Physical Security and Continuity Officer - Harwell, United Kingdom - Medical Research Council

Medical Research Council

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Harwell, United Kingdom

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Open Date

12/04/2024, 13:30

Close Date

12/05/2024, 23:55

Research Institute 1

MRC Mary Lyon Centre
Research Institute / Unit Information 1The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a great place to work and progress your career. The MRC encourages the integration of clinical and discovery research to elucidate both disease processes and potential new therapies. The MLC provides vital scientific support for the UK biomedical community and focuses on preclinical research using mouse models, which supports clinical research and therapy discovery.

The MRC is an excellent place to develop yourself further and a range of training & development opportunities will be available to you, including professional registration with the Science Council.

- Band 1- MRC - 3- Location 1- Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire- Salary 1- £43,116-£49,891 per annum, dependent on skills and experience Open Ended- Contract Type 1- Permanent- Job Type 1- Technical & Scientific Professionals- Full Time / Part Time 1- Full Time- Job Description 1
About the Role

The MRC is seeking a Physical Security and Continuity Officer to ensure that MRC's strategic crisis management and resilience assurance activities are robust and exercised effectively.

They will manage the MRC's physical security and resilience requirements in line with the UKRI Security and Resilience Strategy to protect MRC assets (people, property, data information and services) from expanding threats, prevent operation disruption, and prepare MRC to respond and recover effectively from incidents.

They will work closely with the functional and institute leads across our risk environment.

Person Specification 1
About You

You will need to hold/have:

Recognised Business Continuity Management qualification and/or membership of a professional related body (e.g., MBCI, MSyl)
Experience of delivering BCM programs in keeping with Business Continuity Industry good practice
Excellent presentation skills, with experience of facilitating meetings and workshops and delivering BCM training and exercises at all levels
Selfsufficient in use of office IT systems, including Microsoft Office, especially Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint
Effective communicator capable of engaging with management at all levels and influencing at senior management levels

Key Responsibilities

Your main duties and key responsibilities include:

Monitor the changing risk landscape that has the potential to impact MRC's operational continuity and security and establish and maintain effective communication channels and protocols to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of information during a crisis or security disruption
Monitor and evaluate emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes related to Physical Security and Continuity Management and make recommendations for enhancements to the programme as necessary
Support the undertaking of physical security audits and risk assessments as well as the delivery of continuous improvement in close coordination with UKRI Head of Physical Security, leveraging advice as required
Further Information 1
Benefits:

Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits, from a defined-benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement, to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and a salary sacrifice cycle-to-work scheme.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the work of a world-class medical research organisation.

The MRC values the diverse skills and experience of its employees and is committed to achieving equality of treatment for all.

Our objectives are that all individuals shall have equal opportunities for employment and advancement on the basis of their skills, aptitudes and abilities.

The MRC is a great place to work and progress your career, be it in scientific research or the support functions.

The MRC is a unique working environment where our researchers are rewarded by world class innovation and collaboration opportunities that the MRC name brings.

The MRC is an excellent place to develop yourself further and a range of training & development opportunities will be available to you, including professional registration with the Science Council.

Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UKRI) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, as well as the chance to put the MRC and UKRI on your CV in the future.
UKRI supports research in areas that include animal health, agriculture and food security, and bioscience for health which includes research on animals, genetic modification and stem cell research. Whilst you may not have direct involvement in this type of research, you should consider whether this conflict