Personnel Security Officer

2 weeks ago


Darlington, United Kingdom Department of International Trade Full time

We are looking for someone to join our team of Personnel Security Officers to collaborate with Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) colleagues in developing, implementing, and sustaining efficient, integrated, and robust processes to facilitate the vetting, and onboarding of DDaT staff. This includes both permanent staff and contractors from a range of suppliers.

**Job description**

You will also act as an intelligent customer to our security shared service provider, Cluster 4 (a part of FCDO), monitoring service delivery and levels of performance.

As a newly created role, this Fixed term contract is for a 2-year period with the potential for extension. It will provide dedicated resource to service the specific and growing requirements of DDaT’s vetting and onboarding needs.

**Person specification**

**Essential Skills and Experience**

The skills required for this role are:

- Great people skills, including management, communication, and team-working
- Being comfortable providing advice to seniors, even if your messages prove unpopular
- Good task management and organisational skills
- Previous knowledge or understanding of working in, with or alongside the security profession and personnel security

**Desirable Skills and Experience**

This is not necessary but would be ideal if you:

- Experience in HR, people and personnel, or risk management processes
- Some knowledge of working in a Digital Data Technology role

This role is available in three UK locations, including central London, Cardiff, and Darlington’s new economic hub. This role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office on average. Changes to these working arrangements are available in certain circumstances, but must be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DIT, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

Find out about our benefits and practical details like our office locations on the things you need to knowpage. Remember to check out our blog, Digital Tradeand have a look at our video

**Benefits**
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pensionwith an average employer contribution of 27%

**Things you need to know**

**Selection process details**

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

**How to apply**

**How you’ll be assessed**

At the interview stagefor this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant behaviours and strengthsfrom the Success Profilesframework. A role-specific list of these can be found below.

**Behaviours**

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

**Reasonable adjustment**

**Security Clearance details**

UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records.
Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency.
Security Services record.
Location Details

**Security**

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standardchecks.

**Nationality requirements**

Further information on nationality requirementsThis job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

**Working for the Civil Service**

The Civil Service Codesets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veteransinitiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

**Contact point for applicants**

**Job contact**:

- Name : (See complete description on Civil Service Jobs)

**Recruitment team**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Part-time hours: 15-37 per week

**Salary**: £35,008.00-£36,624.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Frida



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