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The Joint Maritime Security Centre [JMSC] is the name given to UK’s cross government organisation for maritime security. The Joint Maritime Security Centre provides expert, independent advice, and support to government (including the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies) on maritime security, including maritime related threat, operational capability and response mechanisms.
The Joint Maritime Security Centre is formed of two operational pillars – the JMSC Operations Centre and the National Maritime Information Centre.
The JMSC Operations Centre provides 24/7 awareness of the UK’s maritime asset distribution and ensures a coordinated and whole-system response to maritime security incidents at sea. The Operations Centre also contributes to the integrity of UK waters and the mitigation of threats at sea by informing operational decision making. On behalf of government, the Operations Centre also owns multi-agency Concept of Operations and Playbooks and delivers a joint exercising calendar.
The National Maritime Information Centre is a multi-agency construct that enables joint operational activity, information sharing & collaboration, and contributes to the UK’s maritime domain awareness and understanding of maritime threats at home and overseas.
- Business as Usual [BAU] maritime security focused operational activities
- Supporting cross government development of maritime security strategy
- International engagement
Watch Supervisors and Watchkeepers monitor the UK Maritime Area, and increasingly international waters, developing, and maintaining situational awareness and coordinating the information response to any maritime security issues that may occur in a calm efficient manner. Watch Supervisors will need to conduct rudimentary first-line analysis of products before dissemination.
As the potential first point of contact for emerging major maritime events, the Watch Supervisors are expected to apply sound judgement to respond to issues, identifying wider aspects with sound comprehension of technical, regulatory, and political issues. This may mean escalating issues to strategic commanders and senior leaders within JMSC to enable an effective and timely response.
This includes utilising the following systems to build a comprehensive picture of the UK Maritime Area, and on occasion internationally:
- Maritime Trade Information System (MTIS).
- Recognised Maritime Picture (RMP).
- TELESTO (operating platform) Web Viewer.
- Computer Aided Maritime Threat Evaluation Software (CAMTES).
- Shared Hosting Environment
We are looking for candidates who:
- Are self-starters who can work effectively under pressure, take responsibility for delivery, and works collaboratively with others to achieve the JMSC’s objectives.
- Are able to build effective stakeholder relationships and understand operational pressures across the JMSC and its stakeholders.
- Have strong communication skills.
- Are adaptable and responsive and sensitive to a changing political environment.
- Can prioritise workload needs.
Please note this role is offered on a full-time shift basis only, working a shift pattern covering 24/7, 365 days a year. Hybrid working is not an option.
Person specification
Responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Liaise across partner agencies to coordinate responses to maritime security threats.
- Contribute to formulating response to maritime security issues and risks, assisting in the coordination of surface assets and aerial surveillance tasked to domestic maritime security activity.
- Provide 24/7 monitoring of the UK’s marine domain for possible legal infringements and emerging incidents.
- Provide reporting to partner agencies across Government, and occasionally internationally, to assist with analysis, enforcement, and incident response.
- Monitor social media and news sources for early identification of potential threats.
- Assist with production of business continuity and resilience plans for JMSC.
- Any other tasks that are required for the delivery of the JMSC operations function.
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to act calmly under pressure.
- Able to follow laid down process but to use initiative where appropriate.
- Computer literate and good knowledge of Microsoft applications.
- Be fully compliant with His Majesty's Government Information Assurance and Information Security regulations.
- An inquisitive mind, with an ambition to increase knowledge about the maritime security community and to continuously learn about the maritime and enforcement environment.
- Can analyse material from different places and make a recommendation or decision.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a maritime or enforcement environment.
- Background knowledge of either merchant or military shipping would be advantageous.
- Experience of working set shift patterns and unsociable hours.
- Familiar with RN maritime systems.
- Experience of carrying out analysis.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will first be asked to confirm your eligibility by providing some basic personal information.
After submission of this first stage, you will be invited to complete two Civil Service tests: Civil Service Management Judgement, and, Civil Service Works Strengths. If you successfully pass this/these tests, you will then be invited to complete the full application form. Please complete the online test/s as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the test/s and full application form is 23:55 on 31st July 2023. If you fail to complete the online tests or full application before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn.
Guidance for the tests will be available when you are invited to take the tests. The tests are administered online and accessed via the Civil Service Jobs website.
You CANNOT complete the Tests on a mobile phone or tablet.
Following successful completion of the test/s, you will then be asked to complete:
- A CV detailing job history/qualifications
- A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 750 words)
- Provide evidence of the behaviour Making Effective Decisions (250 words maximum)
Please note your statement of suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the Essential criteria as detailed in the job advertisement.
For guidance on how to construct your personal statement, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links - Statement
For guidance on how to construct your behaviour examples, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links - Behaviours
The sift will be held on the behaviour Making Effective Decisions and the statement of suitability (personal statement).
The CV will not be scored.
However, if a large number of applications are received, the sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability (personal statement) only.
The statement of suitability will be scored first for all candidates. Those candidates who achieve the minimum pass score for the statement of suitability, will progress to a further sift where the lead behaviour (Making Effective Decisions) will be scored. These candidates will therefore receive a sift score for both elements.
Candidates who fail to meet the minimum pass score for the statement of suitability will not have their lead behaviour scored and will therefore only receive a sift score for the statement of suitability.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be a blended approach of strength-based questions and behaviour-based questions.
Strengths are the things that you do regularly, do well and that motivate you. To find out more about strength based questions click here
Sift and Interview dates
Sift is expected to take place week commencing 31st July 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 21st August 2023.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
Interviews will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
- A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
- Good internet connection
- Skype for Business/Microsoft Teams
PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints we may not be able to offer alternative interview date(s). It is therefore expected that candidates who are successful at sift stage will make themselves available during the above time frame given.
Further Information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
A reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Candidates who are successful at Interview will be placed in order of merit and provisional job offers will be made in strict merit order. Should another role or similar role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Candidates who are successful at Interview will be placed in order of merit per location and provisional job offers will be made in strict merit order per location preference. Provisional offers are made, as they are on condition that you successfully pass all pre-employment checks.
Note for Candidates: This will be advertised Externally.
Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. All applications are screened for plagiarism and copying of examples/answers from internet sources. If any is detected the application will be withdrawn from the process. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants.
If you are currently an agency member of staff working within the Home Office, a contractor or contingent worker you can only apply for roles that are advertised externally, i.e. outside the civil service. If you are eligible to apply for a role, you are required to select yourself as an external applicant and not internal when submitting your application on Civil Service jobs. This will prevent any delays in pre-employment checks should you become successful in being made an offer of employment after the Interview stage.
Annual Hours Working Allowance
We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and you would be required to work over a 24/7 shift rota, this can include: Night shifts; Weekend and Public Holidays; Shifts can vary in length and are expected to be up to 12 hours.
These posts include shift allowances which varies by flexibility, shifts, location; however, the average allowance is between 40 - 50%. You would be deployed to a range of different shifts and should expect to have a variance in the AHW dependent on the varying shifts.
Age: These are shift working roles and so you must be 18 years or over.
Hybrid working is not an option
The flexible working arrangement of Hybrid working (working partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home) is not available for this role due to the requirements of the role. Successful candidates will be required to attend the office/other work location as specified in the advert at all times to carry out this role.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UKSV clearance and passing the right to work and pre-employment screening, anyone who applies to work for Border Force will also be subject to additional Border Force specific security checks, as part of the pre-employment process, to determine their suitability to work for the organisation.
Please see the Home Office Recruitment Privacy Information Notice (PIN) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recruitment-privacy-information-notice for more information on how your details may be shared for the purpose of additional security checks.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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