Deputy Director for Security Policy and Central Services

This role will lead the team and integrate its work across the Security and Data Protection (SD&P) function and the wider business, to empower people to deliver visibly and effectively, creating an environment that allows teams and individuals to thrive, and enable safe and secure delivery of DWP services through the application of excellence and continuous improvement.
The role holder will also have a substantial role within the Security Profession, delivering both the HMG Security Education and Awareness Centre (SEAC) and HMG Security Academy and acting as the DWP representative on a range of Government Security Group (GSG) governance groups.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding strategic leader who has the ability to bring together leadership expertise, excellent service, business delivery and successful transformation.
To find out more about DWP, please see video below., + Lead Security Policy and Central Services (SPCS) ensuring wellbeing, effectiveness and efficiency of delivery within the team.
+ Set and manage DWP security policies and standards in partnership with the business.
+ Act as Deputy Head of Profession for Chief Security Officer (CSO), leading development and delivery of capabilities and learning & development for DWP security community, while influencing the development of the Government Security Profession.
+ Deliver and continue to develop the Government Cyber Security Academy.
+ Design, deliver and oversee the DWP security education and awareness programme for all colleagues, and for sponsorship and delivery of high quality and good value for money services by the Security Education and Awareness Centre (SEAC).
+ Oversee, in conjunction with the CSO and their senior leadership team, the effective management of the Security and Data Protection function’s business strategy, finances, resilience, workforce and risk management; and interaction with group and departmental initiatives.
+ Oversee implementation of the DWP Security Strategy and Security Operating Model, including delivery of the People, Culture and Organisation strands.
+ Represent the CSO on delivery and partnership Boards within DWP and across the Government Security Function and Profession, including at Government Security Board and DWP executive teams as needed.
+ Act as central senior point of contact for security-related Parliamentary Questions, Ministerial requests and other “miscellanea” with a security implication.
+ Support corporate initiatives and help develop others, e.g. through sponsorship, mentoring and other programmes.
+ Responsibility for overseeing security assessment activities including the departmental Security Health Check and GovAssure., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Leadership
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Working Together, + A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years;
+ A personal statement (maximum 1250 words), explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities, and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.
Failure to submit both documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification.
As part of the online application process, you will be asked a number of diversity-related questions. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select 'prefer not to say’. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be provided to the selection panel. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

+ Proven leadership experience with an engaging and adaptable leadership style, including the ability to empower and motivate others.
+ The ability to build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across organisational boundaries to influence strategic direction and drive improvements in Security Culture across an organisation.
+ Highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills, in addition to evidence of a collaborative approach, with the credibility and ability to build excellent relationships with key stakeholders in order to shape the security profession and build security skills and capability.
+ Ability to operate across organisational boundaries and work with multiple partner delivery organisations to develop joint capabilities, relationships and lead the delivery of Security Education projects and programmes.
Desirable Criteria:
+ A proven track record in policy formulation and development across government, with experience of leading teams who deliver high quality policy advice.
+ You should have or be willing to acquire rapidly a good working knowledge of security - governance, assurance and risk management, and of the individual security domains (cyber, physical, personnel, technical), although you do not need to be a deep technical specialist in security domain., + Whilst not essential, it is desirable that the successful candidate should have any of CISM, CRISC or CISSP. Where candidates do not already hold one of these, they will need to be willing to work towards them.

Alongside your salary of £96,000, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £27,811 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
+ Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
+ Generous annual leave – at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
+ Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
+ Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
+ Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service.
+ Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
+ An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.