Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942
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Job Description
Are you an inspirational and collaborative leader? Are you keen to use your leadership skills to protect the organisation and our staff?
As Corporate Security Senior Advisor, you’ll work in a small team responsible for providing assurance that we’re effectively addressing security risks and fostering a positive security culture. You will serve as a role model for security, promoting good behaviors and ensuring the protection of the organisation from threats to our people, data, information, and physical assets.
In this role, you will:
1. Assist the Corporate Security Manager in overseeing and mitigating security risks
2. Provide leadership on assessing and managing security risks, including our retained responsibilities
3. Collaborate with risk owners across the organisation to understand, assess, and mitigate risks
4. Offer assurance to the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO), EA Board, and Executive Directors
5. Partner with Defra group Security to develop security strategies, policies, and processes
6. Lead initiatives to improve security culture through training, communications, and engagement
7. Facilitate governance meetings to oversee security decisions
8. Maintain professional networks to stay informed on security developments
The team manages diverse activities, and you will have opportunities to gain broad experience across key areas.
We are committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. Flexible working arrangements, including job sharing, are encouraged. Please specify your preferred working pattern in your application.
The team:
You will be part of a small, supportive team within the Corporate Management, Assurance, and Security group, focused on protecting and empowering the organisation. You will access expert advice from Defra group Security and collaborate with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.
Experience/Skills Required
The external security environment is complex and evolving. While you do not need to be a security professional, you should have:
1. An understanding of broader influences on organisational security to enable continuous improvement
2. Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, foster partnerships, influence, and inspire
3. Ability to build effective relationships with Defra and Environment Agency colleagues to jointly manage risks
4. Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and demands
5. Experience in culture change, stakeholder engagement, communications, and implementing business change (beneficial but not essential)
Additional Information:
All new hires must undertake training and may participate in incident response duties. Details are in your candidate pack.
This is a hybrid role; you will be based at your local office in England with the option to work from home, and some travel may be required.
There will be an informal session on Wednesday, 21st May, 12:30-13:30. Contact Emma Young at emma.young@environment-agency.gov.uk for details or to receive a transcript.
Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 16th June 2025.
To apply, please provide examples demonstrating each of the following competencies:
* Builds and Sustains Relationships: Describe how you build effective relationships leading to successful outcomes.
* Leads People: How would you ensure security responsibilities are understood across the organisation?
* Delivers Results Through Others: Share an example of how you leverage others’ skills to achieve joint outcomes.
Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; therefore, employment does not qualify for Civil Service benefits. For details on continuous service and redundancy, consult your HR.
We value diversity and inclusion and welcome flexible working arrangements. We are committed to providing equal opportunity employment, including guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants.
As a Non-Departmental Public Body, we use government frameworks for recruitment and do not engage directly via post, email, or phone. To become a supplier through these frameworks, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier.
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