Personnel Security Officer - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Department of International Trade

Department of International Trade

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for someone to join our team of Personnel Security Officers to collaborate with Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) colleagues in developing, implementing, and sustaining efficient, integrated, and robust processes to facilitate the vetting, and onboarding of DDaT staff.

This includes both permanent staff and contractors from a range of suppliers.

Job description

You will also act as an intelligent customer to our security shared service provider, Cluster 4 (a part of FCDO), monitoring service delivery and levels of performance.

As a newly created role, this Fixed term contract is for a 2-year period with the potential for extension. It will provide dedicated resource to service the specific and growing requirements of DDaT's vetting and onboarding needs.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Experience

The skills required for this role are:

Great people skills, including management, communication, and team-working
Being comfortable providing advice to seniors, even if your messages prove unpopular
Good task management and organisational skills
Previous knowledge or understanding of working in, with or alongside the security profession and personnel security

Desirable Skills and Experience
This is not necessary but would be ideal if you:

Experience in HR, people and personnel, or risk management processes
Some knowledge of working in a Digital Data Technology role

This role is available in three UK locations, including central London, Cardiff, and Darlington's new economic hub. This role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office on average.

Changes to these working arrangements are available in certain circumstances, but must be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DIT, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

Find out about our benefits and practical details like our office locations on the things you need to knowpage. Remember to check out our blog, Digital Tradeand have a look at our video

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pensionwith an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

How to apply

How you'll be assessed
At the interview stagefor this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant behaviours and strengthsfrom the Success Profilesframework. A role-specific list of these can be found below.

Behaviours
We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

Reasonable adjustment

Security Clearance details
UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records.
Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency.
Security Services record.
Location Details

Security
See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standardchecks.

Nationality requirements
Further information on nationality requirementsThis 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 family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Codesets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veteransinitiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact:

Name : (See complete description on Civil Service Jobs)

Recruitment team:

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 24 months

Part-time hours: 15-37 per week

Salary:
£35,008.00-£36,624.00 per year

Benefits: