Deputy Director of Security for Parliament (Members' Services)

The security of MP's, their staff and families, is of utmost importance to Parliament. The teams within the service, monitor threats, assess risk, manages deployment and maintenance of the security measures installed in MP's offices and homes. The teams will also manage the provision of security and protection services to Members. As Deputy Director of Security for Parliament (Members Security), you will lead this work, ensuring our security offer to Members of both Houses is threat-driven, risk assessed, effective, and customer focussed; responsive to the many and varied security needs of Members.
You will have three team leaders as direct reports and associated support staff. As an experienced and resilient security professional, with very strong interpersonal skills, you will build relationships of trust with Members, Committees, the Speaker’s Office, the Whips and senior stakeholders in the administrations of both Houses to deliver these initiatives and to resolve sensitive security issues and concerns with tact.
Some of the responsibilities for this role include:
+ Ensure that the different elements of the Members’ Security risk assessment and security measures operate efficiently as a system and interact effectively with PLaIT, national policing, JTAC, NPSA, Home Office and Cabinet Office.
+ Ensure that threat levels and vulnerabilities of the Member cohort remain under constant review and that mitigations flex in response, overseeing development of new mitigations as necessary.
+ Manage individual Member security cases with sensitivity and credibility, in close co-ordination with MPS and regional police., 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 counter-terrorist 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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+ Ability to apply security expertise to achieve strategic and operational risk reduction
+ Extensive expertise in personal and physical security issues, developed by working with government security institutions and agencies; and familiarity with personal and physical security processes.
+ Able to negotiate outcomes with tact and diplomacy, can have difficult conversations while maintaining relationships, remaining calm and constructive under pressure.

UK Parliament
Working at the UK Parliament offers a unique and rewarding career at the heart of the UK’s democratic system. With a wide range of roles available, our impartial colleagues enable the day to day running of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Joint Departments. Together, we make Parliament happen.
Introduction
The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) is responsible for physical and personnel security across both Houses of Parliament and provides support to Members and staff when away from the Estate. Its purpose is to keep Parliament safe and open for business.

Alongside your salary of £82,000, House of Commons contributes £23,755 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
+ 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
+ Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
+ Access to training and development.
+ Flexible working.
+ Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.