Deputy Establishment Security Officer

The Deputy Establishment Security Officer is accountable to the Establishment Security Officer (ESyO) for the effective delivery and maintenance of security minimum baseline standards. The job delivers to the Dstl Site Operations Manager/Head of Establishment (HOE) and ensures we protect Dstl personnel and assets and maintain Dstl’s licence to operate to HMG/MOD mandated standards.

Working with ESyO and Deputies from all Dstl sites, you will undertake activities in an efficient and cost effective manner, ensuring a consistent approach to risk management. You will support and enable self-service processes where appropriate.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.

In this role you will:

• Understand Dstl’s business and delivery requirements, identify and document potential risks to security.
• Ensure procedures are followed and conditions are in place to mitigate risk to security across the business.
• Deliver effective services relating to Physical Security:
• Advise on Site Security and assure baseline protective security measures are met.
• Provide a proportional response and advice relating to investigations and incident management.
• Provide protective security advice and guidance to internal stakeholders including internal and external event security measures.
• Investigate and resolve security incidents in line with corporate security breach policy.
• Provide security advice to colleagues for off-site events.
• Interface with policing / guarding forces to ensure sufficient level of service for site policing & guarding.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Dedication to delivering and assuring a secure, safe and resilient work environment for Defence Science and Technology (S&T).
• Evidence of your skills and capabilities drawn from experience in a security, resilience or assurance related role.
• An adaptable and resilient team player who will thrive contributing to Defence S&T in a role identifying risk management solutions within a strong governance framework.

  Important Information

  Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

  This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits 

Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

• Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.

• Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).

• Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.

• Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.

• Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.

• Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid

• Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.

• Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

Job contact :

• Name : Dstl Recruitment Team
• Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk