National Security Strategy and Engagement Advisor

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

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

- 347310**Salary**:

- £32,603**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DFT - Aviation, Maritime and Security Group (AMS) - Transport Security Directorate**Type of role**:

- Policy**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

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Location
- Birmingham, LeedsAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you have strong communication, organisational and engagement skills?

Do you enjoy building relationships and knowledge sharing with a range of stakeholders?

Are you passionate about

If so, we have an exciting National Security Strategy and Engagement Advisor role and we would like you to apply

**Job description**:
This role sits within the National Security Division (NSD), part of the Transport Security Directorate (TSD) which works across the Department for Transport (DfT), His Majesty’s Government (HMG), and with partners to mitigate the threats the transport sector faces domestically and internationally.

We are looking for a National Security Strategy and Engagement Advisor to lead a range of workstreams both internally within DfT and across government. The successful applicant will drive change to improve the diversity and inclusivity within the national security community through leading DfT’s input into the National Security Council’s (NSC) Culture, Diversity and Inclusion (CD&I) work stream. This is a high priority for the national security community and you will be the face of it for DfT, supporting our senior sponsors.

You will also support the secretariat function of our newly created Director General chaired security board, as well as supporting wider national security strategy and policy as required. This is a unique and challenging role with fantastic opportunities to network and make real change.

TSD invests significantly in training and developing staff to prepare them not just for an interesting and challenging job, but also for a rewarding career in the Government national security policy profession.

**Responsibilities**

Key accountabilities of the role include:

- Leading the DfT sponsored elements of the new NSC CD&I work stream, and providing briefings to Seniors Civil Servants (SCS) within DfT prior to their attendance at senior level CD&I boards.
- Supporting wider national security governance and briefings as required, including on counter-terrorism (CT), serious and organised crime (SOC), and wider geopolitical workstreams.
- Supporting the secretariat function for the TSD internal Director-General chaired governance board.
- Building relationships and working with the internal comms team within DfT to deliver teach-ins and blogs with an aim to demystify national security for teams across DfT.
- Attending meetings both within the team and with cross-government peers and seniors, providing updates when required.
- Acting as a proactive member of the National Security Division (NSD), supporting the corporate objectives of the team.
- Supporting wider national security policy and response work as required.

For an in-depth insight into the role please refer to the Role Profile.

**Person specification**:
You are someone who can naturally build good working relationship. You have excellent engagement skills and will use this to your advantage to network with others. You can see the big picture and understand the strategic drivers for your area of work whilst remaining alert to the emergency issues and trends that might effect your work. You are a team player and are organised being able to manage multiple pieces of work.

**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, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written.
- Ability to plan and manage multiple pieces of work and competing demands effectively.
- Experience of stakeholder management with confidence to challenge and

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