Senior Physical Security Manager
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 2nd October 2024
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Job summary
Are you experienced in Physical Security?
Do you enjoy working with people at all levels?
Would you enjoy the challenge of creating positive change in a fast-paced environment?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead in a dynamic and rewarding environment, where your impact will be felt across our Agency. This is more than just a leadership role, it’s a chance to shape the security and safety protocols that protect thousands of staff each day.
Job description
We are looking for an experienced leader to oversee the strategic development, implementation, and delivery of Physical Security across the DVLA estates in Morriston, Ty-Felin and Swansea Vale.
This will include providing a professional advisory service to the Agency for Physical Security and liaising with cross government professionals and the Government Security Group to ensure that the Agency is aligning to the requirements of the Government Security Function Strategy and the Government Functional standard 007.
You will manage a large team, lead assurance programmes, ensure policies and procedures are up to date and work on exciting projects impacting Physical Security.
You will need to perform effectively to deadlines, maintaining focus in challenging situations and adapting to find innovative solutions that meet the needs of stakeholders.
This is a varied role where you will work with a vast range of stakeholders across the Agency and wider government, providing the opportunity to build positive working relationships. You will be at the centre of decision making and setting the future strategy of Physical Security.
Responsibilities
Key accountabilities of the role include:
- Leading and managing the Strategy of the Physical Security Team and continue to assure that robust security remains in place across the agency by ensuring Physical Security aligns with Government Standards and compliance with the National Security Bill.
- Identifying, assessing, and analysing security threats liaising with specialist external stakeholders where necessary to develop appropriate risk mitigation across the DVLA estate. Enabling the adoption and implementation of effective Security Risk Management and ensuring appropriate risk mitigation is in place by working with the internal projects team and specialist external advisors.
- Liaising with the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure, Government Security Centre People and Physical and other Government Departments to develop awareness within DVLA of threats, controls, and the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
- Attending incidents as required, supporting the Executive Team to manage live incidents from a security perspective.
- Ensuring that a security culture is further developed that supports a holistic approach to security in line with Government Security Standards. This will be achieved by delivering on a security awareness training programme in conjunction with the Senior Security Advisor for the DVLA.
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
Additional information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.
This role is full-time onsite, and you will be required to travel to other DVLA sites in Swansea.
Person specification
The successful candidate must have a robust knowledge and experience of physical security, as well as experience leading a team, effectively managing team dynamics to drive forward a shared goal.
You will have experience of providing guidance and robust recommendations to stakeholders, where your exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills will enable you to influence and challenge at all levels.
You will thrive in a varied and challenging role and can organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity, despite conflicting demands.
If you do not already hold the qualifications listed on the role profile, then you must be willing to work towards these once in post.
Additional key skills:
- You will be highly motivated, dynamic, and proactive; able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of responding to and/or managing response to security and health and safety incidents and working in a high risk / critical facility.
- Managing a wide range of issues with diplomacy and discretion.
Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 12 months.
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.
- Best in class learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
- Generous employer contribution of 28.97%, depending on chosen pension scheme.
- 25 days holiday, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days pro rata.
- Access to the staff discount portal.
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information.
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Selection process details
For this role you will need to submit a CV with a personal statement of up to 1250 words. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:
- Significant experience of working in a physical security environment.
- Leading a team, effectively managing to drive forward shared objectives and business measures.
- Prepared policies and SOP’s (standard Operating Procedures) including periodic reviews and updates in line with changing guidance and legislation.
- Providing recommendations and working collaboratively with stakeholders, demonstrating exceptional management skills, allowing you to influence and support at all levels.
- Organising and prioritising workloads to maximise productivity, despite conflicting demands.
Click here for further guidance on writing a CV and personal statement.
The sift is due to take place on Friday 4th October 2024.
Interviews will be held from Thursday 17th October 2024.
This interview will be conducted on site at DVLA, Swansea. Further details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview.
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work.
For permanent Civil Servants, this role is only available on loan, so you must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. There is no opportunity for a permanent Civil Servant to take on this role as a fixed term appointment. OGD applicants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance.
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You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview is truthful and factually accurate. Applications may be rejected if plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or concepts generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
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.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Anthony Mainwaring
- Email : anthony.mainwaring@dvla.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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