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We are looking for dedicated team players with an aptitude for data analysis and all-source assessment to join the JIO’s Economics, Energy and Emerging Risks Team.

You will be capable of producing high-quality analysis to tight deadlines, with a track record of working closely with senior customers and subject matter experts. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of HMG’s national security machinery, helping to inform the UK’s response to emerging international issues.

About the JIO

The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) primarily supports the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), the National Security Council, the Prime Minister and other key decision-makers by providing authoritative, robust all-source intelligence assessment on a vast range of national security and foreign policy priorities.

Our work covers, and goes beyond, ‘traditional’ national security topics such as geopolitical issues and threats to British interests. We apply a national security lens to issues such as emerging technology, economic and health security, climate change and horizon scanning (for example, identifying and monitoring countries at risk of instability).

You can read more about working for the JIO in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.

The Role

You will lead the team’s work to embed data analysis in strategic assessment and make a significant contribution to the production of high-profile all-source strategic assessments. You will be responsible for identifying how data analysis can enhance the team’s products, working across a range of thematic including economics, energy, supply chains, political instability, climate change and other transnational issues.

In addition, you will produce bespoke all-source assessments that help to inform a range of policy decisions. This will include the Joint Intelligence Committee’s flagship reports Countries at Risk of Instability (CRI) and Register of British Interests (RBI). These products serve as the analytical foundation for a wide range of HMG policy and funding decisions. Working closely with other experts across HMG, to present a single, agreed view on priority issues, and writing intelligence highlights for the Prime Minister and NSC.

This role involves working closely with senior Whitehall customers and developing a wide network of strong working relationships across HMG and with international partners. You will be helping to improve HMG’s preparedness for future global crises and shocks by providing early warning about developing global risks and their implications for UK national security.

The successful candidate will need to be prepared to work flexibly during a crisis to support teams in wider JIO as required.

If your application is successful, you will:

• Analyse data from a range of sources to produce timely, robust and policy-relevant assessments, supporting your team to do the same.
• Identify datasets that improve the team assessments, and develop innovative approaches to using data analysis in all source assessment products. 
• Take the lead in authoring a variety of short- and long-form products read by senior customers, including the Prime Minister.
• Establish strong working relationships with HMG stakeholders, customers and international allies.
• Develop subject matter expertise in global risk analysis and forecasting.

We would welcome applications from those with experience across some or all of the following:

• Possess solid research and analysis skills (including being comfortable working with big datasets) and be experienced at gathering and analysing information from diverse sources;
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player, able to develop and manage close working relationships with colleagues across organisational boundaries, leveraging your network to deliver;
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills. This includes excellent drafting skills and the ability to draw key conclusions from a large volume of (sometimes conflicting) evidence;
• Be proficient in Microsoft Excel, able to apply a range of data visualisation methods to communicate insights.
• Be proficient in a coding language (e.g. Python, R) and/or proficient with data analysis software (e.g. Tableau, Power BI)
• Have experience of having worked either in an all-source assessment role or on political or security issues;
  Experience of using structured analytical techniques and methodologies.
  

We invest in upskilling our team members to enable them to thrive once they start working with us. As such, if you don’t quite match these desirable skills, don’t let it put you off applying as we will equip the successful candidate with them once you are in post. The application process will seek to gauge potential just as much as current performance.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Analysis and synthesis (data analyst) – (See Role Description on the Gov.uk Digital, Data and Technology Profession Capability Framework – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/data-scientist)
• Communication – (See Role Description on the Gov.uk Digital, Data and Technology Profession Capability Framework – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/data-scientist)

Annual salary increases will depend upon individual performance and contribution to the organisation’s success. In addition there will be the opportunity to earn performance related bonuses.

Existing civil servants can take up the post on loan from their parent department for the duration advertised (permission from their parent department would need to be secured in order to take up the post). Those joining on level transfer will retain their current salary. Staff joining on promotion terms will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary or the pay band minimum whichever is the greater. Staff joining on promotion will adopt the modernised terms and conditions of employment which came into force in 2013. 

Pension: There is a choice of excellent pension schemes. More information about pension provisions can be found at www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions

Flexible Working: Flexible working including job-share arrangements may be considered for this role.

Leave allowances: 25 days’ paid leave per annum rising to 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, full-time staff receive eight public holidays and the Queen’s Birthday privilege day as well as competitive maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave.

Probation: Staff new to the Civil Service will be required to serve a six month probationary period.

Location: The post will be based in Westminster, London. No relocation costs will be available.

Crisis working: As the JIO and PHIA are at the heart of national security function for the UK, there are occasionally times where we need to respond to incidents of crisis or critical importance. Staff in any role may be asked to work extended or anti-social hours with little or no notice on such occasions.

Equality and Diversity: The Cabinet Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. We will not discriminate on grounds of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, those with caring responsibilities, part time workers or any other factor irrelevant to a person’s work. We encourage a diverse workforce and aim to provide a working environment where all staff at all levels are valued and respected, and where discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated.

Civil Service Code: All civil servants are subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Code which details Civil Service values, standards of behaviour, rights and responsibilities. Go to http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk for more information.

National with regular travel

At the CPS we are committed to professional growth, offering all of our staff with clear progression pathways and a diverse range of learning and development opportunities, to progress their career in a supportive  environment, whilst also gaining access to various promotion  opportunities.

At the CPS we pride ourselves on providing a variety of benefits that  ensure our employees’ requirements are at the core. This includes  wellbeing support, flexible working, civil service pension scheme, access  to employee savings including high street retailer offers and discounts  and 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service.

Working for the Crown Prosecution Service you will also gain access to a  range of learning and development activities, including through Civil  Service Learning and an individual learning account in addition to any  central and local development opportunities and requirements.

The post holder will have in depth experience of managing a cyber security function and be responsible for the following.

• Maturing our cyber security provision whilst ensuring it remains sufficiently resilient to meet the ever-changing threat landscape.
• Defining and maintaining our cyber security policies and providing specialist advice and guidance to CPS staff to ensure our compliance with the standards set by the Government Security Group (GSG), National Cyber Security Centre and the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Implementation and our ongoing adherence to the GovAssure Programme. 
• The application of effective cyber security standards ensuring that both staff and contractors are aware of their obligations. Working with Information Asset Owners (IAOs) you will support the effective application of cyber security principles, whilst instilling ‘security by design’.
• Identifying and evaluating cyber security risks and ensuring business owners undertake prompt and appropriate action to resolve them.
• Swiftly investigating integrity issues or incidents involving cyber security to minimise any risk to the CPS.
• Working with investigators or the legal community to enhance good cyber security principles to minimise any detrimental impact on the CPS.
• Working with colleagues, both internal and external, deliver quality services that promote a positive cyber security culture.

• Provide visible leadership on cyber security across the CPS, including providing strategic direction and coordinating the delivery of threat intelligence, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management
•  Work with the Deputy Director, Security, and Information, to strengthen the cyber security culture across the CPS and promote compliance and accountability at all levels.
• Chair the Tier 2 Cyber Security Risk Group and provide monthly reports to the Tier 1 Risk Group chaired by the Chief Digital and Information Officer
• Work with GSG, NCSC, the Cabinet Office and other government departments to ensure knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Work to maintain public confidence in the CPS by ensuring compliance with the relevant cyber security standards and legislation.
• Collaborate with the Information Asset Owners (IAOs) to implement the agreed cyber security strategy.
• Develop and maintain the cyber security threat landscape
• Provide guidance and advice to senior staff on managing and mitigating local cyber security risks
• Investigate all cyber security incidents.
• Assist colleagues across the legal community subject to cyber-  attacks, by providing high quality support to minimise any detrimental impact on the CPS.

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

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

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

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

Join the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and have a future that matters: Find Your Purpose

CPS is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. 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.

We want to ensure all our employees can thrive at work and home and offer a range of support to achieve a balance. This includes where possible, flexibility of working hours, flexibility to support caring responsibilities and a flexible approach to deployment, which means that where you work (i.e. a court, an office, or a remote setting such as your home) will be based on the kind of work you are undertaking.

This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility alongside our Mental Health First Aiders Programme and Wellbeing Sessions.

CPS commits to offer its employees the following experience

• Impactful, purposeful work – making a difference to your local communities
• The ability to learn and grow, with access to the right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued, trusted and included

We also offer the following range of benefits:

• Civil Service Pension
• Access to employee savings
• Cycle2Work scheme
• 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
• 1 extra privilege day entitlement to mark the King’s Birthday.
• Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
• Flexible working and a family friendly approach to work.
• Childcare vouchers unless already registered with the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme)

The CPS has also designed a range of Management Development Programme to support all Aspiring, New and Experienced Managers in developing the skills, behaviour and knowledge to build their confidence and capability. We strongly recommend that all new managers undertake the Manager Induction.

Please note if you are applying on transfer from another government department, any move across the Civil Service on or after 6 April 2018 may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.

More information about the new Tax Free Childcare Scheme can be found on https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/tax-free-childcare

National

Using the regulatory framework to ensure cyber resilience and enable business to thrive

 As the UK’s regulator for the energy industry, Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure that every household and business in the UK can rely on a safe, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy supply. Protecting the resilience of the UK national downstream gas and electricity sector infrastructure is key to this goal. That’s why we work hard to ensure that operational systems and networks in the energy sector are able to resist cyber and related security threats.

Regulation plays a vital role in this process, helping operators of essential services to understand and mitigate risks to their businesses. Joining a multidisciplinary team as a Regulatory Security Advisor, you’ll contribute to projects with high strategic impact that are critical to Great Britain’s national infrastructure. Using your expertise in cyber security and cyber regulation, you’ll drive cyber resilience improvements across the sector.  Expect to be involved in providing guidance and sharing best practice, as well as reviewing and assessing cyber resilience investment plans for operators of essential services.

You’ll bring expertise in cyber security, evidenced through an appropriate professional qualification such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, GICSP or SA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert.  In-depth understanding of cyber risk assessments and methodologies in relation to operational technology (OT) and IT of Critical National Infrastructure environments is essential.  You will also be familiar with applying controls across people, process and technology to mitigate risk. Client-facing experience, including strong negotiation, advisory and coaching skills, will be essential to success.

Ofgem relies on having a workforce that reflects the society we serve, so we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, and especially those from underrepresented groups. While this is a full-time role, flexible working patterns and job shares are welcome.  We will also support you with excellent training and development opportunities, plus a competitive benefits package.

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Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure that every household and business in the UK can rely on a safe, affordable, and environmentally sustainable energy supply.  We are playing a vital part in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon neutral energy system – a goal that everyone wants to achieve.  Whatever your role, you’ll be playing your part in creating new energy solutions that are great for customers, and great for the environment.

Ofgem has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve. Everyone is welcome – as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

This role will be part of Cyber Security Directorate at Ofgem which, acts as Joint Competent Authority (“CA”) for The Security of Network & Information Systems Regulations (“NIS”) and the Authority for Smart Energy Code (“SEC”). The team is focused on compliance and enforcement, as well as assisting operators in improving the cyber resilience posture in the Downstream Gas and Electricity sector (“DGE”) in order to protect consumer’s energy supply.

Purpose

• Operate as Ofgem’s Cyber Advisor expert, providing cyber advice on projects with high strategic impact to GB critical national infrastructure.
• Provide expert advice to the DGE sector on the implementation of the NIS regulations and cyber resilience improvement plans.
• Assess and make expert determinations on cyber resilience investment plans.
• Be the focal point and expert in a multi-disciplinary team in a specific work area in the context of operating in a Professions and Flexible Resourcing model.
• Plan, oversee and deliver a set of work deliverables on time and to a high standard through effective project management and support of multidisciplinary team members.
• Provide inclusive corporate leadership, using your expertise to provide comprehensive knowledge sharing, support and development that demonstrate commitment to Ofgem values.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide expert advice and guidance to the DGE sector on the implementation of the NIS regulations and cyber resilience maturity and investment planning.

• Using expertise is cyber security and cyber regulation to drive cyber resilience improvements across the DGE sector.
• Review and assess cyber resilience (cyber-OT and cyber-IT) investment plans for Price Control (RIIO) portfolio of OES, providing guidance and a determination based on expert judgement of the business need, risk, optionality, cost assessment, and appropriate and proportionate cyber capabilities.
• Drive and influence DGE sector cyber resilience maturity by engaging with sector, government organisations, competent authorities, and other organisations to provide advice, guidance and share best practice.

To support the team deliverables, that utilise your expertise to ensure  successful outcomes across team members and collaborating teams

• Provide clear and transparent work objectives, milestones, and success metrics in your area of expertise to oversee and co-ordinate successful team outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks, and resourcing to support portfolio delivery.
• Where required, be jointly responsible with the PDL on welfare and pastoral care of all colleagues.
• Demonstrate effective diversity and inclusive team management within their team and the wider organisation.

• Expertise in cyber security, evidenced through an appropriate professional qualification such as  CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, GICSP, SA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert, relevant degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience of the following criteria that can be demonstrated by proven record of high performance and substantial achievements in past positions:
  • Expert in understanding cyber risk assessments and methodologies in relation to OT of Critical National Infrastructure environments, and the application of appropriate and proportionate controls across people, process, and technology to mitigate risk.
  • Practitioner in advising on the implementation of cyber regulation and policy, promoting good security practice within the sector.
  • Proven client-facing experience with strong negotiation, advising and coaching skills across a wide range of cyber security best practices, cyber risk assessment and cyber regulation.
  • Proven experience of analysing and providing expert judgement on the suitability of cyber resilience investment plans.
• Extensive experience working collaboratively with diverse colleagues.
• Able to achieve and maintain SC clearance.

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

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

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

• Please see Candidate Pack for details.
• Please see Candidate Pack for details.

 Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but is in review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

Bristol

The Data & Analysis Hub is the result of the NCA’s ambition to consolidate, professionalise and improve the flow of data and intelligence from acquisition and exploitation through to analysis, assessment and dissemination. The D&A Hub works to ensure the agency fully understands the increasingly complex Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) landscape and can prioritise accordingly.

Join us and be part of a fast-paced team working together to fight serious and organised crime across the UK. If you like a challenge and enjoy a varied workday, you’ll feel at home here.

Data Lifecycle Officer
As a Data Lifecycle Officer in Data Acquisition and Management Office (DAMO), you will support the management and maintenance of data policies and procedures, ensuring that all data sets are used appropriately and compliantly throughout the data lifecycle. You will also manage relationships with data owners and data controllers to ensure governance schedules are regularly reviewed.

Data Acquisition Officer
As a Data Acquisition Officer in DAMO, you will support the development of acquisition proposals through the acquisition to Ingestion, evaluating data sets to understand their usefulness.  You will also manage relationships with data owners and data controllers to acquire data sets.

***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***

***Candidates are required to have SC upon entry and will be required to gain DV within first 12 months in post***

What will I be doing?

• Data Acquisition: Identify, assess and prioritise the acquisition of key datasets, ensuring they land into the NCA in a timely and compliant manner.
• Stakeholder Management: Engaging with key stakeholders. Understanding key customer data requirements and prioritising and managing efforts to fulfil them.
• Data Management: Supporting the management and maintenance of data policies and procedures, ensuring they are reviewed and updated regularly and implemented across the department and our customers, for example the completion of DPIAs, MoUs, and BPD applications.
• Data Set Lifecycle Management: Supporting the management of data retention schedules and extensions and data set deletions for all datasets.
• Access and Audit Management: Understanding and supporting the auditing process, monitoring and reviewing how data is used and stored and ensuring that use is compliant and appropriate in line with NCA policy and the requirements set with data owners / data controllers. Ensuring data set access requirements are upheld when authorising access to stakeholders / customers.
• Bulk Personal Data (BPD) Management: Supporting BPD management activities which include managing, collating and reviewing applications and sharing with the NCA Legal team and Chief Data Office for recommendations. Supporting the presentation of applications to the Data Authorisation Panel for review and approval.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

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

• Understanding of information management including data protection, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), MOPI and disclosure issues.
• Drafting/report writing and presentation skills
• Proven experience of working to tight deadlines.

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).

Bristol, London*, Warrington – *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.

The National Assessments Centre (NAC) is responsible for producing all source, assessed reporting that provides the authoritative picture of the UK’s understanding of the threat from serious and organised crime (SOC), a key factor in driving the NCA’s activity and protecting the public.

The NAC works with other UK and International Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and Policy partners charged with tackling SOC and its impact on the UK at all classifications. As SOC is defined as a ‘national security’ concern, the department also works with the UK Intelligence Community and Counter-Terrorism policing to assess the crossovers between serious crime, terrorism, and other national security issues. Additionally, the NAC works with key international partners to ensure that assessments truly reflect the global nature of the SOC threat.

As a Senior Officer in the NAC Design team you will line manage Officers working with strategic analysts across all threat teams in the NAC on design and data visualisation for a wide range of NAC products. You will lead on design and data visualisation for complex, sensitive, and/or priority products and for products in the Agency’s flagship national suite of products – the Quarterly and Annual Strategic Threat Assessments, which inform the National Strategic Assessment. There is also the opportunity to support design work in the wider Agency.

You will use the Adobe suite of products on a daily basis, specifically InDesign and Illustrator. NAC Design is a collaborative and innovative team and will provide you with the skills, knowledge, and training you need to develop in role.

***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***

***Candidates are required to have SC upon entry and will be required to gain DV within first 12 months in post.***

What will I be doing?

• Design Management: use design and technical knowledge and experience to manage and develop a team of Design Officers.
• Quality Assurance: provide and receive constructive feedback, and peer review for staff and colleagues, to ensure products are of the highest quality.
• Deliver at Pace: prioritise and manage workloads with competing deadlines for the team to deliver high quality products at pace, with attention to detail, consistency, and accuracy.
• Data Visualisation: design and create impactful graphics to effectively and efficiently convey information, often working with complex ideas and large data sets, and lead on creating these for products in the Agency’s national flagship suite of products.
• Professionalisation: apply design principles, standards, the NAC brand, and the NAC style to produce professional products, and lead on this for products in the Agency’s national flagship suite of products.
• Communication: work with strategic analysts across threat areas to understand their requirements, ensuring analysis is interpreted and represented accurately, and manage expectations.
• Innovation: scope options, working with the team, to improve NAC designs and design processes, and maintain and develop NAC Design guidance.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Knowledge of design principles and using data visualisation to convey analysis.
• Experience using design software and/or evidence of good technical proficiency in learning design software, preferably but not limited to Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
• Experience of managing a team delivering high quality products at pace, with attention to detail, accuracy and consistency.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You will be responsible for coordinating and understanding vulnerabilities which significantly impact cross government operational capability.

You will play a significant role in developing capabilities to increase government awareness of its cyber vulnerabilities such as the expansion of the NCSC’s Vulnerability reporting service to secure government digital infrastructure. 

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

Candidates must hold DV clearance or be prepared to go through DV clearance for this role, This which would normally need 10 years UK residency in the past 10 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

Responsibilities:

• The role will also act to support GSG’s cyber incident response function as and when required.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working in cyber security, ideally within a SOC/Operations environment.
• Knowledge of application, infrastructure and networking security and systems.
• Communicate effectively at all levels and present technical information to senior stakeholders in concise business focused language, supplementing own knowledge with research where needed.
• Producing well-written, well-structured, timely and impactful products and notifications in clear English, with minimal support that meet the requirements of stakeholders.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Officers to be part of our Intelligence Directorate to play an important role in our new intelligence and law enforcement powers.

We need enthusiastic Intelligence Officers, as you’ll be part of an exciting and evolving team.

Do you thrive in a dynamic, legislative environment?

Can you ensure excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership?

If so, this role is for you, and we’d love to receive your application!

As an Intelligence Officer you will:

• Undertake an investigative role – by gathering information within ethical guidelines and best practice standards and in accordance with the relevant legislation, to meet operational objectives
• Build and maintain a network of internal and external partners – to respond to requests for information
• Develop relationships and understanding of work streams with colleagues and team members, to further operational awareness of roles and to support partnership working
• Maintain information on the intelligence system
• Facilitate information sharing to relevant parties – in line with confidentiality, sensitivity and duty of care policies and relevant legislation – to achieve shared objectives with our internal and external partners
• Develop, evaluate and share intelligence to drive operational activity
• Recommend how threats can be resolved.

We’re looking for Intelligence Officers with:

• Great research skills, including an eye for detail
• Good communication skills – in both verbal and written communication
• Confidence in using information to make informed decisions
• Knowledge of relevant legislation

And practical experience of:

• Developing relationships with stakeholders
• Working in an intelligence environment – preferably in an enforcement environment.

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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
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions

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

Bristol, South West England, BS1 6EH : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2WT : Darlington, North East England, DL1 5QE : Manchester, North West England, M1 2WD : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AW : Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, S1 2FJ

We encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates   

At DfE, we are proud of the commitment we make to diversity and inclusion and of the progress we have made. We have active & vibrant staff networks, special leave policies and workplace adjustments put in place for those who need them. We are continuing to build a diverse DfE, in an inclusive environment which nurtures and realises potential in all, at all levels.  

Equality and Diversity – Department for Education 

The Department for Education is responsible for education, children’s services, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England, and equalities. We work to achieve a highly educated society in which opportunity is equal for all, no matter what their background or family circumstances.

Operations Group is responsible for the main corporate functions of the department including analysis, commercial, data, estates and security, finance, human resources, international education, performance, technology and the governance and relationship standards with the Department for Education’s (DfE) public bodies. It also has responsibility for our capital funding programme. Its objectives are to ensure that the department:

• Ensure that the department is sufficiently resourced (people, data / information, finance, IT) and organised right to deliver its business objectives.
• Ensure that efficient and effective systems and processes, driven by customer needs, underpin our services.
• Deliver the department’s objectives for the school estate so that all children can access a good school place and learn in good quality, safe environments.

The Estates and Security Division are responsible for ensure that our buildings are fit for purpose and secure, facilities services are effective and efficient and working environments support the way the department needs to work.

Working in a small but busy team, the successful applicant will oversee all aspects of security business development. A full description can be viewed in the responsibilities section.

The successful applicant will lead on all elements of enhancing a positive security culture across the department, including enablement of key security behaviours.

Once in post, the applicant will be expected to apply to the National Security Vetting process in order to obtain Security Clearance (SC).

• Lead on improving the Department’s Security culture resulting in improvement in Security Maturity levels.
• Oversee deployment and delivery of department’s Physical and Personnel security requirements and act as Deputy for Senior Security Advisor.
• Conduct and address Skills Gaps in Security Team in order to develop and sustain best practice security customer service.
• Development and rollout across the department of Security Engagement and Awareness Campaigns, including development/delivery of Mandatory Training, development of new learning products (utilising data to inform) and enabling cross government campaigns into DfE.
• Work and collaborate with Cross Government Security profession and identify DfE’s security performance against Cross Government Benchmarking and against the results of Departmental Security Health Checks.
• Must be on appointment or must be prepared to obtain SC Security Clearance.
• Be responsible for delegation of security budget up to £250,000.

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

• Leadership
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Leadership

Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department’s transfer / promotion policies.

As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK.

You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, all staff receive the King’s Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days’ bank and public holidays.

We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.

Most DfE employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending at least 60% of their time in an office or work setting. Changes to these working arrangements are available in exceptional circumstances, but must be agreed with the line manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DfE, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities.

This position is based at HM Prison Wayland, IP25 6RL

Please refer to Job Description

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

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Overview of the job   

This is a specialist administrative job in an establishment.

Summary  

The job holder will provide administrative support to the Security Intelligence Department and assist the Head of Security in the delivery of an effective intelligence system within the establishment.

They will be responsible for maintaining administration systems effectively and efficiently within specified timescales for the establishment

This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities. This role is rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties   

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

•    Analyse and evaluate intelligence information to support and inform decision making in the prevention of security breaches and management of incidents. Where required, undertake further analysis on Security Incidents Reports (SIRs) that require it
•    Produce a monthly Intelligence Report and disseminate it as required within the establishment, collating feedback, before presenting the report at the monthly Security meeting
•    Regularly update line management regarding local security issues and any intelligence received
•    Make sure that the security intelligence system is updated, maintained, used appropriately and that staff are trained in its use as required
•    Check security information received, determine level of importance and recommend responses and solutions
•    Collate and distribute monthly targets for searching and mandatory drug tests to all residential units
•    Delivers in-house training in intelligence related procedures which will include both induction training for new starters and some specific on-going training which reinforces the need for all staff to adhere to security protocols
•    Liaise with other establishments, Law Enforcement groups and external agencies and to disseminate intelligence and SIR information in line with local and national policies to maintain safety and security
•    Provide advice and guidance to the Security Manager on current trends and issues. This includes identifying and monitoring of targets under the local supply reduction policy and extremism policy
•    Monitor the Regulatory Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) procedures in line with relevant local/national policies, audit standards, Local Security Strategy (LSS), Interceptions of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO) and other standards
•    Monitor prisoner communications in line with relevant local/national policies, audit standards, LSS and the IOCCO requirements
•    Support the Establishment Corruption Prevention Manager in detecting staff
‘wrongdoing’, preventing and detecting crime
•    Act as the liaison for the BRENT secure fax
•    Act as point of contact for all Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) issues in the security department
•    Liaise with external stakeholders regarding Counter Terrorism and Extremism
•    Interview prisoners where intelligence suggests they may be the victims of extremist bullying or where prisoners have requested to speak to Security relating to Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU)
•    Brief and liaise with residential units regarding covert testing
•    Compile and keep up to date “subject profiles” on any Terrorism Act (TACT) prisoners, “problem profiles” and  analytical reports on incidents or individuals
•    Assess any seized items such as literature/audio for any extremist content
•    Compile and complete reports on TACT or Security Threat Group prisoners Undertake other administrative tasks including:
•    Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for the area of work
•    Act as contact point for all communications to the Team, prioritise and distribute to the appropriate person or relevant department in the establishment
•    Complete monitoring returns for the area of work
•    Input requisitions on the finance database for purchases in the area of work
•    Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for  the area of work
•    Prepare paperwork for checking by their manager, conducting initial checks as required
•    Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information and that it is adequately shared
•    Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information with responses within timescales, producing reports as required
•    Collate information on relevant Service Delivery Indicators (SDI’s)
•    Arrange any meetings including the preparation of paperwork, minutes and action points

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

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Please refer to Job Description

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

• 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