Navy Principal Security Advisor - Security Coherence HEO
Ministry of Defence
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 20th May 2024
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Job summary
The Royal Navy Principal Security Advisor (PSyA) is the lead organisation for Security across the Navy TLB providing policy and assurance to all military and civil service personnel in the Physical, Information, Physical and Counter Intelligence domains, including security risk management advice and guidance. The team consists of 75 SMEs under the leadership of an mil OF5 (G7).
The Security Coherence post within PSyA provides support to the Head (Hd) of PSyA, including making recommendations to them about operational and administrative requirements, improvements and efficiencies.
The jobholder acts as a key interface between the Hd of PSyA, staff within PSyA and other agencies/stakeholders on a wide range of security issues.
This is a non-operational post although an understanding of the wide range of security, and associated policies across the Navy TLB and wider MOD both operationally and at HQ is required.
The jobholder will report directly to the Hd of PSyA and have broader coherence responsibilities for PSyA.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The purpose of the role is to cross functional and to provide support to the Hd of PSyA and the 9 Heads of Department.
The jobholder will ensure that performance across PSyA is monitored, that issues are highlighted and opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness are proactively pursued.
The job holder will ensure the Hd of PSyA, and others as appropriate, are informed of priority matters and are given options and/or recommendations to help them to operate effectively.
The job holder will ensure that good working relationships with Hd of PSyA are maintained by communicating priorities effectively.
The jobholder acts as a single point of contact for PSyA on a number of key areas including Sharepoint, Information Technology, Workforce Management (both military and CS), Budget Management, KPIs, Business Continuity, providing appropriate signposting as necessary.
The jobholder will assist PSyA CoS with the overall management of Health and Safety within PSyA including compliance with Health, Safety and Fire Regulations (H&S)
The jobholder will also manage relationships and liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders and support the internal working in PSyA.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- Across the PSyA security departments analyse business information, determining relevance and benefits, efficiencies and compiling information reports.
- Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, undertaking reviews and making recommendations as necessary.
- Ensure operational and management information systems are in place to monitor and report on performance and identifying operational, resource or organisational issues that may impact on performance.
- Work with other Coherence leads/Business Managers across the TLB to share best practice and maximise business improvements.
- Establish effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues.
- Manage the maintenance the PSyA Share-point (SP) site/s icw with departmental SP leads.
- Manage PSyA Budget and all contractual issues (CP&F/EPCs)
- Agree departmental budgets and predicted costings
• Make proposals for expenditure on programmes of work
• Manage budgets and provide unit costings for activities
• Advise on financial and resourcing issues to inform objectives and forward planning
• Have responsibility for EPC management/CPNF - Work with Finance BP, HRBP, on budget matters, workforce planning (WFP) and other operational issues.
- Oversee WFP and ensure reporting responsibilities are maintained for both military and CS personnel (JPA/MyHR).
- Assist with recruitment activity as required by Hd PSyA.
- Implement, maintain and coordinate all aspects of new joining routine.
- Promote and uphold “agile” ways of working.
- Manage PSyA Business Continuity (icw SEO SR&BC), Information Security and Data Protection.
Person specification
Essential Skills
- MoDnet/ Team Site awareness
- SharePoint awareness
- CPNF/EPC/MyHR/JPA knowledge
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work without supervision, exercise judgement and good organisational skills, and show determination in the pursuit of objectives.
- Able to pay attention to detail whilst also keeping an overview on the wider perspective.
- MS Office Applications
Desirable
- Security Background
Experience:
- Security experience
- Defence engagement experience
- Demonstrable skills across general management, including planning, finance, recruitment, security, resource selection and health and safety.
- Demonstrable experience applying Government Security requirements.
- Attention to detail and ability to critically evaluate information gathered across multiple sources, recommending improvements as necessary.
- Evidence of strong stakeholder engagement skills with a proven track record of engaging and managing multiple stakeholders, tailoring messages appropriately, influencing others and gaining their agreement and cooperation.
- Experience managing stakeholder working groups.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience.
Applicants should apply for this role online, via the website.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include: job history and previous skills and experience. This cannot be uploaded to the advert. You will submit using the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard in part two of your application, detailing job history, previous experience, and skills.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability of no more than 500 words, including evidence of the essential and desirable criteria requested within the job advert
At Application and Interview, Candidates will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Working Together (lead)
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Iain Cull
- Email : iain.cull763@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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