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As a Corporate Security Adviser Lead, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity of DE&S projects by providing authoritative advice and guidance on security and risk management, ensuring full compliance with MOD policies and standards. Working closely with project teams, stakeholders, and external partners, you will identify, evaluate, and mitigate security risks to protect sensitive information, assets, and operational activities. In addition to this, you will provide assurance to defence industry partners and carry out ad‑hoc on‑site security assurance assessments, ensuring that Defence assets are appropriately protected across sites belonging to DE&S, the SDA, and industry partners.
Job Responsibility:
Provide security advice to DE&S Delivery Teams and Industry, including addressing and mitigating security risks and issues, and establish and maintain a security culture
Develop complex and innovative risk management plans, enabling DE&S to deliver balanced and cost–effective risk management decisions based on advanced threat principles and concepts
Lead risk assessment and mitigation plan development. Ensure that risk is embedded in DE&S governance processes and integrates risk management processes into appropriate business activities
Co-ordinate the security requirements and service requests for DE&S, acting as an intelligent customer to the HMG Security Centre’s of Excellence
Manage the development and maintenance of DE&S policies, products, and methodologies to drive continuous improvement
Develop and apply new concepts in Protective security, involving the other specialisms
Actively participate, on behalf of DE&S, with the HMG Security Centre’s of Excellence to ensure security consistency and maintain security and risk standards across DE&S and wider MoD
Explain the principal requirements of major legislative regulatory instruments relevant to security, and the legal and regulation relevant to the role. Review and implement alterations to operating procedures in response to changes in regulations. Report residual non-compliance to management in accordance with DE&S procedures
Maintain understanding of local and strategic threat environments, and trends affecting the landscape. Use local and strategic threat information in decision-making and planning. Communicate tailored threat information to relevant local stakeholders within DE&S
Requirements:
Substantial experience in conducting Risk Management Frameworks
Substantial experience of leading security teams in at least two security disciplines e.g. Physical Security, Personnel Security, Business Continuity, Information Assurance
Relevant industry or government qualifications and accreditations, such as the Security Institute Level 7 Diploma (e.g. CSMP Level 6 Diploma, Certified Protection Professional (CPP), CISSP, or similar), or demonstrable equivalent professional experience
What we offer:
Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme (employer contributes £17,150)
25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
Flexible and hybrid working options
Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
Access to specialist training and funded qualifications