Senior Personnel Security Advisor

The postholder will be responsible for the delivery of a challenging and exciting programme of work, providing advice, training and operational response to the department on some of its most complex, sensitive and important personnel and protective security issues. There will be opportunities to work with other members of the team across the full range of security disciplines within this role including physical security, classified working and incident management. Key stakeholders include the National Technical Authorities, Government Security Group, Government Security Centres, Police amongst others. Through their subject matter expertise the role holder will be responsible for (this list is not exhaustive):
+ Assess, manage and mitigate personnel security threats and risks.
+ Reducing the risk of insider activity within the department.
+ Deliver security education and awareness activities using a range of mediums.
+ Developing and implementing a programme of work to positively enhance the security culture across the Cabinet Office.
+ Provide security advice and guidance on personnel security issues including overseas travel.
+ Drafting and delivering security briefings.
+ Development and implementation of security policies and procedures.
+ Build and utilise networks and stakeholders across the department and government to help deliver an effective security service.
+ Supporting with other workstreams across the Security & Resilience Team as required.
+ Line management of 1 EO., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Leadership
+ Changing and Improving
+ Delivering at Pace, When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
At sift, you will be assessed against the following:
• CV
• Personal statement (250 Word Count)
Please align your personal statement to demonstrate your experience against the job description.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
Communicating and influencing
Leadership
Changing and improving
Delivering at pace, Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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:
o UK nationals
o nationals of the Republic of Ireland
o nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
o 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)
o 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)
o individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
o Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).

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+ The successful candidate will have a firm understanding of personnel security risks and mitigation strategies with direct experience of mitigating the insider threat.
+ They will be comfortable developing and implementing a culture and awareness programme aiming to protect people and assets and reduce the insider threat.
+ They will have outstanding interpersonal/communication skills in order to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to engender trust, cooperation and buy in.
+ Proven, demonstrable experience of developing, influencing and implementing policies across boundaries and through multi-discipline teams to deliver successful outcomes.
+ Outstanding leadership and management skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate and drive the performance of the Security Team remit.
+ The capacity and capability to apply good judgement and respond to complex, dynamic situations. A high degree of resilience and personal credibility, and confidentiality. Together with enthusiasm and commitment to deliver.
+ Proven and demonstrable experience of managing and delivering projects within taut time frames and budgetary limitations.
Desirable Criteria
+ Membership of the Security Institute or equivalent accredited body.

Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the smooth running of government - from developing policy, to modernising public services. We welcome talented people from all backgrounds with the skills and the commitment to build a career in the Civil Service.
The Cabinet Office Purpose is:
• To maintain the integrity of the Union, coordinate the security of the realm and sustain a flourishing democracy;
• To support the design and implementation of HM Government’s policies and the Prime Minister’s priorities
• To ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.
The work Cabinet Office delivers is vast and therefore presents opportunities to develop your skills and experience in a variety of critical government agendas.
An organisation of approximately 10,000 employees, the Cabinet Office is a vibrant, modern and exciting place to work, attracting a diverse workforce which represents the people we serve. Our main offices are in London, but we have staff based around the UK.
At the heart of this are our Cabinet Office values. To deliver our Purpose and help make Cabinet Office a great place to work, we all commit to:-
• Treating everyone with Respect
• Actively Collaborate
• Build Trust
We pride ourselves in our ambition to be the most inclusive government department within the Civil Service and we have a number of staff benefits, including flexible working to ensure we meet this.
Cabinet Office Security Team
The Cabinet Office (CO) Security and Resilience (COSR) Team is the lead organisation for managing Security and Resilience within the Department. The remit covers providing advice, support and guidance to individuals and management units so as to manage a wide range of security-related threats and acting as the central focus for wider security policy issues affecting the entire department.

Alongside your salary of £42,382, Cabinet Office contributes £12,278 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ 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 employer contributions of 28.97%.
+ A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.