Border Force

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

- 303571**Salary**:

- £25,750 - £27,650- AHW of between 40% and 50% is applicable on this role (see further information for more details).**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Border Force**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Shift Working**Number of jobs available**:

- 3Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- Joint Maritime Security Centre - PortsmouthAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Border Force is a Law Enforcement arm of the Home Office. We are responsible for handling the UK border control by implementing immigration and customs regulations and working with the wider Home Office on counter terrorism, organised crime, modern slavery and trafficking. Learn more on the Border Force careers page.**Job description**:
The Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is the name given to UK’s cross government organisation for maritime security. The Joint Maritime Security Centre provides expert, independent advice and support to government (including the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies) on maritime security, including maritime related threat, operational capability and response mechanisms.

The Joint Maritime Security Centre is formed of two operational pillars - the Operations Centre and the National Maritime Information Centre.

The Operations Centre provides 24/7 awareness of the UK’s maritime asset distribution and ensures a coordinated and whole-system response to maritime security incidents at sea. The Operations Centre also contributes to the integrity of UK waters and the mitigation of threats at sea by informing operational decision making. On behalf of government, the Operations Centre also owns multi-agency Concept of Operations and Playbooks and delivers a joint exercising calendar. The planning team provides a critical role within the Operations Centre.

The National Maritime Information Centre is a multi-agency construct that enables joint operational activity, information sharing & collaboration, and contributes to the UK’s maritime domain awareness and understanding of maritime threats at home and overseas.
- The Joint Maritime Security Centre is led by a Head of JMSC (SCS1) who is accountable to the Joint Governance Board comprising sponsors from Home Office, Department for Transport and Ministry of Defence. The work of the Joint Maritime Security Centre falls into four categories, as follows:
- Business as Usual maritime security focused operational activities
- Supporting cross government development of maritime security strategy
- Joint Maritime Security Centre transformation
- International engagement

Watchkeepers monitor the UK Maritime Area, and increasingly international waters, developing, and maintaining situational awareness and coordinating the information response to any maritime security issues that may occur in a calm efficient manner. Watchkeepers will need to conduct rudimentary first-line analysis of products before dissemination.

This includes utilising the following systems to build a comprehensive picture of the UK Maritime Area, and on occasion internationally:

- Maritime Trade Information System (MTIS)
- Recognised Maritime Picture (RMP)
- TELESTO Web Viewer
- Computer Aided Maritime Threat Evaluation Software (CAMTES)
- Shared Hosting Environment

**Responsibilities**:

- Liaising across partner agencies to coordinate responses to maritime security threats.
- Contributing to formulating response to maritime security issues and risks, assisting in the coordination of surface assets and aerial surveillance tasked to domestic maritime security activity.
- Providing 24/7 monitoring of the UK’s marine domain for possible legal infringements and emerging incidents.
- Providing reporting to partner agencies across Government, and occasionally internationally, to assist with analysis, enforcement, and incident response.
- Monitoring social media and news sources for early identification of potential threats.
- Assisting with production of business continuity and resilience plans for JMSC.
- Any other tasks that are required for the delivery of the JMSC operations function.

Training will be provided on all systems that are required, along with the processes and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Please note this role is offered on a full-time shift basis only, working a 12 hour shift pattern covering 24/7 over 365 days a year.

**Person specification**:
We are looking for someone who:

- Is a self-starter who can work effectively under pressure, takes responsibility for delivery, and works collaboratively with others to achieve the JMSC’s objectives.
- Is able to build effective stakeholder relationships and understand operational pressures across the JMSC and its stakeholders.
- Has strong communication skills.
- Is adaptable and responsive and sensitive to a changing p