data and Compliance Manager. The STRAPSO will be for security clearances. They will manage access to the above Secret Systems on behalf of the Home Office. They will also be responsible for Security investigating Security Breaches and the education of JMSC personnel to security procedures.

Working Pattern

Please Note: Not all work patterns can be supported within this role. You are encouraged to contact the vacancy holder as soon as a provisional offer of employment is made (if not earlier) to explore whether your preferred working pattern can be accommodated. The types of flexible working that may be supported are part-time working and compressed hours.

Security Clearance

Please Note: You will be required to obtain DV clearance before starting in the role.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Undertaking the STRAPSO and CRYPTO (cryptology) custodian role for the JMSC, including maintaining the necessary accreditation through training.
• Taking responsibility for the receipt and return of cryptographic material in accordance with the Security Policy Framework and Guidance.
• Effectively managing the relationship with Home Office Security and other Government security structures regarding security issues that impact upon the JMSC.
• Reviewing security audit reports and monitoring system use, investigating and reporting any security breaches or abnormal activity.
• Ensuring JMSC personnel understand and adhere to the security procedures in place at the JMSC, including challenging detrimental behaviours and practices to ensure security procedures and protocols are maintained.
• Undertaking research of security issues related to specific geographic areas of the world to provide credible security advice to the Head of JMSC, Executive Leadership Team and other staff members.
• Reviewing intelligence received on high-side systems and flagging for the Head of JMSC’s attention as necessary.
• Undertaking the role of ROSA local information manager, trainer and account manager roles for the JMSC, encouraging a positive security culture through regular engagement with Home Office and JMSC staff.
• Undertaking and maintaining expertise in the use of JMSC systems.

Essential criteria

You will be expected to demonstrate and/or have experience of the following:

• Sound judgement and decision making, utilising all available information.
• Proven communication skills, particularly with a large range of both operational and strategic, internal and external, stakeholders.
• Experience of building and managing relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience of leading and managing a team.
• Self-motivated, highly organised, and efficient, and able to manage many competing priorities in a calm and appropriate manner.
• Act ethically and with integrity, being able to take difficult decisions when they are needed, always doing the right thing, being impartial and honest.

Desirable criteria

• Previous STRAPSO, CRYPTO, and ROSA system accreditation, or a strong willingness to undertake the training.
• Experience of working with senior officials and military officers.
• An understanding of cross-Government maritime security work.
  

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Leadership

• 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%

Joint Maritime Security Centre – Portsmouth

The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is the UK government’s centre of excellence for maritime security. Its mission is to increase awareness and understanding of maritime security threats and enable cross-government coordination to deliver a whole-system response to mitigate them.

JMSC is a multi-agency, fused military-civil organisation with staff drawn from a host of agencies including Border Force, the Royal Navy, Counter Terrorism Policing, National Crime Agency, HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office Intelligence, the Maritime Management Organisation and HM Coast Guard. It’s responsible for ensuring the UK maintains its understanding of the maritime domain and develops the cross-government coordination frameworks to respond to threats to security, law and order, trade and commerce, and the marine environment.

JMSC offers government departments and agencies a central point of UK maritime expertise and understanding to assist policy and decision making. The JMSC works internationally – with states and with key international organisations – to support information sharing, relationship development and capacity building efforts.

The key elements of JMSC are:

• The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC), which since 2010 has provided a mechanism for the UK’s civilian and military maritime and law enforcement focused organisations to fuse intelligence, data and capabilities. This maximises operational impact at home and abroad.
• Joint Maritime Security Centre – Operations, which utilises cutting edge technology to provide 24/7 monitoring of UK waters. It can swiftly identify maritime security incidents and enable the effective coordination of the UK’s aerial and at-sea assets to respond – ensuring the safety and security of all those who use our seas.
• The new JMSC Assessment capability, which will produce global strategic maritime security assessments to inform UK government and other stakeholders of threats within or emanating from the maritime domain. This also provides support to the UK sanctions regimes.
• These functions are supported by the JMSC Strategy team, which includes workforce planning, programme management, financial planning and controls, and policy development.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) Strategy and Policy (Strat Pol) team form the core enabling function within the JMSC, providing critical services to the Operational elements of the organisation. JMSC Strat Pol is formed of three distinct sub teams:

• Policy and Business Resilience (P&BR)
• Security and Data Compliance (S&DC)
• Project Management Office and Finance (PMO&F)

The Deputy STRAPSO is part of the Security and Data Compliance team and will work to the JMSC STRAPSO.  You will be responsible for researching security incidents, managing the JMSC SharePoint and supporting the STRAPSO with the above secret systems access.

Working Pattern

Please Note: Not all work patterns can be supported within this role. You are encouraged to contact the vacancy holder as soon as a provisional offer of employment is made (if not earlier) to explore whether your preferred working pattern can be accommodated. The types of flexible working that may be supported are part-time working and compressed hours.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Supporting the JMSC STRAPSO in undertaking the STRAPSO and CRYPTO (cryptology) custodian role for the JMSC, including maintaining the necessary accreditation through training.
• Supporting the JMSC STRAPSO by taking responsibility for the receipt and return of cryptographic material in accordance with the Security Policy Framework and Guidance.
• Undertaking security audit reports and monitoring system use, investigating and reporting any security breaches or abnormal activity to the JMSC STRAPSO.
• Undertaking research of security issues related to specific geographic areas of the world to provide credible security advice to the Head of JMSC, Executive Leadership Team and other staff members.
• Reviewing intelligence received on high-side systems and flagging for the Head of JMSC’s attention as necessary in the JMSC STRAPSO’s absence.
• Encouraging a positive security culture through regular engagement with Home Office and JMSC staff.
• Undertaking and maintaining expertise in the use of JMSC systems.
• Managing the JMSC SharePoint site, ensuring that accesses are regularly reviewed, and information is stored appropriately, at all classifications.
• Undertaking the role of ROSA, a cross Government system for communicating, local information manager, trainer and account manager roles for the JMSC.

Essential criteria

Candidates are expected to demonstrate and/or have experience of the following:

• Sound judgement and decision making, utilising all available information.
• Proven communication skills, particularly with a large range of both operational and strategic, internal, and external, stakeholders.
• Experience of building and managing relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-motivated, highly organised, efficient, and able to manage many competing priorities in a calm and appropriate manner.
• Act ethically and with integrity, being able to take difficult decisions when they are needed, always doing the right thing, being impartial and honest.

• Security Clearance

  Please Note: You will be required to obtain DV clearance before starting in the role.

Desirable criteria

• Previous STRAPSO, CRYPTO, and ROSA system accreditation, or a strong willingness to undertake the training.
• An understanding of cross-Government maritime security work.

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

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

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

• Working Together

• 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%

Joint Maritime Security Centre – Portsmouth

Joint Maritime Security Centre

The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is the UK government’s centre of excellence for maritime security. Its mission is to increase awareness and understanding of maritime security threats and enable cross-government coordination to deliver a whole-system response to mitigate them.

JMSC is a multi-agency, fused military-civil organisation with staff drawn from a host of agencies including Border Force, the Royal Navy, Counter Terrorism Policing, National Crime Agency, HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office Intelligence, the Maritime Management Organisation and HM Coast Guard. It’s responsible for ensuring the UK maintains its understanding of the maritime domain and develops the cross-government coordination frameworks to respond to threats to security, law and order, trade and commerce, and the marine environment.

JMSC offers government departments and agencies a central point of UK maritime expertise and understanding to assist policy and decision making.

JMSC works internationally – with states and with key international organisations – to support information sharing, relationship development and capacity building efforts.

The key elements of JMSC are:

• The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC), which since 2010 has provided a mechanism for the UK’s civilian and military maritime and law enforcement focused organisations to fuse intelligence, data and capabilities. This maximises operational impact at home and abroad.
• Joint Maritime Security Centre – Operations, which utilises cutting edge technology to provide 24/7 monitoring of UK waters. It can swiftly identify maritime security incidents and enable the effective coordination of the UK’s aerial and at-sea assets to respond – ensuring the safety and security of all those who use our seas.
• The new JMSC Assessment capability, which will produce global strategic maritime security assessments to inform UK government and other stakeholders of threats within or emanating from the maritime domain. This also provides support to the UK sanctions regimes.
• These functions are supported by the JMSC Strategy team, which includes workforce planning, programme management, financial planning and controls, and policy development.

As a Higher Analyst you will work under the direction of a Lead Analyst to deliver either:

• global maritime security threat analysis and understanding, in accordance with JMSC strategic and operational priorities; or
• analysis and understanding relating to Russian activity to avoid sanctions, in accordance with HMT, DfT and JMSC strategic and operational priorities.

This work is at the cutting-edge of delivering cross-government maritime security threat assessments in support of delivering the JMSC Mandate. It offers an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative intelligence community and participate in developing and delivering Government-facing, consolidated maritime security threat understanding.  You will be able to collate and cohere threat understanding from across the national and international intelligence communities, contributing to the development of assessments to inform decision-making at all levels, along with fusing it into authoritative assessments to inform decision-making at all levels.

Please note, occasional travel will be required to partner locations across the UK. Overnight stays may be necessary on some occasions.

We have five roles available, three of which are permanent and two of which are fixed term for a period of two years. Please indicate in your Statement of Suitability which of these appointment terms you would prefer (see Selection Process details below for more information).

Successful candidates will be given a choice of appointment term in merit order. Should the first three candidates in merit order opt for permanent appointments, the fourth and fifth candidates in merit order will only be offered a fixed term appointment. If they indicated a preference for permanent appointment only in their application, they will be placed on a reserve list and could be offered the same role on a permanent basis should further vacancies arise within 12 months. If they decline having indicated in their application they would accept a fixed term appointment, their application will be withdrawn. Candidates held on a reserve list may be offered one of these roles at a later date should further vacancies arise and in the event that the vacancy is not offered on their preferred appointment term (permanent rather than fixed term or vice versa), they will remain on the reserve list.

Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Researching and drafting high-quality, threat assessments and presentations to satisfy standing and ad hoc intelligence requirements.
• Building an exhaustive knowledge and understanding of all threat vectors within either a designated geographical region or a sanctions-related theme.
• Maintaining and building enduring linkages with national and international intelligence counterparts, to understand maritime threats in a designated geographic region or Russia sanctions-related activity.
• Taking responsibility for engaging with stakeholders, delivering outcomes and resolving issues.
• Providing high quality, succinct, timely and accurate, advice and briefings.
• Providing strong support to their Lead Analyst regarding a specific area of analytical responsibility, including day to day and urgent, high profile or sensitive issues.
• Understanding, articulating, and helping drive forward JMSC Assessment output, and in turn, supporting wider business to deliver the JMSC Mandate.
• Maintaining an overview of issues affecting wider JMSC Assessment activity in order to feed in research in these areas.

Working Patterns

Please note that not all work patterns can be supported within this role. You are encouraged to contact the vacancy holder as soon as a provisional offer of employment is made (if not earlier) to explore whether your preferred working pattern can be accommodated. The types of flexible working that may be supported are part-time working and compressed hours.

Please also note that candidates will be required to obtain DV clearance before starting in the role.

Due to the nature of the work and the systems you will be required to access, you will likely be required to spend more than 60% of your working time in an office.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can demonstrate excellent research skills and the ability to analyse results.
• Is a self-starter, able to work collaboratively and at pace to deliver against the JMSC’s objectives.
• Is able to build effective stakeholder relationships and understand operational pressures across the JMSC and its stakeholders.
• Is organised and has strong communication skills.
• Has a keen interest in expanding knowledge and keeping up to date with global affairs.
• Is adaptable, responsive and sensitive to a changing political environment.
• Is able to effectively prioritise workload.

Essential criteria

You must be able to demonstrate:

• Having previously applied analytical skills independently to complex work, with an element of supervision.
• Exercising judgement in selecting the best approach to achieve the task while meeting existing standards and procedures, tailoring your approach to best meet deadlines.
• Understanding how your work can assist and inform organisational objectives and the wider understanding of potential threats.
• Being able to develop strong stakeholder relationships, both domestically and internationally, with a view to building enduring and collaborative analytical partnerships
• The use of creative and critical thinking in analysis and research to support assessments, applying structured methods to explain how verdicts have been reached.
• Articulate thought processes and complex matters concisely, visually, verbally and in writing.

Desirable criteria

• Completion of Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment’s (PHIA) new analyst training (or its predecessors) or equivalent.
• An ability to routinely review effort and outputs, taking the initiative to appropriately challenge and suggest improvements.
• Understanding of your area of responsibility and awareness of the wider impact of your actions.
• Understanding or experience of the maritime environment or maritime sanctions.
• Experience of working with central government departments.

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

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

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

• Managing a Quality Service

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

Amadeus House – London

Home Office Intelligence brings together a number of existing teams involved in the collection and analysis of border and immigration related intelligence. It delivers Intelligence Collection, Development, Analysis, Targeting (Data Analytics) and Watchlisting capabilities within the Home Office and to its partners across Government and Law Enforcement. Learn more on the HO Intelligence careers page.

The Operational Security (Op Sec) function sits within Home Office Intelligence providing specialist independent advice and support to teams within covert disciplines and overt areas of Immigration and Borders business.

The Operational Security Advisor (OpSy) must be experienced in one or more covert discipline and is required to be a credible source of information and advice in the operational and covert arena. Whilst specific training is provided through the College of Policing the College training requires candidates to have specific experience and knowledge in the covert arena as a pre-requisite which is due to the main functions of an OpSy being largely focused in the covert world.

OpSy functions include:

• Investigation of suspected legislative breaches on behalf of the HO Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) in respect of all covert powers, including RIPA (2000), Police Act (1997) and the Investigatory Powers Act (2016).

• Review of operational compromise, identifying issues and providing advice and recommendations to improve policy and operational practice.

• To be an effective link with anti-corruption capabilities to ensure appropriate risk mitigation is in place to counter the risk of corruption and insider threats.

• Ensuring understanding and the appropriate application of the ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ principles to protect covert methodology and equipment and techniques are applied.

• Provision of guidance and advice to staff and managers to ensure that assets, capabilities, intellectual property and organisational reputation are appropriately protected.

• To be a source of independent specialist advice at tactical coordinating group (TCG) and covert planning meetings, which necessitates experience in both the investigative and covert arena.

As an Operational Security Advisor you will work with the current HMI OpSy’s to provide advice and support to operational colleagues across Immigration enforcement and Border Force on a variety of operational security related matters and issues. The role is varied and the breadth of issues, events, and occurrences that the OpSy is involved with is diverse, meaning whilst some functions are clearly defined, the variety of reactive issues means no two days are the same.

Op-Sec is split in terms of the provision of proactive assurance and inspection duties for accredited covert teams, and reactive work, which might include responding to an operational compromise, a legislative breach or a physical security incident or threat. Given the breadth and nature of work and the responsibilities of the department, the OpSy must be confident in their knowledge and understanding of investigatory process and powers, and must have experience of covert and sensitive tactics and legislation and knowledge of IE/BF business areas.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Advising and supporting senior managers in the planning and delivery of investigations using covert law enforcement tactics with an emphasis upon risk assessment and risk management.
• Protecting covert methodology and equipment by the appropriate application of the ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ principles.
• Providing current and relevant operational security advice and guidance in the management and avoidance of compromise and ‘blue on blue’ issues including physical and people assets, information handling, communications and operational techniques.
• Developing policy and operational practice by review and implementation of approved recommendations.
• Providing and facilitate expert advice in managing risk in covert and relevant overt activities.
• Linking with: Information assurance, Anti- corruption capabilities, National OpSy Network, IPCO, Information Security Officers and other outside bodies and agencies
• Testing the integrity, review process and risk management in any investigation and/or intelligence operation.
• Undertaking independent reviews and inspections of the operational use of intelligence.
• Highlighting operations that are potentially a risk to the organisation.
• Reviewing covert and relevant overt methodology, at all levels within the organisation, to ensure that standards and effective practices are met and maintained.
• Reporting operational security incidents and/or compromises to allow learning and reduce the risk to future operations.
• Identifying learning requirements in relation to covert and relevant overt policing.
• Undertaking and participating in audit and inspections of the Sensitive Intelligence Unit (SIU) in conjunction with the SIU Manager, as determined by local arrangements and the Sensitive Intelligence Network (SIN) National Assurance program for SIUs.

Please note, once in post you will be expected to achieve IPP accreditation as an Senior Intelligence Manager within 18 months of starting the role (if you are not already accredited).

Please note, due to nature of the role this can only be conducted on a full-time basis.

Please note, regular national travel will be required for the role with occasional overnight stays.

Please note, you will be able to start in post with SC clearance, however you must successfully obtain DV clearance once in post (if not already held). During the period where you hold SC clearance, you will only perform elements of the role which fall under SC clearance. If your DV clearance application was unsuccessful, you would be moved into a role which only requires SC clearance. This may not be within the same business area and you will not have a choice on which role you would be moved to.

Who are we looking for?

This is a specialist post; the role is challenging and as such the successful candidate must be able to respond to dynamic and varied situations with confidence and proven knowledge providing sound and impartial advice to operational officers, intelligence officers, specialists and managers across the department and at all grades.

Essential criteria

• A sound and demonstrable working knowledge and understanding of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) legislation and Police Act (part III).
• Proven experience of managing or advising in high risk law enforcement operational situations.
• Experience of working in a covert discipline or sensitive intelligence arena.
• Experience of law enforcement investigation processes and covert tactics.
• Experience of Immigration and Borders related functions and powers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels.

Desirable criteria

• Professional OpSy qualification such as College of Policing L4 Operational Security Advisor Course/ CPNI accreditation or a relevant qualification in law enforcement or anti-fraud investigations e.g. PIP, ACFS or similar.
• A background in law enforcement with experience of investigation techniques and case management processes.
• Experience and knowledge of Border Force Customs and Immigration work.
• Experience in a counter corruption/Insider Threat field.

Full UK valid manual or automatic Driving Licence required

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

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

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London, however please note that we are due to move to Canary Wharf in 2024. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are operating hybrid working arrangements that require staff to be in Cockspur Street 40% of their working pattern.

The analytical function is made up of Senior Analysts led by the Head of Intelligence Analysis. The function has a flexible operating model, which enables us to respond dynamically to the needs of the organisation and beyond; analysts rotate between the roles on an annual basis. We work closely as a team of professionals in providing our expertise to the most complex and high profile economic crime investigations, developing operations and playing an active part in supporting the Intelligence Division’s core business. Your ability to enjoy team working is vital as we all provide support, share demand and regularly share learning.

We are looking for an experienced analyst who likes to be challenged intellectually, welcomes variety but is used to working independently on detailed evidence for long periods. You will be expected to work on various long and short-term tasks simultaneously and will need to be organised and agile in your approach to demand.  You should also have a good depth of experience investigating serious and/or economic crime.

The intelligence analysts are responsible for generating strategic, tactical, operational and investigative products to a high standard, as well as supporting the development of sensitive intelligence. We work to the competency frameworks set out by both College of Policing and Professional Heads of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA).  In turn your work may be published nationally, and will have an influential role in advising policy direction and decision making at a senior level. You will be required to represent the SFO at joint agency and public private partnership meetings.

Our intelligence analysts are encouraged to continually challenge themselves and develop their skillset by proactively seeking innovative techniques and training. We recognise and encourage the need for continuous professional development. You will be fully supported to enhance your skills and have the opportunity to attend and expected to lead at national training forums.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to work directly alongside legal professions tackling high profile, serious economic crime at close quarters.

As a Senior Intelligence Analyst you will be responsible for:

• Producing analytical products and insight to support the Intelligence Division in the development of operations.
• Producing Threat Assessments to inform the organisation and other HMG partners about emerging trends.
• Producing Strategic Intelligence Assessments to national standards, presenting the findings and recommendations at senior management level in this organisation and beyond.
• Supporting case investigation teams with clear, concise analytical products and insights which make sense of large, complex data sets, such as telecommunications and financial material.
• Representing the SFO at partner meetings, provide opinions and contribute to the wider economic crime landscape.

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.

See above and attached Job Pack.

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

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

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

• Technical criteria as listed in the Job Pack.

Alongside your salary of £39,260, Serious Fraud Office contributes £10,600 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions

Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.

Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.

Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.

Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.

Opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.

Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/

Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.

Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:

• Discounts with high street retailers
• Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
• Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
• Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
• Instant vouchers

Any move to the Serious Fraud Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Please note all FCAS roles will be recruited Nationally. The FCAS Teams work in a Hybrid approach between home working and attending the workplace. FCAS is flexibly configured that your usual workplace can be any FCAS site (MOD Abbeywood, Bristol, Farnborough, BAE Warton or MOD Main Building) however, there will be regular travel to your role’s ‘primary location’ required.

Military Capability sits at the heart of the MOD’s major decisions. It is headed by the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Capability) (DCDS(MilCap)), a 3-star military officer (equivalent to a Director General) with responsibility for taking a pan-Departmental view of MOD’s strategic balance of investment decisions and the Department’s financial planning rounds. The Future Combat Air System Team sits within DCDS(MilCap)’s domain and is critical to UK military capability. FCAS supports Defence Tasks and wider National Security Objectives and is a key element of both the UK’s industrial base and our international partnering. The Future Combat Air directorate defines policy in line with the 2018 Combat Air Strategy, and enables Government decisions on investment, programme and partnering choices. The Director Future Combat Air provides leadership across the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Enterprise. He acts as the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for both the FCAS Acquisition Programme and Technology initiative Programme. Part of the Finance and Military Capability area of Head Office, the Future Combat Air Directorate is the heart of an enterprise spanning Defence, Whitehall, UK Industry and key international partners; delivering what is likely to be Defence’s largest investment of the coming decades. It drives both the Future Combat Air System Acquisition Programme (CAAP) and Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative (FCAS TI) – including the

Team Tempest industrial partnership – under a single Senior Responsible Owner (SRO). Our vision is to deliver the UK’s strategy for Combat Air by rebuilding the nation’s capability and creating a viable, UK-led option for Future Combat Air System acquisition. We actively seek to provide an inclusive working environment which gets the best from every member of our team, and which recognises team members for their commitment and professionalism. We are a learning organisation in which you will be encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge, building on our wide range of work areas, and given support to develop your career on your own terms. We seek and encourage diversity of thought, background, experience and approach. We also recognise that everyone has different personal and family commitments and encourage applications from those who require flexible working patterns.

This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Security underpins the effectiveness of our future capability and that of our trilateral partners. The FCAS security team is split into three teams: Physical, Personnel and Policy; Information assurance and Cyber (including Secure by Design); and Product, Industry and Special Security measures. The FCAS security team’s remit is to provide security assurance up to the Future Combat Air System SRO and work with Italy and Japan to develop the trilateral security framework and understanding to deliver the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).

The 2 x roles include the following responsibilities:

• Report to the Assistant Head of Security (Product, Industry and SSM). Responsible for managing the day-to-day oversight and assurance of the product security of the UK Future Combat Air Programme (FCAS).
• Provide oversight of product security sub-working group actions and delivery of additional working groups as per required.
• Drive meaningful engagement at a trilateral level (Japan, Italy, UK), providing the necessary product security advice and support to ensure the Global Combat Air Platform is a success.
• Mature the GCAP product and industry framework to support GIGO stand-up.
• Management of UK risks and issues escalating through the FCAS governance structure or at the Trilateral Global Combat Air Programme Working Groups. Leading the delivery of strategic bow-tie analysis in concert with the Security Risk team while reaching down into the Lead System Integrator for review and assurance through the supply chain.
• Management of product security factors relating to technical development work streams and acquisition work packages including the Tempest demonstrator.
• Lead on industry engagement and media enquiries which affect product. Be aware of aspects on the technical development work streams which have relevance to the FCAS / GCAP products.
• Provide support and assurance to the wider FCAS product security team including through engagement with Trilateral industry and government colleagues. Including support for the FCAS and GCAP Security Working Groups including the Non-Technical Working Groups.

The successful candidate will be:

• A confident communicator with the ability to succinctly engage with a range of stakeholders both Government and Industry, including with international colleagues 
• Curious and able to challenge irrespective of grade / position to better understand risks and issues 
• Experienced in risk management 
• Knowledgeable on UK Defence acquisition   

Desirable experience:

• International engagement 
• Bow-tie analysis 
• Working with Government / UK Military 

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

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

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

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

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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