Army Head Personnel Security

This role works within the inclusive and innovative Cyber and Security team, part of the Information Directorate within Army Headquarters. The Army Headquarters provides forces to support operations around the globe and directs, develops and delivers the people, equipment, training and sustainment to ensure the Army is able to fight and win wars on land.

The job holder will be responsible for the command, management, functioning and outputs of the Secretariat, operating largely autonomously on a daily basis but in direct support of Head Cyber/Security at Army Headquarters and with a close working relationship to the Army's Principal Security Advisor.

A hugely interesting and influential post, offering both variety and challenge at a time of considerable change on the vetting horizon, it provides plenty of opportunity for the right candidate, in conjunction with the Secretariat team, to develop and bring forward ideas and initiatives to help ensure for continuous improvement in vetting and the associated procedures.

The post holder will be intimately involved with the work of the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) organisation (providers of vetting services), in the daily review of vetting cases, in deciding outcomes in contentious ones, in managing appeals and for policy and process development internally as well as in conjunction with the MOD and other single Services plus liaison with the range of government security authorities.

The successful candidate must be comfortable engaging with wider Defence, Government, and industry on all areas of vetting. Occasional travel within the UK will be required but this will rarely demand overnight stays.

If you are a strong communicator able to engage with stakeholders across the Army, wider Defence and Government, work efficiently and at pace, and maintain well organised file structures across multiple IT systems and security classifications, we need you. We are looking for a talented and motivated individual who is a team player and who can lead a team, but is equally comfortable working on their own to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of Army operated and managed systems and networks.