Personnel Security Officer Cardiff, Wales
Job description
The DIT Security Team is tasked with the development and delivery of ground-breaking and innovative ways to protect staff and visitors in the UK and overseas. We deliver security services to our Ministers and officials on a range of subjects across the spectrum of security fields.
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
As a member of the Personnel Security team, you will be the key contact for DDaT vetting applications and queries and manage the spectrum of national security vetting processes for DDaT customers. You will ensure security requirements are upheld, whilst working to meet DDaT’s fast-paced requirements.
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.
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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
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and StrengthsInterviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.Sift will take place week commencing: 30th January 2023Interviews will take place week commencing: 6th February 2013Please notes these dates are indicative and may be subject to change.As part of the application processyou will be asked to upload a CV and complete a personal statement outlining your experience, skills and fit for the role.At the sift stage for this role, we will assess you against the essential criteria listed above. We will score each essential criteria out of 3 using the evidence provided in your personal statement and CV. For your personal statement you can use bullet points and subheadings if you prefer, there is no word limit but we recommend writing around 300 words. As well as evidencing the criteria you should also touch upon why you're interested in DIT, and in this particular role.If we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct a ‘short sift’ and read one element of your application. For this campaign a short sift would be conducted based on: CV only
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
We will also ask you strength-based questions, which are not listed in the advert. These are short questions that you should provide a natural answer to, therefore they demonstrate your innate strengths. Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return. Appointments may be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences. Candidates who pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring will be held on a 12-month reserve list for future appointments. Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. Harmonised terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you. Please note – the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role. Any move to the Department for International Trade 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 athttps://www.childcarechoices.gov.ukNew entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Reasonable adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put 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 the DDaT Recruitment team before the closing date to discuss your needs. Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DIT by email: (See complete description on Civil Service Jobs). If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click hereto visit Civil Service Commission. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. For further information and to apply please click the link to direct you to the advertisers website.
Security Clearance details
All security clearances require you to provide evidence of your UK footprint where you have been physically present in the UK.The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.If you require SC clearance you will need to provide evidence of the below requirements.Checks will be made against:Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records).
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
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
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 embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veteransinitiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
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Contact point for applicants
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Part-time hours: 15-37 per week
Salary: £31,443.00-£33,097.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Central Square, CF10 1EP
Reference ID: 261761
