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The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is the UKs cross Government organisation for maritime security. JMSC provides expert advice and support to Government (including the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies) on maritime security, including maritime related threat, operational capability and response mechanisms.
JMSC comprises operational, information and assessment elements. The Operations Centre provides 24/7 awareness of the UKs maritime asset distribution and ensures a coordinated and whole-system response to maritime security incidents at sea. It contributes to the integrity of UK waters and the mitigation of threats at sea by informing operational decision making. On behalf of government, The JMSC Operations centre also owns multi-agency Concept of Operations (CONOPs) and delivers a joint exercising calendar. Watchkeepers are a key element of this team.
The National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) is the multi-agency construct that enables joint operational activity, information sharing and collaboration. NMIC contributes to the UKs maritime domain awareness and understanding of maritime threats at home and overseas. The Assessment Team forms an assessment hub which coheres UK and global maritime security threat intelligence consolidation and orchestrates whole system understanding. Working seamlessly with a range of external organisations, JMSC chairs the NMSC(O) Threat Steering Group. Assessment standards are compliant with the Cabinet Office Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA).
JMSC is led by Head JMSC (Hd/JMSC) who is accountable to the Joint Governance Board (JGB), comprising sponsors from Home Office, Department for Trade and Ministry of Defence. They are also accountable to the National Maritime Security Committee (Officials) (NMSC(O)).
As Assistant Director (AD) of the JMSC Sanctions Team, the post holder will be line managed by and report to the JMSC Deputy Director (Assessment), to deliver analysis and understanding relating to Russian activity to avoid sanctions, in accordance with His Majestys Treasury (HMT), Department for Transport (DfT), MoD and JMSC strategic and operational priorities.
The work is at the cutting-edge of cross-Government assessment interest and offers a challenging opportunity to join both collaborative assessment and operational communities and participate in developing and delivering decision-support to the UK Government. The AD will be part of JMSC Senior Management Team be able to lead a small team to research, analyse and provide assessments from across the UK and international communities, to influence and directly inform sanctions enforcement activity.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Understanding, articulating and helping drive forward His Majesty’s Government’s sanction-related priorities, and in turn, supporting wider business to deliver JMSC objectives.
- Leading, setting the direction for, and managing the JMSC Sanctions Team, providing strong support to the Deputy Director (DD) Assessment across the full range of assessment and operational duties including routine and urgent, high profile or sensitive issues.
- Taking responsibility for engaging, delivering outcomes and handling sanctions-related issues on the DD Assessments behalf.
- Ensuring the provision of high quality, succinct, timely and accurate advice/briefing to DD Assessment, His Majesty’s Treasury, and Department for Transport, to support decision-making and, as required, the broader senior Cross Whitehall leadership team on a range of issues.
- Maintaining an overview of issues affecting JMSC activity.
- Building and maintaining enduring linkages with Russia sanctions-related, policy, operational and intelligence counterparts, both national and international (in coordination with JMSC International and the responsible policy departments).
- Managing two Lead Analysts and three Analysts.
- Building a team that rapidly acquires exhaustive knowledge and understanding of designated topics relating to sanctions against Russia, enabling JMSC to be the centre of excellence for HMG on Maritime Security.
- Drafting and delivering high-quality, standing and ad hoc, Russia sanction-related assessments and presentations.
Please note that not all work patterns can be supported within this role. Successful candidates should discuss work patterns with the vacancy holder ahead of accepting any offer. Due to funding, this role will be offered on a 2 year fixed term appointment only.
Person specification
We are looking for candidates who:
- Are self-starters who can work effectively under pressure, take responsibility for delivery, and works collaboratively with others to lead the Teams objectives.
- Are able to build effective stakeholder relationships and understand operational pressures across the JMSC and its stakeholders.
- Have strong communication skills.
- Are adaptable and responsive and sensitive to a changing political environment.
- Can prioritise workload needs.
Essential criteria
- Have proficient analytical skills and associated experience.
- An ability to understand how your work and the work of your team can assist and inform JMSC and UK Government sanctions-related objectives.
- An ability to keep up to date with global affairs and to horizon-scan and provide foresight of emerging issues and trends, interpreting the associated impact.
- An understanding of the domestic and international legal framework in relation to sanctions.
- An ability to develop strong stakeholder relationships, both domestically and internationally with a view to building enduring and collaborative analytical partnerships.
- An ability to use creative and critical thinking in analysis and research to support assessments, applying structured methods to explain how verdicts have been reached.
- An ability to articulate thought processes and complex matters in a clear and concise way, visually, verbally and in writing.
- A high level of personal organisation and the ability to collaborate effectively and motivate a team, prioritising activities to deliver a high-quality and timely service when there are conflicting demands.
- Experience of working in a multi-agency environment.
Desirable criteria
- An ability to routinely review effort and outputs, taking the initiative to suggest ideas to make improvements.
- Have a passion for analysis. inclusive engagement with your others.
- Understand your areas of responsibility and display awareness of the wider impact of your actions.
- Understanding or experience of the maritime environment or maritime sanctions.
- Have experience of working with central government departments.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
A CV detailing your job history/skills
A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 1000 words)
Provide evidence of the lead behaviour Leadership (250 words maximum)
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The statement of suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job description.
For guidance on how to construct your personal statement, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links Statement
For guidance on how to construct your behaviour examples, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links Behaviours
The sift will be held on the behaviour Leadership and the statement of suitability (personal statement). The CV will not be scored.
The statement of suitability will be scored first for all candidates. Those candidates who achieve the minimum pass score for the statement of suitability, will progress to a further sift where the lead behaviour (Leadership) will be scored. These candidates will therefore receive a sift score for both elements. Candidates who fail to meet the minimum pass score for the statement of suitability will not have their lead behaviour (Leadership) scored and will therefore only receive a sift score for the statement of suitability.
However, if a large number of applications are received, the sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability (personal statement) only.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be a blended approach of strength-based questions and behaviour-based questions.
Strengths are the things that you do regularly, do well and that motivate you. To find out more about strength based questions click here
Sift and Interview dates
Sift is expected to take place week commencing 25th September 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 16th October 2023.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
Interviews will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
- A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
- Good internet connection
- Skype for Business/Microsoft Teams
Note for Candidates
Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. All applications are screened for plagiarism and copying of examples/answers from internet sources. If any is detected the application will be withdrawn from the process. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants.
If you are currently an agency member of staff working within the Home Office, a contractor or contingent worker you can only apply for roles that are advertised externally, i.e. outside the civil service. If you are eligible to apply for a role, you are required to select yourself as an external applicant and not internal when submitting your application on Civil Service jobs. This will prevent any delays in pre-employment checks should you become successful in being made an offer of employment after the Interview stage.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UKSV clearance and passing the right to work and pre-employment screening, anyone who applies to work for Border Force will also be subject to additional Border Force specific security checks, as part of the pre-employment process, to determine their suitability to work for the organisation.
Please see the Home Office Recruitment Privacy Information Notice (PIN) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recruitment-privacy-information-notice for more information on how your details may be shared for the purpose of additional security checks.
Hybrid working may be an option
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
Further Information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Please note, candidates must obtain DV clearance prior to starting the role.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidates responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
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 changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 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. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the Contact point for applicants section.
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