Physical Security and Continuity Officer

2 weeks ago

Harwell, United Kingdom Medical Research Council Full time

**Open Date**
- 06/02/2024, 09:00

**Close Date**
- 29/02/2024, 23:55
- Research Institute 1- MRC Mary Lyon Centre- Research Institute / Unit Information 1The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a great place to work and progress your career. The MRC encourages the integration of clinical and discovery research to elucidate both disease processes and potential new therapies. The MLC provides vital scientific support for the UK biomedical community and focuses on preclinical research using mouse models, which supports clinical research and therapy discovery.

The MRC is an excellent place to develop yourself further and a range of training & development opportunities will be available to you, including professional registration with the Science Council.- Band 1- MRC - 3- Location 1- Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire- Salary 1- £43,116 - £49,891 per annum, dependent on skills and experience- Contract Type 1- Permanent- Job Type 1- Administration & Management- Full Time / Part Time 1- Full Time- Job Description 1**Overall Purpose**:
The MRC is seeking a Physical Security and Continuity Officer to ensure that MRC’s strategic crisis management and resilience assurance activities are robust and exercised effectively. They will manage the MRC’s physical security and resilience requirements in line with the UKRI Security and Resilience Strategy to protect MRC assets (people, property, data information and services) from expanding threats, prevent operation disruption, and prepare MRC to respond and recover effectively from incidents. They will work closely with the functional and institute leads across our risk environment.

The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of MRC’s Business Continuity Management (BCM) in line with the UKRI BCM Framework, facilitating and helping to embed business continuity good practice, and for improving capabilities and building resilience across the MRC. They will ensure that risks connected to physical security and continuity are identified and escalated, and that action plans are agreed to reduce the identified risk.

**Main Duties/Key Responsibilities**:

- Monitor the changing risk landscape that has the potential to impact MRC’s operational continuity and security and establish and maintain effective communication channels and protocols to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of information during a crisis or security disruption
- Monitor and evaluate emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes related to Physical Security and Continuity Management and make recommendations for enhancements to the programme as necessary
- Support the undertaking of physical security audits and risk assessments as well as the delivery of continuous improvement in close coordination with UKRI Head of Physical Security, leveraging advice as required
- Lead the response and recovery efforts during incidents, ensuring that appropriate actions are taken to minimise the impact on the organisation's operations and reputation
- Prepare and present reports and recommendations to senior management and executive leadership on the status of the business continuity programme
- Support the Health and Safety (H&S) Manager and Business Continuity & Security (BC&S) Lead to help ensure MRC maintains a robust set of business continuity plans for each of its institutes and systems, in accordance with best practice (ISO 22301 and BCI GPG 2013)
- Provide input into the operational business continuity risk analysis and business impact analysis
- Provide support and assistance to maintain the physical security of our sites
- Undertake physical security audits, risk assessments and reviews of current procedures and practices, making recommendations for change or amendment as required
- Provide support for all MRC Risk and Assurance activities when the H&S Manager and BC&S Lead are absent
- Coordinate and facilitate regular training and awareness programs to enhance the organisation's preparedness and response capabilities
- Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to the organisation's operations and, where necessary, the production of papers and reports, as well as updating and management of the MRC documents within the UKRI Security and BCM SharePoint repository
- Engage with all security representatives to maintain business continuity and physical security roles and responsibilities across the MRC and the wider organisation

**Working Relationships**:
The post-holder will report to the H&S Manager, who leads on the MRC Security and Continuity requirements.

The post-holder will also liaise with the MRC’s Centres, Institutes and Units BCM Leads in order to provide support and guidance to develop and maintain an up-to-date business continuity program, including, where necessary, policies, procedures and plans, in alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

The post-holder will be responsible for collaborating wit

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