Head of Security Profession

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Full time

Salary 1
- The national salary range is £54,358 - £61,585, London salary range is £58,847 - £66,670. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.

Number of jobs available 1
- 1

Detail of reserve list 1
- 12 Months

Region 1
- National

City/Town 1
- National

Building/Site 1
- NATIONAL

**Please note**: Some of our MoJ Office locations, such as our Liverpool Justice Collaboration Centre, require higher levels of National Security Vetting. The MoJ is working to open more Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices over time. Click here to learn more about where our currently open Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices are, to identify where you may be based and understand National Security Vetting requirements of each location.

Grade 1
- Grade 7

Organisation Grade for MoJ 1
- Grade 7

Post Type 1
- Permanent

Working Pattern 1
- Full Time

Role Type 1
- Information Technology, Security

Job description 1

**Head of Security Profession**

**The role**

The MoJ Information Security Team sits at the heart of the Ministry of Justice, one of the largest departments in government, supporting over 80,000 users and helping to secure services at the heart of the justice system. The team works to enable good security practices through the provision of security policies, guidance, education and understanding cyber security risks from all parts of the Ministry of Justice and the wider Justice sector. It also provides assurance to the departmental Senior Information Risk Owner, the Permanent Secretary and other senior stakeholders, that identified risks are being effectively managed in the delivery of MoJ objectives.

The Head of the security profession will be responsible for security roles across the department - supporting colleagues within the local team and security teams in Digital and Technology, HMCTS and Arm’s Length Bodies. Your work will help to build a strong, expert, professional and pragmatic security culture for the profession.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Learning & Development (L&D)**
- Create and deliver an L&D strategy to develop high performing cyber security teams. Work with line managers and colleagues to deliver suitable learning pathways and development programmes, ensuring these effectively link to cross-government skills and capability strategies.
- Assess current and future requirements and gaps in capability, and commission L&D interventions to meet them, in line with the organisation’s strategic direction.
- Ensure all programmes and plans are measurable and deliver value for money, by assessing and evaluating alignment with cyber security good practices.

**Talent Development**
- Work with Security team leads and the senior management team to Implement a talent management framework for security.
- Enhance security leadership at every level through the development and delivery of high-quality capability programmes and provision of advice and support to projects, services and people managers.
- Support the growth of new talent, by coordinating development posts (apprentices, fast streamers, placements, CyberFirst etc) and being responsible for the individuals, arranging suitable placements for them across the department.

**Leadership**
- Provide leadership and guidance to the cyber security team, building capacity and capability and play a valued role in our organisation wide Senior Leadership Team and throughout MOJ.
- Provide line management (or scheme equivalent) for development roles.
- Finding innovating ways to create a truly representative security profession, through novel recruitment and retention ideas, and supporting individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and circumstances to success within the MoJ security profession. Finding opportunities for direct engagement with potential sources of future talent - such as outreach to schools and veterans programmes.
- Provide advice and support to senior stakeholders in areas of employee development
- Provide support to members of the security profession working across the MoJ, creating forums for collaboration and communication.
- Build links across government to ensure that the MoJ Profession is strongly linked to cross government networks and is taking full advantage of the schemes available

**You will also**
- Enable a Learning Culture within the security teams
- Build awareness of the training that the profession offers and track individual and collective progress
- Ensure skilled colleagues receive the specialist training required to support their development
- Contribute to building the profile of security within the MOJ and wider
- Support business and cultural change

**CAPABILITIES**

**Essential**
- An understanding of how to grow skills and capabilities in a complex organisation.
- Experience in coaching and mentoring staff.
- An awareness of and interest in security topics.
- Good communication skills and an ability to build links with disparate areas o


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