Job description for Establishment Security Officer
Are you a proficient security officer eager to take your career to the next level? Do you thrive in fast-paced, stimulating, and challenging environments? Join Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) at Defence Munitions (DM) Kineton, where you can help make a real difference.
You’ll become part of a diverse and geographically dispersed team dedicated to ensuring the security posture across our offices, sites, and facilities. Your role will be crucial in maintaining operational preparedness for security incidents, ensuring that our operations run smoothly and securely. You’ll assist with business continuity and security management, providing informed opinions on security risks and contributing to the maintenance of site resilience. Your expertise will be vital in safeguarding our operations and ensuring that we are prepared for any eventuality.
This position requires the successful candidate to be on-site full-time, demonstrating a strong commitment to deliver security objectives. There may also be a requirement for travel to other UK sites to support the wider DM security team during periods of leave. This role may have managerial responsibilities, and you may also be required to undertake on-site responsibilities in support of Major Accident Control Regulations (MACR). Please note, you will need to hold a full UK driving licence, as you will be expected to drive to different locations on the site.
What you’ll be doing
1. Identifying and mitigating security risks by overseeing physical security operations. Setting out the deployment of security measures to effectively protect assets, (information, people, buildings and equipment) throughout the office/site/facility
2. Supporting the Head of Security and wider DM Security Team and Security Profession, including planning testing and responding to security/emergency incidents
3. Conduct Security Investigations and lead any LFE actions and recommendations
4. Conduct assurance of all risks pertaining to office/site/facility security, providing evidence-based risk mitigations to decision makers
5. Ensure effective management of security infrastructure projects and programs
6. Conduct assurance activities to ensure the implementation of effective security governance, guidance, education and training for all staff across the office/site/facility
7. Develop and embed site security instructions
8. Establish, maintain and promote effective strategic relationships with Policing and Guarding Providers
Person specification
To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
9. Experience of delivering and implementing security activities
10. Demonstrable experience of leading multiple stakeholders to deliver effective security activities and Control Measures
11. Candidates must either hold the unit Security Officers Course qualification or be willing to achieve within the first 6 months of joining
In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:
12. Core Behaviour 1: Changing and Improving – CSBC 3
13. Core Behaviour 2: Making Effective Decisions – CBSC 3
14. Technical Competence 1: Protective Security – Awareness
15. Technical Competence 2: Security Compliance and Assurance – Supervised Practitioner
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £35,200, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,197 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
16. 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
17. Flexible and hybrid working options
18. Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 28.97%
19. Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
20. Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
21. Support for progression
22. Huge range of discounts
23. Volunteering days
24. Enhanced parental leave schemes
Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So, whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences, and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of – and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.
Further Information
25. Civil Service Recruitment Principles: Recruitment Principles – Civil Service Commission
26. Candidate Information Pack: https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack
27. Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/DES-Terms-and-Conditions
28. Civil Service Code: The Code – Civil Service Commission
Any personal data that you provide during the Recruitment process will be treated in accordance with the MOD Privacy Notice which can be accessed here.
Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.
Conflicts of Interest:
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
Selection process details
Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:
29. Pre-sift – We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
30. Sift – Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
31. Interview – If you’re invited to interview, you’ll be assessed against the Sift categories (CV Review) listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.
Please Note: In the event of a tied score at interview, the Order of Merit will be distinguished based on the relative importance of the assessed competencies as per the hierarchy below:
32. 1st: Core Behaviour 1
33. 2nd: Core Behaviour 1
34. 3rd: Technical Competencies
35. 4th: CV Review
In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise an additional assessment.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email: DESHR-WSC-PMOCOMPLAINTS@mod.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Recruitment Complaints – Civil Service Commission
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