Details
Reference number
424850
Salary
£48,720 - £52,130
GBP
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
HO - Chief Operating Officer Group - Physical Security Team
Type of role
Security
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
Croydon
About the job
Job summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
The Chief Operating Officer Group works closely with the Home Office's policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department's priorities. The group is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.
The Physical Security team are responsible for protecting Home Office assets through effective security advice, engagement with delivery partners and strategic leadership.
The successful candidate will form part of the senior security advisory team and be responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of Home Office operations across the UK. This is a critical and varied role which has a considerable effect on the day-to-day operation of the wider Home Office and wider business objectives.
This is a diverse and exciting role, for which additional training can be provided, along with mentoring ensuring you are fully supported within the role.
Please note: Duties will be customer-facing and a mix of office-based, indoor and outdoor site assessments.
Job description
The team is currently compromised of four senior physical security advisors who ensure physical security recommendations are successfully assessed and delivered across projects in line with Cabinet Office Minimum Physical Security Standards (MPSS), Functional Standard Gov007 and NPSA guidance.
The physical security advisors are based across the UK and help nurture a collaborative and supportive culture and team ethos.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing advice concerning the physical security solutions for the protection of Home Office buildings, staff, operations and assets. This includes:
* Developing and maintaining effective working relationships across Home Office business areas and other delivery stakeholders.
* Engaging senior stakeholders including site Senior Responsible Officers and Estates colleagues to evaluate risks and deliver bespoke, value for money security solutions to meet Home Office strategic goals and enable business areas.
* Managing relationships at a strategic, operational and tactical level to educate stakeholders on how to manage threats with risk-based physical security recommendations.
Working Pattern
Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis.
Travel
The nature of the role means you could be involved in projects anywhere across the Home office estate (UK-wide). Occasional UK travel will be required and will occasionally involve early starts/late finishes or overnight stays depending on the location. Site visits count as days spent in the office.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
* Knowledge and experience of working with HMG Physical Security Standard and Government Functional Standard GovS 007 to deliver accurate threat and risk assessments.
* Proven track record to produce technical security specifications / Operational Requirements documents for physical security systems.
* Strategic thinking, problem solving and using judgement to inform departmental security policy and handle security risks.
* Strong influencing and negotiating skills with a range of audiences, including at senior levels.
* Ability to adapt to changing priorities and maintain alignment of team's activities.
* Good technical understanding of electronic and physical security systems, and their applications.
* Ability to assess cost estimates for security works being recommended.
* Technically and financially evaluate tender returns for security related projects.
Desirable Criteria
* Full understanding of applying National Protective Security Authority best practice for physical security solutions.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Delivering at Pace
* Communicating and Influencing
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
* In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
* 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
* Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
* Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
* See more of our benefits on our careers website.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
1. Application – by 22nd September 2025
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
* CV.
* Personal Statement (maximum 750 words).
* Evidence of the Behaviour Delivering at Pace (maximum of 250 words per Behaviour).
Your CV should consist of your career history and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be scored against the experience required for the role as noted within the essential criteria.
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
1. Sift – week commencing 29th September 2025
The sift will be held on the CV, Personal Statement and Behaviour.
Should a high volume of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted on the lead BehaviourDelivering at Pace. Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift that will consist of the CV and Personal Statement.
1. Interview – week commencing 20th October 2025
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Behaviour (as listed in the job advert) based questions.
The interview will take place on Teams.
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application; however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Problems during the application process
If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you've made a mistake on an initial application, please contact, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.
Do not create or attempt to submit another application, online test or use a different Civil Service Jobs account to proceed as this would be in violation of the candidate declaration.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Standards
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. The level of Criminal Record Check required for this role is Basic. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre- stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to our processes.
If you need an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process you should:
* Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
* Complete the "Assistance Required" section in the "Additional Requirements" page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. Learn more about the types of adjustments we have provided previously.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
* Name : Home Office Resourcing Centre
* Email :
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Further information
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