About the job

Job summary

The role of the Team Leader will be to lead and manage your teams from an operational perspective, to ensure that vetting products are completed within specific timeframes and with the required assurance. Similarly your role will include HR responsibility for your team and managing these issues according to guidance.

You will ensure that the team performance and engagement under your leadership is optimised and that teams are as productive as they can be to meet departmental objectives.

Communication skills are a must for this role, as your team’s performance and understanding of the role will reflect your performance. Alongside this, we are looking for someone who is open to change and can challenge our current ways of working.

UK Security Vetting have an exciting opportunity for Developed Vetting Team Leaders to join the Developed Vetting (DV) Function.

Job description

As a DV Team Leader, you will manage a team of Pre-Assessors, as well as contributing to the wider management of the Function. The aim is to ensure that key aspects of the vetting processes are completed within specific timeframes and with the required assurance.

As a DV Team Leader, you will be expected to ensure the delivery team performance and engagement under your leadership is optimised to meet the quantitative and qualitative customer requirements, and that business key performance indicators are met.

You will be reporting to your Delivery, Performance & Engagement Manager. Your daily duties will include but not be limited to:

• Direct line management responsibility for a team of DV Pre-Assessors.
• Oversee the management and analysis of performance for your team.
• Champion transformation, innovation, and ongoing continuous improvement across your area to support the organisation’s strategic objectives.
• Ensure a culture focused on quality assurance and support continual learning.
• Build positive working relationships across the business, and support the Delivery Manager/Assistant Head where needed with external engagement.

Person specification

As a Developed Vetting Team Leader within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to identify and support the development needs of themselves and others.
• Experienced within a fast-paced and complex operational environment.
• Strong ability to create high-performing teams, able to set clear goals, communicate clearly and respectfully, and understand how their work fits into the organisational mission.
• Excellent people engagement skills and a focus on building collaborative working relationships.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet changing priorities, managing a diverse workload and optimising resources to meet current and future demand.

Desirable Experience

• DV/Vetting experience.
• Line Management/Coaching experience.

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 will also count towards this level of attendance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,750, Cabinet Office contributes £7,493 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At the sift stage you will be assessed on the Behaviours and Experience elements of the Success Profiles.

You will be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviour Leadership. 

To assess experience you will be asked to write a 500-word personal statement as part of the application process.  

Your personal statement (500 words max.) should provide a summary of your skills and achievements to show that you have the relevant experience, skills and attributes required for the role. Please detail your experience relevant to the role and carefully consider the criteria listed in the person specification.

Should you be successful at application stage, you will be invited to an interview where you will be assessed on the Behaviour and Experience elements of the Success Profiles. 

The Behaviours being assessed are Leadership, Delivering at Pace and Managing a Quality Service 

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – 24/05/2024
Expected interview date/s – 10/06/2024
Interview location -Google Meets Video Conferencing

Reasonable adjustments

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

• Complete the ‘assistance required’ section in the ‘personal information’ page of your application form to provide information we should be aware of that will enable us to support you further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further information

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting 

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.