Explosives and Canine Policy Officer

3 days ago

London, United Kingdom Home Office Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 271646**Salary**:

- £43,000 - £47,300- London: £43,000 min, £47,300 max**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Homeland Security - The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE), and Science and Technology Unit**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- 2 Marsham St, Westminster, London SW1P 4DFAbout the job

**Job summary**:
About Homeland Security

The Homeland Security Group (HSG) unites capabilities and expertise to deliver better outcomes from the UK’s response to the most serious domestic threats - Terrorism, Cyber, State Threats and Economic Crime. The group will strengthen coordination and collective focus across a range of growing and overlapping threats, whilst remaining consistent with existing strategies. Working with partners, HSG will foster more transparent and sustainable collaboration between national security, law enforcement and other relevant communities to enhance capabilities and leverage our response to threats.
- As part of the Home Office, the role of the Homeland Security Group is to- Support the Home Secretary to develop and implement strategies to keep our people and interests safe and secure
- Build HMG capabilities to reduce national security risk
- Reduce volume of, and harm from, economic crime, particularly for the most vulnerable
- Work in partnership with public and private sectors in the UK and overseas to deliver better outcomes
- Ensure legitimate economic growth and prosperity

The Protect, Prepare, CBRNE and Science and Technology (PPCS) directorate is a part of the Homeland Security mission in the Home Office, which is a key part of the national security community. In line with our directorate’s values, we will represent the diversity of modern Britain in thought and outlook, delivering better outcomes in keeping our country safe and our citizens secure. We will embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do and build a positive and safe environment for staff to bring their whole selves to work, to thrive and achieve their full potential.
- PPCS has a core set of cultural values that were developed by its staff and are central to its approach to business:
- People: Courage, Inclusion, Compassion, Respect
- Public Service: Resilience, Tenacity, Expertise, Composure
- Collaboration: Integrity, Enthusiasm, Openness, Fairness
- Support: Motivation, Passion, Trust, Honesty

PPCS is proactive in offering suitable workplace adjustments, flexible working arrangements and job shares, to ensure anyone, no matter their personal requirements can join our great team.

**Job description**:
This post is within the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE), and Science and Technology Unit which is responsible for understanding and mitigating the threat and risk of terrorist access to, and use of, CBRNE materials and weapons in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, high-performing team and we are looking for a policymaker with strong leadership, and communications skills to help support our explosives, and canine detection policy portfolio.

The successful applicant will be responsible for leading on elements of explosives related policy, and canine explosives detection work across the Homeland Security Group which will often require working closely with colleagues from other departments, agencies, law enforcement, science and technology, and our international partners.

They will lead on understanding the threat, and identifying, developing, and helping to implement appropriate policies to mitigate it, and they will have responsibility for leading our canine explosives detection work.

Whilst the work is often very demanding, you will be part of a supportive team and you will have the opportunity to work on an exciting policy area that will help to keep the public safe.

**Person specification**:
This is a challenging, fast-paced role with excellent opportunities to develop a wide range of skills in a high-profile area.

The post holder will:

- Manage an Executive Officer in the Explosives Policy Team.
- Chair canine related groups including the National Canine Training Exercise Working Group, and a sub-group of the Canine Detection Steering Group responsible for identifying stakeholder capability requirements and delivery options.
- Support the Canine Detection Steering Group that meets every two to three months. This involves working with the Chair to develop the agenda, presenting items, and taking responsibility for the Canine Explosives Detection Strategy, ensuring objectives are met and work monitored.
- Management of the commercialisation of explosives detection dog training kits. Working with our science trusted

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