Incident and Resilience Manager
Cabinet Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 18th November 2024
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Job summary
The role reports to the Cabinet Office (CO) Head of Incident Management & Resilience [Grade 7], the Incident and Resilience manager is established to strengthen the Department’s understanding of security incidents, management and breaches as well as being the senior advisor for the Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Incident Management functions.
You will have a working knowledge of business continuity, incident management and crisis management and a broad understanding of how to manage these activities within a large organisation.
The role is the operational lead for the reporting, collation, collection and management of security incidents within the CO providing a strategic view and operational advice in response to existing and emerging security-related incidents and data events to senior stakeholders.
The role demands an assured and competent leader who can manage building departmental resilience for 10000 staff working across 40 business units and 30 sites to ensure the department can continue to deliver during periods of business disruption.
Job description
Responsibilities:
- Building relationships internally within the department and externally to enable effective risk assessment, preparation, response and recovery.
- First point of escalation for the incident management team.
- Use specialist knowledge, and internal and external sources of information to horizon scan for future issues.
- Manage the Crisis Management Team operation within the Cabinet Office ensuring policy and processes are kept up to date, exercised and supported with secretariat activities when activated.
- Direct line management of 2 HEO’s who run the Incident and Business Continuity Management processes respectively and second line management for an EO who supports incident management.
- Where appropriate, undertake or co-ordinate incident reporting, investigation, and recovery of assets
- Produce and maintain emergency action plans such as for the emergency evacuation and protection of individuals and assets.
- Manage the resilience risk registers
- Carrying out education & awareness activity to reduce incidents and increase departmental preparedness.
- Coordinate management of the Security & Resilience team risk register. Ensuring risks are identified and escalated as appropriate.
- There may be a requirement to work outside of normal hours in periods of crisis.
- Any other security or resilience related work in support of the team’s objectives as required.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working in a resilience, business continuity, crisis management or security environment
- A proven capability of delivery by working with others
- Ability to build relationships at all levels and across teams
- Ability to make pragmatic decisions at pace
- Highly organised and capable of managing own and others' time effectively
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify and implement improvements to policies and processes
Desirable Criteria
- Membership of a professional body such as the Security Institute or Business Continuity Institute
- Line management experience
Additional information:
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
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Selection process details
Application process
Candidates are asked to submit a CV and 500 word personal statement both of which will be used to assess the candidate's suitability and experience against the essential and desirable criteria.
Selection process
Successful candidates at the sift stage will be invited to a virtual interview where you will be assessed against the following four behaviours:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Changing & Improving
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – w/c 25th November
Expected interview date/s – w/c 9th December
Interview location - Virtual
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further information
Please note that this role requires a minimum of SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Cabinet Office 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
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
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.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Adam Weber - Head of Protective Security
- Email : adam.weber1@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
