National Crypt Key Centre Delivery Manager London, England
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At GCHQ, we unlock the complex world of data and communications to keep the UK and its citizens safe, both in the real world and online. Working closely with our British Intelligence partners in MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from threats including serious organised crime, terrorism, and cyber-attacks. A role in GCHQ means you’ll have varied and fascinating work in a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, is the UK Government’s lead authority on cyber security. The organisation is at the heart of the Government’s cyber security strategy and has the aim of making the UK the safest place to live and work online.
The NCSC’s National Crypt-Key Centre (NCKC) is the central focus for how the UK develops, operates and maintains the systems providing highly secure communications for the government, military, industry and allies. Crypt-Key is the term used to describe the UK’s use of cryptography to protect the critical information and services on which the UK government, military and national security community rely, including from attack by our most capable adversaries. It underpins our ability to choose how we deploy our national security and defence capabilities. To be a world-leading Crypt-Key nation we need the right skills and technologies both in government and in the private sector.
NCKC is working in collaboration with the national security community and across wider government and industry to build a more resilient and secure enterprise. The UK is already a global leader in Crypt-Key, and the National Cyber Strategy sets a number of objectives for the advancement of Crypt-Key nationally and globally. The NCKC are recruiting Delivery Managers to support the delivery and operation of these strategy objectives.
NCKC is based largely in Cheltenham. We support applications from people willing to work from our London or Manchester offices, however occasional travel to Cheltenham at NCSC’s expense will be expected.
Job description
As a Delivery Manager in NCKC, you might expect to be:
- Working within one of the established NCKC Teams to deliver Crypt-Key objectives and run services within government.
- Working with the national Crypt-Key industry, playing a part in ensuring that securely engineered, assured capabilities are available for UK government use and export.
- Supporting NCKC and wider NCSC teams in delivering National Cyber Strategy objectives.
- Working for part of the week in one of our main offices, and part time at home or at alternative facilities.
- Ensuring that our world leading technologists, diverse national industry and government Crypt-Key users are defining, procuring and deploying the right capabilities at the right time.
- Managing the delivery of small projects in support of NCSC’s Crypt-Key responsibilities.
Person specification
As a Delivery Manager in NCKC you will be responsible for delivering Crypt-Key capability and services to wider government. We are recruiting into several related teams, but in all cases, you will be:
- A self-starter, confident applying structure to complex problems and comfortable with ambiguity.
- Willing to undertake continuous learning and development throughout your career.
- A strategic thinker, able to balance competing demands and long-term and short-term priorities.
- Able to connect technologists, subject matter experts and external stakeholders on often complex projects and deliveries. You do not need to be a cyber security or Crypt-Key specialist, but you need to be able to grasp and translate complex issues to various audiences.
- Able to evidence experience of working in technology or cyber security sectors, or able to demonstrate an aptitude to do so.
- Able to support occasional travel within the UK.
- Willing to work out of our Cheltenham, London or Manchester offices for part of the week.
The successful applicant will need to have:
The NCSC will assess you against competencies used by the UK Intelligence Community. These competencies are based closely on the Civil Service Behaviours. The Level 3 competencies you will be assessed against are;
- Driving Innovation and Change (Civil Service Behaviour Equivalent: Changing and Improving)
- Communicating and Influencing (Civil Service Behaviour Equivalent: Communicating and Influencing)
- Working Collaboratively (Civil Service Behaviour Equivalent: Working Together)
- Delivering Outcomes (Civil Service Behaviour Equivalent: Delivering at Pace)
- Providing Customer Value (Civil Service Behaviour Equivalent: Managing a Quality Service)
Further information on Civil Service Behaviours
Benefits
At NCSC and GCHQ, we are proud of our inclusive and supportive working environment that’s designed to encourage open minds and attitudes. As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we are committed to helping you fulfil your potential. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, tailored to your needs and the requirements of your work, we will enable you to flourish in your role and perform to the very best of your abilities.
You’ll receive a starting salary of £36,836 plus an annual National Security Payment of £2,330, subject to mandatory training. A London Allowance of £6,250 is applicable for London contracted employees.
Other benefits:
- 25 Days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loan.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations).
- Paid parental and adoption leave.
- Excellent pension scheme - Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
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Before You Apply
To work at GCHQ, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here.
This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here.
Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can’t take any recreational drugs and you’ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage.
The role is based in Cheltenham, London and Manchester, so you’ll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting an application, as we do not offer relocation costs.
Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application. Applying from outside the UK will impact on our ability to progress your application. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member.
What to Expect
Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:
- Online Application, you will be asked to provide some examples on your application form that relate to the UK Intelligence Community Competencies at Level 3 associated with the role.
- Application sift.
- Interview.
- If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment subject to vetting.
Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.
We’re Disability Confident
GCHQ are proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP’s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. Being Disability Confident, we aim to offer a person-to-person interview to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our ‘Offer of Interview’ (OOI). To secure an interview for this vacancy, the essential criteria (in order of application process) are:
- It is essential that you have experience working in technology or cyber security sectors or can demonstrate an aptitude for it.
Equal Opportunities
At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our website:
Our Vetting
To work in this role, you will need the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community must go through and it can take some time. As part of the DV process you will be asked to fill in a detailed questionnaire and attend an interview with a vetting officer. In your interview the vetting officer will have a thorough, compassionate, and honest discussion with you about you as a person and your life experiences, to ensure holding a DV clearance is right for you. You don’t need to do any preparation for your vetting interview, just be honest and be yourself. All applicants for DV are treated impartially and consistently, irrespective of gender, race, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, and other protected characteristics.
The closing date for this role is: 11:55 pm 11th May 2023
Right to Withdraw Statement:
Please be aware that we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date once a certain number of applications have been received. Please be mindful of this and submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
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