Risk, Assurance, Compliance & Security Lead

SSG provides specialist security advice, compliance and assurance to areas of the public sector that require the highest levels of security protection. SSG is the Government's expert provider specialising in design, installation and maintenance of both custom in-house security systems and highly accredited commercial products on the government estate.

Working as part of a 230-person team, we provide full life support services to UK Defence and Government sites throughout the UK and overseas.

We are looking for a motivated and passionate professional to join our Higher Management Group (HMG) to take on a new coordinated function in a fast moving and diverse operating environment.

Person specification

Main Tasks will include:

Risk, Assurance, Compliance and Safety Lead

As an independent SCS1 area within DIO's Security Directorate, this post will be responsible for the identification, collation and forward integration of risk.

SSG Risk falls in to 2 key areas; internal risk to business operations across the range of functional areas which is managed within the DIO TLB as well as the articulation of Defence security risk to Directorate of Security and Resilience in concert with AH Plans.

In addition, this post will line manage and hold responsibility for the existing Assurance and Compliance (A&C) structure within SSG. A&C is the bedrock of SSG's ability to operate both within Defence and across other Government departments. Its responsibilities include, but are not restricted to, ensuring that SSG operations remain JSP compliant, specifically JSP815 as well as ensuring SSG's accreditation to NSI, BSI and ISO45001 systems are maintained to the correct standard.

Security Lead

SSG maintains it's own internal security staff as an essential element in delivering security systems in the Secret, STRAP and Above Secret spaces across Defence and OGD. In doing so, SSG is routinely required to operate in the secret environment which brings unusual challenges of vetting, data & physical security management and security education. The role will be the interlocutor with DIO's PSyA to ensure SSG security standards remain JSP444 compliant across of the associated functional areas and will provide line management responsibility to the SSG security team.

Corporate Governance Lead

This role will be the TLB-to-SSG focus for all areas of Corporate Governance (CG) and compliance. Sitting neatly alongside Risk and Assurance, the post will have specific responsibility to ensure that not only does SSG remain compliant in the CG environment but that SSG correctly fulfils its reporting responsibility to the TLB and MoD CG elements.

Annual Business Plan Lead

A key element of this role will be to write, maintain and report against the SSG Business Plan (BP). Derived from the Security & Estates BP, itself a derivative of the TLB and MoD plans, the SSG plan will set out the business projection for the next Financial Year in order to offer a handrail for development as well as providing a mechanism to measure effectiveness. Very much central to the SLT activity, development and reporting of the BP is a key element of SSG enablement.

Line Management

The post will report to Business Manager and sit alongside Finance, Commercial and People Grade 7's going forward.

Key Secondary Tasks

• Assist with the development of the Stategic Workforce Plan (SWfP) alongside SSG people and finance staff.


• Lead for SSG Forecast Of Events (FOE)


• Lead for SSG Business Continuity Plan


• 2nd Line Of Defence (2LoD) Governance


• Plus other HMG coordination tasks as necessary., Full UK driving licence - SSG staff regularly travel as part of their role including several areas not accessible by public transport., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


• Leadership


• Managing a Quality Service


• Making Effective Decisions


• Working Together, 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.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments., This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.

Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

• CV


• Personal Statement


Behaviours:

• Leadership


• Managing A Quality Service


At interview you will be assessed against the above and the following behaviours:

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions


• Working Together


• Leadership


• Managing A Quality Service


We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn't always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order.

Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing.

Interviews will be conducted week commencing.

A minimum of 2 full working days' notice will be provided for interviews.

To assist with your application please find attached below:

• DIO Candidate Information Guide


• DIO Candidate Information Guide Accessible Version


For help and support with your application check out our website Home , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk).

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.
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 developed vetting (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.,
• 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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About DIO

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Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.

About Security Services Group (SSG)

Security Services Group (SSG) is a business unit within the DIO which assists the MoD and the wider Government Estate in meeting its security requirements.

SSG has over 230 staff located throughout the UK, Germany, Cyprus and Gibraltar who are responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of security systems across the MOD and Government Estate.

Alongside your salary of £57,670, Ministry of Defence contributes £15,570 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%


• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service


• Continuous professional development within the security field


• Enhanced parental leave


• Access to Defence Discount Service


• Specsavers eye test vouchers


• Access to the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC) (fees apply)


• Access to the Civil Service Club in London (fees apply)


• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.


• Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks; We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer