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Bristol, South West England, BS2 0PS : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8HS : York, Yorkshire and the Humber, YO1 7PX

GBS Platforms and Services build, operate and manage, via third-party service providers, a number of back office services, including Recruitment, Learning and Pension platforms. The team also delivers strategic advice and expert technical services within the Shared Service domain across a number of government departments, including leading a number of strategic work streams within the Government Shared Services Strategy.

The role resides within the Platforms and Services directorate but is responsible for information assurance and business continuity services covering the whole of CSHR, GBS and their supply chains, including the provision of the policy, strategic and operational advice and guidance on business continuity and resilience across Government Departments.

Working for the GBS Information Assurance Manager you will be respected in your field and work within a small team of Information Assurance and Data Privacy specialists.

The Business Continuity Manager is part of the Information Assurance function within Government Business Services (GBS).  Reporting to the GBS Information Assurance Manager, the role is responsible for developing and maintaining a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) for high-volume back office systems and services used across Government.

The team work across a number of specialisms, including but not limited to:

• Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)
• Cyber security compliance, especially to ISO standards most notably 27001 and 22301
• Operational Security oversight and audit
• Business resilience
• Risk management, including suppliers and supply chains
• HMG stakeholder assurance and compliance
• Data Protection/GDPR compliance
• Breach mitigation and reporting
• Critical/Incident planning and management
• CSHR and GBS security culture programs
• Security advice for contracts and information assurance/Security Schedules to contracts
• Migration to cloud platforms (Oracle, SAP, Workday, etc.)
• Embedding Information Assurance in new projects/programmes – ‘security by design’
• Oversee and influence information assurance and business continuity in the development of technology and product roadmaps for shared service platforms

The BCM’s key outputs and deliverables will include:

• Risk Analysis of different functional areas
• Business Impact Analysis
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans
• Testing of Business Continuity and Disaster recovery plans
• Effective restoration of key corporate resources and the resumption of critical business processes in the event of a disaster
• Up to date and comprehensive Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery documentation library
• Delivery of improved management information and metrics

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:-

Essential:

• Experienced Business Continuity Professional with a proven track record in a multi-disciplined environment
• Experience of working in a large complex IT environment
• Experience of Risk and Issue management, governance processes, assurance and reporting
• Experience of conducting risk assessments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with senior stakeholders and organisations in both the public and private sector
• A self-starter who works well independently with limited supervision
• Ability to manage high workloads and competing deadlines
• Comfortable working with a high degree of ambiguity and changing priorities
• Knowledge of the ISO/NIST suite

Desirable:

• ITIL V3
• Suitable BCI/BSI Business Continuity qualification(s)
• Project and change management experience
• Understanding of how to implement security controls in an enterprise solution
• Experience of managing a service through outsourced contracts

Technical Skills:

The candidate should have:

• The ability to understand security solutions/problems and be able to explain to business users how proposed changes will affect them
• Excellent communication skills to be able to present/demonstrate ideas to key stakeholder groups
• The ability to confidently engage stakeholders, when assessing, defining and justifying needs to arrive at an agreed design.
• An understanding of the CIA triad.
• Ability to identify and pinpoint business opportunities to allow organisations to perform more effectively.
• Experience in Risk and Issue management, governance processes, assurance and reporting.
• A good understanding and application of risk assessments and risk management, ensuring outcomes are aligned with business strategy and service vision – analysing and modelling current and future business landscapes.
• The ability to take a holistic view – Investigate business challenges, problems and opportunities considering all perspectives (people, processes, organisation, information and IT).
• Understands how the digital economy is changing user behaviour and the government landscape.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with senior stakeholders and organisations in both the public and private sectors.
• Comprehensive experience in implementing/managing/auditing ISO standards most notably 22301 and 27001
• The ability to understand technical solutions/problems and be able to explain to business users how proposed changes will affect them
• The ability to confidently engage stakeholders, when assessing, defining and justifying needs to arrive at an agreed design.
• An understanding of user-centred design practices, to iteratively deliver risk-managed/assessed services to meet end-user needs
• Strong planning ability
• Coordination/delivery of training and experience in building E-Learning content
• High-Quality output and accuracy
• Develop and maintain the BCMS to meet the ISO22301 standard
• Generate and maintain Business Continuity policies and procedures
• Design and coordinate the development, maintenance, and exercising (testing) of the overall business continuity plans for each critical functional area of GBS and ensure that these meet business and regulatory requirements
• Establish business continuity testing methodologies and plans
• Ensure that Business Continuity plans address three major elements of the recovery process
  • Emergency Response organisation and procedures for reacting to and coordinating recovery efforts;
  • Recovery Support procedures for restoring key organisation resources;
  • Business Resumption procedures for the continuation of critical business processes.

• Coordinate the testing of recovery support and business resumption procedures;
• Assure that recovery procedures are effective for the restoration of key corporate resources and for the resumption of critical business processes;
• Conduct business impact analysis and assist in determining critical business processes, assess achievable recovery time objectives, and establish resources required for the successful resumption of business operations during an event;
• Coordinate the efforts of staff members in different functional areas in the development of procedures for the continuity of business processes in a disaster situation;
• Perform risk analysis for business functional areas to identify points of vulnerability and recommend disaster avoidance and reduction strategies;
• Provide guidance to and coordinate the efforts of staff members in the development of recovery procedures for key areas of the organisation;
• Review changes to ensure the effectiveness of the recovery procedures and backup capabilities;
• Develop and maintain standards and procedures for Business Continuity documentation. Maintain a library of recovery support and business resumption procedures;
• Work with other teams and business areas to ensure that as new equipment, facilities, services, and systems are installed that the Business Continuity considerations are addressed;
• Work with central CO teams to ensure Business Continuity priorities are maintained;
• Assist recovery support and business resumption staff during a disaster in the implementation of response and alternate operating strategies;
• Provide Business Continuity support to bids and queries;
• Coordinate ISO and associated audits;
• Act as a coordinator during an emergency situation;
• Provide support to the Information Assurance Managers in relation to audit coordination and support activities;

Any other duties as deemed necessary to achieve department goals.

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

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

• 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.

Amadeus House – Heathrow

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 Home Office Immigration Sensitive Intelligence Unit (HOI-SIU) is part of the Sensitive Intelligence Network (SIN) across law enforcement. The HOI-SIU is a busy, challenging environment, with a remit to develop and disseminate high grade sensitive intelligence to support investigation of Organised Immigration Crime, working in partnership with Immigration Intelligence units, Criminal and Financial Investigations teams and other Law Enforcement Agencies.

The Specialist Intelligence Command is responsible for gathering and developing intelligence on organised crime groups involved in Organised Immigration Crime (OIC), to initiate new criminal investigations and support existing investigations in the UK and overseas. This includes management and oversight of the use of specialist and covert intelligence techniques, and engagement with appropriate partners and stakeholders. The teams also support Frontline Enforcement work to address all immigration abuse.

We are looking for 5 Intelligence Officers. The post of Intelligence Officer within the unit involves gathering, managing and analysing a large amount of often complex information from a variety of sensitive sources and turning it into meaningful, timely and useable high value intelligence in support of investigations.

The Intelligence Officer post in HOI-SIU also requires the successful candidate to act as Duty Officer managing a busy and often pressurised inbox where requests for information/intelligence can be urgent/ high harm cases that require quick and accurate responses.

The post involves a high degree of engagement with internal and external partners. The post offers excellent opportunities for development of skills within the sensitive intelligence arena.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidates to develop and embed a wide range of people and engagement skills within a high performing team, delivering what is required to continue to make the team a great place to work and to support staff and senior managers in delivery.

Please Note: These roles are full-time/shift-working. This is due to the nature of the role and current working patterns within the unit.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Handling sensitive intelligence in line with standard operating procedures.
• Paralleling information from sensitive intelligence tactics, thereby turning sensitive intelligence into usable intelligence reports.
• Creating and disseminating intelligence reports.
• Conducting intelligence research across a wide variety of intelligence databases and other sources of intelligence.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Developing intelligence investigations.
• Supporting covert operations.

Please Note: DV clearance is required to work within the SIU and applicants who do not hold such clearance must be prepared to undergo the DV vetting process.

The successful applicants will be enthusiastic, team players and willing to learn.

They will need to be resilient, as the role may be particularly busy whilst supporting covert operations.

There will be a requirement to attend appropriate training courses, which may be residential.

The post holders will be expected to achieve IPP accreditation as an Intelligence Officer within a reasonable timeframe.

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organisational skills.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• The ability to problem solve.   
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an intelligence or investigative role.
• A good understanding of intelligence processes and legislation.
• Experience of working in Immigration Enforcement or Border Force.
• Experience of handling sensitive intelligence.

Please Note: Security clearance at Developed Vetting level is required to undertake this post.  In addition, STRAP clearance will also be required.

A Full UK valid (manual) driving licence

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

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%

His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde (Faslane)

His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (HMNB Clyde) is home to the United Kingdom’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent, Astute Class Attack Submarines, Sandown Class Mine Hunter Vessels and 43 Commando Royal Marines. It is an operational support and maintenance Naval Base within Navy Command and comprises both Faslane and Coulport sites. HMNB Clyde’s primary purpose is to provide engineering and logistical support to the Royal Navy in maintaining Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). This is achieved by ensuring at least one Vanguard Class submarine is on patrol at sea every day of the year. Royal Navy Armaments Depot Coulport (RNAD Coulport) is responsible for the storage, processing, maintenance and issue of the Trident Weapon System and the ammunitioning of all submarine-embarked tactical weapons. HMNB Clyde will be the single operational home of the Submarine Service from 2020 and will become the United Kingdom’s Submarine Centre of Excellence. Creating this single integrated operating base is to ensure that the Royal Navy is able to deliver its operational commitments across all Defence Lines of Development from Scotland on an enduring basis. This transition will provide an excellent opportunity for commencing and developing an exciting and challenging career within the Ministry of Defence and Civil Service. The HMNB Clyde Security Organisation (CSyO) is responsible for the Force Protection measures that protect both Faslane and Coulport sites from a wide range of threats against the establishments and their outputs, including the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, SSBN and SSN submarine programmes, and the Nuclear Weapon programme.

An established part of this organisation is the Counter Intelligence (CI) Section. A rare opportunity has come available to join the Section as a CI Threats Officer, a position which has responsibility for overseeing the receipt, production and dissemination of all counter intelligence (CI) threat reporting at HMNB Clyde. In addition, the role directly delivers on all aspects of CI casework and investigations and supports the delivery of the CI Section’s Security Education, Training (SET) and threat awareness programme. This is conducted closely with the CI Officers already operating within the Section.

The CI Threat Officer has responsibility for identifying new and emerging threats to the Naval Base, it’s personnel and mission. Ultimately counteracting the threat to security at HMNB Clyde posed by hostile intelligence services or by individuals or organisations engaged in terrorism, espionage, sabotage, subversion, or serious and organised crime (TESSOC). An additional key effort of the CI operation is to deter, detect, disrupt, and exploit Insider Threat activity.

Successful applicants will require a Developed Vetting (DV). You will usually need to have been a resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years before applying for a role with us. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. Certain posts within the Ministry of Defence have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK, it is important that you read the guidance before applying for an intelligence role.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

• Assessing incoming reporting and intelligence and initiating casework for further investigation, research or development;
• Working closely with UK Intelligence Community (UKIC), Defence CI units and other Law Enforcement Agencies across the UK;
• Delivering on behalf of the Clyde CI Co-ordinating Authority (CICA) the CI and threat reporting engagement with UKIC that directly supports HMNB Clyde’s mission and outputs.  Develop cross government and inter departmental relationships, including with Law Enforcement Agencies;
• Preparing and presenting high quality and impactful CI assessments and threat reports (verbal and written), including delivering briefings and presentations;
• Co-ordinating, triaging and disseminating CI and UKIC threat assessment material that is timely, tailored and includes predictive information which provides additional clarification and broader assessment of current CI TESSOC threats;
• Understanding the latest CI threat developments, Security Intelligence (SI) vulnerabilities and hostile threat intentions and ensure that CSyO and CI staff are informed accordingly;
• Maintaining an understanding and awareness through networking and professional liaison of current and emerging local, regional and national threats and regular monitoring of intelligence feeds from UKIC and Law Enforcement Partners;
• Ensuring any CI indicators and reporting of concern that is identified from liaison or received from confidential reporting channels is investigated by trained CI Officers;
• Undertaking Open Source Intelligence Research (OSINT) activity to understand the threat and conduct OSINT enquiries in support of CI investigations;
• Delivery of the Annual Security Threat brief presentation for all personnel at HMNB Clyde and undertake a regular review of the material to ensure the most recent and relevant messages are effectively portrayed.
• Deliver ad-hoc Security and CI briefs, as required by direction from the Clyde Sy Org or Navy Principal Security Advisor (PSyA).
• In liaison with MOD and Navy Command and wider Partners Across Government (PAG) develop and deliver Threat Awareness campaigns across HMNB Clyde.
• In liaison with MOD and Navy Command and wider Partners Across Government (PAG) develop and deliver Insider Mitigation projects across HMNB Clyde, including the ‘It’s OK to Say’ campaign.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

Ability to operate in a mixed military-civilian environment;

Desirable knowledge and experience of current intelligence threats to UK Defence and experience of conducting investigations and providing threat awareness briefings;

Knowledge and working experience of intelligence analysis and assessment tools and interview techniques and strategies; Understanding of MOD and wider Government;

Experience in producing and delivering briefings to inform Seniors

Essential Criteria – Successful candidates will need to demonstrate:

Previous experience of working within either an Intelligence, CI or Personnel Security casework role; Excellent oral and written communications skills and strong interpersonal and organisational skills; Proven experience and ability to develop good working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners;

Proven ability and working experience to plan, organise and manage investigative casework to deliver the best quality and efficient service;

Strong analytical skills and sound judgement to evaluate complex information and make effective decisions;

Developing positive relationships with a range of customers will be key to identify CI requirements and providing security advice at HMNB Clyde.

The post holder must have demonstrable working experience of working in a intelligence, CI or Personnel Security casework environment or be prepared to undertake on appointment an extensive and demanding programme of CI, intelligence analysis and investigative interview and research training to obtain appropriate qualifications to become a professional CI Officer.  Driving licence- Cat B required.

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

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

In addition to the fantastic variety of roles, an excellent opportunity to develop skills through training and opportunities for career progression, we also provide first rate benefits for all our employees.

We understand the commitments our staff have, both inside and outside of the workplace. Our aim is to provide you with a place of work which allows you the flexibility you require to maintain a work/life balance. These include: Competitive Salary; Opportunities for continuous personal and professional development; Competitive Pension Scheme;25 days paid annual leave rising by 1 day per completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days;9 Paid Public Holidays per year; Flexible Working Arrangements/Alternative Working Patterns; Generous Maternity and Paternity Leave Packages;

On-site facilities (gymnasium, swimming pool, Sailing Club, Ski Club, recreational shopping mall, café, messing facilities etc);Free On-site car parking; Assisted Travel Scheme.

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

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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

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

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

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

Initially Cheltenham. This post has specific transitional responsibilities regarding the provision of security and the permanent work location will transition to South Lancashire c.mid-2024.

This post places you in the heart of a multi-partnered organisation, balancing the needs of key stakeholders in order to deliver a risk-balanced approach to security.

As the Security Risk and Assurance Lead, you will have a good understanding of managing complex security risks. This role will offer a unique opportunity to manage those risks across multiple partners, finding and advocating a balanced approach in order to meet varying requirements.

Reporting to the Head of Security, this position will play a pivotal role in enabling the Partnership transformation, including supporting the move to South Lancashire. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the Partnership’s journey, influencing and shaping how the Organisation manages security.

The Security Risk and Assurance Lead will own security risk governance for the Partnership. They will be the secretariat for security risk across all aspects of the Partnership and will mature security risk governance utilising a combination of expertise, pragmatism, and exceptional engagement skills.

 

The role will cohere a single view of security risk, will work with senior stakeholders across the business to ensure accountability for security risks, and will support Head of Security by providing assurance that security risks are suitably mitigated and that mitigations are being owned and delivered by those whom they are allocated to.

 

The successful candidate will build relationships across a complex multi-partner environment to ensure that risk appetites are understood and respected. They will support the provision of security advice and guidance to the workforce that is considerate of all Partner requirements.

 

As the Partnership continues to mature, so does the approach to security, and the Security Risk and Assurance Lead will be agile to supporting the changing needs of the Organisation, including the Transformation of the Organisation into the new HQ in the Northwest. It is critical that the successful candidate is a team player; that inclusion is at the heart of their approach to delivery; and that they feel comfortable navigating ambiguity. In return this job offers an opportunity to have strategic impact across a multi-agency Partnership, learning new perspectives and approaches, and enabling the delivery of a critical HMG mission.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the Partnership Security Risk Register and secretariat to the associated governance.
Lead on the provision of security assurance, ensuring that security risks are suitably mitigated and that mitigations are being owned and delivered by those whom they are allocated to.
Representing all Partner requirements, manage and deliver bespoke security advice in accordance with the Partnership security posture.
Liaise across MOD in order to ensure that UKStratCom requirements are understood and form part of Partnership security planning.
Lead on liaison across the UK Vetting Agencies in order to provide ongoing assurance that the Partnership vetting policy can be met in line with the requisite timeframes to meet growth aspirations

You see other people’s views and can appreciate there are many different angles to consider.

You consider the wider factors and long term implications of decisions.

You are positive and inspirational in leading and supporting others through change.

You recover quickly from setbacks and learn from them.

You communicate thoughts and ideas, verbally or in writing. You simplify complexities and adapt communication so others can understand

You influence others, you articulate the rationale to gain their agreement.

You recognise everyone as an individual, accepting people for who they are and treating everyone fairly. You actively encourage and provide opportunities for others to share ideas and contributions

You establish mutual respect and trust, building long lasting relationships with others.

You proactively create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation. You identify connections and reach out to bring people together.

You follow processes, operating firmly within set standards, rules and guidelines.

You strive for quality outcomes and excellence in everything you do.

You make plans and are well prepared. You seek to maximise time and productivity

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

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

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Holiday – Please see the attached MoD TACOS for relevant annual leave allowance per year. In addition, 8 statutory Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day per year.
• This post is offered full or part time and is suitable for flexible work arrangements. Due to the sensitive nature of many of this post working from home entirely is not possible. 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 well-being. We offer individuals the use of exceptional gymnasium facilities in MOD Main Building.
• We offer a range of family-friendly benefits, for example enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Special Paid Leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year.
• We aspire to be an exemplar equal opportunity employer creating a workplace which values diversity and is free from any form of unfair discrimination.

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.

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.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

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.

Please note, expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

 

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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

The DWP Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC) offers a uniquely challenging and fulfilling opportunity for people interested in making a genuine difference to society.

CRC is an innovative and responsive operation delivering a range of services to help DWP protect, monitor and respond to malicious behaviour or activity and threats to, or compromises of, financial and personal data assets.

DWP is the UK’s biggest government department; few other organisations globally provide the same opportunity to apply next-generation digital technology on a massive scale to issues with touch the lives of so many. We support more than 20 million people every day to help them find work and save for their future. We provide financial assistance worth over £200 billion each year to ensure that the most vulnerable in society are protected. With 800 locations and around 100,000 colleagues, we’re bigger than most retail operations.

The Personnel Security Lead role sits within the Personnel Security Team part of Security and Data Protection part of the Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC).

We operate within a challenging multi-stakeholder environment, engaging within internal customers, delivery teams and stakeholders, as well as with external third- party suppliers and other Government Departments to support the build and maturity of DWP’s security capabilities.

The Personnel Security Lead role sits within the Personnel Security Team part of Security and Data Protection. The Personnel Security Lead will report to the Head of Personnel Security and will have line management responsibility for 1 x SEO. The Personnel Security Lead will:

• Manage the progression of the National Protective Security Authority, Personnel Security Maturity Model Project, a major on-going initiative that aims to assess DWP’s maturity in relation to the Insider Threat by engaging with a variety of stakeholders to help increase our current understanding of that threat.
• Undertake risk assessment and advising Ministers and Private Office on Security and protocols for Ministerial visits.
• Provide high level security business partnering to Private Office and other senior stakeholders.
• Manage Personnel Security policy in relation to the Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework and relevant DWP policies.
• Undertake leak investigations and report to the Permanent Secretary and Cabinet Office.
• Act as the primary point of contact with People, Capability & Place on security related issues such as insider threat and Personnel security behaviours.
• Provide appropriate advice and permissions for staff working abroad and manage the monitoring of those DWP devices taken overseas without the appropriate authority.
• The role will require strong stakeholder management and negotiations across a wide variety of cross-cutting organisations and Departments including the Government Security Group; part of the Cabinet Office, and National Protective Security Authority. Additionally, the role requires personal authority and acumen in handling often very sensitive and personnel discussions with individuals.
• As part of the Transforming Government Security agenda, the Candidate will be expected to develop and evolve the Personnel Security service offer within DWP, while refining that service to meet the nuances of the Department.
• The post holder will be expected to engage and influence at a senior level with both internal and external stakeholders to create a service that aligns with the pan-Government agenda while ensuring that a quality service is provided to all.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain close working relationships with stakeholders both internal and external to DWP and across Government to ensure that best practice is shared, relevant views are canvassed, represented and the work of the team and DWP is championed.
• Manage the development of a range of Personnel Security policies and procedures to help mitigate against the threat of an insider attack. Working with the National Protective Security Authority and other agencies to ensure that up-to-date intelligence is shared and translated internally to ensure DWP are at the forefront of mitigating against the insider threat.
• Work collaboratively with counterparts in other lead departments and Cabinet Office, sharing best practice and lessons learned, and in the development of new Cross-Government Personnel Security policies and products.
• Understand the impact of relevant threat areas (including cyber) and threat actors and advise on relevance to the overall DWP threat posture, by interacting with wider departmental businesses, agencies, and functional capabilities.
• Advise DWP’s Deputy Director of the Cyber Resilience Centre and Chief Security Officer on relevant policy and personnel security issues, and briefing them, the DWP Permanent Secretary and senior Security Advisors on evolving Transforming Government Security matters.
• Influence and manage relationships with senior colleagues including Director Generals, Directors, policy leads and specialists to ensure that they recognise the importance of personnel security and accept recommended controls and procedures, explaining clearly and persuasively the need for proportionate personnel security.
• Represent DWP on a range of personnel security working groups such as the National Protective Security Authority’s Personnel Security Working Groups and the Cabinet Office Government Security Groups, including the Cross-Government Leak Forum, using them as an opportunity to share our expertise, best practice and influence emerging Government policy.
• Act as the lead investigator during leak enquiries, directing the course of the investigation, undertaking electronic investigations, working with colleagues within Cyber Resilience Centre and others, conducting interviews both on an informal and formal basis, maintaining logs etc.
•  Act as Ministerial / Private Office security business partner undertaking Ministerial briefings as and when required.
• Support the Head of Personnel Security with the introduction of several initiatives, including the Think Before You Link social media app, closer working with National Protective Security Authority’ and Cabinet Office Leak team.
• Line management of 1 SEO ensuring regular 1-2-1s are followed and all aspects of the people performance process are followed.
• Prioritise team focus and manage team performance skilfully.
• Working in an often highly pressurised, time sensitive, reactive environment.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of leading a team in a Personnel Security or an Operational environment
• Experience of building strong working relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing strategic direction
• Experience of working in an investigative environment, analysing, and challenging information
• Experience of written and verbal briefing skills to Senior Leaders/Managers
• Experience of interacting with stakeholders, regardless of grade, and managing their expectations

For roles located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Qualifications are desirable but not essential because DWP has a comprehensive Security Profession learning and accreditation offer and prioritises investment in building skills and experience as part of our wider employee value proposition.

The successful applicant must have or be willing to work towards:

• CISMP Accreditation.
• NIST Cyber Security Professional: Foundation
• CPNI Protective Security in the National Infrastructure Foundation Course.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• 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%
• Generous holiday allowance of 23 or 25 days for new starters (dependent on grade) based on full-time work pattern, which increases to 30 days over time, in addition to public/bank holidays.

Salary Information

Salary for this role is:

£50,155 – £60,781 for National based roles.

£53,874 – £64,715 for Outer London based roles.

£55,149 to £65,950 for Inner London based roles.

Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

Existing Civil Servants

For existing Civil Servants, Civil Service rules on successful appointment will apply.

This role can be based out of either Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow or Sheffield corporate hub locations.

Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ

We believe Companies House is a great place to work and we’d love you to come and join us!

At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers we’re excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.

We’re going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this we’re looking for Intelligence Analysts to be at the forefront of our new intelligence and law enforcement powers.

We need committed, experienced Intelligence Analysts who can work independently but are also great as part of a team; working together to identify and tackle emerging issues.

Do you thrive in a challenging, dynamic environment?

Do you want be at the forefront of supporting the government’s fight against economic crime?

If so, these roles are for you and we’d love to receive your application!

As an Intelligence Analyst at Companies House you will:

• Own a high priority threat to develop knowledge that will drive forward the prevention and disruption of suspicious and criminal activity
• Analyse the available intelligence and information to provide recommendations
• Focus on the assessment of key threats whilst also identifying new and emerging threats that may need to be addressed in the future
• Produce profiles, intelligence assessments and reports
• Collect, interpret and evaluate all relevant data and information to clearly and accurately inform decision making and/or facilitate responses
• Inform understanding of key issues affecting the Register of Companies
• Develop and maintain an expert level knowledge of analytical methodologies, legislation and specific subject matter expertise
• Maintain and further develop intelligence flows and relationships with internal and external stakeholders to inform product development.

We’re looking for Intelligence Analysts with experience and knowledge of:

• A proven track record working as an Intelligence Analyst in law enforcement, government or similar
• Delivering high quality intelligence products and services that identify intelligence gaps, make recommendations and influence decision making
• Utilising analytical tools, techniques and methodologies to gather, receive, analyse, evaluate, develop and disseminate intelligence
• Handling sensitive information in line with legal and procedural requirements
• The intelligence cycle and the role of intelligence in the investigative process
• The principles of the National Intelligence Model
• Communicating confidently with a variety of stakeholders – internally and externally.

About us
We’re proud of who we are at Companies House, valuing our people and creating a real sense of community. We encourage professional development, celebrate success, and live our values to effect real change. To find out more about the great things we’re doing at Companies House please have a look at our blog posts and podcasts. and watch our video to find out more

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfill our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader.  Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing [email protected]

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

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

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

• We’re looking for Intelligence Analysts with: Formal training in Intelligence Analysis – this could be a qualification such as, Level 4 Diploma in Intelligence Analysis, NIAT, GIAT, DIAM, ANACAPA or an equivalent.

You’ll be part of a great team a Companies House, receiving a competitive salary and very generous contributory Civil Service Pension, we also offer a benefits package including:

 – A generous 30 days annual leave (based on full time hours) in addition to public holidays
 
 – Instant Awards – to say thank you and recognise great effort and contributions
 
 – Great work life balance with flexible working
 
 – A pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our colleagues to flourish and be their best at work
 
 – A focus on career development and progression
 
 – Inclusive Network Groups to support our colleagues and a great Sports and Social Society
 
 – On site gym with subsidised membership and free on-site car parking

Birmingham, Leeds, London

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

Do you have a proactive and confident approach?

Have you got experience fostering innovation or building technical capabilities within organisations?

Can you think outside of the box and are not afraid to try new things?

Would you like the chance to make a real difference and support the government and industry to deliver a safe, secure, and resilient transport network. if so, we would love to hear from you!

The Transport Security Directorate (TSD) works across the Department for Transport, HMG, and with partners to mitigate the threats the transport sector faces domestically and internationally.

We lead on high profile work to implement and improve the transport sector’s cyber security, maritime and aviation security regimes as well as working with international partners to raise global standards and build capability. As the national security threats transport faces evolve, we are working across DfT to ensure that these issues are reflected in the Department’s work to ensure that we balance prosperity with security objectives.

The National Security Science and Research (NSSR) Division of TSD is responsible for providing scientific and technical support in the development of policies and regulation that protects transport systems and the travelling public from terrorist attacks, natural hazards or civil contingencies. Provision of advice and evidence is underpinned by three core research programmes (circa £10-12M per annum), which the Division designs, administers and facilitates the exploitation of.

We are looking for 2 people to join the new Capabilities and Innovation Programme team, ensuring effective capability planning of the Division’s three core research programmes (Research, Analysis and Development; Innovation; Resilience) and delivery of the Division’s new cross-modal Innovation programme. 

These exciting and interesting roles will be responsible for delivering the team’s two core functions;

• Identification of vulnerabilities in transport security and development of strategic and technical roadmaps to support prioritisation and workflow for the three delivery programmes.
• Delivery of an innovation programme to drive and support innovators from industry and academia in addressing current and emerging threats in transport security. The programme will aim to deliver through a variety of different mechanisms, spanning the full Technology Readiness Level (TRL) spectrum.

These roles will involve working closely with senior policy leads, scientific and technical experts across the Government National Security and Resilience communities, transport Industry, academia, and international partners.

We are a passionate, friendly, dedicated and supportive division that is committed to ensuring the security and resilience of transport, as well as the prosperity of the UK and transport industry. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Establish and deliver the Division’s new Capability Assessment Framework to ensure high level capabilities are in place to deliver the Division’s plans, embedding into future strategic planning processes.
• Develop and deliver capability roadmaps for the Division’s three delivery programmes – Research, Analysis and Development, RAD; Innovation; and Resilience which will drive the future technical projects.
• Develop and deliver a forward-looking innovation strategy, with an emphasis on innovation realisation and exploitation. This plan will cover Aviation, Land and Maritime security, and incorporates the activity of the NSSR teams, ensuring alignment with the Transport Security and Resilience Science & Technology Strategy.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including Government departments, Industry, Academia, International partners and Security end users ensuring relevant connections are made between stakeholders’ work and science and technology requirements in DfT.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile.

 About you

To thrive in this role, you will have experience working in a scientific or technical area or experience in applying the fundamentals of innovation to the development of products or policy.

You will have an understanding and interest of science and technology for security and either hold a qualification in a STEM subject at degree level or equivalent or have relevant experience of transport security.

You will have strong communication skills and can manage team and stakeholder relationships. You can adapt your communication style to a variety of audiences and can communicate scientific principles to a non-technical audience.

Additional information

These roles require travel within the UK 1-2 times a month and some international travel, primarily to mainland Europe up to two or three times per year.

Due to the nature of the role, you may need to work out of hours on occasion, but we make every effort to allow for your personal circumstances.

The successful candidates can start employment once Security Check clearance has been obtained but must have a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting clearance once in post. 

Our expectation is that our staff will remain in post for at least two years, therefore we will heavily invest in you to make happen sure you have all the support and training required to thrive in this role.

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

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

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

• Government Science and Engineering Framework – Building and applying knowledge – Apply Knowledge
• Government Science and Engineering Framework – Building and applying knowledge – Apply Knowledge

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

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

Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast, Crawley, Folkestone, Gartcosh, Gillingham (Kent), Heathrow, Liverpool *London, Normanton, Sunderland, Slough, Warrington and Nottingham – *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. All employees will be reimbursed excess travel costs associated with changes in location in line with NCA organisational policies.

As an experienced Intelligence Officer, your role will be to collect, evaluate, develop and exploit intelligence in support of the NCA’s mission. You will undertake intelligence development work on projects and operations to contribute to the National Strategic Assessment, Annual Plan, National Intelligence Requirements and National Control Strategy to drive business and aid the fight to cut serious and organised crime.

 Carry out research and/or gather intelligence in support of operational, tactical and strategic objectives, deploying on operations as appropriate;

 Interact with customers and providers of intelligence through verbal and written dissemination or briefings, ensuring thorough understanding of intelligence requirements and effective communication of these to analytic teams and/or other stakeholders;

 Proactively identify and exploit potential intelligence sources, in collaboration with specialist teams where necessary;

 Request, support or coordinate the tasking of intelligence assets;

 Carry out the gathering, handling, storage, utilisation and dissemination of intelligence in support of operational objectives, including exploitation of live intelligence sources and fusion with other data and analytical products, in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures;

 Draft and submit applications, as required, to carry out covert and other activity for the purpose of intelligence gathering;

 Produce and disseminate appropriate and relevant intelligence and analytical outputs e.g. products for evidential or intelligence purposes or to inform operational, tactical or strategic decision making;

 Carry out briefings, debriefings, tasking and presentations, making recommendations to support the decision making and risk management process, using agency-proscribed models as appropriate;

 Identify, prioritise and manage risk in accordance with legislation, policy and standard operating procedures.

***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***

To be considered you will need to successfully complete a SC enhanced clearance before commencing the role, some areas will require DV Clearance, STRAP & Section 57-59 IPA 2016 before commencement

** Candidates are required to have SC upon entry. And will be required to gain DV whilst in post ***

You will be carrying out cross-source data exploitation, delivery and dissemination of intelligence relating to serious and organised crime. Your work will play a key role in supporting activity to combat serious and organised crime, both tactically and strategically. Your portfolio may include support to International activity and performance delivery, supporting the International Liaison Officer network and enhancing intelligence collected overseas. You will interact with other NCA departments and teams, and external partners including government, Law Enforcement, UK Intelligence Community, public, private and third sector partners

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

IPP Intelligence Officer certification
or
· Non-certificated IPP Intelligence Officer (G5/EO/PC) currently working towards this certificate as a substantive officer in an IPP aligned role (but not as an IOTP or ODP Officer)
or
· Equivalent experience gained from performing Intelligence Officer functions either previously or currently
If applying under the equivalent experience route this will be subject to assessment see page 19 of the candidate information pack.


Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.
Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.
Failure to provide evidence at interview may result in your application not progressing to the next stage.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Experience of researching, gathering, evaluating and structuring intelligence in law enforcement, defence or national security. The ability to utilise a range of techniques, tools and resources to achieve this.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation and policy within law enforcement, defence or national security.
• Good knowledge of data management within law enforcement, defence or national security.

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).

London

The Joint Intelligence Organisation leads on intelligence assessment and development of the UK intelligence community’s analytical capability, supporting the work of the Joint Intelligence Committee and National Security Council.

The Joint Intelligence Organisation incorporates the Assessments Staff and the Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment, both supported by extensive capability functions.

The Assessments Staff consists of intelligence analysts directly appointed or seconded from a wide range of departments and disciplines. It is responsible for drafting assessments of situations and issues of current concern, providing warnings of threats to British interests, and identifying and monitoring countries at risk of instability.

The Assessments Staff draws upon a range of intelligence and insight, including from the intelligence agencies, diplomatic reporting, and a wide range of open sources and datasets. We connect with experts across HMG, outside government, and internationally. The Joint Intelligence Committee agrees our most load-bearing assessments before they are circulated to Ministers and senior officials.

The Deputy Directors of the Assessments Staff report to the Directors of Assessments Staff, who in turn report to the Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).

The successful candidate will lead the Russia and Weapons and Counter Proliferation (WCP) teams in the Assessments Staff.

These teams focus on:

• Russia
• Ukraine
• Belarus, Central Asia, Western Balkans
• Advanced weapons
• Deterrence issues
• Counter proliferation issues.

Lead & Manage

JIO’s core business is to deliver high quality, relevant assessments that inform decision-making by the Prime Minister, National Security Council and senior officials. Your leadership skills will provide clarity, direction and support to your diverse team of analysts towards that goal.

You will exercise excellent analytic leadership, empowering staff to work to their strengths and providing stretching opportunities for individuals’ development to help them build professional skills. You will build an inclusive culture that is open to challenge.

Managing a team from a variety of backgrounds and organisations, you will ensure all have a clear understanding of how their experience in JIO supports their chosen career path, working with them to help  advance their career goals while securing the best performance outcomes for the business.

Delivering Excellence in Assessment

You will be responsible for ensuring that your team’s products are delivered to high standards of analytic tradecraft and draw on the best available evidence base. You will ensure JIO products are engaging and useable through creative use of data visualisation and product formats.

JIO is often required to deliver high quality assessment at pace, particularly during crisis situations. You will operate effectively under pressure to deliver a quality service at pace, ensuring our analysis is delivered on time and has maximum impact with decision-makers.

Delivering Impact

You will have a senior representative role and will regularly have opportunities to deputise for the Directors of Assessments Staff at senior meetings on foreign and security policy, as well as other key engagements. You will deliver impact by presenting JIO’s analysis to senior UK and international partners with credibility and authority, drawing on strong foundations of expertise.

You will embed strong customer focus and excellent stakeholder engagement across your team, taking personal responsibility for ensuring JIO’s analysis is value-adding and impactful. You will engage closely and actively with policy customers and decision-makers to identify where and when JIO analysis will have greatest impact, based on a strong understanding of policy priorities.

Innovation

You will have a track record in delivering improvement through innovation. You will take the initiative in finding opportunities for JIO to develop its capabilities so that it remains a world-leading analytic organisation. You will support and encourage innovation in data analytics and open source capabilities.

You will be proactive in ensuring JIO is a learning organisation, investing in your own personal learning and that of your team. You will seek out activities that drive continuous improvement in our customer engagement, partnerships, tools, skills and business processes.

Shaping a World-Class Working Culture

You will play a broader leadership role as part of the JIO’s senior leadership team, working to ensure JIO continues to thrive and adapt in a rapidly-changing landscape.

You will set a culture that celebrates and encourages innovation, and which fully embraces diversity and inclusion and the benefits they bring to our organisation. You will support and invest in the wellbeing of all staff.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide excellent leadership of your analyst teams, communicating purpose and direction with clarity. Proactively manage resources and capabilities toward these goals. Provide effective line management of two Grade 6 team leaders.
• Lead JIO’s close engagement with HM Government policy- makers on Russia, Weapons and Counter Proliferation topics, ensuring our assessment is focussed on their strategic needs.
• Deliver high-quality, timely all-source assessment products for the areas under your remit, in support of policy priorities. Strive for excellence, developing the skills and professional capabilities of JIO analysts and embedding professional standards in analytic tradecraft.
• Promote customer focus across your teams – ensuring JIO analysis products are engaging and impactful, making effective use of a range of formats (including oral briefings, visualisations, and releasable versions) to maximise the value from our assessment work to customers and partners.
• Represent JIO with senior Whitehall customers, communicating with credibility and impact – including translating technical subject matter into a clear ‘so what’ for senior policy-makers.
• Set a learning culture, exploring and embedding innovation in data analytics in your topic areas.
• Sustain productive international partnerships, and develop partnerships outside government to access best-in-class expertise and data.
• Contribute to JIO’s broader organisational development as a fully-engaged member of JIO’s senior leadership team.
• Play an active role in promoting staff wellbeing and in building an inclusive JIO culture.

It is important through your CV and Statement of Suitability that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the selection criteria detailed.

Whilst we have no preconceptions as to what sectors or industries you will have worked in; the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate evidence of the following Essential Criteria:

• A highly effective leader of analyst teams, capable of leveraging partnerships and innovation to deliver excellence in all-source assessment.
• Highly developed leadership skills, including the ability to build, motivate and develop high performing, diverse teams.
• Developed subject matter expertise on Russia or weapons/counterproliferation; able to translate between deep/technical detail and the strategic implications.
• Strong track record of delivery, able to prioritise and manage a broad portfolio to deliver high quality outcomes at pace.
• Effective communicator, confident in engaging at senior levels across and outside the Civil Service.
• Strong collaborator, able to build strong, productive relationships with customers and partners inside and outside HMG. Keen to play a broader leadership role as part of JIO’s senior leadership team.
• Track record in exploring opportunities for innovation, and building a culture of organisational learning and continuous improvement.
• Committed to building an inclusive culture and supporting staff wellbeing.

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Verbal Communication of Intelligence Assessment – Highly Proficient/Advanced
• Informing Decision-making – Highly Proficient/Advanced

• 25 days annual leave on entry, increasing  on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service. This is in addition to 8 public holidays.
• This will be complimented by one further  day paid privilege entitlement to mark the King’s Birthday;
• A competitive contributory pension scheme that you can enter as soon as you join where we will  make a significant contribution to the cost of your pension; where your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken; and where your pension will  continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire;
• Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers;
• Childcare benefits (policy for new employees as of 5 April 2018): The government has introduced the Tax- Free Childcare (TFC) scheme. Working parents can open an online childcare account and for every £8 they pay in, the government adds £2, up to a maximum of £2000 a year for each child or £4000 for a  disabled child. Parents then use the funds to pay for registered childcare. Existing  employees may be able to continue to claim childcare vouchers, so please check how the policy would work for you here;
• Interest-free loans allowing you to spread the cost of an annual travel season ticket or a new bicycle;
• The opportunity to use onsite facilities  including fitness centres and staff canteens (where applicable); and occupational sick pay.

Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

Do you want to play a key role in the security and resilience of critical government services and systems?

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the government’s largest public service department with the biggest annual budget, touching every citizen in the country at some point in their lives.

We are responsible for delivering approximately £250 billion in benefits, pension and social fund payments each year, with around 80,000 colleagues in 800 physical locations, and with some 1,000 commercial suppliers. We hold large amounts of personal data and manage several critical digital systems and key elements of the Government’s critical national infrastructure.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest security teams in government and make a real difference by delivering high-quality risk analysis and security advice to ensure DWP’s systems, data, buildings and colleagues are protected against the full range of security threats we face.

You will work with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders across government to analyse and assess security risk, supporting effective risk management and the secure delivery of DWP business.

Specifically, you will support:

• The department-wide management of security risk. You will provide expert advice, guidance and security risk assessment services to DWP business areas. Your advice and analysis will inform project, service and asset-level understanding of security risk and influence risk decision making
• The identification and monitoring of enterprise-level security risks. You will lead analysis to contextualise the security threats DWP faces into meaningful security risks, aiding the development of departmental security policy, indicators of risk appetite and tolerance, and security assurance priorities
• Strategic security investment and prioritisation decisions. You will identify and analyse enterprise control gaps to assess the impact of security risks to the delivery of departmental objectives. Your work will inform decision-making at a range of security governance bodies, and will aid strategic prioritisation and investment decisions.

You will also contribute to the on-going development of DWP’s Enterprise Security and Risk Management team into a public sector leader in security risk and assurance. You will lead and influence a range of transformation activities, improving the delivery of security risk management services across DWP and shaping the development of security risk analysis across government.

We’re looking for someone confident, adaptable, and enthusiastic. You’ll have proven analytical abilities and experience of delivering against multiple competing priorities. You’ll be an excellent communicator with experience of communicating technical detail to a range of stakeholders. You’ll also have an appreciation of the bigger picture and how risks may impact strategic or departmental objectives.

As a Senior Security Risk Assurance Manager you will be responsible for identifying, analysing and evaluating security risks, providing risk owners with expert advice to support informed decision making. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Lead the delivery of high-quality services. You will have experience balancing competing priorities and resources to maintain performance, whilst working within agreed risk management processes and governance structures. You routinely engage a diverse range of stakeholders to produce the best results for the customer

• Tackle complex problem sets, identifying relevant stakeholders and sources of information, and using analytical techniques to provide meaningful and evidence-based insight. You will be comfortable inviting challenge from diverse stakeholder groups, to deliver holistic assessments of risk and actionable recommendations 

• Understand how your work contributes to wider business priorities. You can work with business and technology stakeholders to understand the security implications of business change, interpreting a range of policy, regulatory and stakeholder requirements to inform risk management activities. You develop recommendations which create value for customers and support delivery of business objectives

• You are a confident communicator. You understand security concepts and can engage a range of subject matter experts to provide an accurate assessment of security risk. You can translate complex and technical issues into business-focused risks and language that’s appropriate to your audience. You are comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and have a record of influencing decision-making.

You’ll need to be willing to travel to other DWP locations, with occasional overnight stays required.

Successful candidates must successfully achieve national security vetting to Security Check (SC) level before taking up duty.

Skills and experience

We would love to hear from you if you have some, or all of the following:

• A broad understanding of security and risk management, particularly in a Government context
• A proven ability of applying structured analytical techniques when solving complex problems
• The ability to communicate complex technical and procedural security controls to audiences at all levels of seniority and from a wide range of backgrounds
• An understanding of security controls (whether technical, procedural, personnel and/or physical) and how they can be used to mitigate threat and manage risk
• Relevant security certifications (or a willingness to work towards gaining them), such as: QA Certified Security Risk Manager; ISACA Certification in Risk and Information Systems Control; and Certificate in Information Security Management Principles.

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

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

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

• Security Risk Management

• 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%