Royal Air Force Police Data Protection Advisor


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Details

Reference number

331635

Salary

£35,290
A
Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD – Air – Royal Air Force Police / Air Security Force.

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support
Knowledge and Information Management
Policing
Policy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

HQ Air Security Force, RAF Honington

Job summary

Work independently to conduct data protection duties within HQ Air Security Force. The role of Data Protection Advisor will have you deliver advice to the Provost Marshal(RAF), ensure compliance with policy and liaise with outside agencies and members of the public.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

The RAF Police (RAFP) Data Protection Advisor (DPA) is an independent role within HQ Air Security Force (ASF) that has the responsibility for promoting and implementing data protection policy, compliance and governance at all levels across the organisation. It offers the opportunity to work with a wide variety of individuals from across the Armed Forces, outside agencies and members of the public. The use of initiative is highly encouraged and you will have the freedom to generate training and advice for members of the RAFP on all data protection matters. You will work closely with the AIR DPO Team and take the lead on investigating and responding to data protection requests that concern the RAFP.

Person specification

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be an effective decision maker, able to challenge where appropriate
  • Communicate, collaborate and influence with a variety of individuals
  • Display leadership
  • See the big picture and identify issues
  • Be able to use a suite of Microsoft Office tools
  • Have experience using SharePoint.

 

Experience in the following fields are highly desirable:

  • Data protection and information governance
  • Information Security and Information Management
  • Providing advice based upon multiple sources e.g., Policy and legislation.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes
£9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • 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%

The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. 

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. 

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.  

Any move to MOD 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/. 

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.  

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. 

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Applications will be sifted and those successful at that stage will be invited to interview. Sifting will be completed week commencing 22 Jan 24, with interview dates provisionally scheduled for week commencing 5 February 2024.

Applications will be submitted with a 750 word statement of suitability. Along with any details of previous experience in relevant fields.

At Interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

Upon success, the selected candidate will be required to undergo Security Check vetting and this position will also require National Police Vetting.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk  

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.  

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 

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 (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Darren Pretty
  • Email : darren.pretty100@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application.  Please refer to the attached Candidate Information guide.

Attachments

20201013-Air Command Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 316kB)
20230201 – Air Command’s Applicant Guide (1) Opens in new window (pdf, 499kB)
Candidate Information july 2020 Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)

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