Details Reference number 352029 Salary £26,450 - £29,000 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% GBP Job grade Administrative Officer H Contract type Permanent Business area The SIA is the organisation responsible for the regulation of private security. It is an independent, arms length body (ALB) of the Home Office, reporting to the Home Secretary, under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001. The SIAs purpose Type of role Administration / Corporate Support Other 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 London About the job Job summary To support the work of the Individual Standards unit, and the external Security Skills Board by ensuring the effective operation of skills adminstration and event co-ordination processes and activities. The posthodler will support the performance management of of the SIA skills strategy and Security Skills Board strategic priorities and schemes through effective Board adminstration support and reporting of meaningful measures. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that SIA systems are updated with the relevant records and documents to ensure continuity of workstream documentation and delivery information. The postholder will support the development and implementation of schemes and products designed to raise skills standards in industry. Provide Skills Board secretariat service; organise and schedule Skills Board meetings and events as required, write meeting minutes, circulate together with project and meeting documentation to Skills Board members Ensure Skills Board members have the access to information and data they need to make decsions, monitoring this through the Skills Board feedback and the SIA external Sharepoint site Manage and update monthly Skills Board Strategy and Individual Standards dashboards. Monitor and update these in line with Skills Board and workstream/project updates and in prepartion for montly Directorate and external Skills Board meetings Establish Skills Board workstream groups, provide administration support where required, monitor workstream project data in line with GDPR guidelines through the Sharepoint site ensuring members have access to the information they need Plan, organise and take the minutes for individual Standards meetings; Awarding Organisation (AO) Quality Standards and Expert Working Group (EWG) meetings. Update training provider lists on a monthly basis Report on measures that relate to qualifications achievement and awarding organisation performance (inputting of training provider activity and subsequent analysis for classroom and virtual delivery on a weekly basis) Contribute to the development of SIA Skills Board strategic and corporate planning processes and to the development of SIA/Skills Board products and services Provide cover for virtual classroom and malpractice inboxes and also support Skills, ACT, ProtectUK mailboxes. Respond to stakeholder mailbox queries and resolve these in a timely manner enusring a high level of customer service Suggest improvements to SIA systems, and work with others to ensure those improvements are implemented Maintain key policy documents, including essential policy and legal documents, that underpin training or quality processes Liaise with the SIA Communications team to ensure accurate and timely communication to security businesses where required Collate and analyse customer data and related management information to support strategic and operational decision making Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested from time to time, within the job-holders capabilities. Person specification Essential Understanding and experience of Skills, Learning and Development/Training adminstration and event co-ordination processes Ability to demonstrate a consistent high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders Able to collate and analyse data from a wide range of sources and produce concise, accurate reports Strong communication skills both written and verbally Able to review technical plans and reports and identify corrections and improvements. Experience of working directly with external stakeholders, partners or supplier organisations Desirable Practical experience of working in or with the private security industry. A high level of computer literacy with excellent working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office software. (Assoc) CIPD level 3 Educated to degree level or equivalent. Benefits Alongside your salary of £26,450, Security Industry Authority contributes £7,141 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. A welcoming and innovative work environment. Continued support and development opportunities. Access to training for attainment of recognised qualifications. Flexible working arrangements. Annual leave entitlement will be 27.5 days, rising by one additional day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 32.5 days. A variety of discounts including Gymflex, Civil Service Pension Scheme Employee contribution between 4.60% and 7.35% and Employer contribution between 26.60% and 30.30% Things you need to know Selection process details If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter of no more that 500 words explaining why you would excel in the role. Interviews expected to take place on 13th May 2024. The interview will be competency based (Also known as structured, behavioural, or situational interviews they are designed to test one or more skills or competencies). Candidates that are successfully shortlisted to interview will be asked to provide presentation as part of the interview process. The interview will be held via MS Teams Start date will be by mutual agreement - noting it is a current vacancy. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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) (opens in a new window) 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