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Do you have experience in Incident Management?
Are you comfortable planning and delivering our preparedness in response to existing and new threats and risks?
Have you got the drive to lead our counter terrorism security education and awareness programme?
If youre thinking yes, then you should be thinking about a career within Counter Terrorism at HMRC!
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Counter Terrorism team, where we work to keep our people, buildings, and assets safe and secure. We will support you, as you work with various business leaders to achieve positive outcomes in relation to Counter Terrorism Incident Management and preparedness, using your knowledge to give operational security advice and deliver decisions at pace.
See what its like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Job description
Here are some of the things you’ll be responsible for as our Senior Counter Terrorism Coordination Manager:
- Establish and maintain up-to-date critical communication networks.
- Schedule the annual Counter Terrorism assurance timetable and exercising/testing programme, ensuring all key stakeholders have the opportunity to feed into site reviews; organise periodic reviews of recommendations to ensure timely action/implementation.
- Support the Incident Control Officer (ICO) national network, providing leadership and guidance in applying counter terrorism guidance, instructions and preparedness across the estate.
- Manage and develop the education and awareness programme.
- Organise and manage incident After Action Reviews, involve key stakeholders, manage implementation of actions.
- Collate detailed data relating to incidents, threats, risks, information and intel; process, analyse and use data in an innovative way to reduce risk.
- Contribute to, and where appropriate lead, projects to research, plans and deliver enhanced capability and/or preparedness in response to new threats, new regulations, developments in perceived best practice, etc.
- Carry out open-source research to identify threats and risks.
Please note this role is focused on operational security, not cyber security.
Working Hours
Due to the nature of this role, we will require you to work outside of normal hours, on a rota. You will be on call to respond if any Counter Terrorism or security advice is needed. Additionally, there will be travel to other offices and the occasional overnight stay.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Experience of operational security, Counter Terrorism or Incident Management and preparedness.
- Experience of balancing changing priorities at short notice within a fast-paced environment.
- Recent experience leading impromptu situations.
- Providing leadership and direction.
- Demonstrable experience building strong relationships across all levels of an organisation.
- Ability to quickly analyse and interpret information, make informed decisions, engage stakeholders, and deliver business-focused solutions.
- A passion for proactively keeping up-to-date with the latest relevant industry developments.
Desirable Criteria:
- On appointment applicants should be prepared to complete a L5 BTEC (security management) qualification (if not already completed or currently working towards).
- An equivalent security management accredited course (L5) would be considered against the criteria.
- Government Commercial College Contract Management Foundation Level if not held already must be willing to complete within two years of appointment.
Security Check
Security Check (SC) vetting is a requirement of the role, if this isnt already held, or cannot be transferred, then a new application should be made immediately upon appointment.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Professional/technical expertise at practitioner level.
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%
See what its like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
All Criminal Record Checks applications are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
How to Apply
As part of the application process you’ll complete a CV and a 750-word personal statement. Please note that your CV and personal statement should be aligned to the person specification within the advert and the Specialist Knowledge & Experience within the Job description.
Sift
The sift will be carried out against the CV and Personal Statement, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
Interview
Candidates invited to interview will undertake a blended assessment against the Civil Service Success Profile Behaviours Framework and the Success Profile Strengths Dictionary.
There will be a Technical question on Professional/technical expertise at practitioner level.
We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.
Interviews will take place via video link. Interview dates to be confirmed.
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles if this applies to you, well let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Eligibility
To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers:
Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments, and contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Diversity and Inclusion
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. Were committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at HMRC.
For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and values
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We cant guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
The Civil Service runs 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.
Locations
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
Security Update
For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Further Information
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application/s will be withdrawn from the process.
Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn.
Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an Other Government Department (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document “Combined T&C and OGD Pay English, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk
Problems during the application process
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
If you think youve made a mistake on a short application form (e.g. youve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we wont be able to reopen your application.
Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application – 326728 & vacancy closing date 05/11/23. Please note that we cannot amend or re-open your application if you have submitted your full application in the interests of fair and open recruitment.
For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Sean Tyler
- Email : sean.tyler@hmrc.gov.uk
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- Email : hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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