Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942
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 be working in a small team responsible for providing assurance that we’re addressing our security risks and improving our security culture. You will be a role model for security, promoting a positive culture and cultivating good behaviours. You'll contribute to protecting the organisation from security threats that could affect our people, data, information, or physical assets.
In this role you will:
1. Help the Corporate Security Manager to oversee and mitigate security risks
2. Provide leadership and direction on assessing and managing security risks, including our retained security responsibilities
3. Work with risk owners across the organisation to ensure risks are understood, assessed, and adequately mitigated
4. Provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for security, EA Board, and Executive Directors
5. Partner with Defra group Security to ensure security strategies, policies, and processes are in place
6. Lead efforts to improve our security culture through training, communications, and engagement
7. Run governance meetings to oversee security decisions
8. Maintain networks with security professionals to stay updated on the latest security context
The wider team manages diverse work. You will be involved in various activities, gaining broad experience.
We are committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. Flexible working patterns, including job sharing, are welcome. Please specify your preferred working arrangements in your application.
The team
You will be part of a small, welcoming team within the Corporate Management, Assurance, and Security team, focused on protecting and empowering the organisation. You will have access to professional security advice from Defra group Security and work with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.
Experience/skills Required
* An appreciation of the wider influences on organisational security to enable continuous improvement
* Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, promote partnerships, influence, and inspire
* Ability to build effective partnerships with Defra and Environment Agency colleagues to jointly manage risks
* Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and demands
* Experience in inspiring culture change, stakeholder management, communications, engagement, and implementing business change solutions is beneficial
Contact and additional information
All new hires are required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties as needed. Further details are in your candidate pack.
This is a hybrid role; you will be based at your nearest office in England with the option to work from home. Some national 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 to join or receive a transcript.
Interviews are scheduled for the week beginning 16th June 2025.
To apply, please provide examples demonstrating the following competencies:
* Builds and Sustains Relationships: Describe how you build effective relationships leading to successful outcomes.
* Leads People: Explain how you ensure everyone understands their security responsibilities.
* Delivers Results Through Others: Share an example of how you use others' skills to achieve joint outcomes.
Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and does not offer continuous service. For local government or other eligible applicants, you may have rights to continuous service for redundancy calculations. Contact your HR for clarification.
We promote diversity and inclusion, welcoming flexible working and guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria.
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