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Job Description
This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team which is responsible for providing assurance that we’re addressing our security risks and improving our security culture. As Corporate Security Advisor, you will be a role model for security, promoting a positive culture and cultivating good behaviours. You will contribute to protecting the organisation from security threats, particularly those which could affect our IT, data and information.
Job Description
This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team which is responsible for providing assurance that we’re addressing our security risks and improving our security culture. As Corporate Security Advisor, you will be a role model for security, promoting a positive culture and cultivating good behaviours. You will contribute to protecting the organisation from security threats, particularly those which could affect our IT, data and information.
In this role you will:
* work with risk owners across the organisation to ensure our cyber and data security risks are understood, assessed, and adequately mitigated
* drive forward actions that ensure employees and data owners classify and manage data and information securely through its lifecycle
* work in partnership with Defra group Security to ensure we have security strategies, policies, and processes in place
* deliver actions to improve our security culture including through training, communications, phishing exercises, and the use of technological solutions to influence behaviours
* provide assurance to the Security Risk Owner (SRO) for security, and to other senior leaders.
* maintain networks with security professionals to stay up to date with the latest context.
The wider team manages a diverse range of work. There is an expectation that you will become involved in work the wider team does, which will give you the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience of key activities.
We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job-share. Please include any information about your preferred working arrangements on your application.
The team
You will be part of a small, welcoming team within the Corporate Management, Assurance, and Security team, who are focused on protecting and empowering the organisation to function effectively and be resilient. You will access the advice of the professional security teams in Defra group Security, and work with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.
Experience/skills Required
The external security landscape is complex with new and evolving risks. Although you do not need to be a security professional, you will need the following skills and experience:
Essential:
* appreciation of wider security influences, so we can continuously improve to meet changing demands
* experience of cyber security measures and managing data and information securely
* independent and self-motivated, with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple demands
* ability to build effective relationships with Defra and Environment Agency colleagues, to jointly manage risks
* excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt to your audience
* working with and providing briefings to senior colleagues
* comfortable with handling and analysing data to identify issues and trends.
Desirable:
* proficiency in using software (such as Excel and PowerBI) to manage data and generate clear reports and dashboards.
* experience of risk management.
Contact and additional information
Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when needed. Further information can be found within your candidate pack.
This is a hybrid role; contractually you will be office based at your nearest base location in England but you will also be able to work from home. There will be some national travel for meetings, with some overnight stays.
There will be an informal session to hear more about the role and ask questions on Wednesday 16th July 12.30-1.30. Please contact Tom Kilmurray (thomas.kilmurray@environment-agency.gov.uk) to join the session or receive a transcript.
Interviews are scheduled to take place during week commencing 1st September 2025.
To apply for this post, please provide examples for each of the competencies below.
Competence 1
Communicates Effectively
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Please give an example of when you have used your communication skills to convey information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively to key stakeholders
Competence 2
Achieves Results
Description
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Please give an example of when you have had to manage and deliver multiple pieces of work with different deadlines.
Competence 3
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Description
Develops and maintains effective working relationships.
Please give an example of a relationship that you have built over time and how this helped you deliver a successful work outcome.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Other, Information Technology, and Management
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