Security Education and Awareness Associate - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Salary:

- £28,117 - £28,117
Job grade:


  • Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DWP
  • Finance Group
  • Security and Data Protection
    Type of role:
  • Security
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • Blackpool, NewcastleuponTyneAbout the job

Job summary:


An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Security Education & Awareness (SEA) Team.

DWP security are looking for highly motivated people with a passion to challenge themselves, who will thrive in a fast-paced environment and are willing to learn new skills.


The challenges in the role are to support improvements and embed a strong security culture within DWP, working alongside an established team who are responsive and provide effective security and guidance to colleagues.


Job description:

The Security Education and Awareness Associate role is part of the DWP Security & Data Protection (S&DP) Directorate.

The vacancy within the Security Advice Centre entails providing advice and guidance on every aspect of security enquiries, including security policy, physical security behaviours and ad-hoc security enquiries.


Person specification:


Essential Skills

  • Experience of communicating using a variety of channels such as visual, online, digital and/or physical media
  • Practical experience of employing various techniques to target a diverse range of target audiences
  • Experience of collating, interpreting and explaining metrics as part of an overarching compliance regime that are relevant to a business activity such as SEA
  • Ability to work in a fastpaced environment delivering multiple priorities to deadline
  • Building and maintaining excellent relationships with a range of stakeholders both internal, external and cross government
  • Provide evidence of working with customers understanding their needs and expectations and the ability to clearly explain decisions in order to meet the customer requirements.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service

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%
  • 23 days Annual Leave and Bank holidays from day 1 of employment (30 days' post qualifying period).
  • Hybrid Working arrangements
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
    Stage 1
- a CV covering work history and achievements in role.
- a Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words).

  • A behaviour statement (maximum 250 words) on the lead behaviour
    :Managing a Quality Service
  • Personal statement must include:
  • An indication of your understanding of the role and some of the key challenges you feel are associated with this role.
  • 1/2 brief work examples demonstrating past work experience relevant and relative to the scope of responsibilities, personal specification and essential criteria of this role, including what strengths you brought to the situation and a reflection on any key learning from your experiences.

Stage 2:
Interview
If you're successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams.

Interviews will take place in late August or early September.

Interview dates to be confirmed.


Further Information
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A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.


Reasonable Adjustment
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment


Security:


  • 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:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain f
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