Assistant Head of Assurance - Whitehall, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

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Whitehall, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £55,794 - £61,848
Job grade:

Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
CO
Government Security Group
Government Security Function
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Business Management and Improvement
Governance
Project Delivery
Risk Management
Security
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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Job summary:

The Government Security Function (GSF) oversees the delivery of protective security across Government.

Our Mission is to enable the Government to protect citizens and provide vital public services by understanding and managing security risks.

We set the strategy and standards for Government Security, monitor departmental security performance, manage pan-government security incidents, support the delivery of key security capabilities and lead the Government Security Profession.

The Government Security Group (GSG) is the centre of the Function, based within the Cabinet Office.

GSG is transforming the Government's approach to protective security to ensure it is fit to meet the challenges of the digital age.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team, with a breadth of stakeholders including in other Government departments, the National Technical Authorities and the Agencies, and to contribute to delivering improved security across Government.

Job description:

This is an exciting opportunity to become the Assistant Head of Assurance and lead the Security Compliance and Liaison Team (SCALT) which sits within the Function Centre Team in GSG and delivers assurance services and analysis to benefit organisations across government.

We run the Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC), an annual survey to support Accounting Officers in oversight of their organisations' security and provide an authoritative pan-government baseline for Cabinet Office ministers, Government Security Board and the Government Security Steering Group.

We analyse data, and use our findings to provide reporting to Civil Service leaders and insights that support decision-making at the heart of government.

We run the cross government Assurance User Group to ensure that the central assurance framework is customer-focused and complementary to departmental activities.

As the Grade 7 assistant head, you will work closely with senior security leaders across Government to improve Government Security.

You will manage and develop the team that gathers assurance compliance information from government organisations, and lead them through a programme of transformational change in their services.

You will work closely with thematic leads in Government Security Group, and security leaders across HMG, to ensure that processes and products meet stakeholder needs.

You will develop relationships with organisations with a cross-cutting role on risk management and assurance for government security to draw on their information and insights.

You will build awareness across a wider portfolio of government security activity to be able to represent GSG externally and deputise for peers and line management.

We offer:

Fascinating, challenging and worthwhile work;
An inclusive, supportive and collaborative culture where your views will be valued;
Workbased coaching and mentoring opportunities;
An environment with flexible and smarter working options.

Key areas of responsibility

The post holder will be responsible for:

Leadership
you will lead and line manage a small team of staff to drive forward a shared goal. You will need to provide support, direction, and ensure the team is an inclusive and effective unit in which all team members are empowered and thrive.

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Engagement - you will build our relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government departments, national technical authorities and arm's-length bodies. You will coordinate and develop the cross-government Assurance User Group as a forum to ensure that our services meet the requirements of government organisations and to promote shared good practice in government security assurance.
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Delivery - you will oversee the delivery of an improved annual Departmental Security Health Check (DSHC) which supports Accounting Officers across government, as well as the Government Chief Security Officer and Government Security Board. The DSHC is a substantial cross-government survey, culminating in bespoke reports to government organisations.
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Transformation and Innovation - you will oversee the delivery of a 3-year improvement plan to the Health Check process. You will need to collaborate across organisational boundaries, understand and manage the impact of change on organisations, and confidently articulate complex se