D2/G7 Deputy Head of Cyber Security
Insolvency Service
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 13th October 2024
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The principle role of the Insolvency Service is to deliver economic confidence. We do this by supporting those in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors.
We provide the frameworks that deal with insolvency and the financial misconduct that sometimes accompanies or leads to it. Our aim is a corporate and personal insolvency regime which is regarded as fair and that gives businesses and investors confidence to take the commercial risks necessary to support economic growth.
Do you want to make a difference and be part of a team working with colleagues and customers to achieve positive outcomes?
The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
Job description
Change and Technology Services
Change and Technology Services (CTS) is responsible for the delivery of all the agency's information and communications technology services. We aim to provide best in class digital technology services across our IT landscape. By working together with our partners, customers, our people and the wider community, we are focused on improving the quality of delivery across our services and providing effective support for our applications and systems. We put our customers at the heart of what we do, helping to identify and deliver the best services for their needs.
The Cyber Security and Information Governance Team in CTS
Our Cyber Security and Information Governance Team provide a dedicated security service for our digital and technology function. The Cyber Security and Information Governance Team ensure that the Insolvency Service is able to fully support CTS colleagues, the delivery model, and provide security advice and support across the agency.
The successful candidate can expect to be involved in the following:
- Supporting the Head of Cyber Security by overseeing the security landscape and obligations for the Agency, advise the SIRO on risks and mitigating actions;
- Collaborating with Business Relationship Management to inform, educate and advise business stakeholders;
- Acting as an escalation point for participants within SIAM Ecosystem;
- Participating in Business Change and SIAM Ecosystem forums as appropriate to ensure that proposals, projects and changes follow and are directed in compliance with the agreed Strategic Roadmap. Assure adherence to principles, standards, policies and contractual obligations during the development and delivery of approved change activity;
- Responsible for the secure operation and continuous improvement of the service, ensuring processes are owned and maturing;
- Helping to develop, review and assure Business Cases to obtain and support investment. Collaborating with Service Governance and Service Innovation, evaluate proposals against the Strategic and current Service Portfolios to ensure proposals do not invalidate security controls and principles by continuing to follow the agreed security standards;
- Managing dependencies of varying complexity;
- Helping to remove blockers and manage risks, budgets and people;
- Balancing objectives and resources as priorities change;
- Effectively managing and communicating between complex stakeholder groups;
- Ensuring the necessary business processes are followed and participate in the governance of the service;
- Supporting the Head of Cyber Security as required and other tasks commensurate with the post.
Person specification
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Significant experience of running security architecture and information assurance for a complex IT programme involving dependency management and multi-supplier delivery;
- Extensive experience of working in a multi-supplier environment, both designing aspects of solutions and assuring the work of others to ensure coherent designs that support an end to end service;
- Experience of building capability for a specialist in-house security function and managing the commercial need to buy expertise, niche services etc. from the market;
- Good understanding of the security implications of delivering to cloud environments and an understanding of the associated economics;
- Proven ability to prepare and obtain approval for business cases for enterprise level investment in security;
- Experience of designing logical and physical components of technology security architecture that enable efficient business operations;
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex security concepts to senior leaders and stakeholders;
- Good consulting and relationship management skills proven effective with stakeholders at technical and executive levels;
- Experience of risk management and mitigation strategies.
Read our Candidate Pack attached at the bottom of this advert to find out more about the role and how to apply.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
We want you to have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do, so we offer a great benefits package including:
- flexible working arrangements and flexi-time
- full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service
- in addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave
- competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 5 days paid leave for learning and development
- 5 days paid for volunteering
- a Cycle to work scheme
- staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life.
- a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where the employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution; and your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. For more information, visit www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and 1000 word personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
During the sifting process we will assess your experience against the Person Specification criteria. Please ensure you keep this in mind when completing your application CV and personal statement.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the CV. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
At the interview stage you will be assessed against your experience, strengths and the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
Candidates will be required to prepare a 10-minute presentation for their interview and will be given at least one week’s notice of the subject.
Expected Timeline (subject to change)
Sift - w/c 14th October 2024
Interview - w/c 21st and 28th October 2024
Location - MS Teams
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Insolvency Service 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 on your behalf.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
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.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Transforming Workplaces
The Insolvency Service is currently delivering an exciting five-year transformation project that started in April 2022 which will define our future direction supporting a gradual migration to a Regional Centre model combined with smarter ways of working. As part of this, transforming our estate will align us with the government modernisation programmes making The Insolvency Service a great place to work.
We are letting you know about our future plans because if you are joining the Insolvency Service and are recruited into an office over the next five years that is not one of the Regional Centres, you will be expected to move to one of the Regional Centres in the future. This move would not attract financial assistance.
The 11 Regional Centres are : Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Stratford.
Hybrid Working
Insolvency Service operates a hybrid working policy subject to business need, giving people the flexibility to choose when and where they work and collaborate with others.
Individuals are expected to work from one of the office locations stated in the advert to connect with their colleagues, as required by their role and business team needs. There is flexibility to split the working week, spending a minimum of 60% in the workplace, which includes the office, site visits, court etc.
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 Insolvencyrecruitment.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.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Laura Jacobs
- Email : laura.jacobs@insolvency.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : InsolvencyRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
They have been discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010.
There have been procedural irregularities at any stage of the recruitment process.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance: insolvencyrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission.
All complaints must be received by the contact point for applicants within 24 hours from the date the applicant is advised of their non-success at sift, assessment or interview. Complaints will be considered by an independent third-party outside of the recruitment campaign. The decision will be conveyed to the applicant, in writing, within 5 working days of receipt of the complaint. The recruitment process will usually be put on hold until the complaint has been resolved.
Complaints may also be made to the Civil Service Commission at any time if the individual believes their application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles (appointment on merit through fair and open competition). However, complaints must first have been raised with Government Recruitment Service.
