Personnel Security Team Leader - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:
We are currently recruiting for a Personnel Security Team Leader to work for Security and Business Continuity (SBC) Unit.

The Unit sits within the Workplace Division in the Directorate for Corporate Transformation and Workplace, responsible for Physical and Personnel Security, Business Continuity, and a Security Improvement Programme.

The Personnel Security Branch comprises two teams who are responsible for delivery of the personnel security programme encompassing National Security Vetting (NSV) and Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checking for contingent workers.

You will report to the Personnel Security Operations Manager and will work closely with other managers in SBC to ensure that processes are aligned and streamlined.

You will oversee the daily line management and casework of the BPSS and NSV teams and liaise with other Personnel Security managers to refine, improve and implement personnel security policy and operational processes.

Responsibilities:

Manage six members of staff within Personnel Security managing annual leave, updating rotas, arranging cover, reviewing flexi, offering training opportunities, conducting monthly conversations, carrying out weekly casework audits, and managing and improving operational outputs.
Oversee both National Security Vetting (NSV) and Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) processes ensuring case work is being processed within agreed timescales. Process and review BPSS & NSV when necessary and handle personal sensitive data for both BPSS & NSV. Review and escalate (if necessary) any case work issues. For example, criminal record convictions, caveats for NSV or nationality requirements.
Ensure payment arrangements for contracted digital Identity Service Providers (IDSPs) are timely and any licensing within the system is managed accordingly.
Conduct periodic audits of Scottish Government (SG) Framework Agency BPSS arrangements to ensure compliance with Cabinet Office guidance and SG contractual standards.
Support the B2 in new ways of working and provide any assistance required to change or adapt processes that will help improve them; and conduct any other reasonable duties commensurate with the post and the grade.

Competencies:

People Management

Communications and Engagement

Improving Performance

Analysis and Use of Evidence

Essential Criteria & Qualifications:
No specific qualifications are required for this post.

Essential Criteria:

Credible with staff, creating conditions to build confident effective teams that empower, value, develop and motivate people.
Actively engages and establishes credibility with stakeholders, maintaining connections within a variety of internal and external networks.
Adapts quickly to fit skills and resources to changing circumstances and expectations.
Organises and collates robust information from a variety of sources in decision-making, sharing knowledge and information across the wider system, and uses data to improve processes/performance.

Additional Information:

Provisional Dates:

To be Confirmed.

You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.

Location:

This post is basd in Saughton House with Hybrid workling in line with Scottish Government Policies. Office attendance required 2/3 days a week.

Further Information:
For further information on this vacancy please download and review the link below:
Person Specification Band B

How to Apply:

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