Senior Admin Officer London, England
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As a Senior Admin Officer, you’ll work as part of a large, multi-skilled research team, delivering analysis to support the vetting process across the UK’s Intelligence Services. It’s a role where, once fully trained, you’ll work with a high degree of autonomy and use your own judgement, all to support our mission to keep the UK safe.
Vetting is vitally important to what we do because it ensures that the people who have access to some of the UK’s most sensitive information can be trusted. Everyone who works within the UK’s Intelligence Services goes through vetting, so it’s crucial that our decision making is evidence-based, accurate and consistent. That’s where you come in.
Job description
Day to day, you’ll complete research and analysis on a range of data that helps build a picture of someone’s suitability to hold security clearance. Using a variety of tools and methods, which we’ll train you in, you’ll both find information and assess it, spotting links between different pieces of data as you drive your caseload forward. Once you’ve finished your analysis, you’ll write reports containing your findings, which will be used to support decision making by our Vetting Officers.
It’s a fast-paced role, where you’ll need to have a keen eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload independently, and meet strict deadlines. Whether you’re at the beginning of your career, returning to work after a break, or are looking for a new challenge, this role has the potential to begin a career with the UK’s Intelligence Services where you’ll be key to maintaining the integrity of one of our most crucial processes.
Person specification
You’ll need either
- Two GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English Language at grades A*-C/9-4
- Or experience in an office environment working in an administrative role
You’ll also
- Be keen to learn, as this role includes an initial training period where you’ll be brought up to speed on our research and analysis techniques
- Be comfortable using your initiative and talking to a range of people
- Have attention to detail, even when working to tight deadlines
- Have great organisational skills
We’re interested in what makes you, you. There’s no one ‘type’ of person that we’re after. Whether you choose to work full time or part time, you’ll feel part of a large, welcoming there’s plenty of support and training on offer. If you have a disability or long-term health condition, just let us know if you need any adjustments made during the recruitment process or if you have any questions about how we can support you once you’re in role.
Benefits
You'll receive a starting salary of £27,751-£30,024 (dependant on location) plus other benefits including:
25 days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
Personal Learning Budget
Interest-free season ticket loan
Excellent pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Facilities such as gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations)
Paid parental and adoption leave.
Equal Opportunities
At MI5 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, ethnicity, 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: https//www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/diversity
We're Disability Confident
MI5 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:
Two GCSEs in Maths and English Language at Grades A*-C/9-4 (or equivalent)
Successfully passing a question about your motivation for applying for the role
On completion of the application form, and successfully passing the full application form sift, you will be invited to interview. This is your Offer of Interview.
(If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know)
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Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage in order:
Eligibility questions - you'll answer a number of questions based on the requirements for the role
Initial form - you'll create a personal account and complete our equal opportunities monitoring questions. If you feel comfortable completing equal opportunities monitoring, there is a 'prefer not to say' option for each question
Application form - you'll be asked to complete an application which will cover relevant experience, your motivation for applying and some situational judgement questions aligned to being a Senior Admin Officer, but which require no prior knowledge or experience of the role. To process your application, it is essential that you provide all the information requested in the application form.
Application sift - our recruitment team will complete an application sift and successful applicants will be invited to the next stage which is online interview.
Online interview - this interview will take place video conferencing system. You won't be required to visit any of our premises. This interview will further explore that you have the potential skills and motivation to join MI5.
Please note that you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6-9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.
Before You Apply
To work at MI5 you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality.
This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It is something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes.
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 roles are based in either London, Cheltenham or Manchester so you'll need to live within a commutable distance of the location you choose. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting and application. A loan is available to support people relocating to London.
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 close family member.
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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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