Army - Field Army Strap Security Officer

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

- 406777

**Salary**:

- £29,580
- (per annum, pro-rata)
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer
- D

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Army - Field Army

**Type of role**:

- Security

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Army Headquarters, Andover, SP11 8HJ

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

The primary role of the Field Army is to train, prepare and deploy soldiers for deployment on current and contingent operations. The Army is thinking differently about emerging threats, how to deal with them and both the equipment and personnel that is needed to succeed.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
STRAP Security Officer's (STRAPSO) across Defence play a vital role in the safeguarding and protection of STRAP material and environments. STRAP is a regime that regulates access to sensitive intelligence material which requires more protective handling than is afforded by the standard arrangements for government assets. As the post holder you will have access to very sensitive information.

The Field Army STRAPSO is responsible for the implementation of Government, Defence and Army policy for the handling and management of STRAP material in HQ Field Army. The Field Army STRAPSO acts as the focal point for education, advice, administration and liaison for STRAP materials, environment and personnel administration.
- Act as a focal point for information and advice on STRAP matters within Field Army
- Deliver STRAP inductions, briefings and de-inductions to Field Army Personnel
- Provide advice to Field Army personnel on maintaining security of the material and clearance levels
- Assess and triage STRAP forms ensuring any nationality or restricted countries are queried
- Maintain a record of all individuals in the Field Army who are STRAP inducted and limit access to STRAP environments only to those individuals.
- Send and receive STRAP clearances in a timely manner
- Liaise with the Corporate STRAPSOs, National Authorities and Army Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP) and STRAP working groups as required
- Provide administrative support by triaging, assigning and dealing with queries in the multiuser mailboxes

**Person specification**:
We are looking for a person, ideally with previous experience managing STRAP material or working in a STRAP environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to work at pace are essential.

**Essential Criteria**:

- A positive and enthusiastic approach with a willingness to learn
- To be comfortable working within a team but also can work with mínimal supervision
- Ability and confidence to build relationships and work up, down and across Chain of Command both internally and externally
- Enthusiastic, inquisitive and ability to learn new skills and ways of working
- Able to work at pace and priorities workloads to meet deadlines

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Knowledge of MOD Protective Security processes, ideally with direct experience working within the MOD’s Security Policy Framework (SPF)
Security professional or knowledge of MOD STRAP Security processes
- Working Knowledge of Cabinet Office Supplement
- Good working knowledge of JSP 440

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

- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,569 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Highly competitive pension scheme
- Personal and professional development of skills
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free s